金巴利英语口语第 7 课: Can you do the vault? 你会跳马吗？

Steve: How are you feeling, champ? Ready to go? 你感觉如何啊，冠军？准备出动了吗？

Todd: You know, if I can keep up my workouts, I think I have a chance in 2004. 你知道吗，要是我能持续锻炼的话，我觉得我在2004年有机会。

Steve: In what? 哪个项目啊？

Todd: In gymnastics. I'm pretty flexible. Look! I can even touch my toes! 体操项目。我相当具有柔软度。看！我甚至还能摸到脚趾头喔！

Steve: Can you do the vault? 你会跳马吗？

Todd: I do back flips at the pool all the time. 我在游泳池都会后空翻入水。

Steve: I don't know. I think you might be over the hill. 不知道。我想或许你已经过了巅峰。

Todd: Well, if not gymnastics, then mountain biking. 呃，若是体操不成，那么登山自行车也行。

Steve: Mountain biking is an Olympic sport? 登山自行车是奥运项目？

Todd: Since 1996 it has been. And I bet I'd be pretty good at it. I ride my mountain bike to work almost every day. 自一九九六年之后就是了。我赌自己一定很厉害。我几乎每天都骑登山自行车去上班。

Steve: If I can improve my vertical jump a few more inches, I think beach volleyball might be my ticket. 要是我的垂直跳能再高个几吋，我想海滩排球或许就是我的晋身阶了。

Todd: But whenever we play, you just sit on the sand, drink beer, and watch the girls! 可是不管我们何时在打球，你就只是坐在沙滩上喝啤酒，看美眉！

Steve: It's a beautiful sport, isn't it? 那是个很美的运动，不是吗？

Todd: To be honest, I don't think you could even win a gold in hopscotch! 老实说，我觉得你连玩跳房子都拿不到金牌！

Steve: OK, OK. Enough already. We'd better hustle. The contest starts in five minutes. 好啦……够了。我们最好动作快点。比赛再过五分钟就要开始了。