【张艺兴】小蕾老师英语课堂 LESSON 34/Spring Equinox 春分（二）

Spring Equinox(2)

It seemed like at the age of 13 or 14, every boy would be obsessed with playing computer games. Other than my liking to play them, if I didn't play computer games, I would not be able to communicate with my friends, because everyone was playing them, and our conversations were also about games. In my memory, even those straight-A students were playing them in private.Of course, without exception, the adults all thought that playing computer games was really not good, it was the hallmark of a bad child and it was the enemy to any improvement in our studies. Therefore, hoping that they would readily give me money for computer games was simply a pipe dream.

One night, my father saw this news on TV. When I came home from playing ball and sat down on the sofa stinky and drenched in sweat, father sat down in front of me very calmly and said, go take part in the competition, if you enter the first round I'll give you 50 yuan, if you enter the second round I'll give you 200 yuan, if your luck is good and you make it into the third round, I'll give you 500...wow, 500 yuan! That’s basically a huge sum! At that time my eyes lit up, I thought, it’s really not bad, just go for a round, singing a song is simple, the money l get from this is just enough to buy the game equipment I've wanted for a long time. I will strive for 50 yuan!

Today’s key points:

Spring Equinox(2)

春分（二）

It seemed like at the age of 13 .or 14,

好像在十三四岁这种年纪

every boy would be obsessed with playing computer games.

每个男孩子都会近乎痴迷地开始玩游戏吧

> obsess [əbˈsɛs,ɑb-]  

vt.使着迷;缠住，迷住;使困扰

Eg. He’s obsessed by music.

他迷上了音乐。

Eg. She’s completely obsessed with him.

她被他迷得神魂颠倒。

Eg. I must admit that music obsess me.

我得承认我对音乐十分着迷。

Other than my liking to play them, if I didn't play computer games,

除了自己喜欢玩之外，如果不玩游戏

> liking  [ˈlaɪkɪŋ]  

n.嗜好;兴趣

v.喜欢( like的现在分词)

Eg. He bought me records to encourage my liking for music 

他给我买了唱片，希望培养我对音乐的兴趣。

Eg. The child had a liking for apples. 

这孩子喜欢吃苹果。

Eg. This pair of shoes is very much to my liking. 

这双鞋很合我的口味。

I would not be able to communicate with my friends,

根本就没有办法跟小伙伴交流啊

because everyone was playing them, and our conversations were also about games.

因为大家都在玩，聊的也是游戏

In my memory, even those straight-A students were playing them in private.

在我印象里，哪怕是那些“学霸”，好像也都在私下里玩

> private [ˈpraɪvɪt]

adj.私人的；私有的；私下的

n.列兵；二等兵

Eg. It's just that it's something very private, and I simply can't talk about it.

只不过这是非常隐私的事情，我根本不能谈论这个。

Eg. She has always been a rather private person.

她一直是一个相当内向的人。

Of course, without exception,

当然了，无一例外

the adults all thought that playing computer games was really not good,

大人们都会觉得打游戏是很不好的

it was the hallmark of a bad child and it was the enemy to any improvement in our studies.

简直是坏孩子的标签和学习进步的大敌

Therefore, hoping that they would readily give me money for computer games was simply a pipe dream.

所以啊，要想让他们爽快地给钱去打游戏，简直是白日做梦

> readily [ˈrɛdəli,ˈrɛdli]  

adv.乐意地;快捷地;轻而易举地;便利地

Eg. When I was invited to the party, I readily accepted. 

当被邀请参加聚会的时候，我一口答应了。

Eg. The chips are readily available in supermarket. 

这些薯片很容易在超市买到。

> pipe [paɪp]

n.管；烟斗；笛

vi.吹笛；尖叫
vt.用管道输送；尖声唱；用管乐器演奏

Eg. The water leaked from the pipe. 

水从管子中漏出。

pipe dream 白日梦，幻想=daydream

Eg. Peter's idea of becoming a movie star is only a pipe dream. 

彼特想成为电影明星的愿望只是一个白日梦。

One night, my father saw this news on TV.

有一天晚上，我爸在电视上看到这个消息

When I came home from playing ball and sat down on the sofa stinky and drenched in sweat, 

等我打完球回到家，一身臭汗地坐在沙发上

father sat down in front of me very calmly and said, 

我爸超级淡定地来到我对面坐下

go take part in the competition,

然后说，你去《明星学院》参加比赛吧

if you enter the first round I'll give you 50 yuan,

进第一轮我给你50

if you enter the second round I'll give you 200 yuan,

进第二轮我给你200

if your luck is good and you make it into the third round, I'll give you 500...

要是你运气好能进到第三轮的话，我就给你500……

wow, 500 yuan! That’s basically a huge sum!

哇，500块！简直就是一笔巨款！

At that time my eyes lit up, I thought, it’s really not bad,

我当时眼睛就亮起来了，想了想，真是不错啊

just go for a round, singing a song is simple,

就去转一圈吧，唱歌简简单单啦

the money l get from this is just enough to buy the game equipment I've wanted for a long time.

挣的钱正好可以买向往已久的游戏装备

I will strive for 50 yuan!

为了50块钱拼了！

> strive [straɪv]  

vi.努力奋斗，力求;斗争，力争

Eg. Our general objective is to strive to build a great socialist country.

我们的总目标，是为建设一个伟大的社会主义国家而奋斗。

Eg. We must strive for our country constantly! 

我们必须为我们的祖国不断奋斗！

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