比网球轻松,比羽毛球更社交——匹克球在美国凭啥爆红? episode artwork

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比网球轻松,比羽毛球更社交——匹克球在美国凭啥爆红?

from 一席英语·脱口秀:老外来了

主播:Meimei(中国)+ Kevin(美国) 音乐:September最近几年,一项“复古风”运动在美国掀起热潮——它就是pickleball(匹克球)。上至 60 岁老人,下到十几岁青少年,都痴迷于(are obsessed with)这项运动。主播Meimei在美国生活时,每周都会打3-4次匹克球,今天就带大家一起聊聊这项火遍北美的运动。01. Pickleball: The New Trend in Hybrid Sports 匹克球:融合运动的新风潮 ��What exactly is pickleball?简单来说,匹克球是融合(mix)了网球(tennis)、羽毛球(badminton)和乒乓球的一种球类,上手难度低,you can get the hang of it(新手也能快速找到手感)。��Pickleball和其他的球类到底有什么不同?It’s a plastic paddle (塑料球拍), and the paddle size is way smaller than a tennis paddle (球拍尺寸比网球拍小).用的是带孔的塑料球(a plastic ball with holes)。Because of the plastic material (塑料材质), pickleball doesn’t bounce that far like tennis. That’s why it’s usually on a smaller court (场地更小).It has two core advantages (核心优势):Not too physically demanding (体能要求不是很高)Super social (社交性很强)所以,pickleball真的是一项对老年人也很友好的运动了。主播Meimei在玩pickleball的时候,可以看到各个年龄阶段的球友,打一场球就像一场轻松的社交聚会。别以为它是一项很niche(小众)的运动,you can always see people from different age groups playing pickleball——目前在全美有超过3600万人的参与度。Even NBA superstar LeBron James (勒布朗·詹姆斯) invested (投资) in professional (专业的) pickleball leagues (联赛).On TikTok, the hashtag (标签) #pickleball has almost 1 billion views (10亿播放量). 这确实能说明匹克球已经是运动界的新晋网红了。除了James之外,还有比尔·盖茨(Bill Gates)和卡戴珊家族(Kardashians)这样的大咖们也会show off(分享)自己的打球日常。It’s gone mainstream (主流).02. Why Is Pickleball So Addictive? 匹克球为何会让人如此上瘾?At first, Kevin thought, “This is just a silly backyard (后院) game for kids or retirees (退休人群).” 刚开始Kevin和Meimei都以为这项运动很简单,但后来发现他们完全underestimate(低估了)pickleball的难度。匹克球的场地小,反而让the rallies(连续对打)变得更激烈,同时拉长了对打时间。这种小场地里的刺激感让人越玩越上瘾(addictive)。主播Kevin向大家分享自己的糗事:He once got destroyed (被打败) by his parents while playing, and it made him question his life choices (怀疑人生)!主播Meimei之前在球场上也被一对爷爷奶奶打得落花流水。So that’s it. “A lot of older people are crazy good at pickleball.” ��Why do Americans love it even more than tennis? Because it has some clear advantages.Lower cost (成本低)Smaller courts (场地小)Easier to pick it up (易上手)Incredibly social (社交性强)Most important of all - Americans love trends (潮流、趋势). 从之前的冰桶挑战(Ice Bucket Challenge)、拼字游戏(Wordle),再到现在的pickleball,美国人在面对全民性热点时,往往倾向于跟随潮流,主动融入其中(it’s all about hopping on the bandwagon)。Bandwagon(读音/ˈbændwægən/)字面意思是“乐队花车”。Hop是“跳”。所以hopping on the bandwagon就是“跳上车”,可以引申为“跟风,随大流”,也就是“紧跟潮流”,日常口语里特别常用。03. Can Pickleball Become Popular in China? 匹克球能在中国“火起来”吗?和美国的“全民热潮”相比,匹克球在中国还没普及。主播Meimei目前只在青岛搜到过一家匹克球场地。关于“匹克球能否在中国流行(catch on)”,网友们的看法也不一样:有人说“打羽毛球不香吗?”,还有人调侃它是“gateball 2.0 for seniors(老年人门球2.0)”。其实从匹克球的接受度上,能明显看出中美运动文化的差异:美国的运动文化往往追求低门槛(low barrier)+ 高社交(high social fun)的运动。That’s why frisbee (飞盘) and pickleball blow up (流行) there.国人往往更倾向于专业性(technical skill)和竞技性(competitiveness)更高的运动,like badminton and ping pong。那么问题来了:匹克球能在中国也成为简单易玩的("easy and fun” style)国民运动吗?还是说,它只是国外掀起的一阵短暂热潮(passing foreign fad)?欢迎在评论区告诉我们:Would you try pickleball? What’s your opinion on this sport?你对匹克球感兴趣吗?你对于这项运动又有怎样的看法呢?

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