下载音频今天Larry和李华要到体育馆去和几个朋友打篮球.李华会学到两个常用语：sticktosomething和givesomethingashot.

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　　LL:You’llgetbetter.You’veonlybeenplayingbasketballforafewweeks.Youhavetosticktosomethingifyouwanttobecomegoodatit.

　　LL:Tosticktosomethingmeansthatyoucontinuetodoitanddon’tgiveup.

　　LH:噢!我懂了,sticktosomething就是坚持不懈,继续做某件事.那不就像我们中文里说的持之以恒嘛!你的意思是,要是我想打好篮球,就得不断地练习咯!

　　LL:Well,apersoncansticktoadecision,too.IfIdecidetolearnChinese,andIsticktomydecision,thatmeansIdon’tchangemymindorgiveup.

　　LH:噢,如果一个人坚持自己的决定,也可以说sticktoone’sdecision.那一个立场不坚定,经常flip-flop的人可就不能这么说咯!

　　LL:That’sright.Verygooduseofthetermflip-flop,bytheway.

　　LH:好吧,我来试试看,也许就象你说的,多练习,我就能打好球!******(Soundofdribblingbasketball)

　　LH:Larry,那个篮球架子太远了,我肯定投不进!

　　LL:Comeon,LiHua,giveitashot.It’sokayifyoumiss.

　　LL:Togivesomethingashotistogoaheadandtrysomething,evenifyoudon’texpecttobesuccessful.

　　LH:嗨,我还以为giveitashot是开枪呢!原来,giveitashot就是试一试,不管会不会成功.好吧.那我就投喽!可是我一定投不进啦!

　　(Soundofbasketballintothebasket)

　　LL:Hey,look,youmadeit!That’sthreemorepointsforourteam!See,itneverhurtstogivesomethingashot.

　　LL:Justaboutanything.Forinstance,I’dliketogivesailingashot,eventhoughI’veneversailedaboatbeforeinmylife.

　　LH:你想学开船啊!我倒想试试开飞机呢!

　　LL:Hey,slowdown.Weallknowwhatyourdrivingislike.Idon’tthinkit’sagoodideaforyoutoflyaplane.

　　LL:Maybeifyousticktodrivingforawhileandgetbetteratit,thenyoucangiveflyingashot.

　　LH:哎呀,其实我也是说说而已啦.我根本就没钱去上飞行课.不过如果有机会,我会去试试的!

　　今天李华学到两个常用语.一个是sticktosomething.就是坚持不懈,继续做某件事.