Vocab List 词汇表
March Madness
三月疯狂
The NCAA college basketball tournament held every March — single-elimination, 68 teams, and the craziness around it
Bracket
预测表
Not a shelf bracket — your prediction chart for the tournament. Filling one out is the main way to participate.
Seed
种子排名
A team's ranking in the tournament (1 = best, 16 = worst) — a 1-seed losing to a 16-seed is the ultimate upset
Upset
爆冷门
Not an emotion — when the underdog wins. Upsets are what make March Madness unpredictable every year.
Busted bracket
预测全错
When the teams you predicted lose — happens to everyone, including people who follow college basketball closely
Cinderella team
灰姑娘球队
An unexpected underdog making a deep tournament run — like the fairy tale, the magic ends eventually but the run is unforgettable
Final Four
最终四强
The last four teams left standing — the semi-finals of March Madness, watched by tens of millions