体育美语-018 Baseball - Three strikes, you are out

P: Hey Yang Chen, could you please give me our baseball tickets? The attendant¹ needs to see them.
Y: Tickets? Yeah, no problem. Let me see - ummmmmmmmmmm

P: What? What's the problem?

Y: I didn't bring them. But I can show my ID!

P: Isn't this the third time you've forgotten to bring tickets to the game? You know what? You aren't allowed to be in charge of bringing the tickets anymore.

Y: 三次？Please give me another chance - it makes me feel so important!

P: Enough. That's three strikes, Yang Chen. You're out!

Y: I don't understand, Patrick - 你说什么Three strikes, you're out!我不懂。

P: How many baseball games do I need to take you to? In baseball, a strike S-T-R-I-K-E is when the pitcher² throws the ball on the target to the batter³ and the batter either swings and misses the ball or lets the ball pass him. The umpire - U-M-P-I-R-E yells⁴, strike! Or more like,'streeeeeeikkkkkkkkkke!'

Y:我怎么没听到过棒球裁判umpire喊‘streeeeeeikkkkkkkkkke!'

P: That's because you are at the snack bar all the time during the games.

Y: Well, 那这个"Three strikes, you're out! "到底和我有什么关系？

P: We have the general saying 'three strikes and you're out' in American English to express when someone still hasn't corrected a problem after three failed chances. When they're 'out' it usually means⁵ that they no longer have the opportunity.

Y:其实我知道Three strikes, you're out! 就是棒球里的"三振出局," 如果一个人同样的错误犯三次，我们就说：

P: Three strikes, you're out!

Y :Three strikes, you're out!
 

1 attendant   

n.随从，跟班，出席者，服务员；adj.伴随的，出席的，注意的，在场的

参考例句：

• She was interrupted by the entrance of an attendant.服务员进来，打断了她的话。
• We met the officer attendant on the general.我们见到了随从将军的副官。

2 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

3 batter   

v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员

参考例句：

• The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
• Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。

4 yells   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The most savage yells of all came from the schoolchildren. 最野蛮的喊叫声来自那些学童。 来自英汉文学
• Dimes, dimes, "yells another, selling $ 10 vials of crack. 另一个卖瓶装克拉克的青年也在大声叫卖。 来自名作英译部分

5 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。