美式足球「車尾派對」AMERICAN FOOTBALL TAILGATING
球賽開打，怎能不吃吃喝喝熱鬧一番？It's the season for college football, food and fun!
現在的車尾派對不只跟卡車的車尾門有關；更以許多不同形式呈現，從簡單的野餐到外燴餐點都有。
還有一些更豪華的車尾派對在密西西比大學舉行。
該校被稱為美國「第一大車尾派對名校」。
有賽事的日子，學生會在校園的草地上搭起帳篷辦起車尾派對。
汽車和卡車等都不能進入校區。
在一些帳篷裡，還能看到電視、瓷器，甚至是枝形吊燈裝飾，伴隨著美味的食物。
大多數車尾派對以食物為中心；最受歡迎的是漢堡、熱狗和雞翅。
大家攜帶足夠的食物和陌生人分享是很常見的事。
不管車尾派對是正式還是簡便，大家的精神總是非常高昂。
通常球迷會穿著學校代表色的服裝，然後裝飾車尾派對區加以搭配力挺。
車尾派對儼然就像一個大型的社區派對，熱愛美式足球的人都會備受接待歡迎。
Today tailgating doesn't just involve a truck's tailgate. It takes on many different forms from simple picnics to catered meals. Some of the fancier tailgate parties take place at the University of Mississippi.
The school has been called America's "#1 tailgating school." On game days, tailgating happens in tents set up on a grassy field on the campus. Cars and trucks are not allowed in the area. Inside some of the tents, you'll find TVs, china and even chandeliers, along with delicious food.
Most tailgate parties center around food. Some of the most popular foods are
burgers, hotdogs and chicken wings. It's common for people to bring enough food
to share with strangers.
No matter whether a tailgate party is formal or simple, team spirit always runs high. Fans typically dress in school colors and decorate their tailgating areas to match. Tailgating is like one big community party where football lovers are welcomed.
fancy （adj.）豪華的；昂貴的
Eric’s parents gave him a very fancy car for graduation.高檔的汽車
That restaurant isn’t very fancy, but it has really good food.
fancy （adj.）花俏的；繁複的
Maya’s dress is fancier than most of the girls’ dresses at the party.
tent （n.）帳篷
When the boys went winter camping, they pitched their tent on the lake because it was flat. 湖面很平坦
The camping area was full of tents and people sitting around campfires.
tent （v.）
We always tent at campgrounds when we travel across the country. 搭帳棚過夜
to take on ＋（n.）
to take place 發生
chandelier 枝形吊燈
First of all, a chandelier is a decorative set of lights that hangs down from the ceiling.
like a bull in a china shop
【公牛闖進賣瓷器的店】形容形式魯莽
John was acting like a bull in a china shop at the meeting.
run high 情緒高昂；情緒激動
The mood of the crowd was running high after the speaker finished. 情緒激動
Team spirit ran high after the girls finally won their first basketball game.
Emotions always run high when Ron and Brady get together. They can’t seem to stop arguing.
typically （adv.）典型的；通常的
Class typically lasts for 50 minutes, but today we are going to cut it short. 通常持續50分鐘
When we were in Paris, we stayed in a typically French hotel with a great breakfast. 典型法國飯店
typical （adj.）一向如此；不出所料的
It’s typical of Bernie not to do his homework.
buffalo wings vs. cauliflower wings
buffalo wings水牛城辣雞翅
水牛城辣雞翅是採用雞翅的中下部，不上麵粉油炸，再上以辣椒為原料的醬汁及其他調味。雖然各家有各自的醬汁配方，原本的醬汁只有：辣椒醬、白醋、牛油、鹽和蒜頭五種材料。如果辣汁已經混和上醋，就只需要再加熔化了的牛油。顧名思義，此菜源於紐約州水牛城，而時至今日一切以此種醬汁調味的食品都可稱為"buffalo"
stranger vs. acquaintance
stranger is someone that you don’t know at all
But maybe if you're going to school at a certain university, and you're tailgating, maybe some of these people you're sharing food with are actually acquaintances.
Don’t be a stranger!
We say that to people when we know we won't see them for a while or maybe there's nothing coming up that we know we will run into them.
strangers are just friends we haven’t met yet
team spirit
Olympics
It always brought my family together. We love sitting around with some snacks to watch these exciting sports.
I highly recommend it!
Reunion
Pennsylvania
Each year, we would all gather in the evening of the Fourth of July, which is American Independence Day.
We would put a blanket on the grass, bring lots of snacks and enjoy the festival that we would have that day.
First, the Lancaster Orchestra would come and perform all kinds of beautiful music
the sky is the limit
This phrase has appeared a lot in Studio Classroom magazines over the years because we really do write about a lot of different things.
to tailgate a vehicle
home sweet home
villain
marionette
