慧慧坐在公园的长椅上看着Nathan在公园里慢跑…

　　

Nathan开始做zigzag, 前进…

　　Hui : Nathan，跑步不好好跑，又搞什么花活呢？

　　Nathan: 什么叫不好好跑，I figure that I should work on some vital running skills like weaving and dodging¹.

　　Hui : ？？

　　Nathan在公园小路上weaving and dodging…

　　hui : weaving and dogging? 不会是织布和养狗吧？可这跟橄榄球有什么关联呢？还是又是我搞错了？不行，我得问问…

　　Nathan一圈又跑了回来。慧慧迎上去…

　　Hui : Nathan, 你刚才说什么weaving and dogging, 怎么练习橄榄球还跟什么织布、养狗的搀和在一块儿？

　　Nathan: ？Ah, I said weaving and dodging. 不是dogging.

　　Hui: dodging? 哦，dodge² 是躲闪的意思。所以你说的dodging就是橄榄球运动员在场上左右躲闪对方防守的练习.

　　Nathan: right. When another player tries to tackle me I need to be able to move out of his way quickly. That’s what dodging is.

　　Hui: Oh, like dodging the bullet right?

　　Nathan: uh huh, in fact dodging the bullet is a special expression that means to narrowly avoid trouble.

　　Hui : 原来dodging the bullet是指的幸免一难的意思，可不要望文生义，理解为躲什么子弹。

　　Nathan: right. For example, he should have been punished for what he did, but he dodging the bullet somehow.

　　Hui : 嗯，上次Nathan很不情愿地被邀请参加橄榄球比赛，但赛后居然没有受伤，我是不是也可以说：Nathan dodged³ the bullet in the last rugby match.

　　Nathan: J,

　　Hui: 诶？dodging drill既然是一种躲闪的练习，那么你刚才说的weaving 也一定不是什么织布的意思喽？

　　Nathan：you know how to weave?

　　Hui:: 不就是这么左一下、右一下的么？哦，我明白了。像你刚才那样左右摆动的向前跑的练习，就可以叫做weaving drill.

　　Nathan: right. So weaving through sth. helps us redirect our momentum⁴ faster and get past the obstacles.

　　Hui : 照你的解释，weave thru 就是迂回穿行的意思，so can I say: Sometimes, I weave through people on the streetJ

　　Nathan: Yeah, you weave through traffic every day to try and go faster.

　　Hui: 诶？那么你不是应该到人最多的大街上去练习dodging and weaving.

　　Nathan: Well, how about this, You stand here between these trees and try to touch me when I run by. I’ll try to run past you without getting tagged.

　　Hui: Ok,

　　慧慧和Nathan在公园的树丛中嬉戏，练习weaving drill…慧慧总是拍不到nathan…

　　hui： 嘿，想不你这躲来躲去的功夫还真行。

　　Nathan: Did I mention that I have one of the best yardage records in the league. That basically means that I almost never get tackled.

　　Hui: the best yardage records, 我知道这个yardage在美式橄榄中是对锋线队员摆脱对方防守所能跑的最远距离。你竟然还保持联赛中这项记录？

　　Nathan: right.

　　Hui: 还真没看出来，Nathan的这套weaving and dodging 还真有点像段公子的粼波微步。甭管能不能攻击别人，反正能先保住自己。

　　Nathan: 哦，I never attack others and I don’t throw either.

　　Hui : ??

　　Nathan: since I’m not a quarterback, my most important skills are catching⁵ the ball and running down the field without getting tackled.

　　Hui : 哦，可是你为什么总是跑来跑去的，没见你练习过catching 什么的练习？

　　Nathan: aaaah…. actually, I’m usually a decoy runner.

　　Hui ： Decoy runner? Decoy 我记得好像是诱骗、引导的意思。

　　Nathan: right, so a decoy runner like me, rarely has to catch the ball. I just kind of run around pretending I have the ball…

　　Hui: heeeeey, Nathan， 我又抓到你在吹牛皮了。人家抱球突破的距离才算是 yardage呢，你这个空着手的满场跑是没有人理你！…

　　Nathan: (so what? I ‘m still proud of myself ! )

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