shoot hoops打籃球;投籃
slam-dunk灌籃
one-on-one一對一
three-pointers三分球
two-pointers二分球
an air ball空心球
knee-high to a grasshopper
形容人矮小
A: Hey, Nina. Fancy meeting you here. Do you come to the basketball court often?
嗨,妮娜,想不到在這里遇見你,你常來這個籃球場嗎?
B: Yeah, I try to shoot some hoops whenever I can. It's good exercise and gives me some me time out of the house.
是啊,我有空就打打籃球,這是很好的運動,而且讓我在外面有自己的時間。
A: Do you want to play some one-on-one?
你要不要來一場一對一的比賽?
B: Sure, but I'm warning you. I may whip your ass.
當(dāng)然好啊。但我警告你,我可能會把你打得落花流水。
A: I don't think so. I've been playing since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. I can throw three-pointers in my sleep.
我可不這么認(rèn)為。我還是小不點的時候就在打籃球了,我睡著也可以投進三分球。
B: We'll see.
走著瞧吧。
A: Okay, let's start.
好,咱們開始吧。
B: Two points to me...and another two-pointer...and another. Haha! You threw an air ball.
我得兩分,再來一個。兩分球又一個。哈,你投了一個籃外空心球。
A: Man, you're quick. And where did you learn to Slam-dunk like that?
天啊,你好利落,你從哪兒學(xué)會這樣灌籃的?
B: My dad is the basketball coach at South Central Community College. I literally grew up on a basketball court.
我爸爸是中南小區(qū)學(xué)院的籃球教練,我可是在籃球場上長大的。