Skiing
滑雪
对话 Dialogue
Welcome ski lovers of all ages! My name is Rick Fields and here with me is the man that needs no introduction, Bob Copeland.
欢迎各年龄段的滑雪爱好者！我是里克·菲尔兹，在我身边的是无需介绍的鲍勃·科普兰。
Thank you, Rick! What a beautiful day here in Aspen, Colorado where the sun is shinning, and we’ve got twelve inches of fresh powder. It doesn’t get much better than this.
谢谢，里克！今天科罗拉多州阿斯彭的天气真好，阳光明媚，还有十二英寸的新鲜粉雪。没有比这更好的了。
That’s right, Bob, but today we have a special treat for our viewers. We’re joined here by Ian Roussy, the four-time giant slalom champion. And on this special edition of the show, Ian is going to teach us the basics of skiing! So, let’s hit the slopes!
没错，鲍勃，但今天我们给观众带来了一个特别的节目。我们邀请了四届大回转冠军伊恩·鲁西。在这个特别版节目中，伊恩将教我们滑雪的基础知识！那么，我们上雪道吧！
Well, first off, let’s get those boots on. You’re going to want to make sure your boots fit snugly. That’s right; now snap them into your bindings. And you’re also going to want a good pair of goggles to protect your eyes. It’s a bright day today, so there’s going to be a lot of glare out there on the slopes. We don’t want you hitting any of thosemoguls!
首先，把靴子穿上。你要确保靴子合脚。对，然后扣进固定器。你还需要一副好护目镜保护眼睛。今天阳光很强，雪道上会很刺眼。我们可不想让你撞上那些雪包！
Bob, since you’re a beginner skier and might take a few spills, it is a good idea to have a good warm pair of dry ski gloves.
鲍勃，既然你是初学者，可能会摔几跤，最好有一双暖和干爽的滑雪手套。
Easy there, Rick! Well, let’s head on over to the chairlift, and test your skills! All right, we’re up here on the bunny hill, so, Bob, why don’t you do a few snow-plow turns. Gnarly run, Rick! Nice carving! You’ve got some mad skills! That was sick!
悠着点，里克！好，我们去坐缆车，试试你的技术吧！好了，我们在初级道上，鲍勃，你来几个犁式转弯吧。厉害啊，里克！转弯真漂亮！你技术真棒！太酷了！
You wanna see gnarley? Well, see that bump over there, I’m going to catch some major air.
想看厉害的？看到那边那个雪包了吗？我要飞起来。
Butt plant!
屁股着地！
Ha ha ha! He lost his skis! Yard sale!!!
哈哈哈！他滑雪板都掉了！摔得满地都是装备！！！
Ahem, well. Thanks for joining us here today, I think that about does it. Bob, Ian, time for some après-ski?
嗯，好吧。感谢今天大家参与，我觉得差不多该结束了。鲍勃，伊恩，该去滑雪后放松了吧？
No way, man! We’re off to grab some freshies!!!
不行，兄弟！我们要去滑新雪！！
完整节目 Full Program
Hello English learners! Welcome back to another podcast here with us at EnglishPod! My name is Marco.
And I’m Erica.
And today we’re bringing you another part of our sports seriesand this time it’s an advanced lesson.
That’s right, we’re heading to the mountains today to, um, take askiing lesson.
Alright, so, we’re gonna be learning about skiing – a winter sport and very popular throughout the world. So, before we get started, why don’t we take a look at a couple of words in “vocabulary preview”? Voice: Vocabulary preview.
Alright, so, we’re gonna hear these two words in our dialogue. The first one is fresh powder.
Fresh powder.
Fresh powder.
Okay, so, powder – we probably know this phrase already.
Yeah, but here we’re talking about, uh, fresh light snow.
So, fresh light snow.
Uhu.
Snow that recently fell.
Yep.
Okay, so, it’s… it looks like powder.
The best kind… the best kind for skiing on.
Okay, the best kind. Alright, so, fresh powder. What about or next phrase?
Well, we’re also gonna meet a four-time giant slalom champion.
Alright, a four time giant slalom champion.
Okay, so, giant slalom is a type of ski race.
Uhu. When… you probably see it on TV, when they go down the hill and they have to go through these red or blue flags, right?
Yeah. Now, four-time giant slalom champion means he won the giant slalom four times.
Okay, so, this is an interesting way of saying that somebody did something many times.
Right.
So, I can say “the three-time Noble Prize winner”.
Yes, exactly!
Okay.
Or “the five-time Olympic gold medalist”.
Okay, perfect, so, now it’s time for us to go to the mountains with our famous Rick Fields and Bob Copeland and we’ll see what happens.
Pretty, uh… pretty embarrassing for Rick there, wasn’t it?
Yeah, he was a little bit, uh, cocky.
Aha.
And then he ended up falling.
Well, I think there’s a lesson in that for all of us, but, um, what the real lesson is today is language. So, why don’t we start with “language takeaway”? Voice: Language takeaway.
Alright, on language takeaway today let’s take a look at the first word. We have some bindings.
Bindings.
Bindings.
Bindings are sort of like a lock that attaches your boot to your ski.
Uhu. So, those are the bindings. I guess it comes from the verb to bind.
Yeah, to tie something, um, so that it stays.
Okay, binding.
So… so, for example, my bindings are broken.
Okay, and another piece of skiing equipment and very important isgoggles.
Goggles.
Okay, we have goggles now.
Yep, not to be confused with Google.
It’s spelled almost the same way, ha?
Yep, but goggles are kind of like… imagine a big pair of glasses that you wear when you ski.
Uhu. So, it makes people kind of look like flies.
Yes, yeah.
They have these huge glasses.
Yeah, and you’ll also see safety goggles which you might wear if you are a mechanic fixing a car or someone working with wood or chemicals or what have you.
Okay, so, goggles basically protect your eyes…
Uhu.
From snow, from the sun, from anything.
That’s right.
Alright.
So, moving on to our next ski word. They said, uh, you should wear the goggles that you don’t accidentally go down… go over themoguls.
Okay, moguls.
Moguls.
Okay, moguls… It sounds kind of strange. Wha… what are these things?
Um, basically, these are, uh, the bumps that are… are in a ski hill.
Bumps, okay, so…
Uhu.
They’re kind of like mini little hills.
Yep.
And they’re very difficult to ski over, right?
That’s right, you gotta be pretty good to, ah, handle those moguls.
Okay.
Now, since these guys are beginner skiers, they’re starting out on the bunny hill.
A bunny hill.
The bunny hill.
Okay, very popular among skiers, the bunny hill is the easiest hill.
Uhu.
So, it’s where the beginners start to learn.
Yeah, all the kids.
All the kids…
Yeah.
Are on the bunny hill.
Alright, and our final words… actually, we’re gonna look at two words here, because they mean almost exactly the same thing. We heard the ski instructor say gnarley.
Gnarly run.
Yeah, gnarley, so, an interesting word. It spelled G-N-A-R-L-E-Y.[NOTE: you might also see another spelling – G-N-A-R-L-Y]
Okay, so, but you don’t say gnarley.
No, just…
You say narley.
Yeah, and a related word – sick.
Okay, now, sick means to be sick, right? It…
No, no-no, not here! Let’s listen to some examples to help us understand. Voice: Example one.
Those were some sick dance moves. You’re amazing! Voice: Example two.
Jack and I went to the beach yesterday and surfed some really gnarly waves. Voice: Example three.
Man! The concert last night was sick! I can’t believe we got front row seats.
Okay, so, basically gnurley and sick, they mean that it’s amazing, it was cool.
It’s awesome.
Awesome.
Yeah.
So, these two words are… are very very informal. Th… it’s…
Yeah.
It’s slang.
Yeah, and actually skier slang. Both of these words I think originated with skiers, snowboarders, skateboarders, um, gnarly dudes.
Gnarly dudes. Okay, so… okay, so, that’s all the words we have for language takeaway, but we have some great phrases that we wanna take a look at before we listen to the dialogue again, so, it’s time now for “fluency builder”. Voice: Fluency builder.
Alright, so, Rick said that it… it’s time to… So, Rick invited everyone to start skiing by saying let’s hit the slopes.
Okay, so, to hit the slopes.
To hit the slopes.
Okay, now, we want to hit the slopes. What does that mean?
Go skiing.
Let’s go skiing.
Yeah.
Let’s go to the mountain.
Yep.
Now, we can change the noun slope…
Uhu.
For something else, right?
Yeah, you can… you can change it for a lot of other differentnouns. Um, and why don’t we hear some examples of how you can do that? Voice: Example one.
I really have to hit the books and study for my exam tomorrow. Voice: Example two.
I’m really tired. I think I’m gonna hit the bed now. Voice: Example three.
Honey, can we hit the supermarket on our way home? I need to buy some milk.
Okay, great, so, great examples and now we understand how we can use the hit the something.
Uhu.
Alright, what about or next phrase?
Well, Rick warned Bob, uh, that he might take a few spills.
Okay, so, to take a spill.
To take a spill.
Take a spill.
Fall.
To fall.
Yep.
It means like a… like a light fall? Or you…
No, a pretty dramatic fall.
Pretty dramatic.
Yeah.
So, you fell.
Yeah.
So, for example, instead of saying “that little girl was riding her bike and she fell”.
Uhu.
I can say “that little girl was riding her bike and she took a bad spill
Yep.
Okay, so, to take a spill. You have to use the verb take though.
Yes, exactly. You cannot just spill.
Okay, you have to take a spill.
Uhu.
Alright, what about our next phrase?
Well, um, you might take a spill when you catch some major air.
Okay, catch some major air.
To catch some major air.
So, am I catching something? Wh… ho… how am I catching air? That’s impossible.
Well, imagine if you’re jumping and your skis are catching the air.
Uh, okay, so, I’m in the air f… for a very long time maybe?
Yeah, when you catch some air, basically, it’s… it’s like you’re flying for a couple of second.
So, you’re flying for a couple of seconds, you’re very high up in the air.
Yep.
Okay, s… to catch some air.
Yeah, and you’ll hear this phrase, um, when you’re, you know, not only when you’re talking about skiing, but also maybe if you’re… you know, you’re driving your car really fast and it sort of jumps up in the air for a minute… well, not a minute… a second. That would be catching air as well.
Okay, so, to catch air.
Uhu.
Alright, so, they finished skiing, they were kind of tired and he said, well, let’s call it a day. [NOTE: actually, we don’t have this phrase in the dialogue, but we have another one that means the same – that about does it]
To call it a day.
Let’s call it a day.
Let’s go home.
Let’s go home, it’s over.
Yeah.
Let’s…
Let’s finish.
Let’s finish the day.
Yep.
Let’s call it a day and go home.
Uhu. But not before we go to our next word, uh, to grab some freshies.
Alright, grab some freshies.
Grab some freshies.
Okay, freshies, what are these freshies?
Remember we talked about fresh powder.
Uhu.
It’s that.
So, it’s an informal way of saying “fresh powder”.
Yeah, fresh, powdery, light snow.
Okay, freshies.
Yeah, so, the snow that nobody has skied on before.
Really good phrases and some amazing vocabulary. Let’s listen to this dialogue one last time and then we’ll come back and talk a little bit more about this really fun sport.
Well, we heard the guys, uh, talk about après-ski and actually this is one of my favorite parts of skiing.
Uhu. Wha… what is this? It sounds French.
Yeah, it is. I guess the Frenchness sort of gives an air of… of specialness, right?
Aha.
But après-ski is basically the party that you have after you ski… you finish skiing.
So, usually you would have parties after skiing.
Right, so, you… you finish… you… you’ve finished your ski-day, you’ve called it a day, you’ve… glided down those slopes, you… you head on over to the lodge, you know, the…
Uhu.
The little cabin.
Uhu.
Grab, uh, a beer or two or maybe some hot alcoholic drink and…
Uhu.
Kick back and relax with your friends.
Wow! So, it’s popular for families to go to a ski resort and stay there for a couple of days, so…
Yeah.
This is when you would do this with your friends, your family…
Yep. And, you know what, if it… if it’s with your friends, it’s gonna last until late into the night.
Hehe. Alright, so, it sounds fun and next time maybe if you go skiing with your friends and you guys are speaking English, now you can use all these great phrases and maybe surprise your friends if you tell them “let’s go grab some freshies” or something like that.
Yeah, you’ll sound pretty, pretty dialed, pretty cool.
Hehe. Alright, so, that’s all we… the time we have for today, be sure to check out our website englishpod.com.
Marco and I are always around to answer your questions and, well, thanks for downloading, until next time… Good bye!
Bye! ***
复习 Review
The English part audio review.
Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.
A skiing race where you must go through flags.
Slalom.
The building that has restaurants and stores on the ski hill.
Lodge.
Winner.
The champion.
Powder.
Soft light snow.
Pow.
Start skiing.
Hit the slopes.
Avalanche.
Lots of snow falling off the mountain.
Avie.
A person who operates the chairlift.
Fitting very tightly.
Snuggly.
A steep hill with high sides shaped like a bowl.
Ball.
Make something attached by pressing down.
Snap.
A bottom part that attaches the boot to a ski.
Binding.
A pair of glasses used to protect one's eyes.
Goggles.
Bright light that is reflected by the snow.
Glare.
A space on the mountain which is used for skiing.
Slopes.
A bump on a ski hill.
Mogul.
A covering of the hands with each finger separated so as to keep it warm.
Ski glove.
A slow, easy turn where you make a V with the skis.
Snowplow turn.
Turn on your skis with your edges.
Carving.
A line of chairs with a moving cable that carries people up the mountain.
Chairlift.
A party or drinks after skiing.
A prey ski.
Ski on the area that has never been skied before.
Grab some freshies.
Falling so hard that you lose all your ski equipment.
Yard sale.
Use to describe a skier that jumps really, really high.
Catch some major air.
Small hill.
Bump.
Awesome.
Cool.
Used by ski lovers.
Narly.
Fall.
Take a spill.
Let's try that faster.
Avalanche.
Lots of snow falling off the mountain.
Avy.
Fall.
Take a spill.
A steep hill with high sides shaped like a bowl.
Ball.
A bottom part that attaches the boot to a ski.
Binding.
A slow, easy turn where you make a V with the skis.
Snowplow turn.
A pair of glasses used to protect one's eyes.
Goggles.
A covering of the hands with each finger separated so as to keep it warm.
Ski glove.
Falling so hard that you lose all your ski equipment.
Yard sale.
A party or drinks after skiing.
A prey ski.
The building that has restaurants and stores on the ski hill.
Lodge.
A person who operates the chairlift.
Lifty.
Small hill.
Bump.
Light that is reflected by the snow.
Glare.
Winner.
Champion.
Awesome.
Cool.
Used by ski lovers.
Narly.
A line of chairs with a moving cable that carries people up the mountain.
Chairlift.
A space on the mountain which is used for skiing.
Slopes.
A skiing race where you must go through flags.
Slalom.
Used to describe a skier that jumps really, really high.
Catch some major air.
Make something attached by pressing down.
Snap.
Powder.
Soft light snow.
Pow.
Fitting very tightly.
Snuggly.
A bump on a ski hill.
Mogul.
Start skiing.
Hit the slopes.
Ski on the area that has never been skied before.
Grab some freshies.
Turn on your skis with your edges.
Carving.
Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.
Hit the slopes.
It's a perfect day for skiing so I want to make sure that we hit the slopes before 9am.
Hit the slopes.
You have a test in two days and you haven't studied.
You'd better hit the books.
Hit the slopes.
Wow, I have to be at my job interview in 15 minutes.
I need to leave and hit the road.
Catch some major air.
Tom and I went to the skate park last weekend and I took some great pictures of him catching some air.
Catch some major air.
The car hit the sidewalk and caught some air before it flipped and hit the street.
Catch some major air.
I'm always afraid of going too fast on the jumps and catching some air.
Narlie.
Those were some gnarly dance moves.
You are amazing.
Narlie.
Jack and I went to the beach yesterday and served some really gnarly waves.
Narlie.
Man, that concert last night was gnarly.
I can't believe we got front row seats.
Take a spill.
I was teaching my niece how to ride her bike and she accidentally took a spill.
My uncle was so angry.
Take a spill.
Did you see that?
The girl tripped on the sidewalk and took a nasty spill.
Take a spill.
Craig took a spill in his motorcycle and broke his arm.
Well, I think that about does it. We finished up all the work today and we're ready to go home.
That about does it for today's class, everyone. Thanks for coming.
That about does it for today's meeting. See you all here next week.