dario: good afternoon brian. you look very tired today.

brian: i am. i stayed up all night to watch the soccer.

dario: i hate soccer. it's such a dumb game.

brian: there is no way that you can say that soccer is a dumb game!

dario: people with two perfectly good arms play soccer but the rules say that you can't use them to touch the ball!

brian: but that's what soccer is all about. skillfully moving the ball with just your feet and head!

dario: i told you that it was dumb!

brian: maybe you think it's dumb because you can't play soccer well?

dario: i prefer to play a sport that let's me use the whole of my body - like swimming!

戴瑞奥：下午好，布莱恩。你今天看起来很疲倦。
布莱恩：不错。我为了看足球一夜没睡。
戴瑞奥：我讨厌足球，那是一种愚蠢的比赛。
布莱恩：你不可以说足球是愚蠢的比赛。
戴瑞奥：踢足球的人两只胳膊一点儿毛病都没有，可却规定你不准用胳膊碰球！
布莱恩：可这正是踢足球的关键所在，只用你的脚和头巧妙地传球！
戴瑞奥：我跟你说了这很愚蠢！
布莱恩：也许你觉得足球愚蠢是因为你踢不好足球吧？
戴瑞奥：我宁愿做一种能让我运用全身的运动，比如说游泳！

new words 新单词

1) folks: parents
父母
my folks were very strict and said that i had to come home before midnight even if i was at a party.
我的父母很严厉，他们说即便我去参加晚会也必须在午夜前回家。

2) video game: a game played on a computer or console like play station
电子游戏，在电脑上或诸如游戏站的控制台上玩的游戏
i have wasted so many hours playing video games instead of studying.
我已经浪费了太多的时间玩游戏，而没有学习。

3) electric guitar: a musical instrument, a guitar that uses electricity to make it loud
电吉他，一种乐器，用电来发出响声的吉他
most teenage boys dream of having an electric guitar and of becoming a rock star one day.
十几岁的男孩子大多都梦想有一个电吉他，并且某一天能成为摇滚明星。

dialogue-对话

jessie: did your parents ever make you learn a musical instrument when you were younger?

tina: i went to piano lessons every saturday morning for five years.

jessie: did you like going or did your parents force you?

tina: they forced me to go. i really hated it.

jessie: i used to wait until my brother went out with his friends and then borrowed his guitar.

tina: can you play any songs on the guitar?

jessie: i can still remember some of them, i suppose.

tina: i have a guitar in the closet. maybe you could play something for me?

jessie: no problem! it will be like re-visiting my childhood.

杰茜：你小的时候你父母让你学过乐器吗？
蒂娜：有五年的时间我每个星期六早晨去上钢琴课。
杰茜：你自己愿意去的还是你父母强迫你去的？
蒂娜：他们强迫我去的。我真的很讨厌去。
杰茜：我曾经等到哥哥跟朋友出门的时候借他的吉他。
蒂娜：你能用吉他演奏歌曲吗？
杰茜：我想我还能记得一些。
蒂娜：我的壁橱里有一个吉他，也许你能给我弹一首？
杰茜：没问题！就好象重返童年一样。