【大家说英语】 第108期:共享欢乐(2)

 January 30 1月30日

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The Super Bowl is the championship game for professional² American football. 超级杯美式足球大赛是美国职业美式足球的冠军赛。

Teams compete³ in 16 games each season. 每个球队每季都要打十六场比赛，

If they win many games, they have a chance to compete in the Super Bowl. 球队如果赢得许多比赛，就有机会打进超级杯。

Abby loves watching the ads⁴ during the Super Bowl. 雅碧很喜欢看超级杯比赛期间的广告，

They are funny and creative. 那些广告都很逗趣也很有创意。

Jim and Alex love the parties. 吉姆和亚力克斯都热爱超级杯派对，

Rob⁵'s favorite thing is hosting the parties! 罗柏最喜欢的事情就是主办超级杯派对！

Conversation A 会话A

What do you like about the Super Bowl, Abby? 雅碧，妳喜欢超级杯美式足球大赛的哪个部分？

I love watching the ads. 我喜欢看广告。

The ads for the game? 宣传比赛的广告？

No. The ads during the game. 不是，是比赛期间的广告。

Many of them are funny and creative. 有很多广告都非常逗趣又富有创意。

That's true. 的确，

I can't watch one of the ads without feeling touched or laughing. 那些广告都会让我感动或者大笑。

What about you, Susie? 苏希，妳呢？

I love watching the game with friends. 我喜欢和朋友一起看比赛，

We always have a fun time cheering. 我们总是为球队加油而玩得很开心。

Conversation B 会话B

I can't wait to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday. 我等不及要看星期日的超级杯冠军赛了。

What's your favorite thing about the Super Bowl? 你最喜欢超级杯的哪个部分？

The parties! 超级杯派对！

Me, too. Thanks for having a party, Rob. 我也是。罗柏，谢谢你举办派对。

No problem. I love hosting parties. 不客气。我喜欢主办派对，

That's my favorite part of the Super Bowl. 这是我自己在超级杯当中最喜欢的部分。

What about the game? 那比赛呢？

I like watching the game, too. 我也喜欢看比赛，

The teams playing in the Super Bowl are very good. 打进超级杯的球队都非常杰出。

Conversation C 会话C

The Super Bowl is the championship game for professional football! 超级杯是职业美式足球的冠军赛！

That's right. The football season is 17 weeks long. 没错。美式足球的球季为期十七周之久，

Each team must compete in 16 games. 每支球队都必须打十六场比赛。

If they win a lot of games, they have a chance to compete in the Super Bowl. 他们如果赢得许多场比赛，就有机会打进超级杯。

Right! 没错！

Maybe we can go watch a pro¹ game next year. 说不定我们明年可以去看场职业比赛。

I've never been to a football game. 我从来没现场看过美式足球赛，

That sounds like fun. 听起来很好玩。

Let's start planning now! 我们现在就来计划吧！

1 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 professional   

adj.专业的；职业的；n.专业人员；职业运动员

参考例句：

• He is a professional tennis player.他是一名职业网球运动员。
• I need a professional to sort out my finances.我需要专业人士为我管理财务。

3 compete   

vi.竞争；比赛

参考例句：

• They knew they could not compete against business from the U.S. 他们知道他们无法与美国在商业上进行竞争。
• I compete with you for that position.我和你竞争那个职位。

4 ads   

abbr.area, date, subject 地区；air defense system 防空系统；advance data system 高级数据系统；accessory drive system 附属驱动系统n.广告( ad的名词复数 )；(administration) 管理；(advance) 预付；(addendum) 附录

参考例句：

• AutoCAD itself has included programdeveloping tools such as AutoLISP,ADS,DCL etc. AutoCAD本身提供了AutoLISP、ADS、DCL等二次开发工具。 来自互联网
• In thedesign procedure, ADS, CST and Protel99Se are usually used. 仿真过程中，应用了ADS、CST 和Protel99Se 等专业软件。 来自互联网

5 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。