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In this episode, I am going to teach you an interesting way to use a word you probably already know. The word I'm thinking of is sport. Sport: s-p-o-r-t.
在本集中，我将教您一种有趣的方式来使用您可能已经知道的单词。我想到的单词是sport。
Usually, when we hear or use the word sport, it means an activity like basketball or soccer or tennis. Those are examples of sports.
通常，当我们听到或使用sport这个词时，它指的是篮球、足球或网球等活动。这些都是sports的例子。
But we can also use the word sport to describe a certain kind of person or a person who acts in a certain way.
但我们也可以用sport这个词来描述某种人或以某种方式行事的人。
And, when we use the word sport this way, we usually use it in one of two ways. We talk about "good sports" and "bad sports."
而且，当我们以这种方式使用sport这个词时，我们通常会以下两种方式使用它：“good sports”和“bad sports”。
And, sometimes, instead of saying "bad sports," we can say "poor sport." Poor sport: p-o-o-r. So we can talk about people who are good sports and people who are bad or poor sports.
有时，我们不会说“bad sports”，而是说“poor sports”。我们可以谈论擅长运动的人和不擅长运动或差劲的人。
You might think that a good sport is somebody who is good at playing acertain sport. Maybe a good sport is somebody who can play basketball or baseball well.
你可能会认为，a good sport是擅长某项运动的人。也许，a good sport是能打好篮球或棒球的人。
That is not what a good sport is. In a way, a good sport is actually the opposite of that. Because a good sport is somebody who is good at losing.
这不是a good sport的意思。从某种程度上来说，a good sport恰恰相反。因为a good sport是善于输球的人。
It's not really someone who is good at losing. What it means is somebody who can lose in a good way.
a good sport并不是真正善于输球的人。a good sport指的是能够以一种好的方式输球的人。
Somebody who can lose and still be respectful. Or somebody who can lose and still have a good attitude.
输球后仍然保持尊重的人。或者输球后仍然保持良好态度的人。
If somebody is playing a game or playing a sport and loses, and that person acts in a kind or respectful way, we say that person is a good sport. Or that person is being a good sport. Or that person is acting like a good sport.
如果某人在玩游戏或参加体育运动时输了，并且该人表现得友善或尊重，我们会说that person is a good sport。或者that person is being a good sport。或者that person is acting like a good sport。
And so, when a good sport loses, that person acts in a good way. That person acts in a grown-up way. That person does not get angry.
因此，当a good sport输球时，该人会表现得好。该人表现得成熟。该人不会生气。
That person does not feel really bad and terrible and embarrassed. No, instead, that person says, "I lost, but that's okay."
该人不会感到非常难过和尴尬。相反，该人会说：“我输了，但没关系。”
A good sport might even say, to his or her opponent, "You did very well. I think you played very well today." That is a good sport.
A good sport甚至可能会对对手说：“你做得很好。我认为你今天打得很好。”
A bad sport is the opposite. A bad sport does not lose well. When a bad sport loses a game, he or she is angry. He or she is embarrassed. He or she acts in a disrespectful way.
A bad sport则相反。A bad sport不会输得漂亮。当A bad sport输掉比赛时，他或她会生气。他或她会感到尴尬。他或她的行为举止不尊重人。
Good sports can accept the fact that they have lost, but bad sports cannot accept the fact that they have lost. When bad sports lose, they get angry. They are annoying.
Good sports可以接受他们输掉的事实，但bad sports不能接受他们输掉的事实。当bad sports输掉比赛时，他们会生气。他们很烦人。
Oh, they're just so terrible. They do not act in a dignified or polite way. We use good sport and bad sport when we are talking about games and sports.
他们真是太糟糕了。他们行为举止没有尊严或礼貌。我们在谈论比赛和运动时会使用good sport和bad sport。
But really, we can use good sport and bad sport when we talk about any kind of activity or any kind of situation.
但实际上，我们在谈论任何类型的活动或情况时都可以使用good sport和bad sport。
If somebody acts in a kind or respectful way, when they lose or when things don't go the way they'd like them to, or when people can accept that kind of disappointment, we say that person is a good sport.
如果某人在输掉比赛或事情没有按照他们希望的方式发展时表现出友善或尊重的方式，或者当人们能够接受那种失望时，我们会说这个人是a good sport。
And, if somebody cannot lose in a respectful way, or if somebody cannot accept when things don't go the way they'd like them to, that person is a bad sport.
如果某人不能以一种令人尊敬的方式输掉比赛，或者如果某人不能接受事情没有按照他们想要的方式发展，那么这个人就是a bad sport。
That is good sport and bad sport, two common phrases that I think you should know.
这是 good sport和bad sport之间的区别，我认为你应该知道这两个常用短语。
