December, 12

Elementary-Foul

Key Vocabulary

1.       foul=an act in sports that is against the rule(犯规)

2.       reference=person who makes sure that players act according to the rules in a game or sports(informal,裁判)

3.       screw up=make a mistake

4.       free throw=a chance to shoot the ball due to a foul made by the opponent(罚球)

5.       three pointer=a shot that scores three pointers in a game

6.       travel=take more steps with the basketball than the rule allows(走步)

7.       be run=the act of quickly going to get beer

A: Has the game started yet?

B: Yeah, about 5 minutes ago.

A: Who’s winning?

B: The Bulls of course!

A: What! That’s wasn’t a foul! Come on, ref!

B: Don’t worry; Shaq always screws up free throws.

A: You were right! He didn’t make the shot!

B: That was a great shot, a three pointer, yeah!

A: Did you see that? He traveled and the ref didn’t call it!

B: This ref needs glasses. Hey ref, open your eyes! I can’t believe he didn’t see that!

A: Okay…end of the first quarter… Alright, I’m gonna make a beer run.