體育美語: 花樣遊泳 - Synchronized Swimming
Y: Hi, this is Yang Chen. P: And I'm Patrick. (Splashing, pool sounds) P: Yang Chen, do you know why we are at the swimming pool? Y: We are going to talk about swimming. P: But we aren't just talking about swimming. We are going to be talking about the Olympic sport of synchronized swimming. Y: Synchronized swimming? 花樣遊泳!!!Do we have to talk about it. Patrick? P: Yes, we do. Synchronized S-Y-N-C-H-R-O-N-I-Z-E-D swimming, Yang Chen. You know, the sport that combines swimming, gymnastics and dance. Why do you ask? Y: 我告訴你一個秘密,你可保證不能告訴別人。我特別不喜歡Synchronized swimming. What a dumb sport! P: How can you say that, Yang Chen? Those swimmers work really hard to get their routines in perfect unison. It is a very demanding sport, requiring strength and artistry. Y: Strength力量,artistry 藝術,少拿這些大詞兒嚇唬我。 It's a dumb sport. It's dumb. I just don't get it. P: Oh, come on, Yang Chen. It is like ballet in the water. In fact, the sport is sometimes called "water ballet". (Nutcracker music?) Y: "Water Ballet" 水上芭蕾?噢,這下我明白我為什麽不喜歡Synchronized swimming了,因為我不喜歡芭蕾! P: Well, then I guess I am just going to have to show you how demanding a sport synchronized swimming is. Let's try to synchronize some of our moves. Y: Do we have to, Patrick? P: Yes, Yang Chen. We have to. Okay-- Raise your right hand in the air, then reach down and touch your left foot like I am doing, while lifting your right foot. Y: So, I raise my right hand,抬起右手touch my left foot, 摸左腳,then lift my right foot. 抬起右腳。喂,喂Patrick, 你開什麽玩笑。這太難了!I am losing my balance! Ooooh, noooo! (Splash!) Help!
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