Unit 29 Fencing Parry
第二十九單元 劍術─格擋
對話
A:Judging from your clothes, I'd say you're getting ready for fencing.
甲:從你穿的衣服判斷,我覺得你準備要去擊劍。
B:That's right. I'm fencing against Ray soon. I will be thrusting and parrying all afternoon.
乙:沒錯。我待會要跟阿雷較量。整個下午都要練習刺劍和格擋。
A:Sounds good. Do you think you will score more than him?
甲:聽起來蠻不錯的。你覺得你的得分會比他多嗎?
B:I hope so. You should come watch.
乙:希望如此。你應該來觀賽。
運動英語通
◎judge vt. & vi.判斷
例:Don't judge a book by its cover. (不要從一本書的封面去評斷它的內容╱不要以貌取人。)(諺語)
◎fencing n. 劍術(不可數)
例:To put it simply, fencing is a sport in which two people fight with a long thin sword. (簡單來說,劍術就是一種兩個人拿細長的劍互鬥的運動。)
*to put it simply簡單來說
◎thrust vt. & vi. 刺
例:The fencer extended his sword to thrust his opponent. (擊劍者伸劍刺向對手。)
◎parry vt. & vi. 格擋
例:Parrying is a defensive action in which a fencer blocks the opponent's attack.(格擋是擊劍者阻擋對方攻擊的一個防禦動作。)
*block vt. 阻擋
*defensive a. 防禦的
有氧補給站
◎foil n.(劍術初學者使用的)鈍頭劍
例:John used a foil when he practiced. (約翰練習的時候使用鈍頭劍。)
◎lunge vi. 向前衝刺
例:Ted lunged at me with a knife. (泰德拿了一把刀朝我衝刺過來。)
運動小百科
劍術於 1896 年第1屆雅典奧運便被列入正式比賽項目。從前舉行劍術比賽時,會由4個裁判分別站在賽場的4個角落計分。自從電子計分系統啟用之後,只要其中一位選手擊中對手的得分部位,計分板就會亮燈,這個方式比早期用肉眼判斷來得準確而且公平。這套系統將導電裝置裝在比賽雙方的面罩、衣服還有劍上。