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The Game, better known as the annual Harvard-Yale football game to the outsiders, is the second oldest continuing rivalry and also the third most-played rivalry game in the US college football history, after the Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry (1884)and the Princeton-Yale game (1873).
哈佛耶魯橄欖球賽是美國大學橄欖球歷史上第二古老的持續對抗賽，也是賽場數第三多的比賽, 位列里海-拉斐特對抗賽（1884 )和普林斯頓-耶魯比賽（1873)之后。
The Game was first played in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1875. Harvard won the initial contest 4-0. The Game of 2009 was its 126th version instead of 130th version for it was halted four times. In 1894，newspapers reported seven players carried ofl the field “in dying condition”. After that, the two schools broke off all official contact including athletic competition for two years. Since resuming in 1897，The Game has been played annually except during the First and Second World Wars. In recent years, The Game is always played on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, and the venue alternated between Harvard Stadium and the Yale Bowl.
哈佛-耶魯橄欖球賽的第一場賽事是1875年在康涅狄格州的紐黑文舉行的哈佛以4比0的比分贏得了首場比賽。2009年的球賽是126場比賽，而不是第130場，因為球賽曾暫停了四次。1894年的報紙報道了7名球員“拼死”贏得了賽場。這之后的兩年，兩所學校突然斷絕了一切官方聯系，包括體育比賽。在1897年恢復比賽之后，除了兩次世界大戰，每年都進行球賽。近幾年，球賽都是在感恩節的前一個星期六, 輪流在哈佛體育館和耶魯體育中心舉行。
The most notable and memorable game of the 126 contests was The Game of 1968，in which the Harvard team made a miraculous last-moment comeback, scoring 16 points in the final 42 seconds to tie a highly touted Yale squad. The next day, the Harvard Crimson printed the headline “Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29”，as a way to show their pride and distaln for their rival.
在這126場比賽中，最引人關注和難忘的是1968年的賽事。在那場比賽中，哈佛隊在最后一刻進行了神奇般地反攻，在最后42秒得了16分，和被人看好的耶魯隊打成了平手。第二天《哈佛深紅》的頭條就是“哈佛以29比29打敗耶魯”，為展示其驕傲和蔑視對手。
In the past nine years since 2001，Yale only won The Game of 2005. Yet, Yale still leads the series 65-53-8, Still, scores aside, this is more than a football game. At stake are bragging rights for graduates and students who compete with glee clubs, marching bands, and tailgate spreads, ribbing their rivals to gain the upper hand, keeping their jocular rivalry vibrant.
2001年以來的9年時間里，耶魯只在2005 年贏得了球賽。但耶魯仍以65贏53負8平領先。但不考慮分數，這不只是一場橄欖球賽。兩校的畢業生和在校學生虛張聲勢，在合唱團、軍樂隊、停車場面積上面較勁，嘲弄對手以占上風，讓對抗賽充滿笑料和活力。
For many students and alumni of Harvard and Yale，The Game is an important event. The schools are located only a few hours，travel from one another; and，perhaps because they are among the nation's most prestigious and oldest universities, the rivalry is intense. Beating the rival is often considered more important than the team's season record.
對哈佛和耶魯的在校生和畢業生來說，橄欖球賽是一個很重要的事項。兩所學校只有幾個小時的路程，又或許因為二者都是美國最著名和最古老的大學，所以對抗賽很激烈。打敗對手比贏得這一賽季的比賽更重要。
Afterward, the masses will convene at Bar before boarding a train that resembles getting on a metro in China, or any other situation which can turn the least squeamish person claustrophobic.
比賽結束后，人們會在酒吧聚一下，然后乘火車回去，這景象就像在中國的地鐵站里上車一樣，又或像其他情景，能讓最不神經質的人產生不安的。
It's just part of the experience. They are expecting another great Game，regardless of whether they are wearing red or blue.
這只是經歷的一部分。不管是紅隊還是藍隊，人們都在期待下一場球賽。
