85 Baseball

A:Hello baseball fans, and welcome back to today’s game! My name is Rick Fields and of course, I am here, once again, with the man that seals the deal, Bob Copeland.                                                                                                           
 B:It’s a beautiful day to see two world class teams face each other and fight for their right to be called champions.                                                                                                                                                           
 A:Well, the national anthem has just been sung, and the umpire has started the game. It’s time to play ball!                                                                                                                                                                    
 B:Roger Vargas is up at bat. The pitcher winds up and strike one!                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 A:A very nice curve ball by the pitcher. The catcher gives him the sign, he winds up and Vargas gets a line drive!                                                                                                                                                              
 B:The players are scrambling to get the ball. Vargas gets to first base and he’s still going! The outfielder throws it to second! Vargas slides! He’s safe!                                                                                                                     
 A:Great play!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 B:We have a runner on third and up at bat is Brian Okami! There’s the pitch, he hits it! It’s going, going, that ball is gone!                                                                                                                                                  
 A:Home run by Okami! That puts this team ahead by two as we are at the bottom of the fifth inning here at Richie Stadium!                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 seal   /siːl/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 champion    US: [ˈtʃæmpiən]    n.冠军；斗士；(博览会中的)特等奖得奖人[动物]；战士    v.维护；                                                                                                                                                                                   
  national anthem 国歌 [ˈænθəm]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 umpire    US: [ˈʌmˌpaɪr]    n.裁判员                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 sung [sʌŋ]                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
  inning 局 ; 回合   /ˈɪnɪŋ/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 pitcher    US: [ˈpɪtʃər]    n.罐；（尤指旧时的）带柄的陶罐；投球手                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 wind up [ˈwaɪnd ʌp]结束，终结：将某事物带到一个结束的状态或结果整理，收拾：为了结束某事物而整理或收拾to get it ready to go                                                                                                                                                      
 to turn something and get it… get it ready to have lots of power.                                                                                                                                                                                                               
  foul line 罚球线 ; 边线                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 up to bat :  like it is your turn                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 Right, for example, we can say “the people are scrambling to buy their tickets for the                                                                                                                                                                                          
 concert”.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 E: Yeah, or I’m going on vacation tomorrow and I’m scrambling to get everything ready.                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 So, um, if someone says “that was strike one”.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 M: It means you made the first mistake.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 A: My boss threw me a curve ball today, so I have to stay in work late.                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 Alright, so, that’s basically a curve ball. You can say a non-expected problem…