四六级

　　Fans

　　Baseball and football1 crowds are happiest whenthey feel that they have become a part of the gamethat is being played for them. . .. in baseball, sections of the rooters2 set out deliberately torattle 3 a pitcher with rhythmic or anti-rhythmichand-clappings, whichever they think will annoy himthe most, or by setting up4 a bedlam5 of sound, orby waving somewhat cloudy pocket-handkerchiefs at him. most rooting, as a matter of fact, grows out of the individual spectator’s desire to identify himself with the proceedings on thefield, to shake himself free of the anonymity of the crowd and become an active participant ina sport for which nature happens not to have fitted him.

　　the loveliest girls in the world sit in the football crowds, their fresh faces framed in fur. thetoughest babies in town seem to collect6 at the ball games, idle sisters sitting in pairs chewinggum7, fanning8 themselves with their score cards and adding their harsh screams to thehullabaloo9 that accompanies a sharply hit ball or the race between ball and man for the base . the baseball crowd is cosmopolitan10 . it contains representatives from every walk in life andfrom every profession. it is the most expert gathering in the world, and the most appreciativeof skill. the crowd of sixty thousand that sits in the yankee stadium 11 on a sunday afternoonin midsummer, and the world series12 crowd of the same number that watches the inter-league play-off13 in the fall, are as different as black and white14, although both are looking atthe same game. world series spectators aren’t regular baseball fans. most of them have neverseen a game before. they are drawn by the ballyhoo , the publicity and the higher prices. theysit on their hands15 and refuse to warm up to the rising and falling tides of battle. the bleachercrowd gets a better view of the game than the snootier patrons in the stands and boxes. theysee the game the way the players see it.

　　阅读自测

　　Ⅰ. in this p assa ge , there a re many te rms a bout spor ts and try to wr ite them down according to th e chinese meanings :

　　啦啦队队员———

　　啦啦队队长———

　　投手———

　　记分牌———

　　球场———

　　球迷———

　　廉价露天看台———

　　看台———

　　包厢———

　　世界职业棒球锦标赛———

　　夺标决赛———

　　Ⅱ. question :

　　try to say something about fans on the field.

　　参考答案：

　　Ⅰ. rooter / cheerleader / pitcher score card / field / fan bleacher / stands / box world series / play-off

　　Ⅱ. in baseball, sections of the rooters set out deliberately to rattle a pitcher with rhythmic or anti-rhythmic hand-clappings, whichever they think will annoy him the most, or by setting up a bedlam of sound, or by waving somewhat cloudy pocket-handkerchiefs at him. but there are also some fans who are only drawn by the ballyhoo, the publicity and the higher prices.

　　阅读导释：

　　这里说的football 是指“美式足球”, 即“橄榄球”。棒球和橄榄球都是美国人比较喜 欢的运动。本篇主要讲棒球运动, 文章中很多用词都非常口语化, 而且出现了很多与棒 球有关的词语, 阅读时要多留心, 如rooter, 在美语口语中就是大家通常说的“ 啦啦队员, 捧场者, 热情支持者”。啦啦队队长则是cheerleader。pitcher 是棒球比赛中的“ 投手”。score cards 指“记分卡, 示分牌”, 也指“ ( 参赛队) 运动员的名单卡”。hit 则是指比赛中的 “安打”。运动场的“廉价的露天看台”用bleacher 表示。stand 则指“看台”。