Super Bowl
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents An Amazing Touchdown.
(原始内容存档于2017-10-21) (中文(中国大陆) ). Retrieved of Course A Amazing Touchdown.
4 Super Fun.
4超级乐趣。
8 Super Show.
8超级秀.
10 A Not-So-Super Start.
10 A Not-So-Super Starts. (英语).
13 Super Growth.
13"超级增长".
16 Conclusion.
16 结论。
19 Glossary.
19 词汇表。
20 An Amazing Touchdown The Arizona Cardinals are down 10-7, with only eighteen seconds left in the first half.
20个惊人的触地得分 亚利桑那红衣主教队10:7落后,上半场仅剩18秒.
But they have the ball on the Pittsburgh Steelers’ one-yard line.
但匹兹堡钢人队一码线上有球
All-star quarterback Kurt Warner takes the snap.
全明星四分卫克特·华纳接球
He fades back and throws to his receiver in the end zone.
他向后退并投出他的接球员在终点区.
It appears to be an easy touchdown.
这似乎很容易触地得分。
Wait!
单单!
Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison snatches the ball out of the air.
匹兹堡后卫 James Harrison把球从空中抢走
He sprints down the sideline.
他冲下边线
He sidesteps some tacklers and breaks away from others.
他躲开一些捕猎者 并离开其他人。
He crosses the 50-yard line.
他越过了50码线
He’s at the 40, 30, 20, 10.
他在40,30,20,10。
touchdown!
达阵!
Pittsburgh Steeler James Harrison intercepts a pass in the end zone to begin his record-setting 100-yard touchdown run.
匹兹堡钢人詹姆斯·哈里森截取了终点区的一通通,开始他创纪录的100码触地得分跑道.
Maybe you were one of those viewers on Sunday, February 1, 2009, watching Super Bowl 43.
也许你是2009年2月1日星期日观看"超级杯"43的观众之一.
If so, you saw the longest-ever touchdown in a Super Bowl.
如果是的话,你在超级碗中看到了有史以来最长的达阵.
You also saw one of the best-ever Super Bowls.
你也看到了有史以来最好的超级杯之一。
The underdog Arizona team was down 17-7.
落后的亚利桑那队17: 7倒下.
They came back and went ahead 23-20 late in the fourth quarter.
他们回来后在第四季度后期提前了23-20.
Then bam!
来啊!
Pittsburgh scored with only 35 seconds left on the clock.
匹兹堡得分仅剩35秒的时钟.
The Steelers won 27-23, setting the Super Bowl record for most wins by a team: six.
钢人队赢得了27-23分,创下超级杯大胜球队的纪录:6分.
Superstars, super plays, super teams, all in front of a supersized audience—these are what the Super Bowl is all about.
超级明星,超级剧,超级团队,都站在超大观众面前——这就是超级碗的目的所在.
What an unbelievable play!
多么不可思议的戏剧!
A 100-yard interception return for a touchdown.
100码截取回击
The 75,000 fans in the stadium in Tampa, Florida, go crazy.
佛罗里达州坦帕体育场75000名球迷发疯.
What’s more, 100 million Americans—one-third of the country—have just witnessed football history.
超过一亿美国人,
James Harrison ran the entire length of the field to score.
詹姆斯·哈里森跑遍了整个球场积分.
The Tampa stadium was packed with fans for the Super Bowl.
坦帕体育场为超级杯打满了球迷.
Super Fun The Super Bowl is the biggest football game of the year.
超级乐趣 超级杯是当年最大的足球赛事.
But it is more than a sporting event.
但这不仅仅是一场体育活动。
“Super Bowl Sunday” is an unofficial national holiday.
“超级碗周日”是一个非官方的国家假日。
Friends and families get together to watch the game, root for their team, and have a good time.
朋友和家人聚在一起观看比赛,为他们的团队打根,玩得开心.
People throw all-day parties.
人掷一日会.
In the host city where the game is played, the festivities may go on for a week.
在游戏所在的主办城市,庆祝活动可能持续一周.
Fans often dress up in their team’s jerseys.
粉丝们经常穿着他们的球衣。
Some even paint their faces with the team’s colors.
有些人甚至用球队的颜色画出自己的相貌.
And many people drive to the stadium on Super Sunday to attend tailgate parties—large outdoor barbecues held in parking lots.
许多人开车去体育场参加尾门派对,
C = Center FB = Fullback LG = Left Guard LT = Left Tackle QB = Quarterback RG = Right Guard RT = Right Tackle TB = Tailback TE = Tight End WR = Wide Receiver CB = Cornerback DE = Defensive End DL = Defensive Lineman LB = Linebacker S = Safety Offense Defense QB C LG LT TE RG DE DL DL DE CB LB LB S CB LB SRT FBTB WR WR Player Lineup Defense’s End Zone Line of Scrimmage Each team is allowed to have eleven players on the field at a time.
C=Center FB=Fullback LG=左后卫 LT=左后卫 QB=右后卫 RG=右后卫 RT=右后卫 TB=尾后卫 TE=紧后卫 WR=宽后卫 CB=角后卫 DE=防御后卫 DE=防守线人 LB=线后卫 S=线后卫 安全防守 QB C LG LT TE RG DE DL DL DE CB LB S CB LB SRT FBTB WR 玩家 Lineup Defense's End Zone Line of Scrimmage 每支球队一次可以有11名球员出场.
Fans celebrate Super Bowl Sunday with parties and barbecues.
粉丝以派对和烧烤庆祝"超级碗"周日.
The Super Bowl gives people across the country a good reason to celebrate.
超级杯让全国人民有很好的理由庆祝.
Football, after all, is an American game.
足球毕竟是一场美国比赛.
It’s also a way for the people who live in each team’s home city and state to show their civic pride.
也让居住在每支球队的家乡和州里的人们,
Super Show The Super Bowl is also an international spectacle.
超级秀 超级杯也是一场国际盛会.
In addition to 100 million American viewers, the Super Bowl is seen by millions more in almost every country around the world.
除了一亿美国观众外,超级碗在全世界几乎每个国家都有数百万人观看.
Not all the viewers are football fans.
并非所有的观众都是足球迷.
Many people tune in for the live halftime show.
很多人都来参加现场半场演出
The celebrity performer at Super Bowl 43 was rock ’n’ roll legend Bruce Springsteen.
超级碗43的名人表演者是摇滚传奇布鲁斯·斯普林斯廷。
Other famous halftime performers have included U2, The Rolling Stones, and Prince.
其他著名的半工半读表演者包括U2,"滚石"和"王子"等.
Bruce Springsteen performed at the halftime show in 2009.
布鲁斯·斯普林斯廷在2009年的中场演出中出场.
A Green Bay Packers fan wears a “cheesehead” to the game.
绿湾包装工粉丝穿"芝士头"入场.
People also love to watch the Super Bowl for the television commercials.
人们也喜欢看电视广告的"超级碗".
Many are created to be shown for the first time ever during the Super Bowl.
许多人被创造出来,在超级杯期间首次亮相.
It can cost advertisers over $3 million to air just one 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl.
在超级碗期间仅播出一出30秒的广告,广告商可能花费超过300万美元.
The Super Bowl wasn’t always a money machine.
超级碗并不总是一个货币机器。
Showing a commercial on the first Super Bowl, in 1967, cost just $40,000, and only 24 million viewers tuned in to watch.
1967年在首届超级碗上出演一出广告,只花费了4万美元,只有2400万观众收看.
In fact, the game wasn’t even called the Super Bowl—it was called the AFL-NFL World Championship.
事实上,这场比赛甚至没有被称作"超级碗"(Super Bowl)——它被称为"AFL-NFL世界锦标赛".
Marching bands provided the halftime entertainment.
游行乐队提供半场娱乐.
Britney Spears appeared in a Super Bowl ad for Pepsi.
布兰妮·斯皮尔斯出现在百事可乐的超级碗广告中.
The first Super Bowl game featured lots of action and a marching band at halftime.
首个"超级碗"游戏以大量动作和半场出场的出场乐队为特色.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
A Trophy for the Victors The winning Super Bowl team gets the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers.
胜利者大战 获胜的超级杯球队获得文斯·伦巴第特罗菲(英语:Vince Lombardi Trophy),以绿湾包装工队的传奇教练取名.
The trophy is made out of sterling silver and weighs seven pounds.
奖杯由精美的银制成并重7磅.
A Not-So-Super Start The first Super Bowl was held at the Los Angeles Coliseum on January 15, 1967.
不至于超级启动 第一届超级杯于1967年1月15日在洛杉矶竞技场举行.
The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.
绿湾打包机击败堪萨斯城酋长35-10.
More than 60,000 people attended.
6万多人参加.
But 40,000 seats were empty.
但4万个座位是空的.
That’s unthinkable today, when the least expensive seats at the Super Bowl can cost thousands of dollars.
超级杯最便宜的座位可能要花几千美元。
Although college football had been popular since the 1880s, the National Football League (NFL) only formed in 1920.
虽然大学足球自1880年代起就很受欢迎,但国家足球联盟(NFL)直到1920年才成立.
Pete Rozelle, the head of the NFL from 1960 to 1989, is widely credited with creating the Super Bowl.
1960年至1989年担任NFL主帅的皮特·罗泽尔(Pete Rozelle)被广泛称赞为创造了超级杯.
By the late 1950s, the NFL had grown to twelve teams.
至1950年代末,NFL已发展为12支球队.
People seemed to want more football, so two businessmen from Texas started the American Football League (AFL) in 1960.
人们似乎想要更多的足球,因此德克萨斯州有两位商人于1960年创办了美国足球联盟(AFL).
The new league had eight teams.
新的联赛有8支球队.
At first, the NFL looked down on the AFL.
起初,NFL对AFL视而不见.
But within a few years, they were competing for players—and fans.
但是在几年内,他们竞争球员——和球迷.
By 1966, the two leagues planned to merge.
至1966年,两支联赛计划合并.
To build interest in the soon-to-be-combined league, the best NFL team would play the best AFL team.
为了建立对即将入围的联赛的兴趣,NFL最佳球队将出战AFL最佳球队.
The game would be an end-of-season matchup to give football fans something to think about until the following season.
比赛将是一个季后赛,为足球迷提供一些思考,直到下个赛季.
Many seats were empty at the first Super Bowl game.
在首届超级碗比赛中,许多座位被空出.
Super Growth The Green Bay Packers, an NFL team, easily won the first two Super Bowls.
超级增长 绿湾打包机是一支NFL球队,轻松地赢得了前两届超级杯.
Maybe the AFL wasn’t up to the challenge after all?
或许AFL根本无法应付挑战,
Not so, said “Broadway” Joe Namath, the young quarterback for the New York Jets.
纽约喷气机的年轻四分卫Joe Namath说,
He bragged that his team would win the third Super Bowl, against the Baltimore Colts, who were the big favorites.
他吹嘘自己的球队将赢得第三届超级杯,对手是巴尔的摩·柯尔特队,后者是大热门.
Joe “put his money where his mouth was,” and the Jets upset the Colts 16-7.
Joe“将他的钱投到他嘴里”,喷气机使Colts 16 - 7号飞机不高兴。
The Super Bowl was now established as a battleground for football bragging rights.
超级杯现在被确立为足球吹嘘权的战场.
How the Super Bowl Got Its Name Pete Rozelle (left) wanted to call the AFL –NFL showdown The Big One.
超级碗如何取名皮特·罗泽尔(左)想称AFL-NFL出道"大一".
Lamar Hunt (right), co-founder of the AFL and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, wanted a name with more excitement, more.
拉马尔·亨特(英语:Lamar Hunt (right)),AFL的联合创始人和堪萨斯城酋长会的老板,想要一个更激动人心的名字,更多.
bounce.
弹出。
He came up with the name Super Bowl after he saw his kids playing with a Wham-O Super Ball.
他看到孩子们玩"Wham-O"超级球后,想到了"超级碗"这个名字.
The “Bowl” part came from the rounded shape of many college football stadiums—especially the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
“Bowl”部分来自许多大学足球场的圆形外形——特别是加利福尼亚州帕萨迪纳的玫瑰碗.
Word Wise A football field is nicknamed a gridiron because the lines on the field make it look like a grate used for broiling food.
语出智慧 一个足球场被昵称为"克力克",因为球场上的台词使其看起来像是用于酿造食物的格来特.
Joe Namath led his team to a famous Super Bowl victory.
乔·纳马思带领球队取得了著名的超级杯胜利.
Interest in the Super Bowl grew quickly.
对超级碗的兴趣迅速增长.
Super Bowl 5, a real nail-biter, came down to the final five seconds.
超级碗5,一个真正的指甲选手,下到最后5秒.
With the score tied 13-13, Baltimore Colts placekicker Jim O’Brien kicked a field goal to win the game.
以比分平分13-13,巴尔的摩·柯尔茨花样滑冰运动员吉姆·奥布莱恩踢出一个出场入球取胜.
The 1970s also saw the rise of the Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty.
1970年代也出现了匹兹堡钢人王朝的崛起.
The team captured the fans’ imaginations— as well as four championships in six years.
球队抓住了球迷们的想象力——以及六年来的四个冠军.
Today there are thirty-two NFL teams.
今天有32支NFL球队.
Media coverage of the many playoff games leading to the final showdown builds lots of excitement for the Super Bowl.
媒体对导致最终出道的多场季后赛的报道为"超级碗"创造出大量刺激.
Super Moments in Super Bowl History “Steeltown” Dynasty The Pittsburgh Steelers won four Super Bowls in six years from 1 975– 1 980.
超级碗历史中的超级瞬间 “Steeltown”王朝 匹兹堡钢人队在从1975年–1980年的6年里赢得了4个超级杯.
He Runs and Runs Timmy Smith of the Washington Redskins set a Super Bowl record with 204 rushing yards (running with the ball) in 1 988.
他跑出并跑出华盛顿红皮队的蒂米·史密斯(英语:Timmy Smith of the Washington Redskins)在一九九八年以204个快跑码(与球一起跑出)创下超级杯纪录.
He Catches and Catches Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers set a Super Bowl record with 2 1 5 receiving yards (yards gained by catching passes) in 1 989.
旧金山49人队的"Catches"和"Catches Jerry Rice"创下超级杯纪录,在1989年以2,1,5个接球场(通过接球获得的球场)入场.
Down to the Wire The New York Giants beat the Buffalo Bills 20 -19 i n 19 91.
纽约巨人队击败了水牛队 20-19 i n 19 91.
The Bills Lose Again The Buffalo Bills were a great team in the early 1990s, winning four AFC championships in a row.
账单又输了 水牛比尔队在1990年代早期是一支出色的球队,连续四次获得AFC冠军.
However, they lost all four Super Bowls they played in during those years.
然而,他们在那些年中出场的四场超级碗都输了.
Jim O’Brien jumps for joy following his game-winning kick.
Jim O'Brien在比赛中胜出后,
Conclusion The biggest football game of the year brings high expectations.
结论 本年度最大的足球赛带来了很高的期望.
Yet what makes the Super Bowl fun is that you never know what will happen.
超级杯的乐趣在于 你永远不知道会发生什么
For instance, Super Bowl 24 was a blowout.
例如,超级碗24是一个吹嘘。
The San Francisco 49ers trounced the Denver Broncos 55-10.
旧金山49人跳出丹佛布朗克55-10.
The next year’s Super Bowl was one of the closest games ever.
次年的超级杯是有史以来最接近的比赛之一.
The New York Giants squeaked by the Buffalo Bills 20-19.
纽约巨人队被"水牛城法案"20-19所震动.
Maybe this year the lead will seesaw during the course of the game and be decided in the final seconds.
也许今年的领跑者会在比赛过程中看到,并在最后几秒中被决定.
Or maybe this will be the year for the first-ever Super Bowl shutout or another surprise that no one can predict.
也许今年是超级杯首次停赛的一年 也可能是没人能预料的惊喜
When this year’s Super Bowl rolls around, just be in front of the TV with your family and friends and favorite foods.
今年的超级碗开始时,
Get ready to celebrate Super Sunday in style.
准备以风格来庆祝"超级周日".
Glossary civic (adj.)
民间词汇(adj.)
of or relating to a city, citizenship, or community affairs (p.
或与城市、公民身份或社区事务有关(第2页)
9) dynasty (n.)
9) dy朝 (n.
a series of rulers in a country from the same family (used metaphorically) (p.
一个国家中来自同一家族的一系列统治者(用比喻)(p.
17) festivities (n.)
17) 庆会 (n.
parties or festivals (p.
聚会或节日(p.
8) interception (n.)
8) 拦截(n.)
a sports play in which a pass is caught or stolen by a player from the opposing team (p.
体育剧,其中传球被对手队的球员抓取或盗取(p.
5) merge (v.)
5) 合并(五.
to combine into one (p.
合并为一个(p.
14) root (v.)
14) 根 (五.
to cheer on or express support for (p.
来欢呼或表示支持(p.
8) spectacle (n.)
8) 场景(n.)
an unusual or impressive object or event seen in public (p.
在公众场合看到的不寻常或令人印象深刻的物体或事件(p.
10) trounced (v.)
10) 弹出(五.
defeated decisively (p.
决定性地被击败(p.
19) underdog (n.)
19) 缺点 (n.
the expected loser in a struggle or contest (p.
在挣扎或比赛中预期失败者(p.
6) A New England Patriots fan gets his game face on.
6) 新英格兰爱国者队的球迷得到他的出场面.