[ti:Americans Prepare for 'Super Bowl Sunday'] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]This is What's Trending Today. [00:04.28]The Super Bowl is this Sunday. [00:07.52]The game is the National Football League championship. [00:12.64]The Atlanta Falcons play the New England Patriots in Houston, Texas. [00:20.76]The Patriots are based in the northeast state of Massachusetts; [00:27.04]the Falcons are from the southeast state of Georgia. [00:33.52]The Patriots will try to win their fifth Super Bowl title. [00:39.40]The Falcons are aiming to win for the first time. [00:45.76]Tom Brady is the Patriots' quarterback. [00:49.88]He is 39 years old and has been the Patriots' quarterback [00:54.84]in the Super Bowl seven times. [00:59.36]Football fans have debated whether Brady be considered the best quarterback of all time. [01:07.96]If he wins on Sunday, that argument may end. [01:13.52]The Atlanta Falcons are a strong team, too. [01:17.64]They are one of the most powerful offensive teams in the NFL. [01:23.44]Atlanta scored the most points in the NFL this year. [01:28.84]The Falcons' quarterback, Matt Ryan, is also one of the best at his position. [01:36.36]This season was the most successful of his career so far. [01:43.40]He often throws the ball to teammate Julio Jones, [01:48.80]one of the best receivers in the league. [01:53.04]Experts are predicting this year's Super Bowl to be a high-scoring game. [02:00.44]They are predicting that the two teams could collectively score about 60 points. [02:08.04]But Super Bowl Sunday is not just a game day. [02:13.44]It is also an all-day event. [02:17.20]People plan parties around the game. [02:21.00]Even people who do not pay any attention to football [02:25.12]during the regular season watch the Super Bowl. [02:30.04]Last year, almost 115 million people watched the game on television. [02:38.32]Some people are more interested in the commercials that play during the broadcast. [02:44.72]Many are also interested in watching the halftime show. [02:50.04]This year, Lady Gaga is performing. [02:54.24]People are debating whether the singer will make a political statement during her performance. [03:01.92]Singer Tony Bennett is one of Lady Gaga's friends. [03:07.16]He told fans that her show will be "spectacular." [03:13.04]Google created graphics that show how much attention the Super Bowl gets each year. [03:20.44]One showed that the Patriots were the most-searched team in all but four states. [03:29.76]People in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama searched for news about the Falcons. [03:39.68]And, one of the other popular Google search terms this time of year is "Superb Owl." [03:48.16]That is a misspelling of Super Bowl. [03:54.12]Fans and experts have been talking about which team will win for two weeks. [04:00.96]New England is expected to win by about three points. [04:05.28]But it seems that many fans might be tired of seeing the Patriots win the Super Bowl. [04:11.84]In a public opinion study, [04:14.68]51 percent of those questioned said they thought Atlanta would win. [04:21.60]Others have been talking about what they plan to eat during the game. [04:27.16]Some popular food items include pizza, chicken wings, chips, and, of course, beer. [04:38.08]One person said she was asked if she was excited for the Super Bowl. [04:44.48]She responded: "Ohh, you mean food day? Yes." [04:52.28]Although the Super Bowl is a big deal in America, [04:56.00]there are still plenty of people who do not plan to watch the game. [05:01.24]One person tweeted that she will be watching tennis instead. [05:07.09]And that's What's Trending Today. [05:10.96]I'm Dan Friedell. [05:12.84]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM