美語情景對話 第1128期:Super Party 超級碗派對
Todd: 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?
託德：嗨，凱蒂。幾周以後的一個週日我要在家裏辦超級碗派對。你想不想來玩？Katie: Okay. But I have absolutely no idea what a Super Bowl is.
凱蒂：好啊。可是我完全不知道什麼是超級碗。Todd: 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.
託德：嗯，超級碗是一年一度的體育盛事。你不知道美式橄欖球也沒關係，超級碗比賽那天就像我們的非正式假期一樣。
Katie: Okay.
凱蒂：好。Todd: 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.
託德：嗯。在那天，大家會聚到一個朋友的家裏，開派對，觀看比賽，不過實際上沒有人在看比賽。因爲有很多其他的事情可以做，很好玩。Katie: Do you have like Super Bowl food that you eat?
凱蒂：有那種超級碗食物嗎？Todd: 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.
託德：當然有了。就像盛大的宴會一樣。我們會準備漢堡包和燒烤。還有很多薯片和沾醬之類的小吃。你不用帶食物，不過這是百樂餐。所以，如果你想帶吃的過來，我會建議你帶一些。Katie: Do you have to be like a supporter of one of the teams in the final?
凱蒂：那一定要是其中一支決賽隊伍的支持者嗎？Todd: 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.
託德：不用。實際上，比賽在幾周以後纔會進行，所以現在我們也不知道哪兩個球隊會進入決賽。Katie: All right.
凱蒂：好。Todd: 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.
託德：他們還要進行角逐，其實超級碗比賽還有很多與橄欖球無關的活動，你可能會喜歡的。首先是中場表演。你可能聽說過超級碗中場秀。Katie: Okay.
凱蒂：好。Todd: You like music, right?
託德：你喜歡音樂，對吧？Katie: I love music.
凱蒂：我熱愛音樂。Todd: 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.
託德：好。當天會有大型的音樂表演。我不記得今年的嘉賓是誰了。我會去查一下，不過基本上是像布魯諾·馬爾斯和U2樂隊這樣的歌手。Katie: I think last year, it was Katie Perry, was it not?
凱蒂：去年的嘉賓是凱蒂·佩裏吧？Todd: 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.
託德：可能是吧。通常超級碗中場秀會請大牌歌手。超級碗另一個很酷的地方就是廣告。各家公司會在廣告上砸很多錢，所以廣告效果非常好。人們對廣告的興趣甚至勝過比賽。Katie: Okay.
凱蒂：好。Todd: Especially if one team is kind of – if it's a lopsided win. So yeah, so the commercials are fun.
託德：尤其是當一支球隊以大比分獲勝時。廣告很有趣。Katie: What kind of commercials do they have?
凱蒂：是哪種廣告呢？Todd: You know, like companies like Pepsi or Coke or like really big name companies.
託德：一般是像百事可樂或是可口可樂這樣的著名公司。Katie: So the really big ones.
凱蒂：大型公司。Todd: 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.
託德：對。他們會在廣告上花費數百萬美元。雖然這只是本土比賽，觀衆也都是本國居民，可是這超級碗廣告卻是最貴的廣告。世界盃的觀衆更多，而廣告也是各國廣告商都有，可是超級碗只是美國公司的廣告之爭。Katie: Yeah.
凱蒂：好。Todd: So yeah, these are usually the most expensive commercials like around the world. So they're usually really well done.
託德：超級碗廣告是世界上最貴的廣告。當然效果也非常好。Katie: Is it just American teams in the Super Bowl?
凱蒂：超級碗只有美國橄欖球隊參加？Todd: 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.
託德：對，這是美國化的比賽。我剛纔說過，比賽並不是那麼重要。不過有一種可以掙錢的方法。Katie: Okay. I'm interested.
凱蒂：好。我很感興趣。Todd: 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.
託德：我們用共用資金，你要寫數字。你不用瞭解橄欖球，你可以寫上你認爲會第一個達陣得分的球員的號碼，或者你認爲會第一個獲得點球的球員號碼。你只需要填個表，如果你猜對了，那你就可以獲得獎金。當然，你要先押錢。你要拿10美元出來押注。這筆錢會放到獎金裏，你可以在比賽期間贏取獎金。Katie: Have you ever won at the Super Bowl before?
凱蒂：之前的超級碗比賽你們贏過錢嗎？Todd: 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...
託德：贏過。基本上所有人都會贏點兒錢，也會輸點兒錢。嚴格來說，賭錢是違法行爲，不過……Katie: Of course.
凱蒂：當然了。Todd: Yeah. But it's like just one of those things that everybody does.
託德：嗯。不過大家都這麼做。Katie: It's not for big money.
凱蒂：不是爲了贏大錢。Todd: No.
託德：對。Katie: Just a little bit of money.
凱蒂：只是一小筆錢。Todd: Just a little bit of money.
託德：只是一點錢。Katie: So it's okay.
凱蒂：那沒什麼問題。Todd: 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.
託德：只是爲了好玩。我知道進入決賽的球隊以後，我會告訴你球隊顏色。你最好選擇一個你要支持的隊。Katie: Okay.
凱蒂：好的。Todd: So I'll fill you in about who the teams are later and all that.
託德：稍後我會告訴你進入決賽的球隊。Katie: Right.
凱蒂：好。Todd: So are you willing to come?
託德：你想來玩嗎？Katie: Yeah. Sounds like fun.
凱蒂：好啊。聽上去很有趣。Todd: Okay, cool.
託德：好。Katie: I'm in.
凱蒂：我參加。Todd: All right. So it's going to be at my house at 3:00. So if you can show up around 2:00-ish.
託德：好的。派對在我家舉行，時間是下午3點。你可以2點左右過來。Katie: Should I bring some food?
凱蒂：我需要帶吃的嗎？Todd: 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.
託德：你可以帶。你可以帶點兒沙拉或是豆類食物。我們會提供主食。我們有批薩和漢堡包。哦，你要自備酒水。Katie: Okay.
凱蒂：好的。Todd: So if you want to drink, you have to bring your own alcohol.
託德：如果你想喝酒，你要自己帶酒來。Katie: All right.
凱蒂：好的。Todd: But we will have some beers and stuff. Do you drink?
託德：不過我們有啤酒。你喝酒嗎？Katie: Sometimes.
凱蒂：偶爾喝。Todd: Okay. Cool.
託德：好。Katie: Like tenths of the time.
凱蒂：我很少喝。Todd: All right. So see you there. Glad you can come.
託德：好。到時候見。你能來我很高興。Katie: No worries.
凱蒂：不客氣。
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重點講解：
1. a bunch of 大量；大批；
例句：I scanned a bunch of pictures from our trip to Hawaii last summer.
我把去年夏天到夏威夷旅遊的一堆照片掃了進去。
2. fill out 填寫（表格等）；
例句：It took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire.
填寫那份問卷花了我好長一段時間。
3. be willing to do sth. 樂意的；願意的；
例句：I am perfectly willing to join the club.
我很願意參加這個俱樂部。
4. show up 如約趕到；出現；露面；
例句：To my surprise, she failed to show up.
令我吃驚的是，她未能出席。
