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Goofy - Olympic Snowboarder Liu Jiayu

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Goofy - Olympic Snowboarder Liu Jiayu English, baby! Video Lesson
滑稽的 (goofy) — 冬奥会单板滑雪运动员刘佳宇

Date: Feb 16 2010

Themes: Hobbies, Sports

Grammar: Simple Past Tense

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If you want to become a snowboarder, one of the first things you have to do is decide if you are goofy or regular.

Normally, goofy means silly, and regular means normal. But a normal person can still be a goofy snowboarder. That’s because in snowboarding, “goofy” and “regular” refer to the way you stand on the snowboard.

Goofy riders stand with their right foot at the front of the snowboard, and regular riders stand with their left foot in front. Find out if Olympic athlete Liu Jiayu is goofy or regular.

如果你想成为一名单板滑雪运动员,首先必须要做的事情之一便是确定你是滑稽的 (goofy) 还是正常的 (regular) 。
通常,滑稽 (goofy) 意味着傻傻的,正常 (regular) 意味着普通的。但是,一个普通人可能始终是一个滑稽的 (goofy) 单板滑雪运动员。这是因为,在单板滑雪运动中,“滑稽的”和“正常的”其实是指运动员站在滑雪板上的姿势。
滑稽的 (goofy) 滑雪运动员右脚踩在滑雪板前端,而正常的 (regular) 滑雪运动员则左脚在前。看看奥运会运动员刘佳宇是滑稽的 (goofy) 还是正常的 (regular) 。

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CCTV

Liu_Jiayu

Jason:  In daily usage, goofy means unusually silly or strange in a funny way. In that sense, Olympic athlete Liu Jiayu isn’t goofy at all. But English, baby! met with the young star as she arrived in Vancouver for the Winter Olympics so she could teach what goofy means on the mountain, and learn some new English phrases as well. Chinese State Television was there for the meeting too.

CCTV:  The American team thinks that you may pose a threat.

Liu_Jiayu:  The American team is doing what they’re doing. I’m just trying to recover from my injury and do my best. That’s all that I’m focusing on right now.

Jason:  After her interview for CCTV, we helped Liu Jiayu learn a new phrase and asked her to teach an English lesson.

Liu_Jiayu:  I am ready for the Olympics.

Jason:  Where have you studied English?

Liu_Jiayu:  I learned by myself. Oh, wow. Very good.

Jason:  Do you ride goofy or regular?

Liu_Jiayu:  Regular.

Jason:  Can you show us what is regular and what is goofy with your feet? Is this regular?

Liu_Jiayu:  Regular. Yeah.

Jason:  And then, can you show us goofy?

Liu_Jiayu:  Goofy, here.

Jason:  OK. We were able to drop in on Liu Jiayu and we learned that she rides regular as opposed to goofy. A regular snowboarder places the left foot in front. If you ride goofy, you put your right foot in front like a skateboarder. It’s called goofy because it’s unusual.

Jason:  English, baby!

Liu_Jiayu:  English, baby!

Jason:  Alright. Thank you so much.

 

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Jason talks to Olympic athlete Liu Jiayu about the word “goofy.” Outside of snowboarding, a goofy person is someone who is silly. But in snowboarding, goofy means you stand with your right foot in front of your left foot on the snowboard. This is less common than the regular stance, when you put your left foot in front of your right foot.

Liu Jiayu (刘佳宇) is one of the best female snowboarders in the world. But she says she doesn’t compare herself to other snowboarders. She just concentrates on doing the best job she can do.

It isn’t easy to become an Olympic snowboarder. Teaching yourself English is difficult, too. But Liu Jiayu has done both. There isn’t anything goofy about her, in or outside of snowboarding.

Do you ever act goofy? Where have you studied English? Do you think it’s hard to learn English by yourself?_

_For more with Liu Jiayu, visit our blog.

 

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s id

Saudi Arabia

 i like snowboarding game . it`s look like very exciting

05:52 PM Feb 20 2010 |

s id

Saudi Arabia

  •   i like snowboarding  it`s look like v. exciting game   i wish i can do it     it look like v.hard  to do it                                                             and by the way  i learned  English  by my self  i wish  someone help       me   to learn  .           (but there `s nobody empty for me )

05:47 PM Feb 20 2010 |

lebron_119

lebron_119

Turkey

THanksssss

04:23 PM Feb 20 2010 |

Nighthorse

Nighthorse

Yemen

Thanks guys, geart lesson

02:31 PM Feb 20 2010 |

Msilva

Angola

i like snowboarding, and watch too. maybe next holidays i'll spend my time in Andorra.

thanks fales.

10:32 AM Feb 20 2010 |

pumpu1

pumpu1

Turkey

I can't do snowboarding. But i like watching it. I think this sport is dangerous a little. So it is thrill. The Chinese athlete Liu speaks English well. I can understand Liu easily. Thanks English baby team.

09:47 AM Feb 20 2010 |

sallyj

sallyj

Jordan

It's funny to act goofy,dudes ,but not all the time cuz u'll be boooooooring :p

Hmmmm,fome.. my major was english literature..i luv english and it's not hard as everybdy thinks!

Dudes,the more u read is the better u get…

and english fome is like a beautiful woman,the more beautiful is the more,of course,faithful… :p

09:09 AM Feb 20 2010 |

Ermolaeva

Ermolaeva

Russian Federation

I love to act like goofy. Moreover, I do snowboarding too and I'm a goofy here. I ride with the right foot in front. 

Speaking abt learning english by your own , yes, it's a bit difficult, but if you are really into it , if you want to speak english normally and you're determined I guess there is nothing that can stop you.I study it by myself too. However, I was tought it in school and now at the university. but after graduating school I even couldnt read english and dint know the english alphabet. So, in my view, learning smth by your own is much more useful and efficiet!That's why I wish luck to everybody who is alone on this way. You can do it! Carry it on! 

08:31 AM Feb 20 2010 |

qq_baby

qq_babySuper Member!

Taiwan

Next Winter Olympics, China will win gold in snowboarding!

08:21 AM Feb 20 2010 |

tianfeng

tianfeng

China

sorry!

but what is the difference between goofy ,foolish and silly?

07:33 AM Feb 20 2010 |

tianfeng

tianfeng

China

sorry!

but what is the difference between goofy ,foolish and silly?

07:33 AM Feb 20 2010 |

tianfeng

tianfeng

China

sorry!

but what is the difference between goofy ,foolish and silly?

07:32 AM Feb 20 2010 |

tianfeng

tianfeng

China

sorry!

but what is the difference between goofy ,foolish and silly?

07:32 AM Feb 20 2010 |

tianfeng

tianfeng

China

sorry!

but what is the difference between goofy ,foolish and silly?

07:06 AM Feb 20 2010 |

tianfeng

tianfeng

China

sorry!

but what is the difference between goofy ,foolish and silly?

07:05 AM Feb 20 2010 |

Damian.

Damian.

China

 Frown

noly NO.4

but this sport only 6 years in china

so i think she is GOOD!

VERY GOOD!!!

01:49 AM Feb 20 2010 |

Damian.

Damian.

China

 Frown

noly NO.4

but this sport only 6 years in china

so i think she is GOOD!

VERY GOOD!!!

01:48 AM Feb 20 2010 |

Damian.

Damian.

China

 Frown

noly NO.4

but this sport only 6 years in china

so i think she is GOOD!

VERY GOOD!!!

01:43 AM Feb 20 2010 |

Damian.

Damian.

China

 Frown

noly NO.4

but this spot only 6 years in china

so i think she is GOOD!

VERY GOOD!!!

01:43 AM Feb 20 2010 |

MisterSpirt

Russian Federation

Goofy is a funny dog from the Disney cartoon.

10:00 PM Feb 19 2010 |

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