时间:2019-02-24 作者:英语课 分类:英语趣味课堂


英语课

 Todd: So, Lois have you ever been to a professional football match in England?


 
Lois: Yes, I have. I support a team called Leicester city, and when I used to be at university I used to live in Leicester. I used to go to quite a few of their matches.
 
Todd: OK, so what's it like when you go to a professional game?
 
Lois: So first of all, the fans are all separated, because in England there's sometimes violence at football, so they like to keep the fans away from each other, and there's always a lot of police there, but I've never been at a match where there's been any trouble, so that's been OK. Um, the atmosphere is normally 1 amazing because the smallest grounds hold about 20,000 people, so you get quite a good crowd, and because their stadiums are quite small, you're quite close to the pitch, so my team weren't very good though, so often my team would lose, so it wasn't so good, but when they one it was fantastic. Really, really good atmosphere and lots of fun.
 
Todd: That's cool. So how much does it cost to get it?
 
Lois: See again, it's quite expensive so maybe now for the lower teams it probably, cheapest ticket is 25 pounds, but for example if you wanted to go and see Manchester United play, play then maybe 50 pounds or more, but it's really really difficult to get tickets for Manchester United because everybody has a season ticket, so if you want to go and watch them you have to know somebody who can get you a ticket. It's difficult to just buy a ticket for those games.
 
Todd: Do you like Manchester United?
 
Lois: I think there a good team. I think that the reason a lot of people don't like them is because they used to win all the time, so now they don't win so much, because now Arsenal 2 win most of the time. So I think they're a good team, but I don't think you can like them if you're not from Manchester.
 
Todd: So Leicester is a very hard word to spell. I take it it's not L-E-S-T-E-R, no?
 
Lois: No. If you were an American you would probably pronounce it Lie-Se-Ster, so it's spelled L-E-I-C-E-S-T-E-R.
 
Todd: Well, again! One more time!
 
Lois: L-E-I-C-E-S-T-E-R
 
Todd: Wow, that's quite a handful 3. Alright, thanks, Lois.
 
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Learn Vocabulary from the lesson
professional match
 
Have you ever been to a professional football match?
 
A 'professional match' is a game where you watch two professional teams play against each other.  Notice the following:
 
Professional matches are the most exciting to watch.
He went to his first professional match last week.
atmosphere
 
The atmosphere is normally amazing.
 
When used like this 'atmosphere' refers to the general emotional 4 feeling of a place. Notice the following:
 
The whole atmosphere of this city is fast paced and stressful.
This is my favorite bar because of its relaxed atmosphere.
close to the pitch
 
Because their stadiums are quite small, you're quite close to the pitch.
 
The 'pitch' is the field or ground where the players play.  If you are 'close to' something there is a not a great distance between you and the other thing. Notice the following:
 
These seats are really close to the pitch.
When you are close the pitch you can see the players' expressions.
season ticket
 
It's really difficult to get a ticket, because everybody has a season ticket.
 
A 'season ticket' means you buy a ticket to all the games played on the home field. Notice the following:
 
The company gives all of its employees season tickets.
Next year we are definitely 5 getting season tickets.
quite a handful
 
That's quite a handful how you spelled it.
 
If something or somebody is difficult or complicated 6 with can say they are 'quite a handful.' Notice the following:
 
Your full name is a quite a handful to remember.
My son can be quite a handful when he's tired.
 


adv.正常地,通常地
  • I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
  • My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。
n.兵工厂,军械库
  • Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
  • We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。
n.一把;少量,少数,一小撮
  • We invited 30 people, but only a handful came.我们邀请了30人,但是只到了几个人。
  • He pulled out a handful of coins from his pocket.他从口袋里掏出一把硬币。
adj.令人动情的;易动感情的;感情(上)的
  • Emotional people don't stop to calculate.感情容易冲动的人做事往往不加考虑。
  • This is an emotional scene in the play.这是剧中动人的一幕。
adv.一定地,肯定地;明确地,确切地
  • The team will definitely lose if he doesn't play.如果他不参加比赛,这个队肯定会输。
  • I shall definitely be home before six o'clock.6点以前,我一定回家。
adj.错综复杂的,麻烦的,结构复杂的
  • The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂,我理解不了它的意思。
  • This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。
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