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Buffalo¹ Bills celebrate a win over the Patriots² and Hamlin's continued recovery

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The Buffalo Bills returned to the football field Sunday with an emotional game against the New England Patriots. It's the first time the Bills played since safety Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

The Buffalo Bills and their fans, known as the Bills Mafia, have a lot to celebrate this morning. Their team scored a decisive win at home over the New England Patriots, and safety Damar Hamlin continues to recover after collapsing⁴ during last Monday's game against Cincinnati. David Sommerstein with North Country Public Radio reports.

(CROSSTALK)

DAVID SOMMERSTEIN, BYLINE⁵: Hammer's Lot is the epicenter of Bills Mafia tailgating, legendary⁶ among NFL fans for breaking folding tables, doing shots from bowling⁷ balls. But on Sunday, Tina Bramhall was handing out hundreds of red hearts with No. 3, Damar Hamlin's number, on them for fans to show their love.

TINA BRAMHALL: I think it's going to be emotional in there before the game. I'm nervous during the game for the guys. You know, I can't even imagine.

SOMMERSTEIN: The Bills watched their teammate collapse⁸ due to a cardiac arrest during a Monday game in Cincinnati. The team's medical staff did CPR and literally⁹ saved Hamlin's life right there on the field.

KRISTEN KIMMICK: It's a roller coaster going from that low of a low and worrying that hard to going to the very top and seeing that, like, he's neurologically firing on every - I mean, the man woke up and asked who won the game.

SOMMERSTEIN: Kristen Kimmick is a megafan and president of #BillsMafiaBabes. She says Hamlin's ongoing¹⁰ recovery did something special, and not only for Buffalo.

KIMMICK: Damar Hamlin is, like, not just a miracle survivor¹¹. He did the impossible. Like, he brought the entire nation together, at least just for a few days. And it's been, like, such a long time since we've seen that.

SOMMERSTEIN: The game started with a tribute to Hamlin, the medical staff, and then on the very first play...

UNIDENTIFIED ANNOUNCER: Today we celebrate Damar's recovery, our love for Damar and our gratitude¹². Please rise...

SOMMERSTEIN: ...A 96-yard kick return for a touchdown. Hamlin was watching from his hospital bed and live tweeting with lots of exclamation¹³ points. Oh, and then kick returner Nyheim Hines did it again in the second half.

(CHEERING)

SOMMERSTEIN: After the game, the Bills talked about how despite the victory, the trauma¹⁴ was still raw. Fellow defensive¹⁵ player Tre'Davious White said he just wanted Hamlin back.

TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE: I can't wait to hear his voice and able to touch him and just hug the [expletive] out of him and hear that again. So it's been a hard week.

SOMMERSTEIN: Buffalo needed this. The city's also suffered through the racist¹⁶ mass shooting at a Tops supermarket and a deadly blizzard¹⁷.

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Singing) I'll be your friend...

SOMMERSTEIN: As Bills Mafia filed out, "Lean On Me" played on the loudspeakers. Paula Pericozzi paused, looked around and smiled.

PAULA PERICOZZI: Shows the resiliency of Buffalo. We can come back from anything, and we can make things right.

SOMMERSTEIN: And let's not forget four straight Super Bowl losses in the '90s. As the playoffs get underway, the Bills and their fans hope Hamlin's inspiration can help them conquer that one, too.

For NPR News, I'm David Sommerstein in Buffalo.

1 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

2 patriots   

爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
• These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。

3 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。

4 collapsing   

压扁[平]，毁坏，断裂

参考例句：

• Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
• The rocks were folded by collapsing into the center of the trough. 岩石由于坍陷进入凹槽的中心而发生褶皱。

5 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。

6 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

7 bowling   

n.保龄球运动

参考例句：

• Bowling is a popular sport with young and old.保龄球是老少都爱的运动。
• Which sport do you 1ike most,golf or bowling?你最喜欢什么运动，高尔夫还是保龄球？

8 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

9 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

10 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

11 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

12 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

13 exclamation   

n.感叹号，惊呼，惊叹词

参考例句：

• He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
• The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号，以引起读者的注意。

14 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

15 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

16 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

17 blizzard   

n.暴风雪

参考例句：

• The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
• You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。