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@ 50768 橄欖球在中國
A 哎，地鐵上什麼時候開始放橄欖球集錦了？
āi, dìtiě shàng shénmeshíhòu kāishǐ fàng gǎnlǎnqiú jíjǐn le?
Oh, when did they start showing football clips on the metro?
B 有一段時間了。據說美國橄欖球大聯盟做了一連串造勢活動，什麼電視轉播、中文官網，還讓一些球星說簡單的中文跟球迷套近乎呢。
yǒu yīduànshíjiān le. jùshuō Měiguó gǎnlǎnqiú dà liánméng zuò le yīliánchuàn zàoshì huódòng , shénme diànshìzhuǎnbō , Zhōngwén guānwǎng , hái ràng yīxiē qiú xīng shuō jiǎndān de Zhōngwén gēn qiúmí tàojìnhu ne.
It's been going on for a while now. I heard that the NFL did a series to promote it, with TV broadcasts, an official Chinese website, and even had some stars speak a bit of simple Chinese to kiss up to the fans.
A 肯定是看到NBA 在中國做得那麼好，所以也不甘示弱，來中國分一杯羹了。不過這項運動好像不太國際化，只有美國人看得津津有味。說實話，我是一點也看不懂。
kěndìng shì kàndào NBA zài Zhōngguó zuò de nàme hǎo, suǒyǐ yě bùgānshìruò, lái Zhōngguó fēnyībēigēng le. bùguò zhè xiàng yùndòng hǎoxiàng bù tài guójìhuà, zhǐyǒu měiguórén kàn de jīnjīnyǒuwèi. shuō shíhuà, wǒ shì yīdiǎn yě kàn bù dǒng.
They must have seen how well the NBA was doing here, and didn't want to be left behind. They came to China to get a piece of the action. But this sport doesn't seem very international. Only Americans really enjoy watching it. To tell you the truth, I don't understand it at all.
B 其實說到規則和技戰術方面的東西我也不太懂，就是覺得挺好玩的。球員個個全副武裝，實打實地衝撞，教練的排兵佈陣也很有看頭。
qíshí shuōdào guīzé hé jìzhànshù fāngmiàn de dōngxi wǒ yě bù tài dǒng, jiùshì juéde tǐng hǎowán de. qiúyuán gègè quánfù wǔzhuāng, shídǎshí de chōngzhuàng , jiàoliàn de páibīngbùzhèn yě hěn yǒu kàntou.
Actually, when you start talking about the rules and strategies, I don't really understand it， either. But I think it's really fun. The athletes are all dressed up in their uniforms, crashing together. And the coaches are worth watching as they line up their ``troops."
A 有一次在酒吧我算是見識到了球迷的瘋狂程度。那天正好碰上轉播。天啊！酒吧爆滿，都是大口喝啤酒、大聲喊加油的球迷。
yǒuyīcì zài jiǔbā wǒ suànshì jiànshi dào le qiúmí de fēngkuáng chéngdù. nà tiān zhènghǎo pèng shàng zhuǎnbō . tiān a ! jiǔbā bàomǎn, dōu shì dà kǒu hē píjiǔ, dàshēng hǎn jiāyóu de qiúmí.
There was one time at a bar when I guess you could say I really saw how crazy the fans are about the game. It just so happens that they were rebroadcasting a match. Whoa! Every seat in the bar was taken by people gulping beer and shouting their support.
B 在美國，看球就是一種休閒娛樂。所以這個產業才那麼龐大，據說比NBA還賺錢呢。每年光是超級碗這個決賽，廣告收入就達上億美金。
zài Měiguó, kàn qiú jiùshì yīzhǒng xiūxián yúlè. suǒyǐ zhè ge chǎnyè cái nàme pángdà, jùshuō bǐ NBA hái zhuànqián ne. měinián guāngshì chāojí wǎn zhè ge juésài, guǎnggào shōurù jiù dá shàngyì měijīn.
In the States, watching football is a leisure activity. So the business is really huge-- I heard that it makes even more money than the NBA. Every year for the Super Bowl alone, advertising revenue is more than 100 million dollars.
A 這麼厲害！我一直納悶什麼是超級碗啊？
zhème lìhai! wǒ yīzhí nàmèn shénmeshì chāojí wǎn a?
Wow! I've always been confused-- what is the Super Bowl?
B 這麼跟你說吧，美國最著名的職業橄欖球聯盟是美國國家橄欖球大聯盟，它又分美國橄欖球聯合會和國家橄欖球聯合會，超級碗就是各自冠軍隊的一場決戰。超級碗在美國就好比中國的春晚，是一場全民娛樂盛事，收視率極高。連當紅明星都爭著在中場休息時表演，增加曝光率。
zhème gēn nǐ shuō ba, Měiguó zuì zhùmíng de zhíyè gǎnlǎnqiú liánméng shì Měiguó guójiā gǎnlǎnqiú dà liánméng, tā yòu fēn Měiguó gǎnlǎnqiú liánhéhuì hé guójiā gǎnlǎnqiú liánhéhuì , chāojíwǎn jiùshì gèzì guànjūn duì de yī chǎng juézhàn. chāojí wǎn zài Měiguó jiù hǎobǐ Zhōngguó de chūn wǎn , shì yī chǎng quánmín yúlè shèngshì , shōushì lǜ jígāo. lián dānghóng míngxīng dōu zhēng zhe zài zhōngchǎng xiūxi shí biǎoyǎn, zēngjiā bàoguāng lǜ.
Let's put it this way. The most famous professional football association in America is the NFL. It's made up of the American Football League and the National Football League. The Super Bowl is the showdown between the best teams in each. The Super Bowl is comparable to China's Spring Festival broadcast-- it's a mega-entertainment event watched by everyone, and the viewership is incredibly high. Even popular stars compete to appear in the half-time show to increase their own fame.
A 那麼厲害啊。那拉拉隊肯定也很火辣。哎，你知道哪些球隊比較強嗎？
nàme lìhai a. nà lālāduì kěndìng yě hěn huǒlà . āi, nǐ zhīdào nǎxiē qiúduì bǐjiào qiáng ma?
That's incredible. So the cheerleaders must be really hot. Oh, do you know which teams are good?
B 最有名的要數愛國者隊，是老牌勁旅了。今年小馬隊、烏鴉隊、和牛仔隊也都不錯。不過總的來說，美國聯合會的整體實力比國家聯合會強。
zuì yǒumíng de yào shǔ àiguózhě duì , shì lǎopái jìnlǚ le. jīnnián xiǎomǎ duì, wūyā duì , hé niúzǎi duì yě dōu bùcuò. bùguò zǒngdeláishuō, Měiguó liánhéhuì de zhěngtǐ shílì bǐ guójiā liánhéhuì qiáng.
The most famous has to be the Patriots. They are hardened veterans. This year the Phillies, the Ravens and the Cowboys are also doing well. But on the whole, the NFL is overall stronger than the AFL.
A 啊喲，搞死了。光是那個什麼聯盟就把我弄暈了。我還是先看看掃盲集錦吧。
āyo, gǎo sǐ le . guāngshì nàge shénme liánméng jiù bǎ wǒ nòng yūn le. wǒ hái shì xiān kànkan sǎománg jíjǐn ba.
Oh, I'm so confused. Just the federations alone are enough to completely baffle me. First I'd better take a look at the clips and clear up my misconceptions.
Key Vocabulary
橄欖球 gǎnlǎnqiú American football
集錦 jíjǐn highlights
聯盟 liánméng league
一連串 yīliánchuàn a series of
造勢 zàoshì to generate interest
電視轉播 diànshìzhuǎnbō television broadcast
官網 guānwǎng official website
套近乎 tàojìnhu to curry favor with
不甘示弱 bùgānshìruò unwilling to show a weakness
分一杯羹 fēnyībēigēng to have a share of the pie
津津有味 jīnjīnyǒuwèi to relish
全副武裝 quánfù wǔzhuāng fully geared
實打實 shídǎshí doing something for real
排兵佈陣 páibīngbùzhèn to strategize
超級碗 chāojí wǎn superbowl
納悶 nàmèn perplexed
盛事 shèngshì extravaganza
收視率 shōushì lǜ television ratings
曝光 bàoguāng exposure
勁旅 jìnlǚ strong teams
掃盲 sǎománg to inform on a subject
Supplementary Vocabulary
開球 kāiqiú kick-off
越位 yuèwèi offside
得分 défēn to score
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