F1 Racing
F1赛车
对话 Dialogue
Welcome back racing fans! My name is Rick Fields and, as always, I am joined by my partner in crime, Bob Copeland.
欢迎回来，赛车迷们！我是里克·菲尔兹，和往常一样，我的搭档鲍勃·科普兰也在。
We’re in the last stretch of this very exciting race, and Kimi Rikknen is leading the pack with only four laps to go! They are heading to turn three and Lewis Hamilton tries to pass Rikknen! It’s a close one and, oh no! Hamilton hits the wall!
比赛进入最后阶段，非常激动人心！还剩四圈，基米·莱科宁领跑。他们正驶向三号弯，刘易斯·汉密尔顿试图超越莱科宁！非常接近，哦不！汉密尔顿撞墙了！
He came in too fast, jammed on the breaks and spun out. We have a yellow flag and the pace car is making its way onto the track.
他进来得太快，急刹车后打滑失控。现在出示黄旗，安全车正在驶上赛道。
The cleanup crew is towing the heavily damaged car and the green flag drops! Rikknen is still in the lead with only two laps to go!
清理人员正在拖走严重受损的赛车，绿旗挥动！莱科宁仍然领先，只剩两圈了！
Smoke is coming out of his car! He seems to be having engine trouble! He makes his way into the pit, and Fernando Alonso takes the lead!
他的赛车冒出浓烟！似乎引擎出了问题！他驶入维修区，费尔南多·阿隆索取得领先！
How unlucky for Rikknen, and this race is over ladies and gentlemen, Alonso takes the checkered flag!
莱科宁真是太不走运了，女士们先生们，比赛结束，阿隆索冲过终点线夺得冠军！
完整节目 Full Program
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another great lesson here with us at EnglishPod! My name is Marco.
And I’m Erica.
And today we’re going to be in one of my favorite sporting events, which is…
F1 (F-One), of course.
F1 Racing.
Yeah.
Alright, so, yeah, we’re gonna be talking about racing, specifically F1, w… which is a very popular sport all over the world.
Yeah, I think, maybe it’s like number two in popularity after soccer.
Yeah, I think so. Well…
I have no numbers to back that up, though.
Hehe. Well, they do travel everywhere; they have races all over the world and just people love it, so…
Well, it is kind of a cool thing.
It… well, going three hundred kilometers per hour in a car is pretty cool. Alright, so, let’s not delay this any longer. Let’s listen to our dialogue for the first time.
What an exciting race? I always love a good crash when it comes to car races.
Hehe. I think many people go to races expecting to see a crash.
Hm.
They don’t wanna see people getting hurt.
No, but a little bit of, uh…
Emotion of just… car crashes and stuff…
Yeah, a little, little explosion here and there.
Hehe. Alright. So now, we so some really exciting language related to racing. So, why don’t we look at that now in “language takeaway”? Voice: Language takeaway.
Alright, so, we were talking about that crash and I think what led to the crush was the driver jammed on the brakes.
Right, he jammed on the brakes.
To jam on the brakes.
Okay, now, if I jam on the brakes…
You push the brakes really, really hard and really quickly and really suddenly.
Right, so, you jam on the brakes and you stop very quickly. So, Lewis Hamilton jammed on the brakes and consequently spun out.
To spin out.
Okay, in the present it would be spin out.
Spin out.
Okay, so, imagine yourselves driving your car…
Uhu.
On a very wet road…
And then you jam on the brakes…
Right, so then the car… you’ve… you’ve kind of lose control of the car and it starts to spin.
It goes in circles.
Aha. That would be to spin out.
Hm, this is actually happened to me more than once.
Really?
Yeah.
Were you okay?
Yeah-yeah, I was fine, I was fine.
Okay. So, the car spun out. Now… in racing you always see this really cool car come out and be of… ahead of everyone when there’s an accident.
Right, that’s called the pace car.
The pace car.
Pace car.
Now, why is it called the pace car?
Because it sets the pace.
Okay, the pace or the speed.
Uhu. So, pace means speed.
Aha. So, this car comes out and no other car can pass it. Everyone must go at the same speed.
Right, the pace car.
Pace car.
Alright, so after there’s an accident the cleanup crew must come out.
Okay, cleanup crew.
Cleanup crew.
Alright, so, crew, this is an interesting word.
Uhu. When we talk about a crew, we talk about a group of people who work together.
Okay, wha… k… for example, in an office, can I have a crew?
Not really.
Not commonly, right?
Yeah, it’s people who work together and they use their hands to work, they do manual labor.
Okay, so, I can say for example, a construction crew.
That’s right, or maybe the ground crew at the airport.
Okay, or the flight crew.
Also at the airport.
Alright.
Well, in the airplane.
So, that’s a crew.
Uhu. So, cleanup crew.
Cleanup crew. Now, they came out to take that car away, that broken or damaged vehicle, so they were towing it.
Tow.
Okay, the verb to tow.
To tow.
So, what does it mean when you tow something or you tow a car?
You pull something behind you, so…
Uhu.
Uh, if you’re a truck…
Uhu.
That might pull a car behind you, that’s a tow truck.
A tow truck.
Uhu.
Now, this happens commonly if you park your vehicle where you are not supposed to.
That’s right, um, and your car will get towed.
Your car gets towed.
Yeah.
Very good. Alright, so, we saw some… five really great words related to racing. And now why don’t we listen to our dialogue again and then we’ll look at some other interesting phrases. DIALOGUE, SECOND TIME (slow)
Okay, so, now we’re back and I think it’s time for us to take a look at some phrases in “fluency builder”. Voice: Fluency builder.
Well, even though we’re talking about F1 racing, a lot of the language can be used in many different situations. So, let’s look at some of those phrases now. When Rick Fields introduced his co-host, he said “my partner in crime”.
Partner in crime.
Partner in crime.
Now, it’s not that they’re actually committing a crime, right?
No, they’re not actually bank robbers.
But it’s a very common and friendly way of saying “my good friend” or “my…
The person I do everything with.
Right, my co-worker…
Yeah.
For example, right?
But a co-worker who’s a really, really good friend you spend a lot of time with.
Okay, so, that’s your partner in crime.
Uhu.
It’s just a metaphor, right. So, partner in crime. Now, what about the next phrase?
The last stretch.
The last stretch.
Last stretch.
Okay, before we explain this word let’s listen to some examples and then we’ll come back and talk about it. Voice: Example one.
We are finally in the last stretch of a very long week. I can’t wait to go home. Voice: Example two.
He’s in the last stretch of his college years and soon he’ll graduate.
Okay, so, I understand that to mean like the final length of time.
Right, the last or final moments before an ending.
Alright, so, the last stretch.
The last stretch.
Now, when you’re on the last stretch, you just have a few minutes to go.
To go.
Yeah, to go.
Now, this preposition to and the verb go is very easy, right?
Right.
But if you say “five minutes to go”, what does that mean?
Five minutes left.
left.
Yeah.
It doesn’t mean it’s five minutes to actually leave, right?
Right. No, it means you… you must complete five minutes before you can be finished.
Okay.
So, it’s not about exiting.
Right. I have five days to go before I go on vacation.
So. it’s not about you actually going on the vacation. It’s about you passing those five days.
Aha. Can you give us another example?
How about… we have forty five minutes to go before the end of the day.
Hehe. That’s right. So, to go - left.
Exactly. To go.
Alright, now let’s take a look at our last phrase. Close one.
A close one.
A close one.
Alright, another interesting phrase made up of simple words, so let’s listen to some examples to help us understand it. Voice: Example one.
That was a close one. The teacher almost caught me cheating. Voice: Example two.
It’s a close one! We’re tied and the game is almost over. Voice: Example three.
My girlfriend almost found the presents I hidden under the bed. It was a close one.
Okay, so, a close one. It means…
A situation that is almost dangerous, but wasn’t.
But wasn’t.
Yeah.
Exactly, that was a close one.
Uhu.
Okay. So, very good phrases I think we can take a lot from this and apply it outside of F1, right?
Yeah.
Alright, so let’s listen to the dialogue for the last time and then we’ll come back and talk about this great sport.
Alright, so, F1 racing. Erica, do you like it, do you watch it?
Um, yeah, F… F1’s pretty… pretty neat, um, you know, cars that drive fast, that’s pretty interesting. [NOTE: neat = cool]
Hehe. Well, for some people it isn’t, right? Like why do I wanna go to a race and just see fast cars ???
Okay, I would never go to a race, but I think it’s… I would maybe watch the highlights on
Hehe. Well, actually this year it’s really exciting, because again we’re gonna have a nig ht race, I think, it’s in Malaysia or somewhere in Asia. The… the… they’re gonna race at night.
Oh, so, that’s pretty special, ha?
Well, it’s like harder to see and they’re going rather fast.
Oh, alright.
Can you imagine?
Alright. So, I hear you’re going to the F1 this year.
Yes, this year I’m gonna go to the Shanghai Circuit to watch the F1 race, so I’m really excited about that. I haven’t ever been to one, so it should be fun.
Alight, well, I hope you get to see some interesting things like car crashes and pace cars and…
Yeah.
Yeah. What about you guys, our listeners? Are you fans of F1? Have you ever been to an F1 race?
Exactly, send us your questions and comments and also your stories. I think we have listeners from all over the world. We have a lot of listeners in Brazil and I know that there is a grand prix there, so… tell us how did you… how did it go? Do you like it?
You can visit us at englishpod.com, where Marco and I are around to answer your questions.
Alright, any Canadian race car drivers?
Oh, uh, yeah, there was one recently. Someone some something.
Hehe. Alright, maybe our users know which one is the Canadian. So, will see you guys there.
Thanks for listening…
Bye!
Bye!
复习 Review
The EnglishPod audio review Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.
A person you always do things together with.
Partnering crime The final time period.
Stretch Left to complete.
To go.
Hit or step on the brakes quickly and forcefully.
Jam on the brakes.
A car slides and makes a turn rapidly in an uncontrolled way.
Spin out.
The car used when accidents happen which leads other cars but is not a competitor in the race.
Pace car.
The sign used in an F1 race to show that there is an accident on some part of the track.
Yellow flag
The group of people who clean up the track.
Clean up crew
The sign used in an F1 race to show that the race is now back to the normal state.
Green flag
To be the first in position
Take the lead
A flag with black and white squares showing someone has won.
Checkered flag
Cause an engine to run very quickly.
Rev
The status of winning a championship in a sport.
Title
The quality of moving easily through the air.
Aerodynamic
A person who loves cars and racing.
American English
Motorhead
The race that determines who will be able to participate in the main race.
Qualifying round.
The front position in a car race.
Pull position.
Let's try that faster.
Cause an engine to run very quickly.
Rev
The sign used in an F1 race to show that there is an accident on some part of the track.
Yellow flag
Left to complete
To go
The race that determines who will be able to participate in the main race.
Qualifying round
A person who loves cars and racing.
American English
Motorhead
To be the first in position.
Take the lead
The status of winning a championship in a sport.
Title
The quality of moving easily through the air.
Aerodynamic
The group of people who clean up the track.
Clean up crew.
The car used when accidents happen which leads other cars but is not a competitor in the race.
Pace car.
A flag with black and white squares showing someone has won.
Checkered flag.
The front position in a car race.
Pull position.
Hit or step on the brakes quickly and forcefully.
Jam on the brakes.
The sign used in an F1 race to show that the race is now back to the normal state.
Green flag.
A car slides and makes a turn rapidly in an uncontrolled way.
Spin out.
A person you always do things together with.
Partnering crime.
The final time period.
Stretch.
Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.
Jam on the brakes.
You shouldn't jam on the brakes suddenly while driving.
You can lose control of your car.
Jam on the brakes.
He was really angry and jammed on the brakes and ordered me to get out of the car.
Jam on the brakes.
It was an accident right in front of me.
Luckily I jammed on the brakes and was able to avoid it.
That was a close one.
The teacher almost caught me cheating.
It's a close one.
We are tied and the game is almost over.
My girlfriend almost found the presence I hid under the bed.
It was a close one.
To go.
Only three days to go and then we are going on vacation.
To go.
I have another 15 minutes to go before I can go home.
To go.
I'm so excited.
Only one month to go until my new baby is born.
I managed to make my way through the crowd and go into the concert.
There was a lot of security at the concert but I managed to make my way onto the stage.
She was able to make her way onto the train.
You can't park here or your car will be towed by the police.
My car broke down last night so I had to call someone to come and tow my car.
I can't believe they towed my car away.
I was parked there for only a few minutes.