March Madness
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The Maddest Time of the Year.
(原始内容存档于2017-09-29). Cable of Course The Maddest time of the Year.
4 Now or Never.
4现在或永远。
5 How the Madness Works.
页:1 疯狂是如何运作的。
7 The Bracket Racket.
7 Bracket Racket (英语).
9 Women’s Wins.
9 妇女胜利.
11 Upstarts and Upsets.
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13 Conclusion.
13 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 The Maddest Time of the Year March Madness—the name says it all.
16 年度最疯狂的一年 三月疯狂——这个名字全说了。
In March 1939, this college basketball tournament began with just eight teams.
1939年3月,这次高校篮球锦标赛开始,只有8支球队参赛.
Over the years, the tournament has grown, but it still sweeps across the country every March, and it’s still crazy.
但每年三月仍横扫全国,
In fact, with 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament, anything can happen.
实际上,随着68支球队在单场淘汰赛中出场,任何事情都可能发生.
In the 1983 tournament, North Carolina State was the underdog.
在1983年的联赛中,北卡罗莱纳州队表现不佳.
Yet in the final game’s final seconds, they won over Houston 54-52.
然而在决赛的最后几秒,他们战胜了休斯敦54-52.
Now or Never The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) runs college sports in the United States.
Now或Never The National Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA)在美国经营大学体育.
Since 1939, the NCAA March Madness tournament has included some of the greatest basketball talents of all time.
从1939年起,NCAA March Madness锦标赛包括了有史以来一些最优秀的篮球天赋.
Many professional athletes perfect their skills in college.
许多职业运动员在大学里都完善了自己的技能.
So it is no surprise that the path to professional basketball goes straight through the March Madness tournament.
因此,职业篮球之路直接通过"三月疯狂"锦标赛就不足为奇了.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) includes many past March Madness players.
全国篮球协会(NBA)包括了多位过去3月的疯狂球员.
NBA stars Shaquille O’Neal, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Stephen Curry, and many others first showed their stuff in the NCAA men’s tournament.
NBA明星沙奎尔·奥尼尔(Shaquille O'Neal),魔术强生(Magic Johnson),拉里·伯德(Larry Bird),史蒂芬·克瑞(Stephen Curry)等多位选手首先在NCAA男子锦标赛上亮相.
Before he joined the NBA, Stephen Curry (center) played for the Davidson Wildcats.
在他加入NBA之前,斯蒂芬·库里(英语:Stephen Curry (center))曾为戴维森野猫队出场.
Yet for most players, college is the final stop in their basketball career.
然而对于大多数球员来说,大学是他们的篮球生涯的最后一站.
For them, the chance for basketball glory is now or never.
对他们来说,篮球荣耀的机会是现在还是永远。
NCAA athletes are full-time students who do not get paid.
NCAA运动员是无报酬的全日制学生.
They play for the love of the game.
他们为了游戏的爱而玩.
Players have been known to collapse onto the floor and burst into tears at the end of a game.
玩家已知会倒地而出,在游戏结束时会被爆出眼泪.
Sometimes it’s out of happiness.
有时,
Sometimes it’s out of sadness.
有时,
Either way, their fans love them for it.
不管怎样,他们的粉丝都喜欢他们
A Xavier guard reacts after a last-second shot by Wisconsin beats his team on March 20, 2016.
威斯康辛州队最后一秒出场后,一名Xavier后卫在2016年3月20日击败了队友.
How the Madness Works The path to the March Madness championship is long and difficult.
疯狂是如何运作的 三月疯人会冠军之路漫长而艰难.
As of 2016, teams are grouped by region into 32 conferences of different sizes.
截至2016年,各团队按区域划分为32个不同规模的会议.
All the teams want to play in the tournament, but only 68 make it each year.
所有球队都希望在联赛中出场,但每年只有68人出场.
So how are the 68 teams chosen?
68支球队选得怎么样?
The winners of each of the 32 conferences automatically qualify for the March Madness tournament.
32场会中的每场会场的获奖者都自动获得参加"三月疯狂"锦标赛的资格.
The remaining 36 teams are chosen by a ten-person committee.
其余36支队伍由十人委员会选定.
Its members vote on a Sunday a few days before the tournament.
其成员在联赛前几天的星期天投票.
The University of North Florida pep band and mascot celebrate after learning their team will play in the 2015 tournament.
北佛罗里达大学的pep乐队和吉祥物在学习他们的团队后会参加2015年的锦标赛来庆祝.
First Round Second Round Regionals National Semifinals National Semifinals Final Four Final Four Kansas Kansas Kansas Kansas Oregon Oklahoma Austin Peay Colorado Connecticut Maryland Maryland Maryland S.
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达科他州
California Hawaii Hawaii Arizona Wichita St.
加州夏威夷 亚利桑那州 Wichita St.
Wichita St.
(原始内容存档于2018-10-21). Wichita St.
Miami (FL) Miami (FL) Miami (FL) Buffalo Iowa Iowa Temple UNC Asheville Villanova Villanova Villanova Villanova Villanova Oklahoma WESTSOUTH f b c a d e Connecticut CHAMPION Villanova FINAL FOUR N.
迈阿密 (FL) 迈阿密 (FL) 迈阿密 (FL) 布法罗·艾奥瓦·艾奥瓦寺 UNC Asheville Villanova Villanova 比利亚诺瓦 比利亚诺瓦 比利亚诺瓦 俄克拉荷马 WestSUTH f b c a d e Connecticut CHAMPION 比利亚诺瓦 最终4 N.
Carolina EAST MID- WEST Villanova Oklahoma WESTSOUTH Syracuse Villanova N.
卡罗莱纳东部省 - West Villanova 俄克拉荷马州西部 锡拉库扎·比利亚诺瓦 N.
Carolina EAST CHAMPIONSHIP SOUTH Full Bracket SOUTH WEST MIDWESTEAST South Bracket: 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship CHAMPION Villanova FINAL FOUR N.
卡罗来纳州东部 南部 南部 西部 西部 西部 南方快克:2016年NCAA分区一号男子篮球锦标赛 国会 维拉诺瓦 最终4 N.
Carolina EAST MID- WEST Villanova Oklahoma WESTSOUTH Syracuse Villanova N.
卡罗莱纳东部省 - West Villanova 俄克拉荷马州西部 锡拉库扎·比利亚诺瓦 N.
Carolina EAST CHAMPIONSHIP SOUTH Four regions emerge with a winner to reach the Final Four.
卡罗来纳州东部 南部 4个区域出现一个胜利者 到达最后4个
In 2016, Villanova was the South’s champion—and the nation’s!
2016年,比利亚诺瓦是南方的冠军-和全国的冠军!
The Bracket Racket March Madness has become one of the most popular sports events in the United States, even among people who aren’t sports fans.
美国最受欢迎的体育赛事之一,
In large part, this is due to the fun of filling out a bracket—a grid of all the teams in the tournament.
这在很大程度上是由于在锦标赛中填入所有球队的括号——网格的乐趣.
People fill out a bracket to predict who will win each game and move on to the next round of competition.
人们填写出一个括号来预测谁将赢得每场比赛并进入下一轮比赛.
A bracket shows the path a team would have to follow to reach the championship game.
一个括号显示一个球队要进入冠军赛必须走的道路.
Millions of people around the country fill out a bracket every year.
全国每年有数百万人填入括号。
Some like the safe bet and choose the best-ranked teams, while others love rooting for the underdogs.
有的喜欢安全下注,选择排名最好的球队,有的喜欢为下等球队打根.
Almost everyone is trying to beat somebody else— family and friends, coworkers, or strangers online.
几乎所有人都想打败别人,
Lucky Librarian?
幸运的图书馆员?
High school librarian Diana Inch said some men at her school were doing their own pool in 2011, and they wouldn’t let her play.
高中图书管理员 Diana Inch表示, 学校里有些人在2011年自己玩游泳池,
In the end, she beat them all.
最后,她打败了他们。
along with more than three million entrants in an online contest to pick the entire Final Four.
以及超过三百万的入选者 参加一个在线比赛 挑选整个决赛四。
President Barack Obama points to a copy of the men’s bracket in 2010.
巴拉克·奥巴马总统指出2010年的男排副本.
The winning team that year visited Obama at the White House.
当年获胜的球队在白宫拜访了奥巴马.
Bracket Bragging In 2015, an eleven-year-old girl wrote President Obama a letter because her bracket beat his.
括号 2015年,一名11岁的女孩给奥巴马总统写了一封信,因为她的括号比他强.
“You are a great president,“ she wrote, “just not the best bracket picker.”
“你是一个伟大的总统,”她写道,“不是最好的摘花者。 “
President Obama wrote her a letter back with his bracket that read, “Next time, I’ll check with you first!”
奥巴马总统给她写了一封信,
One of the most famous March Madness fans is past U.
最出名的"三月疯狂"粉丝之一是过U.
S.
师曰.
president Barack Obama.
奥巴马总统
He did not have much success with his picks, however.
然而,他的选择没有取得多大成功。
Women’s Wins In 1982, the NCAA started a women’s March Madness tournament.
妇女胜利 1982年,NCAA开始举办女子三月疯狂锦标赛.
It began with 32 teams and has since doubled to 64.
一开始共有32支球队参赛,此后翻了一番,达到64支.
The Connecticut Huskies have been the most dominant women’s team in this tournament’s history with eleven national championships.
康涅狄格胡斯基斯队是本届锦标赛历史上以11次全国锦标赛夺得最多女队的.
The Tennessee Volunteers are next with eight.
田纳西志愿军下个有8名.
The Tennessee Lady Volunteers drive against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights during the 2007 women’s championship game.
田纳西州女子志愿军在2007年女子锦标赛上对阵罗格斯斯克莱特骑士.
Some argue that Husky Breanna Stewart may be the greatest player in women’s college basketball history.
有人说胡斯基·布蕾安娜 斯图尔特可能是女子大学篮球史上最伟大的球员.
From 2013 to 2016, her team won the title four years in a row.
从2013年到2016年,她所在的球队连续四年夺得冠军.
For each of those four years, she won the honor of Most Outstanding Player.
在这四年中,她每年都会获得"最杰出玩家"的荣誉.
Breanna Stewart takes the ball during the Final Four stage of the 2016 tournament.
布蕾安娜·斯图尔特(Breanna Stewart)在2016年联赛最后4个阶段接球.
Upstarts and Upsets The most exciting stories that come out of March Madness are “Cinderella stories.”
启动和设置 最令人兴奋的故事来自"三月疯狂", “
Cinderella teams are underdogs that aren’t given very good odds to win.
灰姑娘队是失败者,
The single- elimination format of March Madness, however, means that any team can claw its way to an exciting upset victory.
然而,"March Madness"的单打淘汰格式意味着任何球队都能够踏上令人激动的心烦意乱取胜的道路.
Nobody gave Villanova much of a chance against Georgetown in the 1985 championship finals.
在1985年冠军决赛中,没有人给比利亚诺瓦一个与乔治敦相较的机会.
Georgetown was the defending champion and was awarded the top rank that year.
乔治敦是卫冕冠军,并被授予当年的最高军衔.
Villanova was ranked eighth, and many thought their only chance of winning was by a miracle.
比利亚诺瓦排名第八,许多人认为他们唯一的取胜机会是奇迹.
It turned out Villanova didn’t need a miracle.
Villanova并不需要奇迹。
All they needed was to play the greatest game of their lives.
他们只需要玩他们生命中最伟大的游戏
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
In basketball, a field goal is a basket scored on any shot other than a free throw.
在篮球中,场上入球是任意一球上打入的篮子,而不是自由投出.
It is worth two or three points, depending on the player’s distance from the basket.
视球员与篮子的距离,
Field goal percentage is how many field goals succeed out of all those that the team attempts.
外地目标百分比是指小组努力实现的外地目标中有多少成功。
The higher the percentage, the better!
百分率越高越好!
Villanova shocked Georgetown with their high field goal percentage (over 78 percent; 22 of 28 baskets).
比利亚诺瓦以他们的高出场率(超过78%;28个篮子中的22个)震惊了乔治敦.
This led to Villanova winning their first national championship in men’s basketball with a score of 66-64.
这使得比利亚诺瓦以66-64的得分赢得了他们在男子篮球方面的首个全国冠军.
In the 2016 opening round, the Michigan State Spartans were ranked second.
2016年开赛,密歇根州斯巴达人队排名第二.
The Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders were ranked fifteenth.
中田纳西蓝色突击队排名第15.
Yet the Blue Raiders shocked March Madness fans by defeating and eliminating Michigan State 90-81.
然而"蓝突袭"却以击败并消灭了密歇根州90-81而震惊了"三月疯狂"球迷.
The Blue Raiders didn’t win the tournament, but they did bust a lot of people’s brackets in the first round!
蓝色突击队没有赢得联赛,
A Villanova Wildcat reacts with joy after beating Georgetown for the national championship in 1985.
一名维拉诺瓦野猫在1985年击败乔治敦获得全国冠军后,以欢快的心情反应.
Conclusion Every March, millions of people take in the excitement of Cinderella teams, rising stars, and game-winning shots at the buzzer.
每年三月,数百万人 接受灰姑娘队的兴奋, 升起的明星, 和游戏中赢得的镜头 在蜂鸣器。
Dreams will either come true or fade away forever.
梦想要么成真 要么永远消失
This is March Madness.
这是三月疯狂。
Good luck with your bracket!
祝你好运,你的括号!
Billion-Dollar Bracket Everyone wants to choose the perfect bracket.
亿-多拉尔括号 每个人都想选择完美的括号。
In 2014, $1 billion was offered to anyone who chose the perfect bracket, but no one could.
2014年,向任何选择完美档次的人提供了10亿美元,但没有人可以。
This is not surprising.
这不足为奇。
The odds of picking every game correctly are between 1 in 5 billion and 1 in 135 billion.
正确选择每场比赛的概率在50亿分之一到1 350亿分之一之间.
As far as we know, nobody has ever chosen the perfect bracket.
据我们所知,从来没有人选择完美的括号。
Duke shouts for joy after winning the 2015 men’s championship game (left).
杜克在夺得2015年男子锦标赛冠军后高呼喜悦(左).
Maryland moves on to the women’s Final Four in 2014 (right).
马里兰在2014年进入了女子决赛四强(右).