留學生在中國 第33期 Team Sport 集體運動
Chapter 33 Volleyball -- A Team Sport
David：What is your favorite sport?
你最喜歡的運動是什麼？You：My favorite sport is playing volleyball.
我最喜歡打排球。
David：How long have you played volleyball?
你打多久了？You：10 years on and off. Actually volleyball is a team sport and sometimes we can’t get enough people who also love to play volleyball, to make up a team and pay the fare. If you’re by yourself, then it’s not so much fun. It’s only practice … exercise.
斷斷續續有10年了。排球是一項集體運動，有時候都湊不夠人一起打球、分攤費用；但一個人打又沒意思，就成了一種練習了。David：Maybe too individual?
太孤單了吧？You：Well, it’s different from playing with other people. Too boring. I like volleyball because it is a team sport. I can play and communicate with others and we can all enjoy playing the game together.
對啊，自己打不如找人一塊兒打，自己打太悶了。我愛打排球就是因爲它是集體運動，可以和別人交流，一起享受運動的樂趣。David：By the way, I heard that the Chinese national volleyball team is one of the best in the world. Is it true?
順便說一下，我聽說中國國家排球隊是世界上最棒的，是嗎？You：Yes. Women’s volleyball in particular. There was a time they played so well that they won the championship for five times in a row. Lang Ping was the most famous player back then. She was the team captain. She later coached the national team.
中國女排是這樣的。有一段時間女排表現極佳，獲得五連冠。郎平以前是女排中最出色的隊員，也是以前女排的隊長。退役後執教中國女排。David：How about men’s volleyball?
男排怎樣呢？You：Men's volleyball pales when compared with the achievements of the women's. But men are better known for their achievements in basketball, like Yao Ming.
沒有女排成績好。男籃很不錯，姚明就是一名很出色的隊員。and off 開和關，引申爲“斷斷續續，陸續”
同類型的表達方式有 come and go 來來回回
The old man standing against an oak tree had viewed many people came and went.
依着樹站着的老人，目睹過好多的人來人往的滄桑。
vidual adj.個人的，個體的
Individual action coming together can make a huge difference in history.
單個人的行爲彙集起來就能強大到足夠改變歷史。
h n.& vt.教練；執教
The one who coached me is not a good coach, for he always make a hog of himself.
我的教練，不是個好教練，因爲他總是很邋遢。
