bWhat am I doing? What am I doing? Don’t you know what day it is?
我在做什么？我在做什么？你不知道今天是什么日子吗？
aUmmm. no.
不知道。
bIt’s only the day when the world’s biggest sporting event is kicking off.
今天世界上最大的体育赛事开始了。
aWhat?
什么？
bThe World Cup! The first match is today! It’s Mexico vs. South Africa! It’s going to be a really good match! Both teams have a very strong offense and have skilled players. I think that South Africa will probably dominate the first half since they are the host country, and all.
aI have no idea what you’re talking about. The only sporting event we watch at home is the Super Bowl.
我不知道你在说什么。我们在家看的唯一体育比赛就是“超级杯赛”。
bThis is bigger than the Super Bowl, man! Teams from 32 countries compete against each other every four years and fight to win that trophy. They first start in a group stage with bigger groups, each group having 4 teams. The top 2 teams pass on to an elimination stage before going on to the quarter final sand semifinals.
aSounds interesting, but soccer doesn’t really appeal to me.
听起来很有趣，但足球并不吸引我。
bAre you kidding? Over seven hundred million people watched the final match of the World Cup! It’s a very exciting and nerve wracking sport! Each nation is cheering on their team, hoping they will become the next champion. So far Brazil is the team with the most titles under their belt; they’re really good!
aAll I know about soccer is that you can’t use your hands and that players are always falling down, trying to get a free kick or penalty kick. It seems like a sissy sport to me!
对于足球，我只知道你不能用手，而且球员在踢任意球或是点球时总会跌倒。在我看起足球更适合女子。
bWhatever dude, I’m going to go watch the opening match.
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