Talk About Sports in English - Improve Spoken English Conversation

Hi, I’m Liam.

嗨，我是Liam。

Welcome to Oxford Online English!

歡迎來到Oxford Online English！

In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about sport in English.

在本節課裡，您能學到怎樣用英文談論體育。

Are you a sport fan?

您是一個體育迷嗎？

What sports do you like playing?

您喜歡玩什麼運動？

Sport is a common topic in English conversation, so whether you like sport or not, it’s good

體育是在英文口說裡常見的一個主題， 那麼無論您喜歡或是不喜歡體育，都很容易

to have something to say and be able to ask some questions about sport.

來聊些東西，以及會被 問到一些關於體育的問題。

Before we start, a question: do you find it difficult to listen to English for long periods?

我們開始之前，有一個問題：您覺得 長時間聽英文是有點難嗎？

No problem – use the English subtitles to help yourself understand!

沒問題 – 字幕會幫您理解！

Turn them on now; just click the ‘CC’ button in the bottom right of your video player.

現在打開他們；點擊您的影片播放軟體 右下方的“CC”鍵就可以了。

On a smartphone, tap the settings button.

在手機上，則是敲擊設定圖示。

Do you like sport?

您喜歡體育嗎？

Yeah, I’ve always been really sporty.

是的，我一直都很喜歡運動。

I played basketball and tennis at school and university, and recently I’ve got into cycling.

我在中學和大學打籃球和網球， 最近我迷上了騎腳踏車。

What about you?

您呢？

I’m not that into sport, to be honest.

說真的，我不喜歡體育。

I’m not that athletic, and I find most sports boring to watch.

我不是運動型的，我覺得大部分的 體育運動看上去都很煩。

I go to the gym occasionally.

我偶爾去健身房。

It’s hard to motivate yourself if you don’t enjoy it.

如果您不樂在其中， 很難去激勵自己。

Do you like watching sport, too?

您也喜歡看體育嗎？

Sometimes, though I’m not a fanatic.

有時，雖然我不是一個狂熱的體育迷。

Football or tennis can be fun to watch, I think, but it’s not a big part of my life.

我想，看足球和網球有點趣味， 但那不是我生活裡很大的一部分。

I like watching tennis, too!

我也喜歡看網球。

It’s one of the only sports I’ll make an effort to see.

那是我會去看的少數幾項運動之一。

Do you like sport?

您喜歡體育嗎？

Think about how you could answer.

考慮一下您怎樣回答。

You could say something like: ‘I’ve always been really sporty.’

您可以說某些事像是：“I’ve always been really sporty.”

‘I enjoy watching sport sometimes, but I’m not a fanatic.’

”I enjoy watching sport sometimes, but I’m not a fanatic.“

‘I’m not that into sport, to be honest.’

“I’m not that into sport, to be honest.”

Do you know what the words ‘sporty’ and ‘fanatic’ mean?

您知道單字“sporty”和 “fanatic”的意思嗎？

‘Sporty’ describes someone who’s really interested in sport, and who plays sport often.

“Sporty”描述某人是真正的對體育感興趣， 並常運動。

A ‘fanatic’ literally means someone who only cares about one thing.

“fanatic”字面上意思是 僅關心一件事的人。

You can use it with an indirect meaning to describe someone who’s really interested

您可以用它的非直接意思來 描述那些真正對某事

in something.

感興趣的人。

So if you say, ‘I enjoy some sports, though I’m not a fanatic’, you mean that you

那麼如果您說：“I enjoy some sports, though I’m not a fanatic”，您的意思是您

like sport, but it’s not the most important thing for you.

喜歡運動，但對您來說，那不是 一件最重要的事情。

Okay, you have three sentences.

好了，您有三個例句。

Which is closest to your opinion?

哪一個最接近您的觀點？

These are good sentences to start talking, but remember that you should always add more

有一些好句子可以來開啟一個聊天， 但是記得您必須總是添加

detail if possible!

盡可能多的細節。

Let’s add some reasons or details to the three sentences you saw: ‘I’ve always

我們開始來添加一些理由或細節到 這三個您看到的例句裡：“I’ve always

been really sporty.

been really sporty.

I played basketball and tennis at school and university, and recently I’ve got into cycling.’

I played basketball and tennis at school and university, and recently I’ve got into cycling.”

‘I enjoy some sports, though I’m not a fanatic.

“I enjoy some sports, though I’m not a fanatic.

Playing football or something like that can be fun, but I don’t want to take it too

Playing football or something like that can be fun, but I don’t want to take it too

seriously.’

seriously.”

‘I’m not that into sport, to be honest.

“I’m not that into sport, to be honest.

I’m not very athletic and I find watching sport quite boring.’

I’m not very athletic and I find watching sport quite boring.”

These are already much better.

這些例句已經很好了。

If you can add reasons or details when you speak, your speaking will sound better, too!

當您說的時候，如果您可以加理由或 細節，您所說的聽上去會更好！

Let’s look at some useful words here:

我們來看一下這裡一些有用的單字。

‘Athletic’ describes someone who’s in good shape and who enjoys exercise and sport.

“Athletic”描述某人體型很好 喜歡鍛煉和體育運動。

If you say ‘I’m not very athletic’ you mean that you aren’t very good at sport,

如果您說“I’m not very athletic”， 您的意思是您在體育運動方面不是很好，

and probably you don’t really enjoy it, either.

並且您可能不太會去享受它。

Another very useful phrase is ‘I find…’, as in ‘I find watching sport quite boring’.

另一個非常有用的短語是“I find…”， 如同在例句“I find watching sport quite boring”。

This is a very good way to give your opinion about something.

這是一個給出您對某事的觀點 的很好方式。

For example:

例如：

‘I find watching snooker weirdly fascinating.’

“I find watching snooker weirdly fascinating.”

‘I find swimming very relaxing.’

“I find swimming very relaxing.”

‘I found volleyball much more difficult to play than I was expecting.’

“I found volleyball much more difficult to play than I was expecting.”

So, what about you?

那麼，您又是怎樣呢？

Do you like sport?

您喜歡體育嗎？

Pause the video and make at least two sentences.

暫停影片並造至少兩個句子。

Remember to add reasons and details.

記得添加理由和細節。

Okay?

好了嗎？

Next, we’re going to look at how to talk in more detail about different kinds of sport

接下來，我們要看看怎樣去談論您 玩的不同種類運動裡的

that you do.

更多細節。

So, what are you up to this weekend?

那麼，這個週末做什麼了？

We have a match on Saturday; no plans for Sunday yet.

在週六，我們有一場比賽； 但週日還沒有計劃。

A match?

一場比賽？

You mean you’re playing?

您的意思是您在參加的？

Yeah, have I not told you before?

是的，我之前沒有告訴您嗎？

I play 5-a-side football in a local league.

我在打5人制足球的本地聯賽。

We play most Saturdays.

我們大部分時間都是在週六打比賽。

Where do you play?

您在哪裡打？

Indoors, actually, in a sports hall.

室內，實際上，在一個體育館裡。

That sounds fun.

那聽上去很有趣。

How did you get into that?

您怎麼開始玩那個的？

I do it with some old friends from university.

我從大學時就和一些老朋友玩這個了。

We played when we were students, and we’ve kept it going since then.

當我們還是學生時。我們就玩了， 從那以後，我們一直持續到現在。

Anyway, what about you?

好吧，那您呢？

Any plans?

有什麼計劃？

I also have a big sporting weekend!

我也有一個大運動週末！

It’s the marathon.

那是馬拉松。

You’re doing the marathon?!

您跑馬拉松？！

Not exactly – I’m doing a half.

不完全是 – 我跑半程的。

That’s what, 21 kilometres?

那麼是多少，21公里嗎？

Yup.

是的。

I didn’t know you were so into running.

我不知道您這麼喜歡跑步。

I wasn’t.

不是的。

I used to go jogging once a week or so, just around the park or whatever.

我通常一周大約慢跑一次， 僅圍繞公園或隨便一個地方跑。

Then, I decided I needed a challenge, so on impulse I signed up for the half marathon.

然後，我決定我需要一個挑戰， 這樣一時衝動我去報名參加半程馬拉松。

So, you must have been training a lot?

所以，您需要有大量的訓練？

Quite a lot, yes.

很多，是的。

I’ve been running three or four times a week for the last two months.

最近兩個月，我每周跑三到四次。

Are you confident?

您有自信嗎？

Yeah, I think it’ll be fine.

是的，我認為應該可以的。

I’ve done training runs that are around 20K, so I don’t think finishing will be

我有訓練跑大約20公里， 所以，我覺得跑完它

a problem.

沒問題。

Look at three sentences: Which two did you hear in the dialogue?

看這三個例句： 您在對話裡聽到了哪兩個？

You heard these two.

您聽到了這兩個。

Another question: here you have different sports with the verbs ‘play’, ‘go’,

另一個問題：這有一些搭配動詞 “play”、“go”和“do"

and ‘do’.

的不同運動。

Can you think of three more sports you can use with each

您能多想出三個搭配這些動詞

verb?

的運動嗎？

Pause the video and think about your answers!

暫停影片，考慮您的回答！

You use ‘play’ with most ball sports.

您用“play”來和大部分的球類運動搭配。

That means you play tennis, play cricket, play golf, play basketball, and play volleyball;

那就是說您打網球、打板球、打高球、 打籃球和打排球；

you can also play badminton, which is not a ball sport.

您也打羽球，但那不是一個球類運動。

Use ‘go’ with activities ending in -ing.

用“go”搭配有ING結尾的運動。

Most of these are individual sports; you can go swimming, go cycling, go surfing, go climbing,

大部分是個人運動；你可以去游泳、 去騎腳踏車、去衝浪、去攀岩，

or go hiking.

或是去登山。

You might be thinking: “what about ‘boxing’?”

您也許在想：“那拳擊呢？”

Even though it ends with -ing, you say ‘do boxing’ – it’s an exception.

儘管它以ING結尾，您說“do boxing” – 那是個例外。

Use ‘do’ with other activities, mostly individual sports.

用“do”搭配其他的活動， 大部分是個人運動。

You do yoga, do gymnastics, do judo, or do Pilates.

您練瑜伽、練健身、練柔道或練普拉提。

There’s one more question you heard in the dialogue: ‘how did you get into that?’

有一個您在對話中聽到的問題： “how did you get into that?”

What does this mean?

這是什麼意思？

This question is asking how or why you started something.

這個問題是問您怎樣或為什麼 開始某件事情的。

Now, think about some questions: what sports do you do?

現在，考慮一些問題： 您做什麼運動？

How did you get into it?

您怎樣開始的？

Where and how often do you do them?

您通常在哪或怎樣做這些運動？

Think about how you could answer these questions.

您考慮怎樣回答這個問題。

Before you try, let’s look at three examples.

在您試著回答之前，我們來看看三個例子。

‘I really enjoy playing cricket.

“我真的享受打板球。

I joined an online group and we meet in the park once a week for a game.’

我加入了一個線上團隊，我們 每週在公園聚一次打比賽。”

‘I started doing judo about a year ago.

“我一年前開始練柔道。

I go to classes twice a week at a sport centre near my office.

我每周去我辦公室附近的 一個體育中心上兩次課。

At first, I just wanted a new hobby, but I really like it and I think I’ll start training

首先，我僅有一個新的愛好， 但我真的喜歡它，我想我會開始

more regularly.’

更規律地訓練。“

‘I like playing basketball.

”我喜歡打籃球。

I’ve been playing since I was a kid, and now I play for a local team.

我從小就開始打了，現在 我在一個本地球隊裡打球。

We train three times a week and have matches once or twice a week, sometimes in our town,

我們每周訓練三次，並且每周比賽 一次或兩次，有時在我們的鎮裡，

and sometimes in other cities.’

有時在其他城市。“

OK, now it’s your turn!

好的，現在輪到您了！

Think about a sport or physical activity you do.

考慮一項運動或您做的鍛煉。

Try to make a few sentences talking about it; say where you do it, how often, and how

試著造幾個談論這些事情的例句； 說一說您在哪做，規律是怎樣的，以及

you started.

您怎麼開始的。

Pause the video and do it now!

暫停影片，現在開始做！

How was that?

那是怎樣了？

Remember that you can always review a dialogue or a section if you need to.

記住如果您需要的話，您總是可以 複習一下對話或單元內容。

Let’s move on to our next point.

我們進入下一個要點。

How was the game?

比賽怎樣？

Amazing!

十分精彩！

We crushed them!

我們碾碎了他們！

‘Crushed them’?

“碾碎了他們”？

That sounds dramatic!

聽上去有點誇張！

It was great.

那很棒！

There’s no better feeling than winning.

沒有比獲勝更好的感覺了。

Wow…

喔…

You’re so competitive.

您很能拼。

Yes, true!

是的，真的！

I love it.

我喜歡那樣。

Some people say that sport’s about taking part, not winning, but I don’t agree.

有些人說運動重在參與，不是 求勝，但是我不同意。

That sounds a bit intense.

聽起來有點緊張。

I play a lot of tennis and badminton, but for me, it’s more about the social side.

我常打網球和羽球，但對我來說， 大部分都是社交層面的。

Also, I just like the feeling of getting some physical activity after sitting in an office

在辦公室坐了一整天之後， 我也喜歡身體得到一些

all day.

活動的感覺。

Fair enough.

很公平。

Personally, I can’t motivate myself to do any sport unless it’s competitive.

個人來說，我不會激勵自己去做任何運動， 除非那是有競爭性的。

That’s why I mostly just do team sports.

那就是我為什麼大都只玩團隊運動的原因。

I can’t go jogging, or go to the gym, or anything like that.

我不能去跑步，或是去健身房， 或是去做任何類似的事情。

I just don’t see the point.

我只是不明白要點。

I don’t know…

我不知道…

I think if it gets too competitive, then it stops being fun.

我想如果他變得更有競爭力， 那麼就沒有樂趣了。

Personally, I play sport to hang out with my friends and relax.

個人來說，我做運動時去 和朋友出去放鬆一下。

It’s nice to win, but I don’t care that much.

獲勝是很棒的，但是我 並不太在乎那個。

Why do people do sport?

為什麼大家做運動？

How many different reasons can you think of?

您可以想到多少個理由？

Some people do sport to socialize.

有些人做運動是為了社交。

Others love to compete.

其他的則是喜歡競爭。

For some people, sport is just a way to get fit and stay healthy.

對有些人來說，運動只是一個 保持體型和保持健康的方式。

What about you?

那您呢？

Why do you do sport?

為什麼您做運動呢？

In the dialogue, you heard some possible answers to this question.

在對話裡，您聽到了這個問題的 一些可能的回答。

You can see some useful language here for giving your opinion about things.

您可以看看這裡一些對表達您關於 某事觀點有用的方式。

You can use these phrases to give your opinion about many different things.

您可以用這些短語來給出 關於很多不同事情的觀點。

For example: ‘There’s no better feeling than when you’re tired after a good game.’

例如：“There’s no better feeling than when you’re tired after a good game.”

‘For me, the most important thing is just spending time outdoors in the fresh air.’

“For me, the most important thing is just spending time outdoors in the fresh air.”

‘I just like the feeling of pushing myself to the limit.’

“I just like the feeling of pushing myself to the limit.”

‘Personally, I’ve always loved being in the water.’

“Personally, I’ve always loved being in the water.”

What about you?

您呢？

Can you describe why you do sport, and why you like the sports you like?

您可以描述為什麼您做運動， 以及為什麼您喜歡那些運動嗎？

Pause the video, and try to make two or three sentences.

暫停影片，試著造兩個或三個句子。

Use the language from this section if you can.

如果您可以，用這個單元 學到的表達方式。

Alright, so now you can say quite a lot about sport.

好了，那麼現在您可以多談一些 有關運動的事。

Let’s put everything together.

我們把所有東西都放在一起。

To make a longer answer, you need to talk about your general attitude towards sport,

造一個回答長句，您需要談論 對運動的一般態度，

talk about which sports you like, say where and how often you do sport, and who you do

談論您喜歡哪些運動，說您通常 在哪或怎樣做運動，以及

them with, and talk about why you do sport.

和誰一起，再談談您為什麼做運動。

Here’s one example: ‘I enjoy some sports, though I’m not a fanatic.

這有一個例子：“我享受一些運動， 但我不是一個運動狂。

Playing football or something like that can be fun, but I don’t want to take it too

踢足球或類似的會 很有趣，但是我不想

seriously.

太認真。

I play 5-a-side football with some friends every Sunday.

我和一些朋友每個週日 踢5人制足球。

We rent a sports hall and play a 60-minute match.

我們租一個體育場打一場 60分鐘的比賽。

For me, the most important thing is the social side.

對我來說，最重要的 事是社交層面的。

I don’t really care about the game, or who wins.

我真的不關心比賽 或誰獲勝。

I just like having a laugh with some good friends and getting a beer afterwards.’

我就是喜歡和一些好朋友 一起笑，之後一起喝啤酒。”

This example only uses language from the lesson.

例句用了本單元裡學到的表達方式。

You can see how you can build an interesting, detailed answer using simple ideas.

您可以看看怎樣用簡單的想法 構建一個有趣的、詳細的回答。

Let’s do one more example, using original language and ideas: ‘I don’t really like

我們來多做幾個例子，用原來的 表達方式和想法：“我真的

sport that much, but fitness and staying healthy are important to me.

不太喜歡運動，但是保持好身材 和健康對我來說很重要。

That’s why I go swimming and do some weight training regularly.

所以我去游泳並定期做 一些重量訓練運動。

I mostly just exercise by myself at the sports centre.

我大部分時間都自己 在運動中心鍛煉。

Personally, I just do it because I feel I have to.

個人來說，因為我覺得我必須 要做，所以我就做。

I don’t really enjoy it, although I don’t mind it, either.

我不是真的很樂在其中， 儘管我並不介意。

I do like feeling healthy and fit, but exercising always feels more like work than something

我喜歡健康又瘦身的感覺，但是一直 覺得鍛煉要比某些像是

fun.’

工作的事情更有趣。“

Okay, now it’s your turn.

好了，現在輪到您了！

Make a longer answer like the two you’ve just seen.

造一個像您剛看到的兩個例句 那麼長的回答句子。

Follow the same structure, and use the language from the lesson if you can.

遵循同樣的結構，如果您可以， 用單元裡學到的表達方式。

Don’t forget that you can write your answer down if you want extra practice.

不要忘了如果您想要額外的練習， 您可以寫下您的回答。

Also, it’s a good idea to practise your answer several times, until it’s really

此外，多練習幾次是個好主意， 直到真的流利和

fluent and comfortable.

很輕鬆。

Then, if you’re really serious, don’t just make one answer!

然後，您是很認真的， 不要只做一個回答！

Make several answers, talking about different sports.

做幾個回答，談論不同的運動。

Even better, make an answer from someone else’s point of view.

甚至可以更好的是，以某人 的觀點立場來回答問題。

If you practise like this, your English will get better very fast!

如果像您這樣練習， 您的英文會提高得很快！

Thanks for watching!

感謝觀看！

See you next time!

下次見！