Unit 39 Gymnastics (6) Uneven Bars
第三十九單元 體操運動(六)─高低槓
2008年06月08日蘋果日報
對話
A:Kathy's transition from the low bar to the high bar was smooth. However, she had trouble transitioning back to the low bar.
甲:凱西從低槓到高槓的轉換很流暢。可是她再轉回到低槓就有困難了。
B:That has been her problem. That could have something to do with her grip.
乙:那一直是她的問題。這可能跟她的握法有關。
A:I think she needs to be more confident. It will make her routine more fluid.
甲:我覺得她應該更有自信。這會讓她的動作更流暢。
B:I suggest you talk to her.
乙:我建議你去和她談一談。
運動英語通
.uneven bars 高低槓
*uneven a.不對稱的
Tina’s uneven bars routine amazed all the audience.(蒂娜的高低槓動作讓全場觀眾大為驚奇。)
.transition n.變遷,轉移
I’m getting used to the transition from a student to a nine-to-fiver.(我還在習慣從學生成為上班族的轉變。)
*a nine-to-fiver 朝九晚五的上班族
.the low bar 低槓
*the high bar 高槓
.smooth a.流暢的
Don’t worry. Everything has gone smooth so far.(別擔心,目前一切都進行得很順利。)
.have trouble V-ing 很難……
= have difficulty V-ing
Jim lost his job and therefore had trouble paying the rent.(吉姆丟了工作,所以付不出房租。)
.have something / nothing to do with sb/sth
和某人/某事有關/無關
I don’t know what James does for a living, but I guess it has something to do with computers.(我不知道詹姆士以何維生,可是我猜他的工作跟電腦有關。)
*be confident about / of…
.grip n.抓握
.confident a.自信的 對……有信心
I’m confident about Mary’s ability to handle such a problem.(我對瑪麗處理該問題的能力很有信心。)
.fluid a.流暢的
Stacy’s dance is fluid and elegant.(史黛西的舞蹈流暢而優雅。)
有氧補給站
lift vt.舉起,抬起
Unlike high bar and rings, gymnasts may not be lifted to the uneven bars.(不同於單槓和吊環,體操選手不能被舉起送上高低槓。)
*gymnast n.體操選手
運動小百科
高低槓是競技體操的其中一項,它和平衡木(balance beam)一樣,都是只有女子體操才有的比賽項目。不同於單槓(high bar / horizontal bar)和吊環(rings),高低槓的體操選手須使用技術動作,選擇以助跑或助跳板作為協助,從高槓或低槓上槓。