體育美語: 劃艇運動 Crew (or Bowing)

體育美語: 001講

 

Y: Hi, this is Yang Chen.

P: And I'm Patrick. So, today Yang Chen we are going to be introducing everyone to this sport...

(Sound effect of rowing)

P: It's called crew. C-R-E-W.

Y: That's right. Crew也叫rowing，就是劃艇運動。

P: Crew or rowing is a sport with an ancient history, but the first races took place in England.

(God Save the Queen music).

Y: 最早的crew比賽開始於英國，在牛津這些英國大學非常流行。不過劃艇運動也是美國大學校園曆史最悠久的一項體育活動。

P: Crew involves teams of 2, 4 or 8 rowers in a row boat called a shell.

Y: 劃艇用的船叫做shell。這是一項集體運動，有兩人，也有四人或八人一組的。

P: A shell can be very long. A shell for a team of eight rowers is about 60 feet long!

Y: Whoa, 60 feet，那就等於是18米多！

P: To row a boat that long requires a lot of upper body strength and endurance.

Y: Upper body strength 上半身要有力氣，尤其是臂力。Look at my muscles, Patrick.

P: Very impressive. I think you should take up the sport of crew or rowing and maybe someday you can participate in the Olympic games.

Y: Nah. 我雖然有upper body strength，但是endurance耐力不夠。Hmm, I could use some exercise.

P: What do you say we head to the gym and do some serious rowing?

Y: Let's go!