时间:2018-12-08 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2017年(二月)


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HOUSTON, TEXAS — 


Kickoff is just around the corner for Super Bowl LI (51). The city of Houston, Texas hosts the big game, but for thousands of fans the sideshow to the spectacle 1 of the Super Bowl is a way to spend family time without breaking the bank.


The Super Bowl is a show so big that fans of all shapes, sizes and… species 2 can't help but get in the game.


"I think they have a lot of fun coming out here. I think they really enjoy just coming out of the house and doing something different. You know, getting the experience for them; something new, something different. It's really nice," said Esmeralda, a Houston resident 3.


It's also free to enter this fan festival, which likely sounds good to most families.


"Oh it's amazing. A lot of people are going to spend upwards 4 of $5,000 on a ticket alone, so being able to come out in my community and actually experience it for a reasonable cost is great," said Baytown resident Patrick.


There's a street-party feel to all of this.


"You have to be in the atmosphere. You really do, because I'm not one that even would have ever went to a Super Bowl, but now, it seems like every city it's in, I want to go there, because it's exciting. It's nothing like being here," said Houston resident Tonya.


Tonya isn't going to the game, but Chris and his wife spent nearly $10,000 for their tickets to the Super Bowl.


"Just really the energy and the vibe… it's good.We like it.Just ready to experience everything. Tomorrow tailgating and then going into the game.It's kind of a compressed 5 weekend, but we're excited," said Christ 6, who lives in Denton.


The game is now just hours away.But as anyone who's seen a Super Bowl can tell you, between multi-million-dollar commercials 7 and spectacular 8 halftime performances, there is much more to the Super Bowl than just football.



1 spectacle
n.(大规模)场面,壮观[pl.]眼镜
  • She was fascinated at the spectacle of a rocket launching.她被发射火箭的壮观场面强烈地吸引住了。
  • The opening ceremony was a fine spectacle.开幕式典礼是个壮观的场面。
2 species
n.物种,种群
  • Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗?
  • This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。
3 resident
a.居住的,居留的;住校的,住院的
  • I've been resident in this place for five years. 我已经在这个地方住了五年。
  • They engaged a resident tutor. 他们聘用了一名住家的家庭教师。
4 upwards
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
  • The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
  • The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。
5 compressed
adj.压缩的,压紧的
  • Her lips compressed into a thin line. 她的双唇抿成了一道缝。
  • The poet compressed many thoughts and emotions into a few well-chosen words. 诗人将丰富的思想感情浓缩于几个精选的词语里。
6 Christ
n.基督,救世主,耶稣
  • I regarded him as the Christ.我把他当作救世主。
  • Christ preached that we should love each other.基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。
7 commercials
n.(电台或电视播放的)广告 ( commercial的名词复数 );以大众欣赏为目的谱写的乐曲
  • She earns a lot of money doing voice-overs for TV commercials. 她为电视广告作解说收入很高。
  • The representative wanted Natalie to be a model in cosmetics commercials. 那个代表想让纳塔利做化妆品广告的模特儿。 来自超越目标英语 第3册
8 spectacular
adj.引人注目的,出色的,与众不同的
  • This is a spectacular film.这是一部场面壮观的电影。
  • This is the most spectacular financial crash of the decade.这是10年里最引人注目的金融破产事件。
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