事实：美国足球运动仅有11分钟的运动时间-An American Football Game Has 11 Minutes of Action

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

 

regulation: related¹ to a rule or standard (e.g., not including overtime)

quarter: a period of play that lasts one-fourth of the whole time

play: a single period of action or an important movement during a game

replay: a recording² of a live play that you can watch again after it happened

broadcast: a live recording of an event that people watch on TV or the Internet

commentary³: discussion⁴ by broadcasters that viewers listen to at home

 

An American Football Game Has 11 Minutes of Action

A regulation game of American football in the National Football League (NFL) has four 15-minute quarters. If you are watching a game from start to finish, it will take approximately three hours. According to recent studies, the ball is in play on the field for just eleven minutes in an average football game. A single play lasts for about four seconds, though the clock continues to run even when a play is over. In a football broadcast, fans spend most of the time watching replays, commentary, pre-recorded video footage, and commercials.

1 related   

adj.有关系的，有关联的，叙述的，讲述的

参考例句：

• I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。

2 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

3 commentary   

n.评论，评注；实况广播报导，现场口头评述

参考例句：

• He is giving the commentary on the basketball game.他正在对篮球赛作评论。
• His running commentary on the football match was excellent.他对这次足球赛所作的实况报道十分精彩。

4 discussion   

n.讨论，谈论；论述

参考例句：

• It is certain he will come to the discussion.他肯定会来参加讨论。
• After months of discussion,a peace agreement is gradually taking shape.经过几个月的商讨，和平协议渐渐有了眉目。