User Comments - zhenlijiang
zhenlijiang
Posted on: World Cup Football
June 27, 2010 at 3:20 AMHi 老师们，下面的部分我是听不清楚的（有这么多，不好意思）。麻烦你们指教一下好吗？
00:18
Jenny: 它是比--其实是介于中级和高级之间的一个，这种说......
John: 对。
Jenny: ......过渡的一个，程度。
John: 词汇～有一点难。
01:07
John: 我觉得足球就是跑来跑去。
Jenny: （笑）而且是......
John: 没意思。
Jenny: ......对呀，场上二十二个人zhen?一个球没意思，是吗。
John: （笑）
Jenny: 其实--我觉得除了在北美以外，足球在世界上其他地方都非常地受欢迎。……
01:47
Jenny: 对，"四"就是那个数字嘛。"强"就是，um--强壮，有实力的那个意思。因为你当然能够进 semi-finals 就证明你挺有实力 qing?挺强的，对不对。
03:19
Jenny: ......没有线索（笑）。不知道它在讲什么。
John: 我也想起来了。"天时"指的是，时间。
Jenny: 时间，或者这种天气......
John : ～啊。
Jenny: 对。就说一个自然的这种情况，对吧。然后"地利"。
John: 这是 geography？
Jenny: 对，对。其实在这个比赛的时候我们就说的--比如你在这个场地比赛。然后你对这个场地很熟悉。那么你就有的是地利。
03:59
Jenny: 人和就是--um, 周围的人都很，这个怎么像齐心协力地帮助你。天时地利人和。……
04:13
Jenny: 最开始的时候--对，它讲的是这个打仗的时候，做仗的一些策略。
John: 那这六个字在一起，应该怎么理解？
Jenny: 这六个字写在一起我觉得就像你说的，可能就是 home advantage。
John: 啊，本来不是说......
Jenny: 本来是～一样东西，对嘛。
04:43
Jenny: 那个方向，对。主治主任的主。那东道主就是你是这个，主办的国家啊，主办的这一方。所以，啊，你就有这些天时地利人和。比如说足球世界杯这一，今年在德国嘛。那德国队，那他们可能一直在--对这个场地也很熟悉，然后就占有地利，对不对。天时就是是在他们自己国家比赛。那他们也不需要去飞很远的路啊，什么的。
05:32
John : ～啊。（笑）
Jenny: 不是！（笑）你每天都在看什么！ 阵容其实就是人员的组合，啊。这个好像我们说xiaqihuir?打仗排兵布阵那个阵。 阵容。
05:57
Jenny: 那你现在也可以来被教育一下，那么我们下听一遍课文吧。
07:53
Jenny: 它就是说，这种，一起会持续的一种比赛，对不对。
John: 啊，美国的那个 World Series ......
Jenny: 也算联赛我觉得，对。或者经常解释就是 league，对嘛。
John: Oh, league.
Jenny: 不同的，soccer leagues。
08:24
Jenny: 拿冠军。那这个可能--对--我因为中文是母语嘛，我比较会忽视这一些小的词，但是其实学者语言地说，这个很重要啊。
08:52
Jenny: 啊--也可以，但是严格地说～， 我们比较常说是拿冠军，而不是赢冠军。
John: 啊，这个我也以前不知道。
09:30
John: 那这个卫冕是不是以前有--另外个意思？
09:42
Jenny: 你不要老问我～突然袭击--因为我觉得其实卫冕蛮 graphic 的这种意思，对吗。你冠军会有一个头衔嘛。
John: Ah.
Jenny: 可能大家想的种 beauty pageant（笑），第一名都有一个皇冠，然后她……
10:23
Jenny: 对。在英文里面你们会做怎么样的解释啊？
10:51
Jenny: 如果我们跟巴西比赛，然后赢了巴西，那就是爆出冷门们。
11:02
Jenny: 对对对，但是我们没有能够爆冷，我觉得我们能够 qualify 啊，能够取得|参赛|资格可能已经是一种冷门了。
John: （笑）
Jenny: 好多中国的球迷肯定现在～～～～，我们实力......
John: ～～应该开始嘛。
12:21
Jenny: 那我觉得其实看体育的时候经常大家会这样，会比较狭隘。
12:53
Jenny: ……我非常非常地喜欢看欧洲的几个联赛。
John: 那你跟谁看呢？
Jenny: 跟我爸爸妈妈--因为我们一家都是体育迷。所以这些，可能～情况会少一点了，一家人一起看比赛。所以……
13:24
John: 其实我也会看。是一种--怎么说呢......
Jenny: 但对你来说，可能比较多的是一种消遣。Just for fun，对吧。
John: 啊对对，对。
Jenny: 你没有事情做得 ～ your own time。
John: 很多人一起热闹一下。～。
13:47
Jenny: ……那你可能比较喜欢--你什么比较喜欢安静一些的活动。--看书？
John: Uh ... 我会上网，我不看电视。
Jenny: Ah ...好的。
John: 我觉得好浪费时间。但是你要知道，不看球赛并不意味着--不打球，对吧。
Jenny: 对对对，所以你自己经常caiyu?体育运动。
提前谢谢了！
Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 24, 2010 at 5:19 PMHopefully three hours from now our guys will have shown us they're tough enough after all and that being short is not a fatal shortcoming. My fingers are crossed.
Posted on: 朝鲜巴西血战
June 24, 2010 at 6:22 AM谢谢你们提供这么多很有意思的，很有用的生词！学好这篇课之后，我在这里想说的才能表达出来吗？可能吧。
* 上面"在这里想说的"是链接！*
BTW I really wish this conversation was being picked up as a Related Conversation ... couldn't it like be manually added perhaps?
Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 24, 2010 at 4:15 AM哎呀，还没全好吗。还好你不能喝啤酒…
下午能早退吗？你也早点儿吃（叁鸡汤之类的怎么样？）饭，八点睡觉吧。两点起床就行。今天的比赛是最重要的！
Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 24, 2010 at 3:40 AM日本时间凌晨三点半，日本对丹麦要开赛。丹麦得赢，日本平局就能出线。连我老母都打算早点儿吃饭早点儿小睡，好好准备为国队助威。我们明天一定会好困！
Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 24, 2010 at 2:25 AMYep and that's only true for those tough enough to not give up till the end.
Well deserved!
Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 24, 2010 at 1:06 AMFYI there is an Upper Inter lesson (from 2006). It doesn't go deep into terminology but Supplementary Vocab does have Red Card and Yellow Card. Actually, some of the English translations of those terms should probably be revised ...
Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 23, 2010 at 3:48 PMI hope the US get through to the next round. They have a bunch of talented players and a great, never-die attitude (they're always that way though come to think of it. and they're playing without the fervent support from home many other teams have!). Would enjoy seeing them go far.
Japan tough? What they are is boring me out of my mind (they have to be by far the most boring team in this 世界杯, though I suppose it will be worth it if they're able to advance as I said to Changye some days ago). But somebody there needs to remember you're supposed to try to take some serious shots on goal during games!
France and Italy (England too probably, though I like their array of talent much better) are big names but aging teams that had their best chances years ago when their major stars were shining brightest, not now. They're veteran players, coming off hard seasons, exhausted, injured. Not at all surprising that they should struggle.
I do hope a couple of African teams make it into the next round. Ghana maybe? Looking quite difficult but I really wish Cote D'Ivoire would.
Brazil are really alone among the 32 teams; they're on a different plane. Doesn't mean they'll win though. The World Cup isn't about finding out who's the best team of soccer players right? It's just about playing to see who wins it!
* England played to win like they had to today. And looks like the US won in the dying minutes. Great games. OK and I take that back about England with their best chances in the past. Two exciting teams going onto the next round. 很棒！ *
Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 23, 2010 at 11:59 AMJohn we've been talking about it now for two weeks, in the Elementary World Cup and Diamonds lesson (205 comments!), in the News and Features, and all in Chinese here, and all in Japanese here!
And not done yet! （＾ｖ＾）
Posted on: An Unplanned Tan
June 28, 2010 at 2:51 AMJapanese women don't like getting 晒黑 either! John must be talking about those gan-gro's (link courtesy of Kimiik). That was an aberration.
But Chinese women do seem much more intent than us about avoiding the rays. After class one summer day we were all walking to lunch. My teacher (20's, fair-skinned) singled me out and said "Aren't you concerned? You're getting all this sun." because I wasn't wearing a hat or using a 伞. She had a black parasol. I assured her I don't leave the house in the daytime before applying 防晒霜 (on face, hands, arms and neck) first. But she didn't seem convinced I was doing enough, seemed genuinely puzzled at my nonchalance.
Actually I am very well-equipped regarding anti-UV gear. I have a huge sun visor, foldable hat, 太阳镜 (word was one year that perceiving the strong rays through your eyes tells your brain you need to produce melanin quickly), collapsible 阳伞 yángsǎn that doubles as 雨伞 yǔsǎn, three pairs of fingerless gloves (long, short, lightweight), five SPF30 (and 40) patagonia shirts. I just get lazy about using them sometimes. But when I bring the laundry in in about an hour I will put on gloves and visor at least.