美语情景对话 第195期:橄榄球 Rugby

Todd: OK, Leonard, you're from New ZeAland.

托德：嗯，伦纳德，你来自新西兰。

Leo: Yes. Yes.

伦纳德：对，没错。

Todd: So we're going to talk about your country's national pastime.

托德：我们要谈谈你们国家的国球。

Leo: Oh, that would be Rugby.

伦纳德：哦，那应该是橄榄球。

Todd: OK.

托德：好的。

Leo: Uh, the All Blacks is well known around the world, especially here in Japan.

伦纳德：嗯，新西兰全黑队闻名全世界，尤其是在日本非常知名。

Todd: Uh-huh.

托德：喔。

Leo: Especially if you talk to nearly any Japanese, they'll know the word All Black.

伦纳德：特别是，如果你和日本人说起，几乎所有的日本人都知道全黑队。

Todd: Yeah.

托德：是的。

Leo: It's actually the World Cup, uh, this year, in October.

伦纳德：实际上今年有橄榄球世界杯，在10月份举行。

Todd: Really, where, where is the World Cup?

托德：真的吗？橄榄球世界杯在哪里举办？

Leo: It's actually held in Australia.

伦纳德：实际上是在澳大利亚举办。

Todd: Oh, really!

托德：哦，是吗！

Leo: And around, around, mainly around Sydney.

伦纳德：主要是在悉尼附近。

Todd: OK.

托德：好的。

Leo: And right now is the rugby Tri-Nation Cup, which is a match between New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa.

伦纳德：现在正在进行橄榄球三国赛，比赛在新西兰、澳大利亚和南非之间展开。

Todd: OK. Do you play rugby?

托德：嗯。你打橄榄球吗？

Leo: I don't play rugby. I played rugby in school, but I actually play soccer.

伦纳德：我不打橄榄球。我在学校打过橄榄球，但是现在我踢足球。

Todd: Oh, really! OK. So you're kind of a, an anomaly?

托德：哦，真的呀！好的。你有点另类啊？

Leo: Yes, yes, yes! I do support the team, and I like to watch all the games.

伦纳德：对，是，没错！我非常支持全黑队，我会看所有的比赛。

Todd: Uh-huh!

托德：嗯！

Leo: And I have a lot of friends here in Japan, and we get together just to watch the game. There's actually a game this Saturday. New Zealand against Australia, which is a big one.

伦纳德：我在日本有许多朋友，我们会聚在一起看比赛。实际上这周六就有场比赛。新西兰对阵澳大利亚，这可是焦点战啊。

Todd: Are you going to watch he game?

托德：你打算看比赛吗？

Leo: Oh, Yes! Definitely!

伦纳德：当然了，一定要看！

Todd: All right! Well, go, go All Blacks.

托德：好的！嗯，加油，加油，全黑队！

Leo: That's right.

伦纳德：没错。

Todd: OK. Great. Thanks a lot Leonard.

托德：很好。非常感谢你，伦纳德。

重点讲解：
1. well known
adj.出名的；众所周知的；
eg. He is well-known as an illustrator of children's books.
他是个著名的儿童书籍插图画家。
eg. I'm afraid your school is not as well known as you think!
恐怕你的学校并不像你所想的那么有名。
2. get together
开会；聚会；组织；安排；凑集；
eg. This is the only forum where East and West can get together.
这是东西方可以聚首的唯一论坛。
eg. Paul and I were getting a band together, and we needed a new record deal.
当时我和保罗在组建一个乐队，我们需要签一份新唱片合约。
eg. Now you've finally got enough money together to put down a deposit on your dream home.
现在，你们终于凑足了钱，可以去为梦寐以求的房子交订金了。