baseball ['be?sb?:l] n. 棒球
语法TIPS
be passionate about...为固定词组,意为“对……热情/热切”,相当于take a passionate interest in...或是be passionately interested in...。
应用对话
Mary: Tom is passionate about baseball.
Steven: No wonder that he is good at it.
玛丽:汤姆十分爱好棒球。
史蒂文:难怪他擅长打棒球。
06 We play bad gym every afternoon.
每天下午我们都去最近的体育馆打羽毛球。
语法TIPS
play badminton为固定词组,意为“打羽毛球”。the nearest...意为“最近的……”;near通常不可以直接修饰名词,表示地点或空间的接近,要用the/a nearby...。
学学这样说
1. He has strung his tennis racket. 他已将网球拍的弦上好了。
2. Do you have a spare shuttlecock? 你有备用的羽毛球吗?
3. Tennis is an important part of my life. 网球是我生活中的一个重要组成部分。
4. Is volleyball included in the Olympics? 排球是奥运会项目吗?
补充短语
tennis racket 网球拍
07 I gave hig at billiards.
打桌球时,我把他打得大败。
解析 ▲ licking通常用作单数形式,用于非正式语境中,give sb a licking为固定词组,意为“痛打某人,打败某人”,get a licking则是表示“被痛打,被打败”。
学学这样说
1. Your table tennis is excellent and I bow to your superior skill.
你乒乓球打得真好,我甘拜下风。
2. What are the differences between softball and baseball? 垒球与棒球有什么区别?
3. I like to play volleyball. 我喜欢打排球。
4. I can play badminton with you. 我可以陪你打羽毛球。
5. I'm not very good at badminton. 我羽毛球打得不太好。
6. How play a game of badminton? 羽毛球比赛由几人进行?
7. I would try my hand at bowling. 我要尝试一下打保龄球。
8. Not bowling again. 别再去打保龄球了。
补充短语
the difference between...and... ……和……的区别
try one's hand (at...) 初试身手
08 I'pletely buggered after this tennis game.
这场网球比赛可把我累垮了。
语法TIPS
buggered作形容词,用于非正式语境中,通常用作表语,意为“非常疲倦的,筋疲力尽的”,可以用副词pletely,totally,utterly,entirely,absolutely等修饰,相当于tired,exhausted。
学学这样说
1. I'd like to try baseball. 我想尝试打棒球。
2. Why not go to see a baseball game? 为什么不去看棒球比赛呢?
3. Beach volleyball does not allow substitutes. 沙滩排球不允许替补。
4. Steven is famous for his billiards technique. 史蒂文因他的桌球技术而出名。
5. Tom, what time do you want to go bowling? 汤姆,你想什么时候去打保龄球?
6. He is an amateur tennis player. 他是一个业余的网球运动员。
7. There are only seven innings in a softball game. 垒球比赛只打7局。
8. You can develop your arm muscle by playing tennis.
你可以靠打网球练你的手臂肌肉。
应用对话
Steven: I'pletely buggered after this tennis game.
have a good rest.
史蒂文:这场网球比赛可把我累垮了。
玛丽:现在你可以好好休息了。
09 I am an ace volleyball player.
我可是排球高手。
常用单词
ace [e?s] adj. 一流的,突出的
volleyball ['v?l?b?:l] n. 排球
随机测验
A: I am an _____ volleyball player.
B: Incredible. I never know that.
A. expert B. laye D. specialist
翻译
A:我可是排球高手。
B:难以置信。我从来都不知道。
答案:C
提示:ace作可数名词,用于口语中,表示某些活动中的“能手”,也可修饰名词,如an ace pilot/footballer/marksman(王牌飞行员/足球健将/神射手)。