Billy: What's up?
Michael: Nothing much, just hoping to chat with the boss.
Billy: What do you want, a raise?
Michael: No way, I just want his extra tickets to the soccer game.
Billy: I didn't know you were a jock, I thought you were only a computer nerd.
Michael: Don't judge a book by its cover.
Billy: All right, I won't. Good luck with your quest.
Michael: Thanks a bunch.
比利：什么事？
迈克尔：没什么，只是想跟老板谈谈？
比利：你想干什么，加薪吗？
迈克尔：不是，我只是想要他多余的足球票。
比利：我没想到你是个球迷，我以为你只是个电脑迷呢。
迈克尔：不要以貌取人。
比利：对，我不会那样的。祝你好运。
迈克尔：多谢了。
NEW WORDS 新单词
1) Don't judge a book by its cover （不要以貌取人）: what it looks like may not be true
Even though that company is small, they may still be successful - don't judge a book by its cover.
虽然这个公司很小，但也许它很成功－－不要以貌取人。
2) Jock（球迷，体育迷）: a sports fan
Tom the jock always wears his air-Jordan sports shoes to work.
汤姆这个球迷总是穿着乔丹气垫运动鞋来上班。
3) Nerd（书虫，书呆子）: bookworm, weak boy
Nerds usually play sports on the computer.
电脑迷总是在电脑上进行运动。
4) Team's jersey（队服）: uniform of your sports team, clothes
I always wear the jersey of my favorite player when I watch the game.
当我看体育比赛的时候，我总是穿着我们最喜欢的队员的队服。
5) Season tickets（赛季门票，在所有主场比赛中预定特殊座位的门票）: renting a paticular seat at the sports arena for every home game
My manager lends me his season tickets from time to time.
我的经理时常借我他的赛季门票。
6) Quest（任务，行为，探索，探询）: mission, deed
The knight's quest was to find and kill the dragon.
骑士的任务就是找到并杀死龙。
LESSON 课文
Many young businessmen and businesswomen are hard core jocks who consider sports to be their number one hobby. To facilitate this, while encouraging them to work harder, a company may do the following:
很多年轻的商人都是铁杆体育迷，他们把运动当作生活中第一爱好。为了鼓励他们更努力工作，公司可以做以下的事情给他们提供方便。
1) Have a company sports team. Get the workers to play a game against other companies. They will sometimes even make team jerseys with the company's name on them.
建立公司自己的球队，让自己的员工和其他公司的员工进行比赛。有的时候，他们的队服印上公司的名字。
2) Often the boss will buy season tickets to the local sports team's matches, and give out the tickets to the best employee of the week.
公司老板经常买本地球队的赛季门票，并把门票作为奖励送给本周的最佳员工。
3) Caring employers will never judge a book by its cover, so they invite even the nerds to come join in sports activities.
有人情味的老板永远不会只凭外表来判断一个人，所以，他们也会请书呆子式的员工参加体育活动。
4) The boss may send his secretary on a quest to find which sports is everybody's favorite. In the USA, most people love American football and basketball the most.
老板可能让秘书去调查一下每个人都喜欢哪种体育运动。在美国，绝大部分人都最喜欢美式橄榄球和篮球。
Dialogue 对话
Molly : Hey, Gordon, why the smile?
Gordon: The boss just gave me his season tickets to see the Ravens football team.
Molly : Don't get too worked up. It is just a game.
Gordon: You are just a geek.
Molly : And you are just a jock. Plus, you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I love sports, I just don't like to watch other people play.
Gordon: So it is your quest to find other players to play with?
Molly : That's right.
Gordon: How about if you and I play one on one football?
Molly : In your dreams, jock boy.
莫莉：嘿，戈登，乐什么呢？
戈登：老板把他的赛季门票给我了，让我去看罗文思橄榄球队的比赛。
莫莉：别太激动了，那只不过是场比赛。
戈登：你只不过是个讨厌鬼。
莫莉：你只不过是个球迷。另外，你不应该不要以貌取人。我也喜爱运动。我只是不喜欢看别人运动。
戈登：所以，你想找其他人和你一起打球？
莫莉：对了。
戈登：我和你来一场一对一的橄榄球比赛怎么样？
莫莉：做梦去吧？运动小子。