umpires

1·The Amateur Softball Association's roster of umpires has declined to 57,000.

业余垒球协会的裁判员名单上的人数减少到了5.7万人。

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·But the traveling salesman's predicament pales in comparison to figuring out the best ways to get four-man crews of umpires to every major league baseball game.

不过流动业务员的困境相比于四人为一组要去到每个大联盟棒球赛场的裁判员来说，就是小巫比大巫了。

3·Soccer umpires should be seriously selected and trained because they are the "law carriors" in soccer fields and play an key role for the final results in soccer competitions.

足球裁判员是足球场上的执法者，对足球比赛的胜负起着至关重要的作用，应该认真挑选人员进行培训。

4·If the system is used in the proper way to train umpires, we can look at this and see if there's some kind of flaw.

如果我们合理地运用该系统来培训裁判员，就能通过该系统发现存在的缺陷。

5·Even in baseball, umpires have discretion in calling strikes.

即使在棒球比赛中，裁判员在击球时要做出判断。

1·In an issue as complex as climate change, the country badly needs smart, fair umpires, and the media can play that role.

在这种像气候变化一样复杂的问题上，国家迫切需要智慧而又公正的裁判，而媒体恰好可以扮演这个角色。

2·Playing to the referee does not always require such subterfuge. In baseball, umpires are supposed to call balls and strikes based on where a ball crosses home plate.

欺骗裁判不一定都得用这样的花招，在棒球比赛中，司球裁判的作用是根据投手投出的球飞过本垒的位置来判断好球、坏球和三振。

3·I see upset umpires.

我看到生气的裁判。

4·We modern, urban, educated folks yell at traffic and umpires and bills and Banks and machines-especially machines. Machines and relatives get most of the yelling.

我们这些现代城市里的受过良好教育的人啊，常对交通状况、运动场上的裁判、银行单据和机器叫嚷——特别是机器，机器和亲人是被叫嚷得最多的对象。

5·There will be no arguing with umpires or outward signs of disappointment. On the contrary, a remark such as " The best man own!"

他不会与裁判争执或表面上露出失望的迹象，相反，他会把“最棒的人赢了”之类的话抛向大家。