Eztalk美语【217】That's a foul那样算犯规

Just before the game

Rich: OK, everyone. Gather around. Here are the rules. No tackling. No pushing.
TF: You shouldn't grab someone else's shirt. That's a foul¹.
Rich: Play is stopped when the person with the ball is touched.
TF: You can touch them only between the shoulder and the knees.
Rich: The touchdown lines are there and there [points to two trees]. OK, let's play!
TF: Before we start, let's have a moment of silence for our fallen men. [everyone is silent]

foul (n.)
（比赛中）犯规
A: Why don't you like basketball?
你为什么不喜欢篮球？
B: Because I always get a lot of fouls².
因为我总是犯许多规。

touchdown (n.)
（美式足球）达阵，触地得分。而文中的touchdown line则是美式足球当中的「达阵线」，抱球超越即可得分
Let's leave after the next touchdown.
等到下一个达阵之后我们就走吧。

比赛开始前

李　奇：好的，大家。靠过来。现在宣布规则。不准擒抱摔倒。不准推。
泰勒父：不可以抓别人的上衣。那样算犯规。
李　奇：持球的人被碰到时，比赛就要暂停。
泰勒父：只可以碰肩膀到膝盖之间的地方。
李　奇：达阵线在那里和那里。（指向两颗树）好，开始玩吧！
泰勒父：在我们开始前，我们先来为去世的人们默哀

1 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

2 fouls   

n.煤层尖灭；恶劣的( foul的名词复数 )；邪恶的；难闻的；下流的v.使污秽( foul的第三人称单数 )；弄脏；击球出界；（通常用废物）弄脏

参考例句：

• The player was sent off the field because of fouls. 这名运动员因屡屡犯规而被罚下场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Jones was ordered off in the second half after repeated fouls. 由于屡次犯规，琼斯在下半场中被责令退出比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》