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season: 赛季；（电视剧）一季

period of the year when a particular sport is played

James doesn’t need to exercise as much as normal when it’s not basketball season.

不是篮球赛季的时候，James不需要像平常一样训练那么多。

It will be basketball season in another two months and have you prepared well?

还有两个月就是篮球赛季了，你准备好了吗？

fondness: 喜爱

liking or affection for something or someone

I know many girls who have a fondness for sweet cakes.

我认识好多喜欢甜的蛋糕的女孩子。

He showed his fondness for traveling when he was young and finally he decided to explore the world in his forties.

他在年轻时就表现出了对旅行的喜好。 四十多岁的时候，他终于决定去探索世界了。

play against somebody: 与…比赛

to compete with somebody in a game or sport

Our team will play against yours next week.

下周我们对将与你们队比赛。

Have you heard about which team shall play against tomorrow?

你听说明天我们要跟哪一对比赛了吗？

championship match：冠军赛

competition that decides which team or player is the best

A world heavy wight championship match is front page news.

头版头条新闻是一场世界重量级冠军赛。

The championship match is really breathtaking.

这场冠军争夺赛非常激动人心。

be hooked on something: 对某事着迷

to enjoy something so much that you cannot stop doing it

We begin to be hooked on English movies.

我们开始对英文电影着迷。

It is showed that some adults are hooked on computer games as well.

研究表明，一些成人也会对电脑游戏上瘾。

team up with somebody: 与某人组队

to join another person or group

A secretary must team up with other colleagues for a smooth operation to maximize working efficiency.

秘书必须要与团队里的其他同事写作，这样才能最大限度地提高工作效率。

You won’t win unless you team up with Tom, the fastest player.

除非你与最快的队员Tom组队，否则你不会赢得比赛的。

Grammar

too … to 的常见用法

1. too … to … means "太 … 以至于 (不能) "
2. if there is a negative word before too, then the whole sentence express a affirmative meaning, too 后面的那个词表达一种委婉含义，意为 “不太 …”。
3. 当 too 前面有 only, all, but 时，意思是 “非常 …”，相当于 very

• He is too excited to speak.
  ⇒ He is overly excited and cannot speak.
• It’s never too late to mend.
  ⇒ To mend is never too late.
• I’m only too pleased to be able to help you.
  ⇒ I’m very pleased to be able to help you.
• He was but too eager to get home.
  ⇒ He was very eager to get home.

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