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Business Etiquette:American football I
Chris早上在咖啡間跟同事Ben打招呼。
Chris:Hey, Ben...did you catch the game last night?
Ben:Uh...what game?
C:Baltimore defeated Texas by 17 points!
B:Um...and what sport are we talking about here?
C:Football of course!
B:Oh...football. Football is cool. I usually try to catch the World Cup finals.
Chris問Ben, Did you catch the game last night? 意思是昨天晚上有沒有看比賽，英語里看比賽，看表演在口語里都可以用動詞catch, 比如，Let's go catch a movie. 咱們看電影去。Chris說的是美式足球比賽，football，巴爾的摩烏鴉隊贏了德克薩斯人隊17分。Ben說，足球好看, 每次World Cup finals世界杯決賽我都看，他顯然是把soccer和美式足球football混了。Chris說，
C:No, I'm talking about American football. The World Cup is soccer.
B:Oh, I understand. I can't say I'm a big fan. I'm from China, and football doesn't have a really big following over there.
C:So Chinese people prefer soccer or basketball?
B:Yes, I think so. But to be perfectly honest, I'm not really a sports nut. When I was in high school I played on the school volleyball team. Are you a diehard football fan?
Ben說自己不是特別愛看美式足球，I can't say I'm a big fan. 在中國，美式足球沒有多少球迷。Football doesn't have a really big following. Following 在這里是名詞，指粉絲，追隨者，仰慕者。Ben還說，To be perfectly honest 意思是老實說，I'm not a sports nut. 這里的nut, n-u-t, nut是俚語，意思是對某事非常熱衷愛好的人，比如history nut, movie nut 還有Ben所說的sports nut。Ben問Chris是不是鐵桿美式足球球迷，a diehard football fan. diehard is spelled d-i-e-h-a-r-d, diehard 意思是死忠。Chris回答說，
C:Oh, certainly. I wouldn't miss a game for the world. My girlfriend says I have an addiction. And actually, if I had to choose between her and my games...I'd probably pick football.
B:It seems Americans are very passionate about sports. Is this just a part of your culture?
C:Oh, yeah! I think the love of sports starts when kids are very young. Americans come from many different backgrounds so I guess sports are something we can all enjoy together.
Chris 承認自己是鐵桿球迷，I wouldn't miss a game for the world. 不會因為任何原因錯過比賽。not miss something for the world是一種很常見的說法，強調(diào)無論如何都不會錯過，比如，I wouldn't miss your concert for the world. 我絕不會錯過你的音樂會。Chris說，美國人熱愛體育，是從小培養(yǎng)的，大家來自不同背景，但是運動卻能讓彼此走到一起。
A:Well, to be perfectly honest, I'm not a sports nut either.
B:I am! ESPN is the only channel I watch.
A:那你最喜歡什么體育比賽？
B:當然是American Football! I'm a diehard fan of the Washington Redskins. Don't you like watching the games with your friends and family, 楊琳?
A:和家人朋友一起看比賽當然好啊，我說我不是體育迷，是說我不會特意留心體育比賽，而且我自己也不愛去參加體育活動，多累啊！
B:But still, you should hit the gym once in a while. It's good for your health.
A:對啊，而且誰都知道，少吃多動就能減肥！今天的“體育美語”說的就是這個。
