國家美式足球聯盟（National Football League，NFL）是世界最大的職業美式足球聯盟。聯盟由32支來自美國不同地區和城市的球隊組成。超級盃（Super Bowl）是年度冠軍賽，參與球隊為該球季的兩個聯會冠軍球隊。超級盃在美國已被視為非正式的國慶日，同時也是美國體壇的指標性比賽，不僅是運動賽事而已，場面之盛大、行銷金額之龐大，在在令人吒舌。
聽力大考驗：來聽老美怎麼說？
Roxanne：Sorry about the game, Sam. You did everything you could. 山姆，那場比賽真令人遺憾。你盡了全力了。
Sam：Thanks. We were close. If only we'd made that field goal, the game would have gone to overtime. 謝謝，我們只差一點。如果我們射門成功，比賽將進入延長賽。
Roxanne：You played very well. How many completions did you have? 你表現的很好。你完成了幾次前進傳球?
Sam：Fifteen, with two touchdowns and no interceptions. 十五次。包括兩次達陣，而且沒有被攔截到過。
Roxanne：And that was against some tough defenders. 那可是面對對方強悍防守球員的成績。
Sam：Their cornerbacks are very good. But so are our receivers. 他們的角衛很行，但我們的接球員也不賴。
Roxanne：Did you get hurt when that linebacker tackled you? I could hear the hit all the way up in the stands. 當那個線衛擒抱你時，你有沒有受傷?我在看台上都能聽到撞擊聲。
