留学生在中国 第33期 Team Sport 集体运动
Chapter 33 Volleyball -- A Team Sport
David：What is your favorite sport?
你最喜欢的运动是什么？You：My favorite sport is playing volleyball.
我最喜欢打排球。
David：How long have you played volleyball?
你打多久了？You：10 years on and off. Actually volleyball is a team sport and sometimes we can’t get enough people who also love to play volleyball, to make up a team and pay the fare. If you’re by yourself, then it’s not so much fun. It’s only practice … exercise.
断断续续有10年了。排球是一项集体运动，有时候都凑不够人一起打球、分摊费用；但一个人打又没意思，就成了一种练习了。David：Maybe too individual?
太孤单了吧？You：Well, it’s different from playing with other people. Too boring. I like volleyball because it is a team sport. I can play and communicate with others and we can all enjoy playing the game together.
对啊，自己打不如找人一块儿打，自己打太闷了。我爱打排球就是因为它是集体运动，可以和别人交流，一起享受运动的乐趣。David：By the way, I heard that the Chinese national volleyball team is one of the best in the world. Is it true?
顺便说一下，我听说中国国家排球队是世界上最棒的，是吗？You：Yes. Women’s volleyball in particular. There was a time they played so well that they won the championship for five times in a row. Lang Ping was the most famous player back then. She was the team captain. She later coached the national team.
中国女排是这样的。有一段时间女排表现极佳，获得五连冠。郎平以前是女排中最出色的队员，也是以前女排的队长。退役后执教中国女排。David：How about men’s volleyball?
男排怎样呢？You：Men's volleyball pales when compared with the achievements of the women's. But men are better known for their achievements in basketball, like Yao Ming.
没有女排成绩好。男篮很不错，姚明就是一名很出色的队员。and off 开和关，引申为“断断续续，陆续”
同类型的表达方式有 come and go 来来回回
The old man standing against an oak tree had viewed many people came and went.
依着树站着的老人，目睹过好多的人来人往的沧桑。
vidual adj.个人的，个体的
Individual action coming together can make a huge difference in history.
单个人的行为汇集起来就能强大到足够改变历史。
h n.& vt.教练；执教
The one who coached me is not a good coach, for he always make a hog of himself.
我的教练，不是个好教练，因为他总是很邋遢。
