美国体育及早期爵士乐.pptVIP

Football 1. The seasons赛季分为前赛季（夏末）preseason (during the late summer),正规赛季（秋季）regular season (during fall)以及后赛季或超级锦标赛（冬季至一月）post-season/play off time (during the winter until late in January)　 2. Super bowl 美国超级职业橄榄球赛 自1976年起每年一月份举行,参加者为全国橄榄球联合会所属美国橄榄球协会the American Football Conference (AFC) , 和全国橄榄球协会the National Football Conference (NFC) 中的优胜者. 24 teams divided into two conferences. 3. 密歇根州Michigan的庞蒂亚克银顶体育场Pontiac Silverdome is the largest stadium today . 4. O.J.Simpson (辛普森)was a famous football hero, who was an American black. 5. In playing football, the team having possession of the ball is the offensive (攻方) whose objective is to advance the ball over the defensive’s (守方) goal line(球门线，禁区) . 6. Touchdown ( [美橄]攻方持球,触地得分，达阵) ---is a term in American football. When the offensive team runs or passes the ball over the opponent’s goal line, this is called a touchdown and will score 6 points. 7. When defensive players try to stop the player with the ball, this is called a tackle (擒抱).When either team calls for a stop, this is called time out (暂停). Baseball 1. Still be the great American game, even though many other countries are deeply involved with the game, can be watched in a more relaxed and lazy way 2. The largest baseball stadium is the home field of the California Angels (加州天使队), Anaheim Stadium(阿纳海姆体育场) 3. leagues: two major ones:全国联盟the National League、美国联盟the American League，A third one:黑人联盟the Negro League，attended by African Americans 4. Great changes in the game after World War II. ?1)打破肤色限制the demolition of the color barrier, starting with the hiring of the superb athlete, African-American Jackie Robinson (杰克·鲁宾逊), by Brooklyn Dodgers(布鲁克林·道奇队)manager Branch Rickey (布里奇·里基)?? 2) Improved transportation led to the wider distribution of teams 5. Seasons Regular season: the beginning of April — October; the World Series between the leading teams in their respective leagues--in the latter of October. The best 4 out of 7 games determines t