5. Council estate

又称作 council house。The council house is a form of public housing found in the United Kingdom, more usually called social housing （社会住房）today. Council houses were built and operated by local councils for the benefit of the local population. As of 2005, approximately 20 per cent of the country's housing stock is owned by local councils or by housing associations. The largest council estate in the country (and one of the largest in the world) is Becontree, Dagenham, with a population of over 100,000. Building started in the 1920s and took nearly 20 years to finish.

6. On the dole

这个片语又写作 on relief，on welfare，意思是“领取国家补助”，例如：Half the people in this town are on relief.

On the dole 主要用在英国英语中，on relief 和 on welfare 主要用在美国英语中。

7. On the booze

Booze 指的是“酒，烈酒，饮酒性寻欢”，Jamie 在这里的意思是“他妈妈酗酒，是个酒鬼”。

文化面面观

Tranmere Rovers Football Club 特兰米尔流浪足球俱乐部

Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English football club, currently playing in Football League One (英格兰足球甲级联赛) and based at Prenton Park, Prenton, Birkenhead - just across the River Mersey from the two Premiership Clubs of Liverpool F.C. and Everton F.C. (Premier League 英格兰足球超级联赛，是英国最高级别的足球联赛。)

The club was founded as Belmont F.C. in 1884, changing name to Tranmere Rovers a year later. The club played its first match in the Liverpool & District Challenge Cup in 1886. In 1921/22 the club joined the newly formed Third Division North of the Football League. Though they played in blue shirts and white shorts for much of their existence, the club's traditional home kit is now regarded as white shirt, shorts and socks, with blue trim. The 2006/07 away kit is black with silver trim.

Tranmere is a district in south Birkenhead on the eastern side of the Wirral Peninsula. Tranmere alone has a population of 11,668 (2001). The area is made up of industrial buildings and Victorian terraced houses. Its name was given by Norwegian Vikings who settled and colonized Wirral in the 10th century. Tranmere in Old Norse is Trani-melr "Cranebird sandbank" or "sandbank with the Cranebirds".

It is best known for its football club, Tranmere Rovers F.C., who incidentally are the only team in the English league with a Viking name. 'Tran' were winners of the 1934-5 Welsh Cup.

Following Brian Little's resignation, Ronnie Moore was appointed manager in June 2006, from Oldham Athletic.

Between 1991 and 2001 they were in the second tier of the English league, reaching the playoffs three times and the League Cup final once before being relegated.

John Aldridge, the former Liverpool striker who scored nearly 500 goals in his professional career, was appointed player-manager of Tranmere in March 1996 and remained at the helm for five years, although he hung up his boots in 1998. His predecessor was John King, who took Rovers from the brink of losing their league status to the brink of reaching the Premiership.

Other well known players to wear a Tranmere shirt include Dixie Dean, 'Pongo'Waring, Derek Mountfield, Colin Clarke, Jason McAteer, Pat Nevin, John McGreal, John Morrisey, Clint Hill, Eric Nixon, Steve Simonsen, Ian Moore, Alan Mahon, Ryan Taylor, Iain Hume, Ged Brannan and Jason Koumas.

Tranmere play their home games at Prenton Park, which is located in Birkenhead, Cheshire. The club has faced years of strong competition for both players and supporters from two much bigger clubs - Liverpool and Everton - just across the River Mersey.

考考你

用今日所学将下面的句子译成英语。

1. 黑猩猩的画作正在出售。

2. 我们的候选人绝不会输的。

3. 士兵们不允许去酒馆。

4. 他们靠政府救助金生活，买不起任何奢侈品。

Goal!《一球成名》（精讲之一）考考你 参考答案

1. Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.

看事物的眼光要高远，做事情要脚踏实地。

2. What’s the next big thing?

下件大事是什么？

3. The securities analyst was caught off guard by that financial report.

证券分析师被这份金融报告吓了一跳。

 

影片对白  The great players, the ones with flair, they take risks, because they don’t believe they’re risks.