Horse-racing配套文本及練習(xí)

Horseracing配套文本及練習(xí)配套文本Peter:WhatareyougoingtowatchonTV,Dad?彼得:你要看什么電視節(jié)目，爸爸？Mr.Lang:I'mgoingtowatchtheKentuckyDerby.朗先生:我要看肯塔基德比。Peter:That'sahorserace,isn'tit?彼得:那是賽馬，對嗎？Mr.Lang:Yes,itisoneofthemostfamoushorseracesintheworld.Itbeganin1875andhasrunonthefirstSaturdayinMayeveryyearsincethen.朗先生:是的，它是世界上最著名的賽馬賽事之一。起源于1875年，從那時起每年五月的第一個星期六舉行比賽。Peter:Whyisitsofamous?彼得:為什么它這么有名？Mr.Lang:Well,itisoneoftheoldesthorseracesintheworld.Andthenthere'sthetraditionthatsurroundsit.ItisalwaysruninLouisville,KentuckyintheUnitedStates.朗先生:首先，它是世界上最古老的賽馬賽事之一。其次就是關(guān)于它的傳統(tǒng)性。它一直在美國肯塔基州的路易斯維爾舉行。Peter:Haveyoueverbeenthere?彼得:你去過那里嗎？Mr.Lang:Yes,Ivisitedthereabouttenyearsago.It'sabeautifulracetrack.Therearelovelyflowerseverywhereandeveryonedressesintheirbestclothes.朗先生:是的，我大約十年前去過那里。那里的賽道很漂亮，到處都是美麗的鮮花，每個人都穿著自己最好的衣服。Peter:WhyelseistheKentuckyDerbyfamous?彼得:肯塔基賽馬會之所以有名還有什么原因？Mr.Lang:Iguessit'sbecauseofthequalityofhorsesthattheraceattracts.朗先生:我想是參與這項(xiàng)賽事的賽馬的質(zhì)量很高。Peter:They'regood?彼得:那些賽馬很棒嗎？Mr.Lang:They'reamongthebestthree-year-oldsintheworld.朗先生:它們都是世界上最好的三歲馬。Peter:Three-year-olds?彼得:三歲賽馬？Mr.Lang:Theraceisrestrictedtothesehorsesthatarethreeyearsold.Sothey'rejustatthestartoftheircareers.朗先生:比賽規(guī)定參賽的馬匹必須是三歲。此時它們正處在比賽生涯的開始階段。Peter:Itsoundsliketheyareawfullyyoung.彼得:聽起來它們非常年輕。Mr.Lang:Well,ahorsestartsracingwhenit'stwoyearsoldsoitreallyonlyhastwoorthreegoodyearsofracingbeforeitretires.朗先生:是的。一匹馬兩歲時開始參加比賽。在退役以前，它只有兩至三年的黃金賽齡。Peter:Thatmustbenice.Youworkfortwoyears,andthenretire.WherecanIgetajoblikethat?彼得:那肯定很好。你工作兩年，然后退休。我到哪兒找那樣的工作？Mr.Lang:Yes,itdoessoundlikeaneasyjob,doesn'tit?But,infact,notthatmanyhorseslastthatlong.Racingisveryhardphysicallyonthehorsesandmanyofthemhaveleginjuriesthatendtheircareer.朗先生:是的，聽起來像是簡單的工作，不是嗎？但實(shí)際上，不是很多馬都可以堅(jiān)持那么久的。賽馬對于馬的身體是個極大的挑戰(zhàn)，許多馬都因?yàn)橥葌Y(jié)束了它們的比賽生涯。Peter:Dobothmaleandfemalehorsesrace?彼得:公馬與母馬都參加比賽嗎？Mr.Lang:Yes,thefemalesarecalledfillies,malesarecalledcolts.It'soneofthefewsportswheremaleandfemalecompeteagainsteachotherequally.Except,they'reanimalsnothumans.朗先生:是的，母的叫做filly（小母馬），公的叫做colt（小公馬）。它是雄性和雌性彼此平等競爭的少數(shù)幾項(xiàng)運(yùn)動之一。不過，它們是動物而不是人類。Peter:Whatabouttheriders?Aretheybothmenandwomen?彼得:那騎手呢？男女都有嗎？Mr.Lang:No,almostallridersaremen.Theyhavetobeverystrongandverysmallandlightbecausethehorserunsfasterifitdoesnothavetocarrytoomuchweight.朗先生:不是，幾乎所有的騎手都是男人。他們必須很強(qiáng)壯，但是身材矮小輕盈。因?yàn)槿绻R匹載重不太多的話，會跑得更快。Peter:Howfardotheyrun?彼得:它們要跑多遠(yuǎn)？Mr.Lang:Theraceisabout2000metreslongandtheyfinishitinjustalittlemorethantwominutes.朗先生:比賽要跑2000米左右，它們在兩分鐘多一點(diǎn)的時間內(nèi)就跑完全程。Peter:That'sfast!Alotfasterthanpeoplecanrun.彼得:真快！比人跑得快多了。Mr.Lang:It'sreallyexcitingtoseethemracingtogethertowardsthefinishline.Theymakeasoundalmostlikethunderandthecrowdisyellingandcheeringtoo.朗先生:看著它們一起跑向終點(diǎn)真刺激。它們發(fā)出的聲音像打雷一樣。人們也在叫喊歡呼。Peter:What'stheprizetheywin?彼得:它們會獲得什么獎勵呢？Mr.Lang:TheownerofthehorsegetsalmostamilliondollarsbutevenmoreimportantisthehonourofwinningtheKentuckyDerby.Thatistherealprize.朗先生:馬的主人大約會得到一百萬美金，但更重要的是肯塔基賽馬會獲勝的榮譽(yù)。那才是真正的獎品。Peter:Sowhattimeisthisraceontelevision?彼得:電視上什么時候播出這個比賽？Mr.Lang:Oh,quick,let'sturnitonbecausetheracestartsinanotherfiveminutesandIdon'twanttomissit.朗先生:啊，快點(diǎn)！趕快把電視打開，因?yàn)楸荣愇宸昼姾箝_始，我不想錯過它。Peter:Itwouldbeeasytomissifitonlylaststwominutes.彼得:如果比賽只持續(xù)兩分鐘的話，很容易錯過的。Mr.Lang:Exactly.It'sfuntoseethehorsesbeforetheracestartsandpicktheoneyouthinkwillwin.朗先生:確實(shí)如此。在比賽開始之前先看看那些馬，并挑選你認(rèn)為會贏得比賽的馬是很有意思的事情。Peter:Thenlet'swatchit.彼得:那么我們看吧。

情景劇練習(xí)WhendidtheKentuckyDerbybegin?a)In1871.b)In1875.c)In1876.WhyistheKentuckyDerbysofamous?a)Itisatraditionalrace.b)Itisoneoftheoldesthorseracesintheworld.c)Itisoneofthemostbeautifulracetracksintheworld.HowoldarethesehorsesthattheKentuckyDerbyattracts?a)One-year-old.b)Two-year-old.c)Three-year-old.Whydohorseshaveshortracingcareers?a)Racingisphysicallydifficult.b)Racesareonlyforthree-year-oldhorses.c)Manyhaveinjuriesandcannolongerrace.Whichofthefollowingistrue?a)AlmostallridersinKentuckyDerbyaremen.b)Thefemalehorsesarecalledcolts,malesarecalledfillies.c)Thehorsesfinishtheraceinjustalittlemorethanthreeminutes.WhatistherealprizeofKentuckyDerby?a)Aprizeforth