生命在于运动，生命需要运动。如果你想强壮，运动吧!如果你想健美，运动吧!如果你想聪明，运动吧!这一期，就让我们把握时代的脉搏，追随活力的脚步，做做运动吧。

Nowadays, people regard sports not only as games, but also as a kind of culture and an indispensable part of their life. Sports stars have become the heroes of our times. They are a good topic in our daily life. 的确，运动正成为现代人日常生活中不可分割的一部分。崇尚运动，拥抱自然，你将拥有活力四射的智慧和灵魂。

这一期期刊中，你将听到橄榄球迷AL和Liu Ming之间的一番对话。他俩兴致勃勃地商量周末要去做什么事情呢？

听明白AL 和Liu周末要去干什么了吗？请把你的答案填写在下面相应的横线上。

What are they going to do this Saturday? What are the teams playing this Saturday? When will Al come to pick up Liu?

知道了AL 和 Liu Ming 周末要去看橄榄球赛之后，你还可以仔细考虑下列的一些问题。它们将有助你更深地理解对话并且学到有关making an arrangement的技巧。

Pay attention to
－how Al invites Liu to a football game,
－in what way Liu accepts Al's invitation, and,
－how they make the arrangements.

Notice that when they are making arrangements, they decide on
(1) what they will do, and
(2) when and where they will go.

听完了AL怎么邀请Liu Ming去看橄榄球赛， 你是不是也想邀请自己的朋友去看一场热火朝天的球赛呢？这个时候，你还可以这么说：

	Are you free on Sunday afternoon? Would you like to watch a football match with me?
	We're going to watch a football match this Sunday, and we'd love for you to come.
	Let's go to Beijing Workers' Stadium to watch a football match.
	Why not join us in watching the football match?

不知你是否留意到，第一、二句相对来说适用于比较正式的场合，而第三、四两句更适用于非正式场合的邀请。挑对了场合，说对了话，你在与他人交往的过程中将会显得如鱼得水，游刃有余。

提起与他人往来，自然少不了你一言我一语的谈话交流。既然彼此都是喜欢运动的同道中人，那么好好谈谈中意的运动实在是个不错的话题。抛砖引玉，我们抛出了一些运动的相关话题，希望你和你的朋友能够有所启发，畅所欲言。

	1) Is the sport popular in China?
	2) What sort of ball is used in the game?
	3) Is there any special equipment required?
	4) How many players are there on each team?
	5) Could you tell me something about the ground where the game is played?
	6) Could you tell me something about the rules of the game?
	7) Do I need any special training if I want to participate in the sport?
	8) Is the sport dangerous? Why or why not?

除了橄榄球，还有许多的运动比赛。我们都知道“网球”是tennis，但像“投铅球”short put，这类名词你一定连想都没想到吧！下面我们就会给大家献上一份运动名称小总结。

游泳 swimming “进行100公尺泳赛”是swim (in) a 100-meter race。“自由式”是freestyle。 蛙泳 breaststroke breast是“胸”，stroke是“游泳方式”。“你可以用蛙式游25公尺吗？” 是Can you swim the breaststroke for 25 meters？“蝶式”为butterfly，大概是因为动作跟蝴蝶拍翅飞行的样子很像吧！ 仰泳 backstroke “（最近）正在学仰泳” I'm learning (to swim) the backstroke. 划船 rowing 独木舟 canoeing 曲棍球 field hockey 体操 gymnastics “地板运动” 是floor exercise、“鞍马” 是pommel horse、“跳马”是vault、“单杠” 是horizontal bar、“双杠” 是parallel bars、“高低杠” 为uneven parallel bars、“吊环” 是rings、“平衡木” 为balance beam。 桌球，乒乓球 table tennis 手球 team handball 田径运动 track and field 100公尺赛跑 100-meter race “100公尺跳栏” 是100-meter hurdles，“三千公尺障碍赛” 是3,000-meter steeplechase，“四百公尺接力赛” 是400-meter relay。 跳高 high jump 跳远 long jump 三级跳远 triple jump 撑杆跳 pole vault 投铅球 shot put “铅球” 是shot。 掷铁饼 discus throw

除了做一些运动，我们也可能做一些游戏，它们用英语要怎么说呢？记下这些词汇，也唤回一些童心吧！

滑梯 slide “来滑滑梯”为play on the slide。 秋千 swing “来玩荡秋千” 是play on the swings、“摇荡秋千”是pump one's legs。请别人从后面“帮我推一下” 是Give me a push。 跷跷板 seesaw 这个字是由两个人拉着一个锯子锯（saw）一棵树的动作而来。 单杠 horizontal bar / chin-ups bar “引体向上”是chin-ups / pull-ups。“你可以做几个引体向上？” How many chin-ups can you do? 跳房子 hopping hop是“单脚跳”的意思。 跳绳 jump rope / skip rope 捉迷藏 hide-and-seek “来玩捉迷藏” 是play hide-and-seek。 俯卧撑 push-ups “俯卧撑十次！”是Do ten push-ups。 仰卧起坐 sit-ups “我不喜欢做仰卧起坐。” 是I hate doing sit-ups。