Victory parade celebrates the Los Angeles Rams' Super Bowl win

Victory parade celebrates the Los Angeles Rams²' Super Bowl win

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Thousands of people flooded downtown Los Angeles Wednesday for the Rams' Super Bowl victory parade. It's the first parade in the city despite the Dodgers⁴ and Lakers championship victories in 2020.

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

Well, they're still celebrating in Los Angeles. Can't you hear them in the background? (Cheering) Thousands of LA Rams fans cheering for their team's Super Bowl victory over the Cincinnati Bengals and that was through a parade that went through the city yesterday. NPR's Mandalit del Barco was there.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: We're world champion.

MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE⁵: Rams players celebrated⁶ by riding through the streets on top of buses that rained down blue and gold confetti, the team's colors. They held up magnum champagne⁷ bottles and the Lombardi Trophy⁸ as they made their way to the LA Memorial Coliseum.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Whose house?

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: Rams' house.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Whose house?

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: Rams' house.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Whose house?

DEL BARCO: Cheering for the Super Bowl champs, fans wore blue and gold. Among them was Aaron Charles Gooden. He helped pour concrete to build the new SoFi Stadium, where his team played to victory.

AARON CHARLES GOODEN: But I've been a Ram¹ fan for 54 years. I stuck with them when they went to St. Louis, and I always had hope that they would come back home. And lo and behold⁹.

DEL BARCO: Also celebrating was LA native Jesse Castellano...

JESSE CASTELLANO: I go by Super Ram.

DEL BARCO: ...Wearing a blue and gold lucha libre Mexican wrestling mask and a football helmet painted with Rams horns.

(SOUNDBITE OF CARS HONKING)

DEL BARCO: He was still savoring¹⁰ his favorite moment of the Super Bowl game.

CASTELLANO: Oh, that sack from Aaron Donald to steal the win. That was the best.

DEL BARCO: Taisha Turner and Marla Lawson were still marveling about the halftime show.

TAISHA TURNER: Eminem taking a knee during his performance to rep for Colin Kaepernick.

MARLA LAWSON: Snoop Dogg and Dre when they came out.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "STILL D.R.E.")

SNOOP DOGG: (Rapping) Still Snoop Dogg and D-R-E.

DEL BARCO: LA hip-hop serenaded the crowd as the champs rallied in front of the Coliseum. Matthew Stafford, who made a go-ahead touchdown pass to seal the game, took a big swig and congratulated his teammates.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

MATTHEW STAFFORD: I mean, come on with Aaron Donald, y'all. I mean, are we kidding? We throw a touchdown to Cooper Kupp, who makes the play. Give it up for Cooper Kupp.

DEL BARCO: Rams offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth said he'd long dreamed of the victory.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

ANDREW WHITWORTH: I was told I was a little too old. And I'll tell you this, for every single person standing¹¹ out there that's ever doubted anything you've ever done, better yourself. Because five years later, I'm holding this trophy up, and I'm 40 years old. Let's go.

DEL BARCO: The coronavirus pandemic prevented two other LA teams, the Dodgers and the Lakers, from celebrating like this after their championships in 2020. But fans like 28-year-old Lucky Mesa from Compton say they were here for them all.

LUCKY MESA: The Lakers, the Rams, the Dodgers - we got to put it all in one. It's a LA thing, baby.

DEL BARCO: Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp was the game's MVP. He represented LA by wearing a No. 8 Lakers jersey¹² in honor of the late Kobe Bryant, one of the city's most beloved athletes.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

COOPER KUPP: We're all here celebrating this championship. Kobe's a part of this. This is - he belongs here. And I'll tell you what, he set the standard.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CALIFORNIA LOVE")

ROGER TROUTMAN: (Singing) California knows how to party.

DEL BARCO: Los Angeles's mayor declared it LA Rams Day, and the Hollywood sign got changed to read Rams House. Seems California really does know how to party.

Mandalit del Barco, NPR News, in the city of LA.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "CALIFORNIA LOVE")

TROUTMAN: (Singing) California love.

1 ram   

(random access memory)随机存取存储器

参考例句：

• 512k RAM is recommended and 640k RAM is preferred.推荐配置为512K内存，640K内存则更佳。

2 rams   

n.公羊( ram的名词复数 )；(R-)白羊（星）座；夯；攻城槌v.夯实（土等）( ram的第三人称单数 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输

参考例句：

• A couple of rams are butting at each other. 两只羊正在用角互相抵触。 来自辞典例句
• More than anything the rams helped to break what should have been on interminable marriage. 那些牡羊比任何东西都更严重地加速了他们那本该天长地久的婚姻的破裂。 来自辞典例句

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

4 dodgers   

n.躲闪者，欺瞒者( dodger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a crackdown on fare dodgers on trains 对火车逃票者的严厉打击
• But Twain, Howells, and James were jeeringly described by Mencken as "draft-dodgers". 不过吐温、豪威尔斯和詹姆斯都是被门肯讥诮地叫做“逃避兵役的人。” 来自辞典例句

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

7 champagne   

n.香槟酒；微黄色

参考例句：

• There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
• They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。

8 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

9 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

10 savoring   

v.意味，带有…的性质( savor的现在分词 )；给…加调味品；使有风味；品尝

参考例句：

• Cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most. 烹饪当然很好，但他最享受的是闻到的各种味道。 来自互联网
• She sat there for a moment, savoring the smell of the food. 她在那儿坐了一会儿，品尝这些食物的香味。 来自互联网

11 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

12 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。