5. Council estate

又稱作 council house。The council house is a form of public housing found in the United Kingdom, more usually called social housing （社會住房）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

這個片語又寫作 on relief，on welfare，意思是“領取國家補助”，例如：Half the people in this town are on relief.

On the dole 主要用在英國英語中，on relief 和 on welfare 主要用在美國英語中。

7. On the booze

Booze 指的是“酒，烈酒，飲酒性尋歡”，Jamie 在這里的意思是“他媽媽酗酒，是個酒鬼”。

文化面面觀

Tranmere Rovers Football Club 特蘭米爾流浪足球俱樂部

Tranmere Rovers Football Club is an English football club, currently playing in Football League One (英格蘭足球甲級聯賽) 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 英格蘭足球超級聯賽，是英國最高級別的足球聯賽。)

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

用今日所學將下面的句子譯成英語。

1. 黑猩猩的畫作正在出售。

2. 我們的候選人絕不會輸的。

3. 士兵們不允許去酒館。

4. 他們靠政府救助金生活，買不起任何奢侈品。

Goal!《一球成名》（精講之一）考考你 參考答案

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

看事物的眼光要高遠，做事情要腳踏實地。

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.

證券分析師被這份金融報告嚇了一跳。

 

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