Unit 35 Gymnastics (2) - Floor Routine
第三十五單元 體操運動(二)──地板動作
2008年06月04日蘋果日報
對話
A:Did you like the athlete's floor routine? I didn't think it had much style.
甲:你喜歡這個選手的地板動作嗎?我覺得沒什麼風格。
B:I thought it was good. The choreography was interesting.
乙:我覺得不錯啊。動作編排得蠻有趣的。
A:But he fell when he tried the back flip.
甲:可是他試著要後空翻的時候卻跌倒了。
B:That's true. But the rest of his performance was interesting and I enjoyed it.
乙:的確。可是他其它的表現都不賴,我很喜歡。
運動英語通
.floor routine 地板動作
.style n. 風格/作風
例:Hemingway is famous for his simple and direct style of writing.(海明威以簡要直接的寫作風格聞名。)
例:It's impossible for Catherine to ask Rick out. It's just not her style.(凱瑟琳不可能約瑞克出去。這根本不是她的作風。)
.choreography n. 舞步編排
例:Megan's choreography was top-notch.(梅根編的舞步是一流的。)
*top-notch a. 頂尖的
.a back flip 後空翻
例:Can you do two back flips in a row?(你可以連續做2個後空翻嗎?)
*in a row 連續
.the rest of …其餘的……
例:Are you taking the rest of the pizza?(你要吃剩下的披薩嗎?)
.performance n. 演出
例:Susie gave a vivid performance as Juliet.(蘇西把茱麗葉這個角色演得活靈活現。)
有氧補給站
allowed a. 允許的
例:The time (which is) allowed for the floor exercise is 2 minutes.(地板運動的比賽時間是2分鐘。)
運動小百科
正式體操競賽中,體操地板多為彈簧地板(sprung floors)。彈簧地板的構成物包括彈簧(springs)、橡皮乳膠及合板(plywood)。這種有彈性的地板不僅能夠緩和體操動作所帶來的壓力與衝擊,還能增加選手翻轉時的高度。