2016-02-07

【Aiden in English】

        Super Bowl 50 is finally here! I’m a Denver Broncos fan, and you all may say that I’m a bandwagon. Actually, I’m not, for two reasons. First of all, the Bronco’s kicker, Brandon McManus went to the North Penn School District where I came from. Secondly, when I was first introduced to football, I asked Dad who the best QB was at the time four years ago, and it was Peyton Manning. Tom Brady was good, but this was right after the one where Peyton lost the Super Bowl to the New Orleans Saints. It just happened that two years later, he came back and went to the Super Bowl. Then, you could’ve called me a bandwagon, but even after they lost, and sucked the next season, I liked watching them play, and so the football fan side of me was born.

        Chinese New Year’s Eve was today, of course. Of all the days it could’ve been, it had to be on Super Bowl Sunday. Actually, it could’ve been a whole lot worse, as the Guanghua Chinese School Gala was next week. The only obstacle was my family traditional dinner I had to go to right after the routine of the Chinese and Yo-Yo. At least it was nice though. Lai Lai Garden Chinese cuisine hasn’t really let me down yet. We ordered our favorites, and I quickly stuffed myself and packed a ton of leftover to get home.

        Peyton Manning, the dude that is so old that he parks in the handicapped section, is back, and I’m actually happy for him. He’s going up against a scary Carolina Panther’s team that gives me doubts on the victory for the Broncos. But, as the first few minutes they played out, my doubts deflated as fast as a New England Patriot’s football. The first drive the Broncos put together was wonderful, although only a field goal was scored. They had the Panther’s on their heels as constant motion on the line of scrimmage confused the defense. Moving into the red-zone, they were stopped, which disappointed me. Those hopes were re-inflated when the following Panther’s procession, Cam Newton, MVP and Offensive Player of the Year, was sacked, stripped and trampled on all in one play. The ball rolled into the end-zone, the result of number 58, Von Miller. He someday is going to be on the Hall of Fame list. Someday. The game became a Denver fan’s dream. Turnovers on the Carolina side saved our butts every time Peyton threw a pick, which happened only once. In the end, it was similar to the Super Bowl two years ago, the defense won games. Like how the Seattle Seahawks crushed Peyton 43-8, this year we won 24-10.

        Now that Peyton has his 200^th career win, he should retire, and let Brock Osweiler run the show. Ironically, the 4th quarter of the game was the 200^th quarter of Super Bowl history. I guess I’ll see him in the Hall of Fame next.

【红霞译文】

        第五十届“超级碗”终于到来！我是丹佛野马队球迷，你们也许会说我是个跟屁虫，实际上，有两个原因足以说明我并非随大流。首先，野马队踢球手布兰登·麦克马纳斯与我同是北宾州校友；其次，当头一回接触橄榄球时，我曾问爸爸谁是最好的四分卫，四年前那可是非佩顿·曼宁莫属；汤姆·布雷迪之所以表现不错，是因为佩顿所在的球队输给了新奥尔良圣徒队。两年后，佩顿重新复出，旋即闯入国家橄榄球联盟冠军决赛，那时你说我追星毫不过分，野马队打了败仗，下一年度也未能翻身。不过我就是喜欢观看他们打球，一位橄榄球迷从此就这样诞生出来。

        当然，今天是中国农历除夕，与盼望已久的“超级碗”星期日不期而遇，倘若碰上下个礼拜天光华中文学校新年联欢会，情况肯定变得更糟。问题在于我如期完成中文课及空竹练习之后马上要赶赴全家传统的年夜饭局，好在一切进展如意，可以说“来来花园”中国风味从来没有让我失望过，架不住我们轻车熟路，点的都是自己喜欢吃的美馔佳肴。我们抓紧山吃海喝一通，把剩下的大把饭菜统统打包回家。

        佩顿·曼宁总算成了大叔级人物，甚至要把车子停靠在残疾人特区。见他重返球场，我由衷地感到高兴，这回继续由他来抗衡气势汹汹的卡罗来纳黑豹队不免让我替野马队捏着一把汗，但开场几分钟后，我心中的疑团宛如新英格兰爱国者手中撒气的橄榄球很快烟消云散。尽管仅有一次射门得分，但野马队第一次进攻组织成功，致使黑豹队在攻防线上来回跑动让防卫乱了阵脚。接着，球被投入得分区，野马队反倒停了下来，不免令我大失所望，幸亏荣获本年度最佳球员及最佳进攻奖的黑豹队凯姆·牛顿一下子惨遭四分卫擒杀丢球围攻，野马队才重新找回希望，58号冯·米勒趁机带球闯进端区。你还甭说，早晚有一天他会步入名人堂之列，记住早晚有一天。这场比赛实现了丹佛球迷心中的梦想，佩顿确有一次投出的球被对方截住，不过仅此而已。如同两年前举行的“超级碗”，胜利属于防守一方，当时西雅图海鹰队以43：8的比分打得佩顿滚回老家，今年我们终以24：10扬眉吐气。

        如今佩顿已经赢得个人职业生涯中第200场比赛的胜利，该退役挂靴了，还是让布洛克·奥斯维勒来接班吧。无巧不成书，这次第四节比赛恰好也是整个“超级碗” 历史上第200节比赛，我想佩顿有望入选下一届名人堂。