Top 1)NFL 2）Offense, Defense Set for Super Bowl XXXVII

Broadcast: Jan 24 2003

 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders are in San Diego, California this week preparing for the National Football League's Super Bowl 37 Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium. The game features the top squads¹ on both sides of the ball going for the National Football League's top prize.

Oakland has the number one ranked offense² in the NFL led by ³⁾quarterback and regular season Most Valuable player Rich Gannon. The Raiders are averaging nearly 30 points per game including ^4）playoff wins over the New York Jets and the Tennessee Titans.

The Buccaneers will try to counter the Raiders' offense with the top-rated defense³ in the NFL. The Bucs are allowing an average of less than 11 points this season, and they gave up a total of only 16 points in post-season wins over San Francisco and Philadelphia.

Oakland coach Bill Callahan says Tampa's defense is awe-inspiring. "Well I think, number one, their athleticism⁴ is what really sticks out," he said. "You know, you watch these guys run to the ball and watch them instinctively⁵ react to runs and passes. The ⁵⁾linebackers are like raptors, they are all over the place. Their quickness is really defining⁶."

The game also features former Oakland coach Jon Gruden leading Tampa Bay against his old team. Oakland is making its first Super Bowl appearance since 1984 and is favored to win. The Buccaneers have never been to the Super Bowl in their 26-year-history.

In San Diego, California. I'm David Byrd.

1)    NFL 美国国家足球联盟

2)    Offense [E5fens]n.进攻

3)    quarterback[5kwC:tE7bAk]n. [橄榄球] 四分卫

4)    playoff [5pleiC:f](双方得分相等时的)最后决赛

5)    linebacker[`laIn9bAkE(r)]n. 后卫球员

 

1 squads   

n.（军队中的）班( squad的名词复数 )；（暗杀）小组；体育运动的运动（代表）队；（对付某类犯罪活动的）警察队伍

参考例句：

• Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation. 防暴队奉命出动以对付这一局势。 来自辞典例句
• Three squads constitute a platoon. 三个班组成一个排。 来自辞典例句

2 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 athleticism   

n.运动竞赛，崇尚运动，竞技热

参考例句：

• He brings defense. He brings talent. He brings athleticism. That's a lot. “他带来的防御，他带来了人才，他带来了身体，这是很多”。 来自互联网
• Each of these sports isn't won through sheer athleticism alone. 每个体育项目无法凭借纯粹的运动能力而获胜。 来自互联网

5 instinctively   

adv.本能地

参考例句：

• As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近，她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 defining   

规定( define的现在分词 )； 使明确； 精确地解释； 画出…的线条

参考例句：

• You can customise the behavior of the Asynchronous Server and hence re-brand it by defining your own command set for invoking services. 通过定义自己调用服务的命令集，您可以定制自定义异步服务器的行为，通过为调用服务定义自己的命令集从而对它重新标记。
• This point can be put another way in defining poverty. 这一点还能从另一方面来加以说明以佐证贫困的涵义。 来自英汉非文学 - 新闻报道