体育美语-040 三振出局 - Three strikes and you're out

P: Hey Yang Chen, could you please give me our baseball tickets?

Y: ummmmmmmmmmm

P: What's the problem?

Y: No problem. I just didn't bring them. But we can show our ID.

P: This is the third time you've forgotten to bring tickets to the game.

Y: No, the second time.

P: Third time. You know Yang Chen, you aren't allowed to be in charge of bringing the tickets anymore.

Y: Oh Patrick, I'm going to cry.

P: Enough. That's three strikes, Yang Chen. You're out!

Y:你说什么Three strikes, you're out! 我不懂。

P: How many baseball games do I need to take you to?

Y: A lot.

P: Apparently¹ so. In baseball, a strike is when the batter² misses the ball, so the pitcher³ throws the ball to him, and he either swings and misses or he just watches the ball pass. So the umpire 裁判 yells⁴, strike! Or actually to be more exciting sometimes he'll say‘streeeeeeikkkkkkkkkke!’

Y:我怎么没听到过棒球裁判umpire喊‘streeeeeeikkkkkkkkkke!’

P: That's because you are always at the snack bar during the games.

Y: Well, 这个“Three strikes, you're out! ”和我有什么关系？

P: In American English we have the general saying 'Three strikes, you're out!' to express when someone hasn't corrected a problem after three failed chances.

Y: 其实我知道Three strikes, you're out! 就是棒球里的“三振出局”，如果一个人同样的错误犯三次:

P: Three strikes, you're out!

Y :Three strikes, you're out!
 

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 batter   

v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员

参考例句：

• The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
• Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。

3 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

4 yells   

v.叫喊，号叫，叫着说( yell的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The most savage yells of all came from the schoolchildren. 最野蛮的喊叫声来自那些学童。 来自英汉文学
• Dimes, dimes, "yells another, selling $ 10 vials of crack. 另一个卖瓶装克拉克的青年也在大声叫卖。 来自名作英译部分