Just before the game
Rich: OK, everyone. Gather around. Here are the rules. No tackling. No pushing.
TF: You shouldn't grab someone else's shirt. That's a foul.
Rich: Play is stopped when the person with the ball is touched.
TF: You can touch them only between the shoulder and the knees.
Rich: The touchdown lines are there and there [points to two trees]. OK, let's play!
TF: Before we start, let's have a moment of silence for our fallen men. [everyone is silent]
foul (n.)
(比賽中)犯規(guī)
A: Why don't you like basketball?
你為什么不喜歡籃球?
B: Because I always get a lot of fouls.
因?yàn)槲铱偸欠冈S多規(guī)。
touchdown (n.)
(美式足球)達(dá)陣,觸地得分。而文中的touchdown line則是美式足球當(dāng)中的「達(dá)陣線」,抱球超越即可得分
Let's leave after the next touchdown.
等到下一個(gè)達(dá)陣之后我們就走吧。
比賽開(kāi)始前
李 奇:好的,大家??窟^(guò)來(lái)。現(xiàn)在宣布規(guī)則。不準(zhǔn)擒抱摔倒。不準(zhǔn)推。
泰勒父:不可以抓別人的上衣。那樣算犯規(guī)。
李 奇:持球的人被碰到時(shí),比賽就要暫停。
泰勒父:只可以碰肩膀到膝蓋之間的地方。
李 奇:達(dá)陣線在那里和那里。(指向兩顆樹(shù))好,開(kāi)始玩吧!
泰勒父:在我們開(kāi)始前,我們先來(lái)為去世的人們默哀。(大家默哀)