Adam: Is it your first time to join the sports meeting of Junior High School?
Daniel: Yes, and it's great. What are the events at the sports meeting?
Adam: Long-distance race, dash, hurdle race, relay race, standing long jump, high jump, shotput and so on.
Daniel: Our neighbor, Bruce, will take part in the relay race. Let's go have a look.
Adam: OK, let's go.
Daniel: The competition will begin in 5 minutes, it's tense here.
(On your mark. Set! Go!)
Adam: Wonderful, Bruce is taking the lead.
Daniel: Other competitors have almost caught up with him. They are neck and neck.
Adam: Come on, Bruce. Come on, Bruce.
Daniel: Wow, Bruce crossed the line first.
Adam: This is so exciting. Let's ask him out to dinner tonight.
Daniel: That's a good idea!
听看学
亚当:这是你第一次参加初中运动会吧?
丹尼尔:是的,太好了。运动会上都有哪些项目?
亚当:长跑,短跑,跨栏,接力赛,立定跳远,跳高,铅球,等等。
丹尼尔:我们的邻居布鲁斯将参加接力赛。我们过去看看吧。
亚当:好的,走吧。
丹尼尔:比赛将在五分钟后开始,气氛已经很紧张了。
(各就位。预备!跑!)
亚当:太好了,布鲁斯现在领先。
丹尼尔:其他对手快要赶上他了。他们并驾齐驱。
亚当:加油,布鲁斯。加油,布鲁斯。
丹尼尔:哇,布鲁斯第一个冲到终点。
亚当:太激动人心了。我们一起去祝贺他吧。请他今晚和我们吃饭。
丹尼尔:那是个好主意!
经典背诵 Recitation
Adam: Hi, I am Adam, a student in Junior High School. Today I took Daniel to visit the sport events in my school. He was very happy. Our neighbor, Bruce, took part in the relay race. The competitors were neck and neck with him. But Bruce managed to cross the line first. We gave him our congratulations.
生词小结
joinvt. 参加
dashn. 短跑
neighborn. 邻居
go have a look看一看
competitionn. 比赛
tenseadj. 紧张的
take the lead领先
be neck and neck并驾齐驱
congratulationn. 祝贺
注释
sports meeting运动会
junior high school初中
long-distance race长跑
hurdle race跨栏
relay race接力赛
standing long jump立定跳远
high jump跳高
shotput铅球
On your mark! Set! Go!各就位!预备!跑!这是田径比赛中裁判发令时喊的口号。
Bruce hits the line first.布鲁斯第一个冲到终点。这句话直译为“布鲁斯第一个撞倒了线。”这里的线是指终点线,所以也就是第一个到终点。