IC1 L18 D2 Watching American Football

By Ling-Ling Lisa Shih
From Ling-LingChinese.com

IC1 L18 D2 Watching American Football

Vocabulary 

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上大学 为了 提高 水平 足球 比赛 国际 美式 脚 踢 手 抱 压 被 担心 棒 运动服 半天

ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
1   shàng on top; upon; above; upper; to attend (class or university)
2 大学  大學  xué university; college; Classifiers: 
3 为了  為了 wèi le in order to; for the purpose of
4 提高   gāo to raise; to increase; to improve
5 水平  shuǐpíng level (of achievement etc); standard
6 足球   qiú soccer football; Classifiers: 
7 比赛  比賽  sài game; competition (sports etc); match; Classifiers: ; to compete
8 国际  國際 guó  international
9 美式  měi shì American- style
10   jiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object); Classifiers:  ; classifier for kicks
11   to kick; to play (e.g. soccer)
12   shǒu hand
13   bào to hold; to carry (in one’s arms); to hug; to embrace
14   to press; to push down; to weigh down; pressure
15   bèi  by; (indicates passive-voice clauses)
16 担心  擔心 dān xīn anxious; worried; uneasy; to worry; to be anxious
17   bàng stick; club; wonderful;
18 运动服  運動服 yùndòng  sportswear; athletic clothing
19 半天  bàn tiān half a day ; a long time; quite a while

List of Characters

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ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
ID Chinese Trad. Pinyin English Definition
1   shàng on top; upon; above; upper; to get onto; to go up; to attend (class or university)
2   big; huge; large
3   xué to learn; to study; to imitate; science; -ology
4   為, 爲 wèi because of; for; to; variant of  , because of; for; to
5   to carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward; to mention; to raise (an issue); upwards character stroke; lifting brush stroke (in painting)
6   gāo surname Gao; high; tall
7   shuǐ water
8   píng  flat; level; equal; calm; peaceful; see also 平声
9   foot; to be sufficient; ample
10   qiú ball; sphere; globe; Classifiers: 
11   (particle used for comparison and “-er than”); to compare
12   sài to compete; competition; match
13   guó country; nation; state; national; Classifiers: 
14   border; edge; boundary
15   měi the Americas; abbr. for 美洲 ; beautiful
16   shì type; form; pattern; style
17   jiǎo foot; leg (of an animal or an object); Classifiers: 
18   to kick; to play (e.g. soccer)
19   shǒu hand; Classifiers: 
20   bào to hold; to carry (in one’s arms); to hug; to embrace
21   to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure
22   bèi quilt; by; (indicates passive-voice clauses)
23   dān to undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility
24   xīn heart; mind; intention; center; core; Classifiers: 
25   bàng stick; club; wonderful
26   yùn to move; to transport
27   dòng (of sth) to move
28   clothes; dress; garment
29   bàn half
30   tiān day; sky; heaven

IC 1 L18D2 Watching American Football

football vs soccer
美式足球和国际足球有什么不同?
Football vs Soccer_2.PNG
美式足球用手抱球,国际足球用脚踢足球。美式足球用橄榄球,国际足球用的球是圆形的。

Dialogue 会话:

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L18D2 Text_in Pinyin and Chinese(In PDF)

第十八课会话二 看美式足球

王朋的妹妹王红刚从北京来,要在美国商大学,现在住在高小音家里学英文。为了提高英文水平,她每天都看两个小时的电视,

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A: 快把电视打开,足球比赛开始了。

B: 是吗:我也喜欢看足球赛。。。。这是什么足球啊?怎么不是圆的?

A: 这不是国际足球,这是美式足球。

B:足球应该用脚踢,为什么那个人用手抱着跑呢?

A: 美式足球可以用手。

B: 你看,你看,那么多人都压在一起,下面的人不是要被压坏了吗?

A: 别担心,他们的身体都很棒,而且还穿特别的运动服,没问题。

B: 我看了半天也看不懂。还是看别的吧。

A:你在美国住半年就会喜欢了。我男朋友看美式足球的时候,常常连饭都忘了吃。

Quizlet for IC L18D2

Downloadable Worksheets:

 PPT for L18 (by Dr. Ling-Ling Shih)

 

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