【英语趣味课堂】纽约的运动-New York Sports
时间：2018-12-29 作者：英语课 分类：英语趣味课堂
英语课
Warren: So, thanks for telling me about the ballet and all that kind of stuff 1, but I’m really more into sports and things like that. Do you know of any other things you can do in New York?
Antoinette: Oh, absolutely. There are a lot of events for a sports enthusiast 2 in New York. We’ve got basketball. The Knicks play. They’re an NBA team. We’ve got baseball. The Yankees and the Mets play, and there’s a feud 3. Yankees fans hate Mets fans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans.
Warren: Right. They have two baseball teams.
Antoinette: That’s right.
Warren: Wow.
Antoinette: Exciting. We even have a Subway Series. Well, it used to be a Subway Series because the teams would play different stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth 4 from one stadium to the other. But I think they recently built one stadium for both teams.
Warren: Oh. Do you think one team is more popular than the other?
Antoinette: I think probably the Yankees, unfortunately.
Warren: The Yankees.
Antoinette: Yeah. My family was a Mets fan and don’t tell anyone else in my family that I said that.
Warren: Oh, so I guess, they don’t get along with each other?
Antoinette: Oh, not at all.
Warren: Oh well. Well, I’m from Canada. I really like hockey. I know that you guys have the Rangers 5.
Antoinette: Yeah. We do have the Rangers. They play at Madison Square Garden, so you could easily find, like, buy tickets to see a game there. That’s the same place where the Knicks play.
Warren: Oh, they both play at the same place?
Antoinette: Yes, they do.
Warren: Maybe, I could go to a basketball and a hockey game.
Antoinette: You probably could if you stayed long enough. I think they have different seasons, right?
Warren: Oh, do they?
Antoinette: Yeah. Madison Square Garden is pretty big though, so maybe there’s more than one arena 6. I’m not sure. I’ve only been there two or three times in my life.
Warren: Oh, okay.
Antoinette: Well, we also have the US Open, if you like tennis.
Warren: Right.
Antoinette: Yeah. That’s held in Queens, not on Manhattan.
Warren: Oh, okay. What about the US Tennis Open but there’s also the US Gold Open. Is that in New York as well?
Antoinette: In New York? I don’t think the – is it?
Warren: I’m not sure.
Antoinette: I don’t think that the US Open for golf is in New York. I think – no, I don’t think that’s New York. Yeah. No.
Warren: Okay. Have you seen tennis before?
Antoinette: Yes, I have. I saw Serena Williams play.
Warren: Oh, she’s great.
Antoinette: She is. Yeah. Powerful woman.
Warren: Yeah. I’d like to see her play.
Antoinette: Yeah.
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重点词汇：
Learn vocabulary from the lesson below.
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff.
Here, the phrase 'all that kind of stuff' refers to things that are similar to each other. Notice the following:
He is into history and all that kind of stuff.
I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff.
absolutely
Oh, absolutely.
We use 'absolutely' to mean 'yes' but with a lot of emphasis 7. Notice the following:
Are you coming to the wedding?
Absolutely.
fued
There’s a feud.
A fued is a rivalry 8 or arguement that goes on for a period of time. Notice the following:
They are having a family fued.
The two towns have a fued with each other.
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth.
When you 'switch back and forth' you alternate 9 between two things. Notice the following:
He kept switching back and forth between two TV channels.
Sometimes I eat inside, sometimes outside. I switch back and forth.
get along with
They don’t get along with each other?
When people get along well with each other, they enjoy each others company. Notice the following:
My sisters do not always get along well.
He gets along well with his boss.
held
That’s held in Queens.
Here 'is held' means 'happens in' and refers to when or where something takes place. Notice the following:
The festival is held in March.
The game will be held on Sunday at the park.
Antoinette: Oh, absolutely. There are a lot of events for a sports enthusiast 2 in New York. We’ve got basketball. The Knicks play. They’re an NBA team. We’ve got baseball. The Yankees and the Mets play, and there’s a feud 3. Yankees fans hate Mets fans and Mets fans hate Yankees fans.
Warren: Right. They have two baseball teams.
Antoinette: That’s right.
Warren: Wow.
Antoinette: Exciting. We even have a Subway Series. Well, it used to be a Subway Series because the teams would play different stadiums for about a week or so and the fans would just switch back and forth 4 from one stadium to the other. But I think they recently built one stadium for both teams.
Warren: Oh. Do you think one team is more popular than the other?
Antoinette: I think probably the Yankees, unfortunately.
Warren: The Yankees.
Antoinette: Yeah. My family was a Mets fan and don’t tell anyone else in my family that I said that.
Warren: Oh, so I guess, they don’t get along with each other?
Antoinette: Oh, not at all.
Warren: Oh well. Well, I’m from Canada. I really like hockey. I know that you guys have the Rangers 5.
Antoinette: Yeah. We do have the Rangers. They play at Madison Square Garden, so you could easily find, like, buy tickets to see a game there. That’s the same place where the Knicks play.
Warren: Oh, they both play at the same place?
Antoinette: Yes, they do.
Warren: Maybe, I could go to a basketball and a hockey game.
Antoinette: You probably could if you stayed long enough. I think they have different seasons, right?
Warren: Oh, do they?
Antoinette: Yeah. Madison Square Garden is pretty big though, so maybe there’s more than one arena 6. I’m not sure. I’ve only been there two or three times in my life.
Warren: Oh, okay.
Antoinette: Well, we also have the US Open, if you like tennis.
Warren: Right.
Antoinette: Yeah. That’s held in Queens, not on Manhattan.
Warren: Oh, okay. What about the US Tennis Open but there’s also the US Gold Open. Is that in New York as well?
Antoinette: In New York? I don’t think the – is it?
Warren: I’m not sure.
Antoinette: I don’t think that the US Open for golf is in New York. I think – no, I don’t think that’s New York. Yeah. No.
Warren: Okay. Have you seen tennis before?
Antoinette: Yes, I have. I saw Serena Williams play.
Warren: Oh, she’s great.
Antoinette: She is. Yeah. Powerful woman.
Warren: Yeah. I’d like to see her play.
Antoinette: Yeah.
[End of Transcript]
重点词汇：
Learn vocabulary from the lesson below.
all that kind of stuff
She likes the ballet and all that kind of stuff.
Here, the phrase 'all that kind of stuff' refers to things that are similar to each other. Notice the following:
He is into history and all that kind of stuff.
I hate paperwork and all that kind of stuff.
absolutely
Oh, absolutely.
We use 'absolutely' to mean 'yes' but with a lot of emphasis 7. Notice the following:
Are you coming to the wedding?
Absolutely.
fued
There’s a feud.
A fued is a rivalry 8 or arguement that goes on for a period of time. Notice the following:
They are having a family fued.
The two towns have a fued with each other.
switch back and forth
Fans would just switch back and forth.
When you 'switch back and forth' you alternate 9 between two things. Notice the following:
He kept switching back and forth between two TV channels.
Sometimes I eat inside, sometimes outside. I switch back and forth.
get along with
They don’t get along with each other?
When people get along well with each other, they enjoy each others company. Notice the following:
My sisters do not always get along well.
He gets along well with his boss.
held
That’s held in Queens.
Here 'is held' means 'happens in' and refers to when or where something takes place. Notice the following:
The festival is held in March.
The game will be held on Sunday at the park.
1 stuff
n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱
- We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
- He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。
2 enthusiast
n.热心人，热衷者
- He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
- He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。
3 feud
n.长期不和；世仇；v.长期争斗；世代结仇
- How did he start his feud with his neighbor?他是怎样和邻居开始争吵起来的？
- The two tribes were long at feud with each other.这两个部族长期不和。
4 forth
adv.向前；向外，往外
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
5 rangers
护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员
- Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
- Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
6 arena
n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台
- She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
- He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
7 emphasis
n.强调，重点，重要性
- The emphasis has shifted markedly in recent years.最近几年重点已经明显改变了。
- Particular emphasis will be placed on oral language training.将会特别强调口语训练。