Studio Classroom 2008.01.31

Photograph: face-off

op·po·nent noun [count]

someone who is competing against you:
You're facing a much more experienced opponent in tomorrow's game.
His Republican opponent received only 36 percent of the vote.

a. someone who is arguing or fighting with you:
The president's former adviser is now one of his most outspoken opponents.

b. someone who disagrees with something such as an idea or plan and tries to change or stop it:
opponent of: opponents of the legislation

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face-off noun [count]

1 INFORMAL a disagreement or fight between two people or groups: CONFRONTATION:
the face-off between the president and congressional leaders

2 the method used for starting a game of ICE HOCKEY (冰上曲棍球的開球方式)

congressional (國會,議會)

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penalty box noun [count]

a place next to the ice where an ICE HOCKEY player stays for a short time after breaking a rule

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re·nown noun [uncount] FORMAL

the state of being famous and admired for a special skill or achievement

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tro·phy noun [count]

1 a large silver cup or similar object given as a prize to the winner of a competition, especially a sports event:
win/capture/take a trophy: Mexico has not captured the trophy since 1975.

2 something that you keep as proof of an achievement that you are proud of, for example a part of an animal you have killed:
hunting trophies

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hunger for something (渴望某東西)

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quest verb [intransitive] LITERARY

to search for something

in the quest for something (為了追求某東西)
quest for an AIDS cure (尋找AIDS的治療)

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slam verb

1 [transitive] to shut a door or lid with great force so that it makes a loud noise, often because you are angry:
He ran from the room, slamming the door behind him.

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get a injured knee (膝蓋受傷)

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roughness (粗糙)

rough·house verb [intransitive] (青少年之間的推打)

to play in a rough noisy way:
I don't mind if the kids roughhouse as long as nobody gets hurt.

rough it INFORMAL (忍受不方便...，例如山上露營)

to live without things that you usually live with, for example water or electricity:
Let's rough it and go camping.

rough up [transitive] INFORMAL (修理人)

to physically attack someone:
They roughed us up and took away our equipment.

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photograph: NBA trophy

photograph: roughhousing