VOA慢速英语:Basketball. Football. Ultimate?

be similar to与…相似
例句：My problems are very similar to yours.
我的问题和你的差不多。

2. And if you can’t abide by that, you really shouldn’t be playing the sport.

abide by遵守, 信守
例句：You must abide by what you have said.
你说话要算数。

3. The old Pluto Platter, the first disc that came out in the late 50s, it said ‘Play Catch, Invent Games.’

come out出现
例句：A new model will come out this summer.
今年夏天将有新的型号问世。

4. He and his friends wrote down the rules and taught other kids to play.

write down写下, 记下
例句：Hold on the phone for a second. Let me find a pen to write down your phone number.
别挂电话, 让我找支笔记下你的电话号码。

5. But other students had heard about the game.

hear about得悉, 听说
例句：Have you ever heard about the movie?
你听说过这部电影吗?

6. There were lots of really, really weird things that went down that day, and we were just reeling at the end of that.

go down被接受; 受欢迎, 得到赞同
例句：The play went down quite well.
这出戏很受欢迎。
at the end of在…结尾,在…末端
例句：At the end of his speech, the crowd caught alight and began cheering wildly.
讲在他演讲快结束的时候, 人群情绪激昂, 狂热欢呼。

7. That easily adds up to twenty or twenty-five kilometers.

add up to总计达, 总共是
例句：The money adds up to 100 dollars.
这笔钱总计达100美元。

8. I used to run miles and miles a day, and I didn’t look forward to it. And this I look forward to every day, and it’s, it’s great.

used to过去一向,过去时常;过去曾(而现在不再)做
例句：I used to go to work by underground when I was in London. 
我在伦敦时,通常乘地铁上班。 
look forward to期望, 盼望
例句：We look forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着与你再次相见。

9. Almost all of the European countries have strong programs that participate in world championships.

participate in参加
例句：All the teachers participated in the children's games.
所有的教师都参加孩子们的游戏。

10. And it’s required observers to come in and essentially take over the game and that’s a disappointment to everybody.

take over接管; 接替
例句：She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。