EP 0033Elementary

Foul!

A

Has the game started yet?

B

Yeah, about 5 minutes ago. ’

A

Who s winning?

B

The Bulls, of course! ’

A

What! That wasn t a foul! C’mon, ref!

B

Don’t worry, Shaq always screws up free throws.

A

You were right! He didn’t make the shot!

B

That was a great shot! A three pointer, yeah!

A

Did you see that? He traveled and the ref didn’t call it!

B

This ref needs glasses. Hey ref, open your eyes! I can’t believe he didn’t see that!

A

Okay... end of the first quarter... Alright, I’m gonna make a beer run.

核心词汇

foulcommon noun, singular

an act in sports that is against the rules

refereecommon noun, singular

person who makes sure that players act according to the rules in a game or sport (informal)

screw upverb

make a mistake

free throwcommon noun, plural

a chance to shoot the ball due to a foul made by the opponent

make the shotverb

successfully throw a ball toward a goal (sports)

three pointercommon noun, singular

a shot that scores three points in a game

travelverb

take more steps with the basketball than the rule allows

beer runcommon noun, nonvariable

the act of quickly going to get beer

拓展词汇

courtcommon noun, singular

place where basketball is played

assistcommon noun, singular

an action where the ball is passed that helps score a goal

blockverb

put your body between an opposing player and the ball

jump shotcommon noun, singular

jump in the air and shoot the ball while

reboundverb

grab and control the ball after the other team missed a shot

stealverb

intercept a pass between two players of the opposite team