美语情景对话 第1265期:Do you like soccer? 你喜欢足球吗?

David: Hello, everyone, my name is David from Kenya.

大卫：大家好，我是大卫，来自肯尼亚。

Vitalis: And my name is Vitalis from Uganda.

维塔利斯：我是维塔利斯，来自乌干达。

David: Vitalis, today we are going to talk about sports just a little bit. Do you like soccer?

大卫：维塔利斯，我们今天来谈谈体育。你喜欢足球吗？

Vitalis: Yeah, I like soccer. I like playing soccer. I like watching soccer on TV.

维塔利斯：喜欢，我喜欢足球。我喜欢踢足球。我也喜欢在电视上看足球比赛。

David: OK, so, OK since you said you like soccer that much, to play and to watch as well, what soccer team do you like the most?

大卫：好，既然你说你很喜欢足球，既喜欢踢足球又喜欢看足球比赛，那你最喜欢哪支足球队？

Vitalis: Well, Speaking of the soccer team I like the most, since I like watching the Premiere league, the English Premiere league, I love watching Arsenal and I love supporting Arsenal because of the soccer they play. They play very good soccer. You know, so many people talk about Manchester United but I feel Arsenal is better than Manchester United.

维塔利斯：说到我最喜欢的足球队，我喜欢看英超联赛，我喜欢看阿森纳队的比赛，我支持阿森纳，因为我喜欢他们踢球的方式。他们踢得非常好。许多人都喜欢曼联，不过我认为阿森纳比曼联好。

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重点讲解：
1. like doing sth. 喜欢；喜爱；
例句：People seem to like getting a card for Valentine's Day, and it's so much easier to deal with the task once Christmas is over.
人们似乎挺喜欢收到一张情人节贺卡，而且当圣诞节过完后寄贺卡要容易得多。
2. as well 也；还；
例句：But the researchers say the malware seems to be headed to the U. S. and other parts of the world, as well.
据研究人员说，这种恶意软件似乎是已将触角伸向了美国及世界的其他地区。
3. speaking of (接过话头引入新话题)说到…，谈到…；
例句：Speaking of bicycle, some people think it has outdated in many big cities.
说起自行车，很多人认为在很多的大城市，它已经过时了。
4. because of 因为；由于；
例句：It was very difficult to see our way because of the fog.
由于有雾，我们很难看清道路。