时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:体育美语


英语课

Y: Hey, Patrick, what's wrong? 你怎么一瘸一拐的?

P: Why am I limping? I'm limping because my Achilles tendon is killing 1 me! OW!


Y: Oh my..


P: Uh, Yang Chen, do you know what an Achilles tendon is?


Y: Not really, Patrick.


P: Achilles A-C-H-I-L-L-E-S, tendon T-E-N-D-O-N It is a tendon (腱) in the lower back part of your leg.


Y: Oh, 你是不是和刘翔一样,得了跟腱炎?


P: Yeah, that's right. Just like Liu Xiang. He had a problem with his Achilles tendon, too.


Y: 那你是怎么弄伤了你的Achilles tendon呢?


P: I pulled it during the warm-up for 100 meter hurdles 2..


Y: That's too bad. (Sarcastically.)


P: Thanks for the sympathy, Yang Chen.


Y: Hey, Patrick, 跟腱为什么叫 "Achilles tendon" 呢?


P: You are really a pain in my Achilles, Yang Chen, Achilles was an ancient Greek hero


Y: Oh, 我知道了, Achilles - 阿基里斯是希腊神话里的勇士。


P: Yeah, He was dunked in a sacred river by his mother, and his mother was holding him by his ankle.


Y: So?


P: So he became invulnerable everywhere the water touched him, except his heel.


Y: 因为他妈妈抓着他的脚后跟,没沾到神水,就成了他的致命弱点。


P: So when someone has a fatal flaw it is referred to as their "Achilles heel". Because Achilles was killed when an arrow struck him in his heel - his only vulnerable spot.


Y: So what's your "Achilles heel," Patrick?


P: Well, I may have a problem with my Achilles tendon, but I don't have an Achilles heel.


Y: Why?


P: I'm perfect!


Y: and modest.


P: Whatever, Yang Chen!

 



1 killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
2 hurdles
n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 );跳栏;(供人或马跳跃的)栏架;跨栏赛
  • In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时,必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句
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