PETS-2每日對(duì)話練習(xí)30

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Anne: I bet they do a good job of helping you slam-dunk.
     Mike: With these, I can almost touch the rim.
     Anne: You don't look like you play a lot of basketball, though.
     Mike: Basketball is a state of mind, not just a sport.
     Anne: But if you can't play, what's the use of buying the shoes?
     Mike: I like Jordan. I even named myself after him.
     Anne: Well, I guess you just can't help wanting “to be like Mike.”
     安:我猜這雙鞋對(duì)灌籃很有幫助。
     麥克:有了這雙鞋,我?guī)缀蹩梢悦交@框了。
     安:不過(guò)你看來(lái)不像常常打球。
     麥克:籃球是一種心靈狀態(tài),并不只是運(yùn)動(dòng)而已。
     安:不過(guò)如果你不會(huì)打球,買這些鞋有什么用處?
     麥克:我喜歡喬丹。我甚至還以他為名。
     安:呃,我猜你就是忍不住想成為‘麥克第二’吧。
    重點(diǎn)解說(shuō):
     ★ slam-dunk (v.) 灌籃
     ★ rim (n.) (籃球的)籃框,(圓形物的)邊緣
     ★ state of mind 心境
     ★ name after... 以…為名
     ★ can't help... 忍不住,無(wú)法克制
     ★ to be like Mike 想成為麥克第二。這句話是之前美國(guó)一個(gè)麥片廣告的廣告詞,跟小朋友說(shuō)多吃麥片就可以長(zhǎng)高長(zhǎng)壯,長(zhǎng)大后成為麥克喬丹第二