Intermediate - Taking about Figure Skating (C2413)

A: 旋转,跳跃,滑行,哇,金妍儿的动作实在是太漂亮了。
xuánzhuǎn, tiàoyuè, huáxíng, wā, jīnyánér de dòngzuò shízài shì tài piàoliang le.
Spin, jump, slide. Wow, Kim Yuna's movements are really beautiful.
B: 你在看冬奥会的花样滑冰比赛吗?哦,这是那个韩国的天才少女吧。
nǐ zài kàn dōngàohuì de huāyànghuábīng bǐsài ma? ò, zhè shì nà gè Hánguó de tiāncái shàonǚ ba.
Are you watching the Winter Olympic figure skating competition? Oh, this is that young Korean prodigy.
A: 是啊,你看她的动作多美啊!
shì a, nǐ kàn tāde dòngzuò duō měi ā!
Yeah. Look how beautiful her movements are!
B: 可是这次冬奥会,她没拿到金牌吧,我觉得四年前的温哥华冬奥会才是她的巅峰。
kěshì zhè cì dōngàohuì, tā méi nádào jīnpái ba, wǒ juéde sì nián qián de Wēngēhuá dōngàohuì cáishì tāde diānfēng.
But this Winter Olympics, she didn't get the gold medal. I think four years ago at the Vancouver Olympics she was at her peak.
A: 在我心中,她是永远的冰上女王!这次虽然她没有拿到金牌,但是表现还是很出色。可惜这次冬奥会以后,她就要退役了。
zài wǒ xīnzhōng, tā shì yǒngyuǎn de bīngshàng nǚwáng! zhè cì suīrán tā méiyǒu nádào jīnpái, dànshì biǎoxiàn háishì hěn chūsè. kěxī zhè cì dōngàohuì yǐhòu, tā jiù yào tuìyì le.
In my mind, she will always be the Queen of the Ice! Although she didn't get gold this time, her performance was still remarkable. It's a shame that she's going to retire after this Winter Olympics.
B: 这次女子单人滑的冠军斯特尼科娃也很棒啊,而且她才17岁。
zhè cì nǚzǐ dānrénhuá de guànjūn sītèníkēwá yě hěn bàng ā, érqiě tā cái shíqī suì.
This time the women's singles champion Sotnikova is also really good. Plus, she's only 17 years old.
A: 是啊,哎,花样滑冰真是一项优雅的运动,你说我现在去学还来得及吗?
shì a, āi, huāyànghuábīng zhēn shì yī xiàng yōuyǎ de yùndòng, nǐ shuō wǒ xiànzài qù xué hái láidejí ma?
Yeah. Hey, figure skating really is an elegant sport. Do you think I could still learn to do it?
B: 你?得了吧,你看这些电视上的运动员,哪个不是从小就开始学的,你现在才开始学,太晚了吧。
nǐ? déle ba, nǐ kàn zhèxiē diànshì shàng de yùndòngyuán, nǎ gè bùshì cóngxiǎo jiù kāishǐ xué de, nǐ xiànzài cái kāishǐ xué, tài wǎn le ba.
You? Forget it. Do you see these athletes on TV? They all started when they were young. If you started now, it'd be too late.
A: 我又不要参加比赛,自己玩玩嘛。
wǒ yòu bùyào cānjiā bǐsài, zìjǐ wánwan ma.
I don't want to compete. I just want to do it for fun.

Key Vocabulary

旋转 xuánzhuǎn to spin
跳跃 tiàoyuè to leap, jump
滑行 huáxíng to slide, skate
冬奥会 dōngàohuì Winter Olympics
花样 huāyàng variety
滑冰 huábīng ice skating
天才 tiāncái talent
金牌 jīnpái gold medal
巅峰 diānfēng peak, summit
女王 nǚwáng queen
出色 chūsè outstanding
退役 tuìyì to retire
单人滑 dānrénhuá singles skating
优雅 yōuyǎ graceful
来得及 láidejí to have the time
得了 déle get real

Supplementary Vocabulary

冬季奥运会 dōngjìàoyùnhuì Winter Olympics
少年 shàonián young
银牌 yínpái silver medal
铜牌 tóngpái bronze medal
退休 tuìxiū to retire
来不及 láibùjí to not have time
强调 qiángdiào emphasis
冰球 bīngqiú ice hockey
滑雪 huáxuě skiing

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