流行英美对话 shoot hoops 打篮球.doc

Larry和李华要放三天长假，他们正在计划假期的安排。李华会学到两个常用语：shoot hoops和rookie。LL: I cant believe we have a three-day weekend. I havent had a break from school for so long.LH: 是啊，要放假了，一定得好好玩玩。LL: What are you planning on doing over the long summer?LH: 不知道啊，不过，今天放学后我和Tracy要去吃饭，看电影，你要不要一起来?LL: Sorry Li Hua. I have plans tonight. Im going to shoot hoops with Jeffrey and Tom.LH: Shoot hoops? 那是什么?LL: Shoot hoops is a casual way of saying to play basketball.LH: 喔，原来to shoot hoops就是去打篮球。LL: Yes. In basketball, the main goal is to shoot hoops. If you are only playing basketball with friends or alone, in a casual manner, you can say that you are going to shoot hoops.LH: 我明白了，打篮球主要目的是投篮得分，所以要去打篮球时就说，Im going to shoot hoops. 那如果我要去踢足球，可以说，Im going to kick balls吗?LL: No, no, no. No one says theyre going to kick balls when theyre going to play soccer. This way of saying to play a sport is only used in basketball.LH: 哦，原来只有篮球可以这样说。对了，Larry, our school is going to shoot hoops with our rival school tomorrow. We have to win! 我这样说行吗？LL: Well, you generally dont say shoot hoops when you are talking about a basketball game or competition. Shoot hoops is only used for casual basketball playing.LH: 好吧，不过Larry, 认识你这么久，我好象从来没见你打过篮球，藏而不露嘛！LL: No, Im not that good at basketball. Im just a rookie.LH: Rookie? Whats a rookie? 我那天有个朋友也说自己是投资的rookie, 我当时就没搞懂他的意思。LL: Haha. A rookie is a beginner, a person who is new to a field or profession.LH: 哦，Rookie是初学者的意思，你说自己篮球打得不怎么样，刚入门，而我那朋友则是在说自己刚开始做投资。LL: Thats right. A rookie can be used to describe any type of beginner. You can be a rookie doctor, a rookie English speaker, or a rookie violinist.LH: 嗯，那我懂了。Larry is not only rookie at basketball, but is also rookie at driving. 你不光打篮球刚入门，开车也是新手。LL: What do you mean by that? Ive been driving for years!LH: 没错，你拿到驾照虽然很久了，可你开车的技术还是跟初学者一样，每次坐你的车我都心惊胆颤的。LL: Well.Im just not that good at driving. But you didnt use the word rookie correctly. Rookie is a noun; it is a person who is a beginner. However, you used the word as an adjective.LH: 这么说，rookie是名词，不能做形容词用，我刚刚的用法不对呀。LL: Its okay. Try again. Give me another example.LH: Even though hes a rookie in BASKETBALL, he practices very hard and has become really good at the sport.LL: Thats good. You can also say hes a rookie BASKETBALL player.Or, more simply, he is a BASKETBALL rookie.LH: 是吗? 可以直接说一个人是rookie BASKETBALL player或者BASKETBALL rookie. 那我懂了。LL: Thats good. Can you give me an example of shoot hoops?LH: Mmm.有了！The basketball rookie is going to shoot hoops.LL: Yes, thats right! Hey, youre learning fast.LH: 那当然，我学习能力很强的，But I thin