Many Americans enjoy watching sports. For many years the favorite sport in this country has been football. Football games draw a very large audience. Year after year the most important games have attracted many millions of viewers. Although professional football is the nation s favorite spectator sport, professional baseball is also very popular. Indeed, people who live in the Eastern United States list baseball as their favorite sport. Basketball is almost as popular as football and baseball. Other sports which many people enjoy watching include tennis, boxing, and golf. 很多美国人喜欢看体育比赛。多年来这个国家最受欢迎的体育运动是橄榄球。橄榄球比赛吸引了大量的观众。每年最重要的赛事都吸引了大批数以百万计的人们观看。尽管职业橄榄球是美国最受欢迎的具有观众群的运动，职业棒球也很受欢迎。确实，住在美国东部的人们把棒球列为他们最喜爱的运动。篮球几乎和橄榄球、棒球一样受欢迎。很多人喜欢看的运动还有网球、拳击和高尔夫球。 编辑推荐：2009年下半年公共英语考试报名汇总 名师指导公共英语阅读考试技巧 公共英语pets三级全真模拟试卷 公共英语pets二级语法讲解汇总