美語情景對話 第195期:橄欖球 Rugby

Todd: OK, Leonard, you're from New Zealand.

託德：嗯，倫納德，你來自新西蘭。

Leo: Yes. Yes.

倫納德：對，沒錯。

Todd: So we're going to talk about your country's national pastime.

託德：我們要談談你們國家的國球。

Leo: Oh, that would be Rugby.

倫納德：哦，那應該是橄欖球。

Todd: OK.

託德：好的。

Leo: Uh, the All Blacks is well known around the world, especially here in Japan.

倫納德：嗯，新西蘭全黑隊聞名全世界，尤其是在日本非常知名。

Todd: Uh-huh.

託德：喔。

Leo: Especially if you talk to nearly any Japanese, they'll know the word All Black.

倫納德：特別是，如果你和日本人說起，幾乎所有的日本人都知道全黑隊。

Todd: Yeah.

託德：是的。

Leo: It's actually the World Cup, uh, this year, in October.

倫納德：實際上今年有橄欖球世界盃，在10月份舉行。

Todd: Really, where, where is the World Cup?

託德：真的嗎？橄欖球世界盃在哪裏舉辦？

Leo: It's actually held in Australia.

倫納德：實際上是在澳大利亞舉辦。

Todd: Oh, really!

託德：哦，是嗎！

Leo: And around, around, mainly around Sydney.

倫納德：主要是在悉尼附近。

Todd: OK.

託德：好的。

Leo: And right now is the rugby Tri-Nation Cup, which is a match between New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa.

倫納德：現在正在進行橄欖球三國賽，比賽在新西蘭、澳大利亞和南非之間展開。

Todd: OK. Do you play rugby?

託德：嗯。你打橄欖球嗎？

Leo: I don't play rugby. I played rugby in school, but I actually play soccer.

倫納德：我不打橄欖球。我在學校打過橄欖球，但是現在我踢足球。

Todd: Oh, really! OK. So you're kind of a, an anomaly?

託德：哦，真的呀！好的。你有點另類啊？

Leo: Yes, yes, yes! I do support the team, and I like to watch all the games.

倫納德：對，是，沒錯！我非常支持全黑隊，我會看所有的比賽。

Todd: Uh-huh!

託德：嗯！

Leo: And I have a lot of friends here in Japan, and we get together just to watch the game. There's actually a game this Saturday. New Zealand against Australia, which is a big one.

倫納德：我在日本有許多朋友，我們會聚在一起看比賽。實際上這週六就有場比賽。新西蘭對陣澳大利亞，這可是焦點戰啊。

Todd: Are you going to watch he game?

託德：你打算看比賽嗎？

Leo: Oh, Yes! Definitely!

倫納德：當然了，一定要看！

Todd: All right! Well, go, go All Blacks.

託德：好的！嗯，加油，加油，全黑隊！

Leo: That's right.

倫納德：沒錯。

Todd: OK. Great. Thanks a lot Leonard.

託德：很好。非常感謝你，倫納德。

重點講解：
1. well known
adj.出名的；衆所周知的；
eg. He is well-known as an illustrator of children's books.
他是個著名的兒童書籍插圖畫家。
eg. I'm afraid your school is not as well known as you think!
恐怕你的學校並不像你所想的那麼有名。
2. get together
開會；聚會；組織；安排；湊集；
eg. This is the only forum where East and West can get together.
這是東西方可以聚首的唯一論壇。
eg. Paul and I were getting a band together, and we needed a new record deal.
當時我和保羅在組建一個樂隊，我們需要籤一份新唱片合約。
eg. Now you've finally got enough money together to put down a deposit on your dream home.
現在，你們終於湊足了錢，可以去爲夢寐以求的房子交訂金了。