Eztalk美语【217】That's a foul. 那样算犯规。

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.)

(比赛中)犯规

A: Why don't you like basketball?

你为什么不喜欢篮球?

B: Because I always get a lot of fouls.

因为我总是犯许多规。

touchdown (n.)

(美式足球)达阵，触地得分。而文中的touchdown line则是美式足球当中的「达阵线」，抱球超越即可得分

Let's leave after the next touchdown.

等到下一个达阵之后我们就走吧。

比赛开始前

李　奇：好的，大家。靠过来。现在宣布规则。不准擒抱摔倒。不准推。

泰勒父：不可以抓别人的上衣。那样算犯规。

李　奇：持球的人被碰到时，比赛就要暂停。

泰勒父：只可以碰肩膀到膝盖之间的地方。

李　奇：达阵线在那里和那里。(指向两颗树)好，开始玩吧!

泰勒父：在我们开始前，我们先来为去世的人们默哀。(大家默哀)