常春藤生活英语：Cheering for the Team 为球队加油

One evening, many friends came over to my house to watch an important baseball game. It was the last game of the championships1, and we were all rooting for the Elephants. Everyone was cheering and shouting throughout the close game. After eight and a half innings2, the scores were still tied at two and two.

My friends and I were really nervous, because we eagerly wanted the Elephants to win. All eyes were on the TV when suddenly, the screen became black. My TV broke at the most exciting moment of the game.

Because there was only one TV in my house, I quickly took out my radio and tried to find the baseball station. As soon as I did, we heard, "They won! They won! The Elephants won three to two." We were so happy that some of us even hugged each other.

某个傍晚，许多朋友为了观看一场重要的棒球比赛而来到我家。那是冠军赛的最后一场，而我们都是帮象队加油的。一整场难分轩轾的比赛下来，我们都在大声地欢呼吶喊。经过了八局半的比赛后，比分仍然停留在二比二的平手局面。

我和我的朋友都紧张不已，因为我们非常渴望象队能赢得比赛。所有人的目光都聚集在电视上之时，屏幕突然在一瞬间变黑。我的电视竟在比赛最刺激的一刻坏掉了。

因为我家里只有一台电视，所以我赶紧拿出我的收音机，试图找到转播棒球的电台。当我一转到时，我们就听到：『赢了!赢了!象队以三比二赢了。』我们真是开心极了，有些人甚至还抱在一起呢。

cheer　vi. 欢呼，喝采

Everyone cheered as the band went on stage.

乐团登台时，每个人都大声欢呼。

close　a. 势均力敌的，几乎平手的

The election results were closer than anyone thought they would be.

选举的结果比任何人猜想的都还接近。

tie　vt. & vi. 与……打成平手

Luke and Stella tied for second place in the singing contest.

路克和史黛拉在歌唱比赛中并列第二。

eagerly　adv. 热切地，渴望地

Vincent is eagerly looking for a girlfriend.

文森正殷切地寻找女友中。

hug　vt. 拥抱

Andie hugged her doll tightly to her chest.

安蒂将她的洋娃娃紧抱在胸前。

root for...　　为……加油

Danny and I are rooting for different players.

丹尼和我分别为不同的选手加油。

championships　n. 冠军赛;锦标赛(恒用复数)

inning　n.(棒垒球中的)一局

All eyes were on the TV...

(所有人的目光都聚集在电视上之时……)

本句中的 eye 并不是当『眼睛』解，而是表『目光』，相同的用法也用于下列词组中。

catch + 所有格 + eye　　吸引某人的目光

A strange object that was floating in the sky caught Cory''s eye.

(一个飘浮在空中的奇怪物体引起了柯瑞的注意。)

cannot take + 所有格 + eyes off...　　(某人)无法将目光从……上移开

Fiona looks so beautiful tonight that I can''t take my eyes off her.

(今晚的菲欧娜是如此的美，我简直无法将目光从她身上移开。)