你在等谁？ Who are you waiting for? 我在等老陈来接我。我们要去看蓝球赛。 I’m waiting for Chen. We’re going to see the basketball game. 你怎么每天都去看篮球赛？今天别去了吧。 Do you have to go watching basketball every day? Can’t you give it a miss today? 不行不行。今天是最后一场冠亚军球赛。比赛一定非常精彩，我不能错过。 No way. Today is the last match of the championship. It’s sure to be a fantastic game, and I simply can’t miss it. 可是，你上个星期答应跟我去学太极拳。 But you promised me last week that you would go to learn Tai-Chi with me. 太太，这两队的实力相当，我要去看看哪一队赢哪一队输。我们明天再去打太极拳好不好？ Darling, these are two equally strong teams. I have to see who wins and who loses. How about we go to Tai-Chi tomorrow? 篮球比赛一结束，你又要去看棒球赛了。 When the basketball games finish, you will be off watching the baseball again. 不会，我可以早上打太极拳。晚上看电视广播。 I won’t. I can do Tai-Chi in the morning. Then in the evening, watch the game on TV. 你天天都说运动很重要。可是你总看球赛。从来不去锻炼。 Every day you say exercise is important. But you always just watch ball games, you never do any exercise yourself. 好，好。我明天开始，你看老陈来了，我们走吧。 Ok, ok. From tomorrow I will. Look, Chen is here. We’re going.
Part 2 shëngcí (生词) – new words
bàngqiú 棒球 n. baseball bîsài 比赛 n. match; competition bùxíng 不行 _won't do/work _be no good châng 场 n. gathering place; field cónglái 从来 adv. always; at all times; all along (usually used in the negative – so really means ‘never’) cuòguò 错过 v. miss; let slip | Zh_n kêxï, wô cuòguòle nàge jïhuì. = What a shame that I missed that opportunity. dâ 打 v. generalized verb of doing with specific meaning determined by its object (in this lesson it’s used like we say in English “to play” a game or sport) däying 答应 v. agree; promise duànliàn 锻炼 v. engage in physical exercise | Wô mêitiän duànliàn shëntî. = I exercise everyday. duì 队 n./m. _team; group _detachment; contingent (of soldiers/policemen/etc.) huì 会 _can; be able to _be good at; be skillful in _be likely/sure to | Tä huì lái de. He will come. guànjün 冠军 n. champion guângbö 广播 v./n. broadcast (on TV/radio) jiéshù 结束 v. end; conclude; close | Huìyì hái méiyôu jiéshù. = The meeting hasn't ended yet. jïngcâi 精彩/采 s.v. brilliant; splendid; wonderful juésài 决赛 n. 〈sport〉 finals M: châng lánqiú 篮球 n. basketball lánqiúduì 篮球队 n. basketball team M: zhï lánqiúsài 篮球赛 n. basketball match M: châng qiúduì 球队 n. ball-game team M: zhï shílì 实力 n. actual strength | Liâng duì shílì xiängdäng. = The two teams are equal in strength. shü 输 v. lose; be defeated | Jiâ duì yòu shü le. = Team A lost again. tàijíquán 太极拳 n. Tai-Chi xiängdäng 相当 match; balance; correspond to; be equal to; be equivalent yàjün 亚军 n. 〈sport〉 runner-up yíng 赢 v. gain; win | Wô xiàqí yíngle tä. = I beat him at chess. yòu 又 adv. again; moreover | yòu guòle yï tiän = another day passed yùndòng 运动 sports; athletics; exercise zài 在 adv. (indicating an action in progress) zhuânbö 转播 v. relay (radio/TV broadcasts) zhòngyào 重要 important; significant; major zuìhòu 最后 _last; final; ultimate | Shéi zuìhòu z_u? = Who leaves last? _finally; 冠亚军 guàn-yàjün n. champion and runner-up 开始 käishî v. begin; start | Zánmen käishî gàn ba. = Let's get down to work. zúqiú 足球 n. 〈sport〉 football; soccer gânlânqiú 橄榄球 n. _rugby _American football pâobù 跑步 v jog; march at/on the double; run | Wô mêitiän zâoshang pâobù. - I jog every morning. göngfü 工夫 wângqiú 网球 n. 〈sport〉 tennis gäo'êrfüqiú 高尔夫球 n. _golf _golf ball tîcäo 体操 n. gymnastics; calisthenics dîngqiú 顶球 v. 〈sport〉 head (a ball) huábïng 滑冰 v.〈sport〉 skate qí zìxíngchë 骑自行车 ride a biycicle páshän 爬山 v. climb a mountain | páshän shì yï zhông yùndòng. - Mountain climbing is a sport. mànpâo 慢跑 v./n. jog; go jogging yêyíng 野营 v. camping; outdoor camping yóuy_ng 游泳 v. swim qímâ 骑马 v. ride a horse fàng f_ngzheng 放风筝 v. fly a kite dâqiú 打球 v. play a ball game using arms/hands ? dâ qìgöng (打)气功 n. system of deep-breathing exercises dâ tàijíquán (打)太极拳 n. Tai Qi dâzuò 打坐 v. 〈Budd./Dao.〉 sit in meditation
