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[00:00.55]So, Steven, I thought we would have a friendly debate. 
史蒂文，我想我们要进行一场友好的辩论。
[00:04.28]What do you think is the best sport in the world?
你认为世界上最棒的体育运动是什么？
[00:07.33]The best sport in the world is unquestionably what is know in America as soccer, 
世界上最棒的体育运动绝对是美国称为足球的运动，
[00:11.39]what is know in my country as football.
在我们国家这项运动用football来表示。
[00:14.33]Yeah, well, we'll call it football. I think football's good. I think football's good. 
好，那我们就用football来表示足球吧。我认为足球很好，是很好，
[00:17.22]It's a good sport, but I'm sorry, it's just not as good as baseball.
是一项很好的运动，不过很抱歉，它并不如棒球好。
[00:20.32]Really, I'm quite surprised to hear you say that 
是吗，我对你的话感到非常吃惊，
[00:22.57]because you did mention, I believe the question was "the best sport in the world" (Yes) 
因为你刚刚的问题是世界上最棒的运动（没错），
[00:27.53]whereas baseball isn't as nearly as widely appreciated worldwide as football is.
可是棒球并不像足球那样在全世界范围内广受欢迎。
[00:36.54]Ah, that's true. That's true. 
没错，这话没错。
[00:38.58]I will give you that, but a lot of countries do play baseball, 
这点我承认，可是也有许多国家在开展棒球这项运动，
[00:42.51]it's popular in Asia (they do indeed, yeah) and Central America, and in North America, and it's a young sport. 
它在亚洲（对，没错）、中美洲和北美洲都很受欢迎，棒球是一项年轻的运动。
[00:49.54]You just got to give it time. We need more time to come around.
你要给这项运动发展的时间。我们需要更多时间让它推广出去。
[00:52.15]Yeah, I don't have anything in particular against kids playing baseball. 
对，我并没有特别反对儿童从事棒球运动。
[00:55.43]I think getting kids out playing any sport is very healthy and it very good thing to happen, 
我认为让孩子们出去进行体育运动对他们的健康有好处，这也是件好事，
[01:02.01]but I got to say, I mean for young kids, particularly in developing countries 
但是我要说，对小孩子来说，尤其是发展中国家，
[01:06.59]where they perhaps need a lot more equipment to play baseball, 
他们需要更多的设施来从事棒球，
[01:10.35]I think soccer is much more accessible than baseball. 
我认为足球比棒球更容易从事。
[01:13.43]They only need a ball, a field, a street even before they can get started.
足球只需要一个球、一块场地就可以，甚至在街道上就可以进行足球比赛。
[01:18.39]Well, that's kind of true, but I mean in baseball you just need a stick and a rock.
嗯，这倒是事实，不过我认为棒球也只需要棒球棒和垒位。
[01:26.02]Yeah you could do like that, yeah.
对，那样也可以。
[01:27.33]But I mean, one thing that I think how baseball is better than football is that 
我认为棒球比足球好的地方在于，
[01:31.48]in baseball it's more democratic in that everybody has to bat. 
棒球这项运动更民主，所有人都要击球。
[01:36.20]You can't have a prima donna star. 
没有当家球星。
[01:38.02]I mean you can have stars, but everyone's gotta swing the bat, 
我是说一支球队可以有球星，但是所有人都挥棒击球，
[01:42.02]and you know, in soccer if you're a fullback, 
如你所知，足球比赛中有后卫，
[01:44.30]if I'm using that correctly, you play back by the goal, you know, you're kind of just lagging back there. 
如果我理解正确，你踢后卫的位置，那你就要在后面防守。
[01:51.14]You're not gonna score or anything.
你不能去进球之类的。
[01:55.44]Yeah, that's very, very true 
对，这点完全正确，
[01:58.12]and I think you're very right in saying that baseball is indeed a democratic sport, 
我认为你刚说到棒球是非常民主的运动这点很正确，
[02:02.26]but I think soccer gives each individual player to play to his own strengths, his own physical capabilities, 
不过我认为足球运动给每名球员展示能力的机会，他们可以展示他们的身体素质，
[02:08.55]for example you have people who are naturally strong presence who are more suited to, well, playing defense, 
比如有球员更适合进行防守，
[02:16.42]whereas your speedier players, and your slightly more cunning players lends itself to being a striker, 
有球员速度更快，灵巧的球员适合当前锋，
[02:22.47]so it really allows people to specialize and the crowd really get behind that. 
所以这项运动让球员可以分工合作，他们会得到球迷的支持。
[02:26.52]The crowd really appreciate a good strong defender and a nifty striker who gets in there and poaches a lot of goals for his team.
球迷喜欢杰出的后卫，也喜欢可以为球队进球的灵巧前锋。
[02:36.48]Well, that's true. Those are some good points, 
没错。这些观点很好，
[02:39.38]but in baseball you have to utilize more skills. 
不过棒球运动也要应用到很多能力。
[02:43.01]I mean, you have to be skilled at catching the ball (Yes), throwing the ball (Yes), hitting the ball (Yeah), running the bases (yeah), 
我是说，你要擅于接球，投球，击球，跑垒，
[02:49.17]you know, football you just got to run and kick (Yeah).
你知道，足球只需要跑动和踢球。（对）
[02:53.32]But I mean, to be honest with you, baseball, that's not really doing anything that cricket never did, for example. 
我的意思是，和你说实话，其实棒球和板球差不多。
[02:59.41]All those skills were employed in a sport that was invented way, way much longer ago than baseball ever was.
所有这些技巧的应用都远远早于棒球运动的发展。
[03:08.55]That is true. You got me on that one, so anyway. well, I like football, but I just, I have to stick with baseball.
这倒是没错。在这点上我表示同意，我喜欢足球，但是我坚持棒球最好。
[03:15.46]That's fine. I think we can agree to disagree.
很好。我想我们可以各自保留不同意见。