For second year in a row, a team playing in its home town won the Super Bowl

For second year in a row, a team playing in its home town won the Super Bowl

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The Los Angeles Rams² defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20, to win the team's first Super Bowl since moving back to the West Coast from St. Louis.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

For the second year in a row, the Super Bowl was won by a team playing at home.

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Unintelligible) Rams' house. (Unintelligible) Rams' house.

FADEL: The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals last night to win the team's first Super Bowl since moving back to the West Coast. NPR's Nathan Rott reports from Los Angeles.

(SOUNDBITE OF FIREWORKS)

NATHAN ROTT, BYLINE³: Unofficial fireworks filled the air over Inglewood and the newly minted⁴ SoFi Stadium after the Rams' come-from-behind win. Fans stream from the $5.5 billion sports complex, whooping⁵ and chanting for one of their two new professional football franchises⁶.

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: Rams' house.

OMAR HERNANDEZ: Whose house?

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: Rams' house.

HERNANDEZ: Welcome to LA. Welcome to LA.

ROTT: Omar Hernandez is an LA native who's lived in Inglewood for the last nine years.

HERNANDEZ: I see the whole [expletive]. Gentrification, all that - you know what? I don't like the stadium, to tell you the truth. But you know what, bro? This one right here feels sweet, bro. It feels sweet.

ROTT: It's been a long time coming for Los Angeles football fans. The nation's second largest city spent two decades without a team before the Rams moved back from St. Louis. They came into the Super Bowl LVI favored over the upstart Bengals, who got to the championship on a pair of game-winning field goals. But they were down late until, with a minute and 25 seconds remaining, quarterback Matthew Stafford connected with All-Pro wide receiver Cooper Kupp.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: Stafford from under center, steps back, throws the fade, back shoulder. Cooper Kupp's got it. Cooper Kupp brings it in. Touchdown. Touchdown. Touchdown LA.

ROTT: Kupp, who was selected the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player, gave post-game credit to the rest of his team.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

COOPER KUPP: They're team awards. You don't - at receiver, you don't - you aren't a successful receiver without all the other 10 guys on the field doing their jobs.

ROTT: Los Angeles hadn't won a Super Bowl in nearly 40 years, and to do it in a home stadium with South LA greats like Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar playing the halftime show, well, take it as proof that LA's still got it.

Nathan Rott, NPR News, Los Angeles.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "STILL D.R.E.")

DR DRE: (Rapping) Low-lows, girl. Still taking my time to perfect the beat, and I still got love for the streets. It's the D-R-E.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 rams   

n.公羊( ram的名词复数 )；(R-)白羊（星）座；夯；攻城槌v.夯实（土等）( ram的第三人称单数 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输

参考例句：

• A couple of rams are butting at each other. 两只羊正在用角互相抵触。 来自辞典例句
• More than anything the rams helped to break what should have been on interminable marriage. 那些牡羊比任何东西都更严重地加速了他们那本该天长地久的婚姻的破裂。 来自辞典例句

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 minted   

崭新的；新制作的；刚完成的

参考例句：

• a newly minted expression 刚出现的词语
• The silver which was mined there was minted into coins. 在那里开采的银子被用来铸成钱币。

5 whooping   

发嗬嗬声的，发咳声的

参考例句：

• Whooping cough is very prevalent just now. 百日咳正在广泛流行。
• Have you had your child vaccinated against whooping cough? 你给你的孩子打过百日咳疫苗了吗？

6 franchises   

n.（尤指选举议员的）选举权( franchise的名词复数 )；参政权；获特许权的商业机构（或服务）；（公司授予的）特许经销权v.给…以特许权，出售特许权( franchise的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• TV franchises will be auctioned to the highest bidder. 电视特许经营权将拍卖给出价最高的投标人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ford dealerships operated as independent franchises. 福特汽车公司的代销商都是独立的联营商。 来自辞典例句