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Hello!
大家好!
This week on Ask a Teacher, we will answer a question about the difference between football and soccer.
本周《名师答疑》，我们将回答关于football和soccer有什么区别的问题。
Hello, my name is Ben.
你好，我叫本。
I am a middle school student from China.
我是来自中国的一名中学生。
I like learning English.
我喜欢学英语。
“Soccer” and “football” sometimes mean the same thing, and sometimes they mean different things.
football和soccer有时意思相同，有时意思不同。
Could you please explain how to tell the difference in daily life?
你能解释一下在日常生活中如何区分这两个词吗？
Thank you!
谢谢!
This is an awesome question, Ben.
这是个很棒的问题，本。
You are correct, “football” and “soccer” are the same sports.
你说得对，football和soccer表示同一种运动。
But “football” in the United States is a completely different game from the “football” played in other parts of the world.
但美国的football与世界其他地方的football完全不同。
Let’s take a closer look at the two terms and two different games played.
让我们仔细看看这两个单词和两种不同的运动。
The most popular game in the world -- "football" -- is the one played only with the feet.
世界上最流行的运动--足球--是一种只用脚踢球的运动。
Every four years, players from many nations gather for the World Cup.
每隔四年，来自许多国家的球员都会参加世界杯。
In game play, a ball is passed and kicked around a large field with goals at each end.
在比赛中，人们在一个很大的场地传球和踢球，球场两端各有一个球门。
A goalkeeper protects each goal while 10 other players try to score.
每个球门有一名守门员，而其他10名球员则努力进球得分。
Football is played almost year-round with two short breaks in the winter and summer.
足球比赛几乎一年四季都在进行，冬天和夏天有两次短暂的休息。
The Argentina national football team won the 2022 World Cup.
阿根廷国家队赢得了2022年世界杯。
We also play this game in the United States, but we call it “soccer.”
我们在美国也玩这项运动，但我们叫它soccer。
It is the same sport.
soccer表示的是同一种运动。
Eleven US cities will host soccer games for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
美国11个城市将举办2026年世界杯足球赛。
One of the most popular sports in the United States, however, is called "football," but it is a completely different sport.
然而，在美国最受欢迎的一项运动也叫football，但它是一项完全不同的运动。
Most people from outside of the U.S. know this sport as "American football" and the big game each year is called the Super Bowl.
大多数美国以外的人都把这项运动叫做“美式橄榄球”，每年的大型比赛被称为“超级碗”。
In this sport, the ball is oval-shaped and brown.
在这项运动中，球是棕色的橄榄形状。
The players mostly use their hands as they run and throw the ball down the field to the other team's end zone to score points, known as touchdowns.
球员们大多在跑动时用手把球扔到对方的端区得分，这就是所谓的触地得分。
Players can also kick the ball over a high bar to score extra points.
球员还可以将球踢过一个高高的横杆以获得额外的分数。
As with soccer, there are 11 players on each team, but no goalkeepers.
和足球一样，每支球队有11名球员，但没有守门员。
Instead, defensive players try to stop the other team from scoring by knocking the ball away or knocking down the player with the ball.
防守球员通过撞掉对方的球或者撞到拿着球的队员来阻止对方得分。
American football is played September through January.
美式橄榄球比赛从9月一直持续到1月。
Unlike soccer, there are no professional football teams with women.
与足球不同的是，橄榄球没有女性职业球队。
The West Virginia Mountaineers have won a lot of football games, but they have never won a national college championship.
西弗吉尼亚州登山者队赢得了许多橄榄球比赛，但他们从未赢得过全国大学联赛冠军。
Tailgating parties before football games include music, food, and drinks.
橄榄球比赛之前会举行车尾派对，派对上有音乐、食物和饮料。
Please let us know if these explanations and examples helped you, Ben!
本，请让我们知道这些解释和例子是否对你有帮助！
And that’s Ask a Teacher.
以上就是本期《名师答疑》
I’m Faith Pirlo.
我是费思·皮尔洛。
