Studio Classroom 2008.01.30

Photograph: jockey for position

ice hockey noun [uncount]

a game played on ice by two teams of six players. The players use long sticks to try to hit a small round flat object called a puck into the opposite team's goal: HOCKEY

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puck noun [count]

the round flat piece of rubber that you hit in the game of ICE HOCKEY

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against the clock

1 trying very hard to finish something before a particular time:
The entire department is working against the clock to meet the deadline.

2 if you run, swim, etc. against the clock, you are running, swimming, etc. for a particular distance as fast as possible

race against the clock
work against the clock to meet the deadline

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rink noun [count]

a large flat area where people go to SKATE or play ICE HOCKEY

ice rink
skating rink

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speed skating noun [uncount]

a sport in which people wearing SKATES race each other on ice

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jock·ey verb [intransitive]

to try to gain an advantage over your opponents or get something that other people are trying to get:
jockey for position (卡位) (=try to get into the best situation possible): Several candidates are already jockeying for position.

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sen·sa·tion noun (sens字根有"感覺"意思)

1 [count] a physical feeling:
a tingling sensation
sensation of: a sensation of nausea

1a. a feeling, especially a strange one, caused by a particular experience:
He had the eerie sensation that he was being watched.

2 [uncount] the ability to feel something, especially by touching it:
When she awoke she had lost all sensation in both of her legs.

3 [singular] an event that causes a lot of excitement and interest: (轟動的人事物)
The show caused a sensation when it was first performed.

baseball sensation (棒球風雲人物)
The pitcher from Taiwan is a baseball sensaion in U.S.

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o·val adjective

with a shape like a long narrow circle:
an oval table

– o·val noun [count]

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You are speeding. (超速)
speed limit (速限)
Godspeed (used for wishing someone good luck, especially before a journey)

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Photograph: baseball sensation