世博英语

Yi-jun:That’s good to know. We’ll watch for crazy drivers.
Holly: [Walking over] Hey, guys. Ready for a pick-up game of touch football?
Yi-jun:Football? Sounds dangerous. Maybe I’ll just be a cheerleader.
Holly: C’mon, Yi-jun. It’s lots of fun. You’ve seen football played on TV.
Yi-jun:Uh, yeah. And I’ve seen guys in pads tackled. We have no pads. I don’t want to be tackled.
Holly: There’s barely any contact in touch football. People just tag you to stop the play.
Yi-jun:OK, but they better tag lightly!

pick-up game
（康乐性质的）球类游戏
Let’s get a pick-up game going!
我们来玩个接球游戏吧！

touch football
触身式美式足球。这是美式足球的变种，规则是用手触及持球人身体的动作，来取代擒抱或摔倒动作
I played touch football all the time when I was a kid.
我小时候总是在玩触身式美式足球。

cheerleader (n.)
拉拉队员
My daughter thinks she can be a cheerleader her whole life.
我女儿以为她一辈子都会当拉拉队员。

pad (n.)
（运动员穿戴的）护具
Get your pads on before you go skateboarding.
玩滑板前先戴上护具。

tackle (v.)
〔美式足球）擒抱并摔倒对方球员
Don’t tackle me too hard.
别太凶猛地拦截我。

barely (adv.)
几乎没有
A: Are you old enough to be in the bar?
你年纪够大到进入酒吧吗？
B: Barely. I just turned 19 today!
差一点就不行。我在今天变成十九岁！

contact (n.)
触碰
Do you think mankind has made contact with aliens?
你觉得人类有和异形接触过吗？

tag (v.)
（抓人游戏中的）用手触碰对方导致对方失败
Even adults can enjoy playing tag.
就算是大人也可以玩抓鬼游戏。

怡君：多亏你提醒。我们会当心疯狂驾驶的。
荷莉：（走过来）你们好啊。想要玩触身式美式足球游戏吗？
怡君：美式足球？听来很危险。或许我当个拉拉队就好了。
荷莉：拜托，怡君。这超好玩。你都看过电视播的美式足球了。
怡君：嗯，是啦。而且我也看到穿护具的男生被扑倒。我们没有护具。我不想被扑倒。
荷莉：在触身式美式足球赛当中，很少会有身体碰触。大家只会用手碰你，来阻止进攻。
怡君：好吧，但是他们最好碰轻一点！

Yi-jun strolls over

Yi-jun:Does anyone need a drink?
Rich: I’ll take one. [as Yi-jun comes back] How’s the cooler situation?
Yi-jun:It’s still stocked, and there’s plenty of ice. [gives Rich a beer] Here you are-cheers!
Rich: Cheers. You guys didn’t drive, did you?
Yi-jun:No, we walked. Why, do you need us to carry some stuff home later?
Rich: No, it’s just that it’s a holiday. With everyone out partying, there’s a lot of drunk driving.

stroll (v.)
闲晃，漫步
A: Have you seen Tony today?
你今天有见到汤尼吗？
B: Yes, he strolled by a few minutes ago.
有啊，他几分钟前才经过。

cooler (n.)
户外用）冰桶，冷藏箱
A: Do you have any beer in that cooler?
那个冰箱里有啤酒吗？
B: Only enough for me!
只有我自己的份。

stocked (a.)
库存充足的
The refrigerator is stocked with fresh fruit.
冰箱里放有许多新鲜水果。

drunk driving
酒醉驾车
Drunk driving is a very serious crime in the US.
在美国酒醉驾车是严重的罪行。

怡君闲晃过来

怡君：有谁想喝饮料？
李奇：我要来一瓶。（怡君过来时）冰桶里目前情况如何？
怡君：里面还是装得满满的，还有很多冰块。（递啤酒给李奇）给你——干杯！
李奇：干杯。你们没开车吧？
怡君：没，我们走来的。怎样，你要我们待会拿些东西回家吗？
李奇：不是，只是因为今天是假日。大家都出外聚会玩乐，很多人酒后驾车。

After the meal

Rich: Are you going to watch the Indy Five Hundred on TV this weekend?
Taylor:I’m not really into racecar driving.
Rich: You were when we were in high school. That, and baseball.
Taylor:Yeah, well, times change. Look at you-you’re a father now. You can’t say that you haven’t changed.
Rich: True, but I still have to watch my baseball. The season’s in full swing now.
Taylor:I mean, I know spring training’s over, but I’m just not into all that.
Rich: [Knocking on Taylor’s head] Hello? Is the real Taylor in there?

Indy Five Hundred
印地安拿波里五百大赛车。Indy是美国印地安那州首Indianapolis 的简称，这个「印地安拿波里五百大赛车」是全球最知名的年度赛车盛事。racecar 则是指赛车场上的「赛车」
I’ve never seen the Indy Five Hundred race.
我从未看过印地安纳波里五百大赛车。

That_and….
除了（刚刚说的）那个，还有…。
My wife is here. That, and my job, will keep me in Taiwan.
我老婆在这。除了这之外，还有我的工作，都会将我留在台湾。

餐后

李奇： 你这周末要看印地安拿波里五百大赛车的电视转播吗？
泰勒： 我其实对赛车兴趣不大。
李奇： 我们高中时，你倒挺有兴趣的。除了那个外，还有棒球。
泰勒： 对呀，时空背景变了。看看你——你现在是个爸爸了。你可别说你都没变。
李奇： 的确，但是我还是非看棒球不可。现在球季正打得火热呢。
泰勒： 我是说，我知道春季训练已经结束了，但我就是对那些不感兴趣。
李奇： （敲泰勒的头）哈啰，真正的泰勒在里面吗？