Vocabulary 词汇

Sports and activities 运动和活动

surfing

冲浪

/ˈsɜːrfɪŋ/

the sport of riding on waves while standing on a narrow board called a surfboard

1. to go surfing 去冲浪

yoga

瑜伽

/ˈjoʊɡə/

a system of exercises for your body and for controlling your breathing, used by people who want to become fitter or to relax

doing yoga

练瑜伽

/ˈduːɪŋ ˈjoʊɡə/

doing specific exercises to stretch, strengthen and relax the body

1. My husband and I have been doing yoga together for a year now and we are so fit!
2. doing yoga in a class

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table tennis

乒乓球

/ˈteɪbl ˈtenɪs/

a game played like tennis with bats and a small plastic ball on a table with a net across it

soccer

足球

/ˈsɑːkər/

a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball which players kick up and down the playing field. Teams try to kick the ball into the other team‘s goal

1. soccer players 足球球员

playing soccer

踢足球

/ˈpleɪɪŋ sɑːkər/

playing a game where players on two teams kick a round ball past each other on a large field into a net to score points

1. Is Megan playing soccer again this season?
2. playing soccer skillfully

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ice hockey

冰球

/aɪs ˈhɑːki/

a game played on ice, in which players use long sticks to hit a hard rubber disc (called a puck) into the other team‘s goal

karate

空手道

/kəˈrɑːti/

a Japanese system of fighting in which you use your hands and feet as weapons

1. a karate chop (= a blow with the side of the hand) 空手横劈

badminton

羽毛球

/ˈbædmɪntən/

a game like tennis played by two or four people, usually indoors. Players hit a small light kind of ball, originally with feathers around it (= a shuttlecock) across a high net using a racket.

baseball

棒球

/ˈbeɪsbɔːl/

a game played especially in the US by two teams of nine players, using a bat and ball. Each player tries to hit the ball and then run around four bases before the other team can return the ball

1. a baseball bat/team/stadium 棒球棍/队/场

volleyball

排球

/ˈvɒlibɔːl/

a game in which two teams of six players use their hands to hit a large ball backwards and forwards over a high net while trying not to let the ball touch the ground on their own side

playing volleyball

打排球

/ˈpleɪɪŋ ˈvɑːlibɔːl/

playing a game where players on two teams hit a round ball over a net trying not to let the ball touch the ground

1. James is playing volleyball this summer.
2. playing volleyball in a gym

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ice skating

滑冰

/aɪs ˈskeɪtɪŋ/

the sport or activity of moving over ice on skates, which are boots with metal blades on the bottom to slide across the ice

1. to go ice skating
2. ice skating at the rink

Grammar

语法

动词和动名词

Verbs and gerundsAfter the verbs like, love, hateand enjoy, you can use a gerund. A gerund is a verb ingthat acts like a noun. Look at these examples of gerunds.

在动词like, love, hateand enjoy之后，您可以使用动名词。动名词是verb ing，作用相当于名词。

看看以下动名词的例子。

I like playingbasketball.

我喜欢打篮球。

I don‘t like swimming.

我不喜欢游泳。

She loves goingto the beach.

她爱去海边。

He hates doingyoga.

他讨厌做瑜伽。

They enjoy playingsoccer.

他们喜欢踢足球。

I like watching tennis.

我喜欢看网球。

Culture note: What most of the world calls football, Americans call soccer.

文化点：世界多数国家称为 football的运动，美国人称为 soccer。

North America has its own game of footballthat is very different from soccer.

北美洲拥有自己的 football运动，与足球大不相同。

dancing

跳舞

/ˈdænsɪŋ/

moving your body to music

1. dancing classes

running

赛跑

/ˈrʌnɪŋ/

the action or sport of running

1. to go running

riding a bike

骑自行车

/ˈraɪdɪŋ ə baɪk/

making a bicycle, a vehicle that has two wheels, move by pushing pedals with your feet

1. Were you riding a bike through the park last weekend?
2. riding a bike uphill

painting

油画

/ˈpeɪntɪŋ/

the act or art of using paint to produce pictures

1. Her hobbies include music and painting.

cooking

烹调

/ˈkʊkɪŋ/

the process of preparing food

1. My husband does all the cooking.

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[LAURA] Yes, I can!

[KEN] No, I can‘t.

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[KEN] Yes, I do.

[LAURA] No, I don‘t.

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[LAURA] Let‘s play tennis!

[KEN] No.

[LAURA] OK ... Let‘s go swimming.

[KEN] Uhhh ... How about basketball?

[KEN] I love playing basketball.

[LAURA] Scissors, paper, stone?

[KEN] OK. All right.

[LAURA] Ha-ha! I win!

Expressions

表达

请求重复和说明。

Asking for repetition and clarification

请求重复和说明。

Asking for repetition and clarification

If you didn‘t hear or understand what someone said, you can ask for repetition:

如果您没有听见或理解某人的话，您可以请求重复：

A: Can you repeat that?

您能再说一遍吗？

B: I really don‘t like cooking.

我真不喜欢做饭。

A: Oh, right.

哦，对啊。

If you want someone to clarify their meaning, you can use the following expression:

如果您希望某人说明他的意思，您可以使用以下表达：

A: It‘s really fun!

真有趣！

B: Are you talking about table tennis?

您在说乒乓球吗？

A: Yes, I am.

是的，我是。

You can make your question more polite by using Excuse me, but ...or I‘m sorry, but ...:

您可以使用 Excuse me, but ...或 I‘m sorry, but ...，让自己的提问更礼貌：

I‘m sorry, but can you repeat that?

对不起，您能再说一遍吗？

Excuse me, but are you talking about table tennis?

对不起，您是说乒乓球吗？

What sports do you like?

您喜欢什么运动？

I like watching basketball.

我喜欢看篮球赛。

Can you repeat that?

您能再说一遍吗？

Are you talking about volleyball?

您在谈论排球吗？

What does she like doing?

她喜欢做什么？

She likes swimming and painting.

她喜欢游泳和绘画。

What does the woman like doing?

What does the man like doing?

Is the man talking about soccer?