DIALOG 99

SPORTS

laurance--Say,what's your favorite sport?
soony--Hmmm...it's hard to say.I like golf a lot
--but I guess I like tennis better.
laurance--Do you play much tennis?
soony--Yes,quite a bit.How about a game sometime?
laurance--Sorry.I'm strictly a spectator--football,
baseball,basketball,golf...I watch them all.

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注解:
1)favorite:特别喜爱的.
2)It's hard to say.=It's difficult to say.
3)golf:高尔夫球.
4)Do you play much tennis?注意原文与汉译的差别.
5)Quite a bit=a lot,rather much,所以译作经常打(网球).
6)How about a game sometime?how about是征求意见时管用习语,
=Would you like to play a geme sometime?

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参考译文：

laurance--嘿,你最喜欢哪项运动?
soony--这很难说.我很喜欢玩高尔夫球,但我想我更喜欢网球.
laurance--你经常打网球吧?
soony--是,经常打.找时间赛一场怎么样?
laurance--抱歉的很,我是一个十足的观众.足球、垒球、篮球、高尔夫球，我都看。