什么是超級(jí)碗派對(duì)

今天的這段對(duì)話，在討論派對(duì)，

你參加過(guò)超級(jí)碗派對(duì)嗎，什么是超級(jí)碗派對(duì)

來(lái)聽(tīng)今天的講解:
 
A: Hey Katie. I'm having a party, Super Bowl party at my house on Sunday in a couple of weeks. Would you like to come over?
 
嗨，凱蒂。幾周以后的一個(gè)周日我要在家里辦超級(jí)碗派對(duì)。你想不想來(lái)玩？
 
B: Okay. But I have absolutely no idea what a Super Bowl is.
 
好啊?？墒俏彝耆恢朗裁词浅?jí)碗。
 
A: Well, you know, the Super Bowl is a big sporting event and we have it once a year. But it's okay if you don't know anything about American football because actually, the Super Bowl is kind of like our unofficial holiday.
 
嗯，超級(jí)碗是一年一度的體育盛事。你不知道美式橄欖球也沒(méi)關(guān)系，超級(jí)碗比賽那天就像我們的非正式假期一樣。
 
B: Okay.
 
好。
 
A: Yeah. So what happens is, is everybody comes over to somebody's house, and you have a big party and you watch the game but nobody really watches the game. There's lots of other stuff going on so it's should be good.
 
嗯。在那天，大家會(huì)聚到一個(gè)朋友的家里，開(kāi)派對(duì)，觀看比賽，不過(guò)實(shí)際上沒(méi)有人在看比賽。因?yàn)橛泻芏嗥渌氖虑榭梢宰?，很好玩?br />  
B: Do you have like Super Bowl food that you eat?
 
有那種超級(jí)碗食物嗎？
 
A: Exactly. Exactly. So it's kind of like a big feast. So we'll have, you know, like hamburgers and stuff we'll barbecue. And we'll have lots of like chips and dip and stuff like that. So you don't have to bring any food but it's potluck. So if you do want to bring something, yeah, I would recommend it.
 
當(dāng)然有了。就像盛大的宴會(huì)一樣。我們會(huì)準(zhǔn)備漢堡包和燒烤。還有很多薯片和沾醬之類的小吃。你不用帶食物，不過(guò)這是百樂(lè)餐。所以，如果你想帶吃的過(guò)來(lái)，我會(huì)建議你帶一些。
 
B: Do you have to be like a supporter of one of the teams in the final?
 
那一定要是其中一支決賽隊(duì)伍的支持者嗎？
 
A: No. And actually, the game is not for a couple of weeks so we don't know who the two final teams are going to be.
 
不用。實(shí)際上，比賽在幾周以后才會(huì)進(jìn)行，所以現(xiàn)在我們也不知道哪兩個(gè)球隊(duì)會(huì)進(jìn)入決賽。
 
B: All right.
 
好。
 
A: They still have to decide, but actually, there's a bunch of things that have nothing to do with football on the Super Bowl that you'll probably like. The first is, they have the halftime show. You may have heard about the Super Bowl halftime show.
 
他們還要進(jìn)行角逐，其實(shí)超級(jí)碗比賽還有很多與橄欖球無(wú)關(guān)的活動(dòng)，你可能會(huì)喜歡的。首先是中場(chǎng)表演。你可能聽(tīng)說(shuō)過(guò)超級(jí)碗中場(chǎng)秀。
 
B: Okay.
 
好。
 
A: You like music, right?
 
你喜歡音樂(lè)，對(duì)吧？
 
B: I love music.
 
我熱愛(ài)音樂(lè)。
 
A: Right. So they always have a really big musical act. And actually this year, I don't remember who it is. I'll have to check but it's usually somebody like Bruno Mars or U2 or somebody like that.
 
好。當(dāng)天會(huì)有大型的音樂(lè)表演。我不記得今年的嘉賓是誰(shuí)了。我會(huì)去查一下，不過(guò)基本上是像布魯諾·馬爾斯和U2樂(lè)隊(duì)這樣的歌手。
 
B: I think last year, it was Katie Perry, was it not?
 
去年的嘉賓是凱蒂·佩里吧？
 
A: It might have been. Yeah. But it's always a really, really big person. Another thing that's really cool about the Super Bowl is the commercials. So the commercials, you know, the companies spend a lot of money on the commercials, and they're usually really good. So the commercials—the people are often more into the commercials than the game.
 
可能是吧。通常超級(jí)碗中場(chǎng)秀會(huì)請(qǐng)大牌歌手。超級(jí)碗另一個(gè)很酷的地方就是廣告。各家公司會(huì)在廣告上砸很多錢，所以廣告效果非常好。人們對(duì)廣告的興趣甚至勝過(guò)比賽。
 
B: Okay.
 
好。
 
A: Especially if one team is kind of – if it's a lopsided win. So yeah, so the commercials are fun.
 
尤其是當(dāng)一支球隊(duì)以大比分獲勝時(shí)。廣告很有趣。
 
B: What kind of commercials do they have?
 
是哪種廣告呢？
 
A: You know, like companies like Pepsi or Coke or like really big name companies.
 
一般是像百事可樂(lè)或是可口可樂(lè)這樣的著名公司。
 
B: So the really big ones.
 
大型公司。
 
A: Yeah. They'll spend like millions and millions of dollars. These are usually the most expensive commercials because it's one local game and one local audience. Like the World Cup is a more watched event but the commercials are regional for all the different countries, whereas the Super Bowl, the commercials are just for Americans.
 
對(duì)。他們會(huì)在廣告上花費(fèi)數(shù)百萬(wàn)美元。雖然這只是本土比賽，觀眾也都是本國(guó)居民，可是這超級(jí)碗廣告卻是最貴的廣告。世界杯的觀眾更多，而廣告也是各國(guó)廣告商都有，可是超級(jí)碗只是美國(guó)公司的廣告之爭(zhēng)。
 
B: Yeah.
 
好。
 
A: So yeah, these are usually the most expensive commercials like around the world. So they're usually really well done.
 
超級(jí)碗廣告是世界上最貴的廣告。當(dāng)然效果也非常好。
 
B: Is it just American teams in the Super Bowl?
 
超級(jí)碗只有美國(guó)橄欖球隊(duì)參加？
 
A: Yes, it's very, you know, Americanized name, I'd say. But, you know, like I said, the game is really not that important. But there is one way that you can make money.
 
對(duì)，這是美國(guó)化的比賽。我剛才說(shuō)過(guò)，比賽并不是那么重要。不過(guò)有一種可以掙錢的方法。
 
B: Okay. I'm interested.
 
好。我很感興趣。
 
A: So what happens is, we have like a pool and you can draw numbers. And like you don't have to know anything about football but you can have like, you know, draw numbers for the first person to score a touchdown, or the first player to get a penalty or things like that. And you just fill out the chart and then if your player gets that, then you can get money. So you have to contribute. You have to pay like 10 bucks to play. But then it's in the pool and then you could win money at different points during the game.
 
我們用共用資金，你要寫數(shù)字。你不用了解橄欖球，你可以寫上你認(rèn)為會(huì)第一個(gè)達(dá)陣得分的球員的號(hào)碼，或者你認(rèn)為會(huì)第一個(gè)獲得點(diǎn)球的球員號(hào)碼。你只需要填個(gè)表，如果你猜對(duì)了，那你就可以獲得獎(jiǎng)金。當(dāng)然，你要先押錢。你要拿10美元出來(lái)押注。這筆錢會(huì)放到獎(jiǎng)金里，你可以在比賽期間贏取獎(jiǎng)金。
 
B: Have you ever won at the Super Bowl before?
 
之前的超級(jí)碗比賽你們贏過(guò)錢嗎？
 
A: Yeah. It's kind of like how it works out where everybody wins a little money and everybody loses a little money. So, you know, gambling technically is illegal but...
 
贏過(guò)?；旧纤腥硕紩?huì)贏點(diǎn)兒錢，也會(huì)輸點(diǎn)兒錢。嚴(yán)格來(lái)說(shuō)，賭錢是違法行為，不過(guò)……
 
B: Of course.
 
當(dāng)然了。
 
A: Yeah. But it's like just one of those things that everybody does.
 
嗯。不過(guò)大家都這么做。
 
B: It's not for big money.
 
不是為了贏大錢。
 
A: No.
 
對(duì)。
 
B: Just a little bit of money.
 
只是一小筆錢。
 
A: Just a little bit of money.
 
只是一點(diǎn)錢。
 
B: So it's okay.
 
那沒(méi)什么問(wèn)題。
 
A: Just to have fun. Yeah. So, and then, once I find out what teams are in the finals then I'll tell you about the colors. And it's usually best that you choose one team that you're going to support.
 
只是為了好玩。我知道進(jìn)入決賽的球隊(duì)以后，我會(huì)告訴你球隊(duì)顏色。你最好選擇一個(gè)你要支持的隊(duì)。
 
B: Okay.
 
好的。
 
A: So I'll fill you in about who the teams are later and all that.
 
稍后我會(huì)告訴你進(jìn)入決賽的球隊(duì)。
 
B: Right.
 
好。
 
A: So are you willing to come?
 
你想來(lái)玩嗎？
 
B: Yeah. Sounds like fun.
 
好啊。聽(tīng)上去很有趣。
 
A: Okay, cool.
 
好。
 
B: I'm in.
 
我參加。
 
A: All right. So it's going to be at my house at 3:00. So if you can show up around 2:00-ish.
 
好的。派對(duì)在我家舉行，時(shí)間是下午3點(diǎn)。你可以2點(diǎn)左右過(guò)來(lái)。
 
B: Should I bring some food?
 
我需要帶吃的嗎？
 
A: You can. Like you can bring some type of maybe salad or like a bean dish or something like that if you like. But we'll – like the main food, we'll provide. We'll have pizza. We'll have burgers. Oh, and it's BYOB.
 
你可以帶。你可以帶點(diǎn)兒沙拉或是豆類食物。我們會(huì)提供主食。我們有批薩和漢堡包。哦，你要自備酒水。
 
B: Okay.
 
好的。
 
A: So if you want to drink, you have to bring your own alcohol.
 
如果你想喝酒，你要自己帶酒來(lái)。
 
B: All right.
 
好的。
 
A: But we will have some beers and stuff. Do you drink?
 
不過(guò)我們有啤酒。你喝酒嗎？
 
B: Sometimes.
 
偶爾喝。
 
A: Okay. Cool.
 
好。
 
B: Like tenths of the time.
 
我很少喝。
 
A: All right. So see you there. Glad you can come.
 
好。到時(shí)候見(jiàn)。你能來(lái)我很高興。
 
B: No worries.
 
不客氣。