Vocabulary Preparation:

 

hockey a game played on grass by two teams of 11 players, with sticksand a ball 曲棍球；冰球

get a life used to tell someone that you think they areboring and should find more exciting things to do 要过更充实、更有趣的生活；做点更有益的事

pitcher  n. the player who throws the ball fromthe mound to the batter （棒球的）投手

tug  to pull something hard in a particular direction （朝某一方向用力）拉；拖；拽

puck  n. a hardrubber disk used in ice hockey as the playing and scoring medium 冰球

quarterback  the player in American football who directs the team's attackingplay and passes the ball to the other players at the start of each attack （橄榄球）四分卫

helmet  n. a head covering ofhard material, such as leather, metal, or plastic, worn by football players,firefighters, construction workers, motorcyclists, and others to protect thehead 头盔

 

 

Notes:

 

World Series is a set of up to sevenbaseball games played between two teams, the winner of the American League, andthe winner of the National League. 美国棒球联赛（北美地区最高水平的职棒棒球联赛）

Fort Knox is a military building in the US state of Kentucky whichholds the government's store of gold. People often use the name 'Fort Knox'when talking about a place that is extremely well-guarded or impossible toenter without permission 诺克斯堡（一个军用地，联邦政府黄金储备的贮存处）

 

 

Exercise:Summarize the commentary and give your opinion on the subject.