Going to the Super Bowl

Going to the Super Bowl written by Harris Brooks

《走进超级碗》 作者：哈里斯·布鲁克斯

An Amazing Touchdown The Arizona Cardinals are down 10 to 7, with only 18 seconds left in the first half. But they have the ball on the Pittsburgh Steelers' one -yard line. All -Star quarterback Kurt Warner takes the snap. He fades back and throws to his receiver in the end zone. It appears to be an easy touchdown. Wait! Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison snatches the ball out of the air. He sprints down the sideline. He sidesteps some tacklers and breaks away from others. He crosses the 50 yard line He's at the 40 30 20 10 touchdown

一记惊艳达阵！亚利桑那红雀队7比10落后，上半场只剩18秒 他们现在带球推进到了匹兹堡钢人队的一码线处 全明星四分卫库尔特·华纳接到开球 他向后撤步，将球传到达阵区的外接手手中 看起来这轻轻松松就能完成达阵得分 等等！ 匹兹堡钢人队线卫詹姆斯·哈里森在空中把球截了下来 他沿着边线全力冲刺向前 他侧身躲开擒抱，突破了所有围堵 他冲过50码线！40码、30码、20码、10码——达阵！

What's an unbelievable play? A 100 -yard interception return for a touchdown. The 75 ,000 fans in the stadium in Tampa, Florida go crazy. What's more, 100 million Americans, one -third of the country, have just witnessed football history.

什么叫不可思议的一球？ 就是这次100码抄截回攻达阵啊 佛罗里达州坦帕市球场里的七万五千名球迷全都疯狂了 更厉害的是，全美三分之一的人口，整整一亿人，亲眼见证了这段橄榄球历史

Maybe you were one of those viewers on Sunday, February 1, 2009, watching Super Bowl XLIII. If so, you saw the longest ever touchdown in a Super Bowl. You also saw one of the best ever Super Bowls. The underdog Arizona team was down 17 -7. They came back and went ahead 23 -20 late in the fourth quarter. Then BAM! Pittsburgh scored with only 35 seconds left on the clock. The Steelers won 27 -23, setting the Super Bowl record for most wins by a team, 6. Superstars, super plays, super teams, all in front of a supersized audience. These are what the Super Bowl is all about.

说不定你也是2009年2月1日周日，观看第43届超级碗的观众之一 如果是的话，你就亲眼看到了超级碗历史上距离最长的达阵 你也看到了有史以来最精彩的超级碗比赛之一 不被看好的亚利桑那队曾以7比17落后 他们后来迎头赶上，在第四节末段以23比20反超比分 然后，砰！ 比赛只剩35秒时，匹兹堡钢人队完成得分 钢人队最终27比23取胜，创下超级碗球队最多夺冠纪录——6次。超级球星、超级好球、超级强队，全都呈现在规模超大的观众面前 这就是超级碗的魅力所在

Super fun. The Super Bowl is the biggest football game of the year, but it is more than a sporting event. Super Bowl Sunday is an unofficial national holiday. Friends and families get together to watch the game, root for their team, and have a good time. People throw all -day parties. In the host city where the game is played, the festivities may go on for a week. Fans often dress up in their team's jerseys. Some even paint their faces with the team's colors. And many people drive to the stadium on Super Sunday to attend tailgate parties. Large outdoor barbecues held in parking lots.

超级好玩 超级碗是一年一度规模最大的橄榄球比赛，但它远不只是一场体育赛事 超级碗周日已经是美国不成文的全国假日 亲朋好友会聚在一起看比赛，为支持的球队加油，开心欢聚 人们会办整整一天的派对 在承办比赛的主办城市，庆祝活动甚至会持续一整周 球迷们经常会穿上自己支持球队的球衣 有些人还会把球队代表色画在脸上 还有很多人会在超级碗周日开车去球场参加车尾野餐会 也就是在停车场举办的大型户外烧烤派对

The Super Bowl gives people across the country a good reason to celebrate. Football, after all, is an American game. It's also a way for the people who live in each team's home city and state to show their civic pride.

超级碗给全美国的人一个好好庆祝的理由 毕竟橄榄球是源自美国的运动 它也是各队所在城市和州的居民，展现集体自豪感的方式