教練的打氣話
Benjamin is on the school’s basketball team. Lisa is talking to him.
班傑明是學校的籃球隊員。麗莎正在和他說話。
team(n.)隊伍
Lisa: How was your practice today?
麗莎：今天練習怎麼樣？
practice(n., v.)練習
Benjamin: It was okay. Everyone was so nervous.
班傑明：還可以，但每個人都好緊張。
nervous(adj.)緊張的
Lisa: Because of the game next week?
麗莎：因為下週的比賽？
because of+N.由於game=match(n.)比賽
Benjamin: Yeah, the other team is streets ahead of us.
班傑明：沒錯，跟對手實力真的差太多了。
Lisa: Come on. The team needs a good pep talk.
麗莎：噢，你們隊需要好好鼓勵一下。
pep talk精神喊話、鼓勵的話、打氣
Benjamin: The coach was doing that during the practice today.
班傑明：教練今天練習有說一些打氣的話。
coach(n.)教練during(prep.)在某個期間
Lisa: Did it work?
麗莎：有成功嗎？
work(v.)有效用
Benjamin: Not really. Chances are that we will lose the game. We all know that.
班傑明：不算吧。我們贏得比賽的可能性真的不大。我們心知肚明。
Chances are that…有可能lose-lost(v.)輸掉、失去
Lisa: Still, do your best. I’ll be at the game.
麗莎：不過還是要盡力而為。我會去看比賽喔。
do your best盡力而為
Benjamin: Thanks!
班傑明：謝謝你！