Gathered in groups large and small, nearly half of all U. S. households participate vicariously in a televised spectacle that has far outgrown its origins as a sporting event.

近乎一半的美国家庭，聚集成大大小小的群体，观看电视转播，间接感受这一激动人心的赛事，其意义已远远超出了其作为体育比赛的起源。