第3课：力量 - 1

【迷你小对话】

A: Those football players are huge. They look burly.
B: You know, they have to be tough in order to play the game.
A: And don’t forget athletic.
B: I know I wouldn’t want to have to compete against them. They are more able-bodied than I am.

A: 那些橄榄球运动员看上去既高大，又魁梧。
B: 没错，玩这项运动可得体格健壮。
A: 别忘了还得既健壮又擅长体育。
B: 我想我可不会跟他们较量，他们比我可强壮多了。

【语言点精讲】

burly: 魁梧的，结实的。
athletic: 身体强壮的，活跃的。
compete against: 同……竞争；同……角逐。
able-bodied: 体格健全的；强壮的。