【英语趣味课堂】足球-Soccer
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：英语趣味课堂
英语课
Todd: Simon, what is you hobby?
Simon: Playing soccer.
Todd: OK. Wow, you play soccer?
Simon: Of course!
Todd: How often do you play?
Simon: Now I don't play, but before I played about three or four times a week.
Todd: Wow, that's quite a bit. -- How come you don't play now?
Simon: I've retired 1.
Todd: You've retired.
Simon: Yeah, I came to Japan. I had a soccer team, but now that I work in Japan I can't play for my soccer team at home.
Todd: OK. Do you watch soccer on TV?
Simon: These days? No! No time. Always working at Seitoku.
Todd: OK. Yeah, we, we all have to work I guess. Um..who is the best soccer player in the world?
Simon: That's hard to say. Right now, there's a kid named Ronaldino for Brazil. Maybe he will be the best.
Todd: OK. Nice. An..and what is you favorite soccer team?
Simon: Deep Cove 2 Royals. That's my soccer team.
Todd: OK. Great. All right. Thanks a lot.
学习内容：
Learn Vocabulary from the lesson
how come
How come you don't play now?
"How come" is another way to say "why" when asking a question. Notice the following:
How come you never call me anymore?
How come she doesn't believe me?
retired
I've retired from soccer.
We usually use the word "retire" to talk about when we stop working because we are too old or have enough money and never have to work again. Notice the following:
When are you going to retire?
He retired two years ago and has been traveling a lot since then.
these days
These days? No! I've no time.
"Recently" is another way to say "these days." It is similar to "in the last few weeks." Notice the following:
What do you do for fun these days?
He has been really busy with his studies these days.
hard
That's hard to say.
In this sentence "hard" can be replaced with "difficult." The example sentence refers to something that is difficult to predict 3 or expect. Notice the following:
It's hard to believe you will be 23 years old tomorrow.
It was very hard for him to find a good job.
right now
Right now, there's a kid named Ronaldino.
"Currently 4" is another way to say "right now." We can use this to talk about something in the immediate 5 present. Notice the following:
Where are you right now?
I need you to come home right now. There has been an accident.
Simon: Playing soccer.
Todd: OK. Wow, you play soccer?
Simon: Of course!
Todd: How often do you play?
Simon: Now I don't play, but before I played about three or four times a week.
Todd: Wow, that's quite a bit. -- How come you don't play now?
Simon: I've retired 1.
Todd: You've retired.
Simon: Yeah, I came to Japan. I had a soccer team, but now that I work in Japan I can't play for my soccer team at home.
Todd: OK. Do you watch soccer on TV?
Simon: These days? No! No time. Always working at Seitoku.
Todd: OK. Yeah, we, we all have to work I guess. Um..who is the best soccer player in the world?
Simon: That's hard to say. Right now, there's a kid named Ronaldino for Brazil. Maybe he will be the best.
Todd: OK. Nice. An..and what is you favorite soccer team?
Simon: Deep Cove 2 Royals. That's my soccer team.
Todd: OK. Great. All right. Thanks a lot.
学习内容：
Learn Vocabulary from the lesson
how come
How come you don't play now?
"How come" is another way to say "why" when asking a question. Notice the following:
How come you never call me anymore?
How come she doesn't believe me?
retired
I've retired from soccer.
We usually use the word "retire" to talk about when we stop working because we are too old or have enough money and never have to work again. Notice the following:
When are you going to retire?
He retired two years ago and has been traveling a lot since then.
these days
These days? No! I've no time.
"Recently" is another way to say "these days." It is similar to "in the last few weeks." Notice the following:
What do you do for fun these days?
He has been really busy with his studies these days.
hard
That's hard to say.
In this sentence "hard" can be replaced with "difficult." The example sentence refers to something that is difficult to predict 3 or expect. Notice the following:
It's hard to believe you will be 23 years old tomorrow.
It was very hard for him to find a good job.
right now
Right now, there's a kid named Ronaldino.
"Currently 4" is another way to say "right now." We can use this to talk about something in the immediate 5 present. Notice the following:
Where are you right now?
I need you to come home right now. There has been an accident.
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
n.小海湾，小峡谷
- The shore line is wooded,olive-green,a pristine cove.岸边一带林木蓊郁，嫩绿一片，好一个山外的小海湾。
- I saw two children were playing in a cove.我看到两个小孩正在一个小海湾里玩耍。
v.预知，预言，预报
- It's hard to predict how things will turn out.很难预测事情会变成怎么样。
- I cannot predict when to meet her again.我无法预测什么时候会再见到她。
adv.通常地，普遍地，当前
- Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
- Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。