壹蘋果網絡 | 國際雙語天下 | Unit 44 Modern Pentathlon──Cross-country Running 第四十四單元現代五項──越野賽跑| 2008-06-13

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對話
A：What event will your son be swimming in today?
甲：你兒子今天要參加什麼游泳項目？
B：The 200 meter freestyle. Did your husband come with you to watch the competition?
乙：200公尺自由式。你先生和你一起來看比賽嗎？
A：No. He took our daughter to a riding competition. She's crazy about horses.
甲：沒有。他帶我們的女兒去參加騎馬比賽。她很喜歡馬。
B：That sounds great. My daughter is interested in cross-country running.
乙：聽起來很棒。我女兒對越野賽跑很有興趣。

運動英語通
◎modern pentathlon　現代五項
＊pentathlon　n.五項運動
＊decathlon　n.十項運動
◎meter n. 米，公尺
◎freestyle n.自由式
例：Today's swimming event will be the 200m freestyle race.（今天要舉行的比賽是 200 公尺自由式。）
◎competition n.競賽（= contest）
例：An international photography competition will be held in Tokyo next year.（東京將在明年舉行一場國際攝影比賽。）
◎be crazy about sb/sth為……瘋狂，熱愛……
例：Dennis is crazy about soccer. （丹尼斯很熱愛足球。）
◎be interested in N/V-ing對……有興趣
例：Sally is interested in cooking.（莎莉對烹飪很有興趣。）
◎cross-country a.越野的
例：Cross-country skiing is a popular winter sport in many countries. （越野滑雪在很多國家是很受歡迎的冬季運動。）