Bob 在路上偶遇他的美国朋友 Henry，于是闲聊了起来。
Bob: How was your game yesterday?
Bob：你昨天那局比赛如何了？
Henry: Don’t bring it up, it was terrible.
Henry：别提了，真是惨。
Bob: Really? How come?
Bob：真假？怎么会这样？
Henry: I don’t know… yesterday during the game, my teammate wanted me to throw a long pass to him, but suddenly I felt like I had no control over my limbs and I tried to make the shot instead. It’s as if my hands had a mind of their own.
Henry：我也不知道…昨天比赛时，我的队友要我长传给他，但突然之间我无法控制我的四肢。我直接投篮了。就好像我的手有自己的思想一样。
Bob: Wow, so did you make the shot?
Bob：哇，所以你有投进吗？
Henry: Unfortunately, no. So my teammates were very disappointed with me.
Henry：不幸的是没有。所以我的队友对我很失望。
Bob: I’m sorry to hear that bro.
Bob：兄弟，我很遗憾。
Henry: Yeah, but next time I’m sure I’ll be better.
Henry：嗯，不过下一次我肯定会做得更好。
throw a long pass (phr.) 长传
throw 为动词，意思是「投；抛」，要留意它的动词三态是 throw、threw、thrown。 pass 为名词，在这边意思是「传球」，a long pass 就是指「长的传球」。可以搭配介系词 to 后面接上传球的对象。
Jimmy threw a long pass to his teammate.
Jimmy 长传给他的队友。
try to make the/a shot (phr.) 投篮
shot 在这边为名词，意思是「投篮」。而 shot 也可以是动词 shoot (射篮) 的过去式与过去分词。
Jimmy seized the opportunity and tried to make the shot.
Jimmy 抓准时机投篮。
make the shot (phr.) 投篮得分
那么「投篮得分」就直接用 make the shot 表示即可。
The crowd cheered as Jimmy made the shot.
Jimmy 成功投篮得分，观众为他欢呼。
be disappointed with/in sb. (phr.) 对某人感到失望
disappointed 为形容词，意思是「感到失望的」，be disappointed with/in sb. 意指「对某人感到失望」，若受词为事物，则介系词搭配 at/about：disappointed at/about sth. (对某事感到失望)。
Sofia is disappointed with her boyfriend because he forgot their anniversary.
Sofia 对她的男友感到失望，因为他忘记了周年纪念日。
The kids are disappointed at the bad weather.
孩子们对坏天气感到失望。
补充，disappointing 则是「令人失望的」。
The result of the game was disappointing.
比赛结果令人失望。
继续听他们在聊些什么吧！
Bob: Cheer up! It’s not as if you’ve been made a bench player.
Bob：别气馁！也不是说你已经变成板凳球员了。
Henry: Yeah, but that’s what I’m afraid of… Hey, here’s an idea, how about we practice shooting hoops together?
Henry：嗯，那就是我害怕的… 嘿，我有个想法。你想和我一起练球吗？
Bob: Me? Sure, I’d love to. But I have to warn you in advance that I suck at basketball. I’m always committing traveling violations.
Bob：我吗？可以啊，我很乐意，不过我要先警告你我的球技很烂。我常常带球走步犯规。
Henry: Haha it’s okay, I can help you fix that.
Henry：哈哈，没事的，我可以帮你改正。
Bob: Could you also teach me how to do a jump shot?
Bob：你还可以教我怎么跳投吗？
Henry: Sure!
Henry：当然！
Bob: It’s a cool shot, I’ve always wanted to learn how to do it.
Bob：我觉得那好酷。我一直都很想学那个。
Henry: No problem, I can teach you.
Henry：没问题，我教你。
bench player (n.) 板凳球员
bench 意指「板凳」，bench player 即是指「板凳球员；后补球员」。
Jimmy has been a bench player for the past week.
过去一个礼拜 Jimmy 都是后补球员。
shoot hoops (phr.) 打篮球
shoot hoops 指的是「打篮球」，为口语用法，hoop 在这边的意思是「篮框」。另外也可以用 shoot baskets 表示，而 basket 则是「篮网」的意思。
Let’s go shoot some hoops sometime tomorrow. I haven’t played basketball for a while.
我们明天找时间去打球吧。我很久没打球了。
traveling (n.) 带球走步
travel 原意为「旅游；行进」，在篮球术语中，traveling 则是指「带球走步」。常用 commit a traveling violation 表示「犯带球走步的规」。
The coach taught Jimmy how to avoid traveling.
教练指导 Jimmy 如何避免带球走步。
jump shot (n.) 跳投
jump 意指「跳跃」，在这里的 shot 则为名词，意思是「投篮」，因此 jump shot 即是「跳投」，动词可搭配 make。
Jimmy made the jump shot.
Jimmy 跳投得分。
学了这些单字后，是不是对英文萌生兴趣了呢？
下次和外国朋友聊篮球时，就知道如何开口啰！
