每日英语看我的Unit3：Roger Federer 费德勒
- 对话原文
- 对话练习题
- 语法讲解
- 单词讲解
Gary: So, I was watching ESPN yesterday.
昨天我在看体育频道。
Marni: Which sport?
什么体育比赛?
Gary: In fact, they were talking about a particular person who plays tennis.
事实上，他们正在讨论一位网球运动员。
Marni: OK, so I know a few names in tennis.
我知道几个网球运动员。
Gary: Go on.
说吧。
Marni: Roger Federer.
罗杰·费德勒。
Gary: Bingo. Done.
是的，就是他。
Marni: Oh. Wow.
哇。
Gary: That’s exactly it. This guy is everywhere. He’s hugely popular. So successful.
就是他。他真是无处不在啊，他非常出名，非常成功。
Marni: I guess he must be if I’ve heard of him.
鉴于我听说过他，他肯定很出名。
Gary: Yeah. He’s won countless titles. He’s broken records. He’s won consecutive Grand Slams.
他赢得了无数的奖杯，他打破过记录。他连续在大满贯夺冠。
Marni: But the French Open just happened, and he did not win, correct?
但是他没有在刚刚举行的法国公开赛夺冠，对吗?
Gary: I saw that as well. Yeah, he didn’t do very well.
我也看了那场比赛。他表现得不太好。
Marni: So sometimes even the great ones fall flat.
所以有时候，再伟大的人也会失败。
Gary: Maybe there was something wrong with his racket.
也许他的球拍有些问题。
Marni: Oh, you think so?
你觉得是这个原因吗?
Gary: I don’t know.
我不知道。
Marni: I think that’s a racket.
开玩笑的。
Gary: Maybe it was the court.
也可能是场地问题。
Marni: Perhaps. Regardless, he’s still a great player.
也可能。无论如何，他是一个伟大的运动员。
Gary: He’s a phenomenal player. And he can run so quickly on the court, and his serves are super powerful. I would last about three minutes against Roger Federer on a tennis court.
他是一个了不起的运动员。他在球场上的跑动很快，他发球很有力。如果和他在球场上对打我估计只能打3分钟。
Marni: More than I would last.
我肯定时间更短。
Unit3：对话练习题
1.Which sport does Roger Federer play?
A Baseball.
B Tennis.
C Basketball.
D Hockey.
2.Why does Gary think Federer is a great athlete?
A He is very rich.
B He won consecutive titles.
C He is better than Gary at tennis.
D He is good looking.
3.If somebody’s plan doesn’t work out, it __.
A breaks
B records
C consecutive
D falls flat
4.Which sentence uses a comparison of quantity?
A She is older than Peter.
B We’re faster than they are.
C George has more toys than Henry.
D Tom likes her better.
答案：BBDC
详解：
1.In fact, they were talking about a particular person who plays tennis.
2.Yeah. He’s won countless titles. He’s broken records. He’s won consecutive Grand Slams.
3.失败、不成功
4.数量比较
Unit3：语法点讲解
More (time) than I would last.
数量比较
有很多表达数量比较的方式。当表达不可数名词，如coffee,bread,love时，用more than和less than。
例：My mother loves me more than she loves my sister.
我妈妈爱我胜过爱我姐姐。
当表达可数名词，如apples,people,records，用more than和fewer than。
例：Jake has fewer friends than Paul.
Jack的朋友比Paul的少。
表达两个事物数量相同，当表达不可数名词时，用as many as和as little as。
例：I use as little milk in my coffee as you do.
我在咖啡里加的牛奶和你一样少。
当表达可数名词时，用as many as和as few as。
例：There are as few people at this movie as there were at the last movie we saw.
这次电影院里的人比我们上次看电影时少。
Unit3：单词讲解
fall flat v.
【释义】失败、不成功
【例句】My joke about the plumber really fell flat. No one laughed!
我关于水管工的笑话不成功，没有人笑。
last v.
【释义】持续
【例句】If this movie lasts much longer, I’m going to fall asleep.
如果这电影更长，我就要睡着了。
racket n.
【释义】球拍
【例句】Sally bought a pink tennis racket yesterday.
Sally昨天带来了一个粉丝球拍
that's a racket expr.
【释义】开玩笑、骗局
【例句】My mom said, “That’s a racket,” when I told her mice had eaten all of the cookies in the jar.
当我告诉妈妈老鼠把罐子里的饼干都吃了，她说：“开玩笑的吧”。
break v.
【释义】打破
【例句】I’ve been training hard for my race, so I think I’ll break my person record.
我为了比赛拼命训练，我觉的我将会打破个人纪录。
countless adj.
【释义】无数
【例句】I’ve seen countless Western films but I never get tired of them.
我看过无数的西部片，但我从来都看不厌。
record n.
【释义】纪录
【例句】She ran the race so fast, she set a new record.
她跑得非常快，创造了新的纪录。
title n.
【释义】冠军、奖项
【例句】The basketball team won the title.
篮球队夺得了冠军。
phenomenal adj.
【释义】了不起的、厉害的
【例句】This pizza is phenomenal. I’ve never eaten pizza this good in my whole life.
这个披萨太好吃了，我从没吃过这么好吃的披萨。
consecutive adj.
【释义】连续
【例句】We played consecutive games at the volleyball tournament last weekend.
上周我们在网球锦标赛里连续打了几场比赛。
