群魔亂舞萬聖季

Preface

前言

這幾天是西方的萬聖彌撒(Hollowmas),包括昨天的萬聖節前夕(Holloween),今天的萬聖節(All Saints’ Day)和明天的萬靈節(All Souls’ Day),雖然我們不過萬聖節,但是小猴子覺得多了解一些西方文化也是挺有意思的一件事情,於是呢,就從網上搜颳了一些資料和大家分享,順便練練翻譯挖哈哈哈!

History
歷史

萬聖節最早源於古代凱爾特民族(Celts)的Samhain祭祀(讀作sow-in)。凱爾特民族是在兩千多年前生活在現在愛爾蘭,英國和法國北部的古老民族,他們會在每年的十一月一日慶祝新年。這一天標誌著夏天和豐收的結束,預示著陰暗而寒冷的冬天即將到來,而冬天往往又使人們聯繫到死亡。凱爾特人相信新年的前一天是人鬼兩界相接的日子,於是在新年的前一天,也就是十月三十一日,他們會舉行Samhain祭祀以阻止亡靈回來危害人間或破壞莊稼。同時,凱爾特人也認為異世界的精靈會使凱爾特的祭司(the Druids)更好地佔卜未來,對於當時懼怕自然力量的人類來說,祭司的占卜不能不說是讓他們設法安全度過漫長而嚴酷冬天的重要資源。在那一天,祭司們會燃起巨大的聖火,而人們聚集在聖火邊上以莊稼和牲畜來祭祀凱爾特的亡靈。整個祭祀中,人們都身穿由動物的頭和皮製成的民族服飾,為彼此祈福。而當祭祀結束後,人們會把聖火的火種帶回自家的壁爐以庇護他們平安過冬。

公元43年,羅馬人征服並佔領了凱爾特民族的大部分領土,在之後的四百年里,他們摧毀了大部分的凱爾特土地,兩個羅馬民族的傳統節日也慢慢和凱爾特民族的Samhain祭祀結合起來了。第一個叫做Feralia,是羅馬人在十月底悼念亡靈的一個節日。第二個節日是為了紀念Pomona,羅馬神話中的果樹女神,Pomona女神的象徵是蘋果,而紀念Pomona女神的節日和Samhain祭祀的結合也解釋了現在萬聖節咬蘋果遊戲(Bobbing)的來源。

到了公元800年,基督教的影響已經波及到了凱爾特大地。公元7世紀,羅馬教皇波尼法爵四世(Pope Boniface IV)將十一月一日定為萬聖節(All Saints’ Day),或諸聖日,以紀念聖徒和殉教者。實際上,教皇是希望用一個相關的但宗教化的節日來取代凱爾特的Samhain祭祀。這一天也被稱作All-hallows或者All-hallowmas(源自中世紀的英語Alholowmesse,也就是萬聖彌撒的意思)。於是諸聖日的前一天,也就是原來凱爾特人的Samhain祭祀,就被稱為萬聖節前夕(All-hallows Eve),後來又被簡稱為Holloween。所以實際上我們現在所稱的Holloween指的是萬聖節前夕。

公元1000年,羅馬教會又把十一月二日定為萬靈節(All Souls’ Day)以悼念亡靈,這一節日更像古代凱爾特民族的Samhain祭祀,人們也要點燃聖火,身著聖徒,天使或惡魔的服飾遊行。

後來,人們就把萬聖節前夕(All-hallows Eve或Holloween),萬聖節(All Saints’ Day),和萬靈節(All Souls’ Day)統稱為萬聖彌撒(Hollowmas)。

Symbols
象徵

萬聖節最主要的象徵就是南瓜燈,南瓜燈又叫傑克燈(Jack-O-Lantern)。為什麼把南瓜燈叫做傑克燈呢,這裡還有一個小故事。傳說很久以前在愛爾蘭有一個被稱為「吝嗇鬼傑克(Stingy Jack)」的人,有一天,他請撒旦與他一起喝酒,吝嗇鬼傑克當然不願意付錢,於是他說服撒旦變成錢幣以付他們的酒錢。當撒旦變成錢幣的時候,傑克就把它放在了衣袋裡,而在他衣袋邊上有一個銀十字架,這使撒旦無法變回原樣。撒旦只好和傑克約法三章,答應傑克一年內都不會再找他麻煩,而且當傑剋死後也不會帶走他的靈魂,這樣才得已被釋放。第二年,傑克又如法戲弄了撒旦一次,這一次他把撒旦騙上了一棵果樹去摘果子,當撒旦上樹後,傑克偷偷地在樹上刻了一個十字架的形狀,於是撒旦只好又答應以後的十年都不會再找傑克的麻煩。不久,傑剋死了,根據慣例,上帝是不會允許像傑克這樣又壞又吝嗇的人上天堂的,而撒旦又答應過不帶走他的靈魂,因此也不會讓他下地獄。撒旦只好把他送進無窮的黑暗中,只給他一塊燃燒的煤碳以照明,傑克把這塊煤碳放進鏤空的蕪菁(又叫盤菜)中,從此遊盪在人間。後來,人們把提著燈籠的傑克稱作「秉燈傑克(Jack of the Lantern)」,最後簡稱為「傑克燈(Jack-O-Lantern)」,而人們在雕刻傑克燈的時候,因為南瓜比蕪菁更常見,所以原來的蕪菁也慢慢被鏤空的南瓜所替代,這就是為什麼把南瓜燈叫做傑克燈的原因。

除了南瓜燈,萬聖節的其他象徵還有很多,包括各種鬼怪,外星人,盜屍者,巫婆,吸血鬼,蝙蝠,貓頭鷹,烏鴉,禿鷹,鬼屋,南瓜人,黑貓,蜘蛛,妖精,殭屍,木乃伊,骷髏,狼人,惡魔等,由於時值秋季,所以稻草人和南瓜也成為了萬聖節的象徵。

萬聖節的傳統顏色有黑色(代表黑夜)和橘黃色(代表南瓜)。而現在,紫色,綠色和紅色也成為了萬聖節的主要顏色。

Food
食物

萬聖節的傳統食物是太妃糖蘋果(toffee apples或candy apples),製法是把蘋果插上竹籤,然後手持竹籤把蘋果放在糖漿中轉動,有時會再粘上果仁。其他諸如粟米糖(candy corn),熱蘋果酒(hot apple cider),爆米花(roasted or popped corn),烘南瓜子(roasted pumpkin seeds),南瓜餅(pumpkin pie),南瓜麵包(pumpkin bread)和其他甜點都是萬聖節的傳統食物。

Activity
活動

最著名的傳統活動就是「不給糖就搗蛋(trick-or-treating)」。孩子們身著各種標誌萬聖節的服裝,挨家挨戶乞討食物,如果得不到,他們就會做各種惡作劇。這個習俗要從古老的凱爾特民族說起,每當十一月二日的萬靈節來臨時,早期的凱爾特基督教徒們就會從一個村子走到另一個村子,乞討用麵粉及葡萄乾製成的「靈魂之餅(soul cakes)」,教徒得到的餅越多,贈餅者得到的為亡靈的祈禱也越多。因為在那個時候,人們相信親人在死後的一段時間裡還會在人鬼兩界的邊緣徘徊,而基督教徒的祈禱可以讓死去的親人早日到達天堂。

另外,「咬蘋果(robbing for apples)」也是萬聖節的傳統遊戲,參加的人要用嘴巴咬起漂浮在水面的蘋果,其典故和前面講過的古羅馬紀念Pomona女神的傳統節日有關。其他的各種占卜,寄賀卡,講鬼故事,看恐怖電影,鬼屋探險以及遊行或狂歡派對都是萬聖節的傳統活動。

附圖:


Jack-O-Lantern


Candy Apples

註:以上英文原資料均來自互聯網,更多資料請點擊http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween。

中國滿清酷刑

剝皮

歷史上最愛搞剝皮的人是明太祖。由於他是貧民出身,最恨貪官污吏,一旦被他抓到貪污,下場通常就是剝皮。他即位之初,曾抓到一對父子貪污,震怒之下,下令剝皮。皮剝下來之後製成兩面鼓,掛在衙門口,以昭炯戒。「剝皮實草」則是後來的事,並且有規定,貪污多少兩銀子以上就處以此刑。最早的剝皮是死後才剝,後來發展成活剝。剝的時候由脊椎下刀,一刀把背部皮膚分成兩半,從這裡撕開,慢慢用刀分開皮膚跟肌肉,像蝴蝶展翅一樣的撕開來……最難剝的是胖子,因為皮膚和肌肉之間還有一堆油,不好分開。另外還有一種剝法,不知道可信度多少。方法是把人埋在土裡,只露出一顆腦袋,在頭頂用刀割個十字,把頭皮拉開以後從這裡灌水銀下去。由於水銀比重很重,會把肌肉跟皮膚拉扯開來,埋在土裡的人會痛得不停扭動,又無法掙脫,最後會有一個從頭頂的那個口「光溜溜」的跳出來,只剩下一張皮留在土裡,皮剝下來之後製成兩面鼓,掛在衙門口,以昭炯戒。

腰斬

電視上的包青天,開鍘的時候我們看到的都是把人頭塞進去,刀起頭落,彷佛中國式的斷頭台。但是根據歷史上的記載,包青天那三把鍘刀其實是腰斬用的。也就是一刀下去,就要把人分成兩段。由於腰斬是把人從中間切開,而主要的器官都在上半身,因此犯人不會一下子就死,斬完以後還會神智清醒,得過好一段時間才會斷氣。明成祖殺方孝孺就是用腰斬,傳說一刀下去之後,方孝孺還能以肘撐地爬行,以手沾血連書「篡」字,一共寫了十二個半才斷氣,大家可以算算看一共要多少時間,而這段時間受刑人又得受多少苦痛。李斯也是被腰斬的。

車裂

車裂即五馬分屍。很簡單,就是把受刑人的頭跟四肢套上繩子,由五匹快馬拉著向五個方向急奔,把人撕成六塊。商鞅就是受五馬分屍之刑。不要以為這沒什麼,要把人的頭跟四肢砍下來都得花不少力氣,更何況是用拉扯的。而受刑人身受的苦處更可想而知。真到撕開的時候,恐怕受刑人已經不會覺得痛苦了。痛苦的是正在拉扯的時候。要花多少時間我不知道,不過恐怕不是幾秒鐘就可以解決的。而撕開的時候,恐怕是血雨滿天。另外「俱五刑」也是屬於車裂的一種,這種刑法把砍頭,刖,割手,挖眼,割耳和一,也就是我們常聽到的「大卸八塊」,通常是把人殺死以後,才把人的頭、手腳剁下來,再把軀幹剁成三塊。漢高祖死後,呂后把他的寵妾如意夫人抓來,剁去手腳,割掉鼻子耳朵舌頭,眼睛挖出,丟在豬圈裡餵養,取名「人彘」。結果呂后自己的兒子看到,給活活嚇死……

凌遲

明清的正式刑之一,最早是把人殺死之後再剁成肉醬,稱為「醢」。受過此刑的記得有子路,還有周文王的長子伯邑考。後來發展更加精細,目的還是要讓犯人受最大的痛苦,因此不但是活的時候施刑,還要求受刑人必須身受多少刀以後才死。據說發展到後來,每次凌遲要由兩個劊子手執行,從腳開始割,一共要割一千刀,也就是要割下一千片肉片才准犯人斷氣。而據說犯人若未割滿一千刀就斷了氣,劊子手也要受刑。這是明朝的規定,而受此刑最有名的人就是大太監劉瑾,聽說一共割了三天才讓他斷氣……而更慘的是明末抗清名將袁崇煥,因為崇禎皇帝中了反間計,誤以為他通敵叛國,判他凌遲處死,行刑前以漁網覆身(讓肌肉突出以便下刀),遊街示眾,被北京城無知的民眾衝上前去,把他的肉一塊一塊咬下來……那種心理的痛恐怕遠高於生理的痛。

縊首

在國外,絞刑是普遍使用的刑罰。在國外來說,多半是使用絞刑台,絞刑台的構造是在受刑人腳站的地方有個活門,等繩子套好,活門一開,受刑人就兩腳懸空。不過這樣子處死的受刑人通常不是窒息而死,而是因為頸椎被拉斷了,因此不會死得太痛苦。(事實上前幾年出版的「完全自殺手冊」還推薦上吊自殺,認為這是最「安全」,痛苦也最少的自殺方式。)據說這樣子自殺,只需要13公分的空間就足夠把頸椎拉斷。中國人的絞刑是用弓弦縊殺……就是把弓套在受刑人脖子上,弓弦朝前,行刑人在後面開始旋轉那張弓。弓越轉越緊,受刑人的氣就越來越少,最後終於斷氣……岳飛父子就是這樣子死在風波亭,(因為他是功臣,不能斬首,要留全屍)而明末流亡的桂王也是這樣給吳三桂親手縊殺……

烹煮

即「請君入甕」,唐朝武則天當皇帝的時候,朝中有位酷吏叫來俊臣,崇尚嚴刑峻法,對不肯招供的犯人往往以酷刑對待。方法是找個大瓮,把人塞進去,然後在瓮下面用柴火加熱。溫度越來越高,受刑人也越來越受不了,如果不肯招供的話,往往就被燒死在瓮里……後來武則天聽說了這件事,就把來俊臣找來,問他犯人不肯招供要怎麼辦?來俊臣很得意的把這個方法說了出來,武則天就淡淡的說了句:「則請君入甕」,把來俊臣燒死……

宮刑

即閹割,此刑常被貴族沖抵死刑,相對的女性為「幽閉」。君不見司馬遷就是受了宮刑,才會寫出史記,也才會在「報任少卿書」里寫出「身直為閨閣之臣」這樣的句子。閹割十分講究。首先要拿繩子把小弟弟綁起來(包括子孫袋)讓血液不流通,自然壞死,然後拿利刃一刀子割掉(全部喔!不是只有小弟弟)。割掉了以後拿香灰一蓋,止血,還得拿根鵝毛插在尿道里。等過了幾天把鵝毛拿掉,如果尿得出來,閹割就算成功了。要是尿不出來,這個人就算廢了,大概最後會死於尿毒症吧。所以如果是要閹來當宦官的話,最好趁年紀還小就閹掉,年紀大了危險性高很多。以前就會有父母因為家境不好,把自己的小孩閹掉,希望可以進宮當宦官。閹下來的東西則要保存好,以後進棺材的時候要一起放進去,才算是全屍。

刖刑

關於刖刑,大家的說法不太一樣。有人說是把膝蓋以下都砍掉,也有人說是把膝蓋骨削掉,以後者比較可信。總之,刖刑是一種類似截肢的酷刑。戰國時代,孫臏受師兄陷害,受的就是刖刑。聽說他名字本來叫孫賓,受刑之後,才改為孫「臏」。如果是把膝蓋骨削掉,大腿小腿之間失去了保護,這個人可能連站都站不起來,要出入行走都得靠拐杖。所以稗官野史上說,孫臏受刑之後,要上陣打仗連騎馬都沒辦法,必須要坐車(馬車或人力車)。

插針

用插針當酷刑?沒錯,人身上有幾個地方,針插下去可是會哭爹喊娘的。插哪裡呢?插手指甲縫。俗語說:「十指連心」,被針插進指甲縫可會痛得椎心刺骨,不信你試試看。以前這招也是用來逼供的。

活埋

活埋是戰爭時常用的手段。因為省力,速度也快。中國的酷刑中,活埋古已有之。過沒聽過有什麼名人受過這種刑罰。比較狠一點的,會把人直挺挺的埋在土裡,只露出一顆頭,然後開始凌虐……

棍刑

這裡要說的棍刑,不是用棍子打人。這裡說的棍刑,是拿根棍子直接從人的嘴裡插進去,整根沒入,穿破胃腸,讓人死得苦不堪言。歷史上沒有看過用這種刑罰的記載,不過金庸小說《俠客行》里有提到,還給這種酷刑起了個美名叫「開口笑」。另外紅樓夢裡,尤二娘「吞金」自殺,就是類似的原理,利用金子的重量,吞進去之後,也是穿破胃腸而死。這種酷刑還有變形,就是對待淫婦用的「木馬」。拿根木樁,從下體插進去,由於木樁在木馬上,人又坐在木馬上,身體的重量會往下落,木樁便會慢慢穿入,也讓人死得很慘……

服毒

中國古代的毒藥中,最有名的應該是「鴆」這種毒藥,成語中的「飲鴆止渴」便是源自於此。 據說這是一種鳥,鳥的羽毛含有劇毒,只要把羽毛泡在酒里,立成毒酒,飲之立斃。其次應該就是砒霜。這種毒藥中外皆有使用,以前拿來毒老鼠,當然,要人死也是很好用的。而且據說砒霜沒有什麼特別的氣味,長期少量加在飲食中人注意不到,自然一步步被毒死。記得很久以前讀過讀者文摘一篇文章,裡面說拿破崙就是這樣給毒害的……至於小說中所謂「見血封喉」的毒藥,應該是影響呼吸系統之類的葯,讓人沒辦法呼吸,窒息而死,所以叫「見血封喉」。

鋸割

把人用鐵鋸活活鋸死,其慘狀似乎與凌遲、剝皮也在伯仲之間,難怪在地獄酷刑中,就專門有把人鋸開的酷刑。然而,鋸死活人不僅在傳說的地獄中存在,在人間也是確確實實存在著的。據《三國志·吳書·孫皓傳》記載,三國時,吳帝孫皓的愛妾指使近侍到集市上搶奪百姓的財物,主管集市貿易的中郎將陳聲原是孫皓的寵臣,他捕獲搶劫者繩之以法。愛妾告訴孫皓,孫皓大怒,假借其它事端逮捕陳聲,命里武士而燒紅的大鋸鋸斷陳聲的頭,把他的屍體投到四望台下。

斷椎

當一個人對另一個人仇恨之極時,往往會想到要打斷他的脊椎骨。打斷脊椎骨確實是一種很解氣的行為,因為人的脊梁骨若是斷了,他也就一命嗚呼了。在中國歷史上,斷椎也是一種很重要的酷刑。據《商君書·賞刑篇》載,春秋時姬重耳打算明文規定刑律,使國內百姓人人守法,就和大夫們一同商議。姬重耳的著名朝臣顛頡很晚才到,有人認為顛頡有罪,應該給以處罰。於是,姬重耳批准,將顛頡斷椎處死。晉國的士大夫們都非常害怕,他們說:顛頡跟隨姬重耳流亡列國十九年,功勞很大,現在偶爾有小過尚且受到如此嚴厲的刑罰,何況我們哪?從此人人畏刑守法。

灌鉛

在佛教關於閻羅的故事中,有閻羅黑白二相的說法,白相即為地獄之主,有百官所命,美女圍侍;黑相即每天有兩個時辰,要受銅汁灌腸之苦。與此相似,人間有灌錫或灌鉛的酷刑。錫的熔點是攝氏二百三十二度,鉛的熔點是攝氏三百二十七點四度,無論灌錫或灌鉛都能把人燙死。而且溶化的錫或鉛一入肚腹就會凝固成硬塊,這種重金屬的墜力也能致人死命。漢代廠川王劉去的王后陽城昭信妒忌而暴虐。劉去寵愛另一位名叫榮愛的美姬,多次和她一塊飲酒,昭信妒性大發,就向劉去說:「榮愛看人時,神色有些不正常,大概是和誰有私情」。劉去信以為真,他見榮愛正在給他繡衣領上的花紋,就一怒之下奪過衣服投進火中燒掉了。榮愛見劉去生氣,非常害怕,投井尋死,劉去命令人把她撈出來,不幸沒有死。劉去杖責榮愛,逼她招認私情,榮愛受刑不過,胡亂說出和醫生有姦情。劉去越發惱怒,就把榮愛綁在柱子上,用燒紅的尖刀剜掉她的兩隻眼珠,再割下她的兩條大腿上的肉,最後用溶化的鉛灌入她的口中,這樣一直把榮愛摧殘至死。

梳洗

里說的梳洗並不是女子的梳妝打扮,而是一種極為殘酷的刑罰,它指的是用鐵刷子把人身上的肉一下一下地抓梳下來,直至肉盡骨露,最終咽氣。梳洗之刑的真正發明者是朱元璋,據沈文的《聖君初政記》記載,實施梳洗之刑時,劊子手把犯人剝光衣服,裸體放在鐵床上,用滾開的水往他的身上澆幾遍,然後用鐵刷子一下一下地刷去他身上的皮肉。就像民間殺豬用開水燙過之後去毛一般,直到把皮肉刷盡,露出白骨,而受刑的人等不到最後早就氣絕身亡了。梳洗之刑與凌遲有異曲同工之妙。據《舊唐書·桓彥范傳》記載,武三思曾派周利貞逮捕桓彥范,把他在竹槎上拽來拽去,肉被盡,露出白骨,然後又把他杖殺。

英漢雙解排球詞典

10-foot line
n. the attack line. A slight misnomer since the line is actually 3 meters from the center line.
十英尺線,即進攻線。實際上距離中線是三米。

3-meter line
n. the attack line.
三米線,即進攻線

4-2X
n. an offense with four spikers and two setters. The setters are spikers when they are in the front row, and setters when they are in the back row.
四二配備,前排二傳手參與進攻,後排二傳手組織(三點攻)。

5-1X
n. an offense with five spikers and one setter.
五一配備,五個攻手和一個二傳手(三輪三點攻,三輪兩點攻)。

6-2X
n. an offense with four spikers and two setters. The setters are setters when they are in the front row, and defenders when they are in the back row.
六二配備,前排二傳手組織,後排二傳防守(兩點攻)。

A

ace
n. a service ace.
發球直接得分。

antenna
n. a flexible rod that rises above the net to delineate the sideline boundary. The antenna is considered part of the net and is out of bounds.
標誌竿,其屬於網的一部分,並且屬於界外,碰標誌竿或出標誌竿都被認為是出界。

assist
n. awarded when a player passes, sets, or digs the ball to a teammate who attacks the ball for a kill.
助攻手,指將球傳(墊)給攻手使其攻成的隊員。

attack
n. the attempt by one team to terminate the play by hitting the ball to the floor on the opponent’s side. The term refers to an individual effort or a combined team offensive pattern.
進攻,指把球打到對方場地,可以指個人的進攻也可以指一支隊伍的進攻。

attack angle
n. the direction of a spiker’s approach to a set ball and the imaginary path of the spike across the net if hit in the same line as the approach angle.
進攻角度。如果攻手的擊球線路和其進攻跑動線路一致,那麼其跑動線路的方向就是進攻角度。

attack approach
n. the accelerating running movement of a spiker, usually involving three or four steps, to the point where the spiker jumps to hit the ball.
進攻路線,即攻手的跑動路線,通常是跑三或四步,然後起跳擊球。

attack error
n. results when an attacker hits the ball out of bounds, is stuffed by the opposing blockers, hits the ball into the antenna, is called for an illegal contact, hits the ball down on his side of the net, touches the net, or is called for a line violation.
進攻失誤,包括攻手將球擊出屆,球被對方攔網隊員攔死,碰觸標誌桿,擊球未過網,及攻手觸網。

attack line
n. a line three meters from, and parallel to, the net. A back-row player cannot legally attack the ball above the net unless he takes off on his jump from behind this line. See also 10-foot line, 3-meter line.
進攻線,指距離球網三米並與之平行的線。後排隊員進攻時擊球點不能超過網高,除非在進攻線之後起跳。進攻線也被稱為十英尺線或三米線。

attack percentage
n. a statistic used to determine a player or team’s attack effectiveness, defined as (kills – attack errors)/attack attempts. A negative attack percentage is possible (if there are more errors than kills).
進攻百分比,其標誌一個隊員或球隊的進攻效率,計算方法為(成功-失誤)/進攻次數。結果也有可能是負數。

attacker
n. A player who attempts to hit a ball offensively with the purpose of terminating the play in his team’s favor.
攻手。

auxiliary setter
n. the player assigned to set when the designated setter cannot, usually the right-front player.
接應二傳,指在二傳無法傳球的時候組織傳球的隊員。

B

back one
n. a low, quick set behind the setter.
背快傳球,指二傳往身後低快的傳球。

back row
n. the three players whose court position, according to the official scorekeeper, is near the baseline.
後排隊員。

back set
n. a set delivered behind the setter.
背傳,指二傳往身後的傳球。

back slide
n. a quick slide behind the setter.
背溜。

ball handling error
n. charged when a player is called for mishandling the ball (usually a lift or a double hit) while digging or setting.
處理球失誤,包括救球時將球墊飛或傳球時連擊等。

baseline
n. the back boundary of the court. See also endline.
端線,即後場的界線,也叫底線。

beach dig
n. an overhead dig characterized by using open hands, fingers straight but together, either with thumbs alongside each other or the front of one hand pressed against the back of the other hand. It is often executed with a pushing motion.
一個常在沙灘排球中出現的上手救球的動作。

block
n. the combination of one, two, or three players jumping in front of the opposing spiker and contacting the spiked ball with the hands.
攔網。

block
v. the action of stopping or slowing a spiked ball with the hands above the net.
攔網。

block attempt
n. the action of blocking without touching the ball.
攔網試圖,指做出攔網的動作但未觸球。

block error
n. charged when the blocker touches the net, or is called for a line violation, illegal contact, back row block, or reaching over the net.
攔網失誤,包括攔網隊員觸網,後排隊員攔網等。

block shadow
n. the shadow of the block.
攔網範圍,即攔網封死的範圍。

block solo
n. awarded when one player blocks the ball into the opponent’s court for a point of side-out. That player is the only blocker attempting to block the ball.
單人攔網。

blocker(s)
n. the player(s) responsible for blocking the opponent’s attack.
攔網的隊員。

break
n. an abrupt change of direction in the attacker’s approach.
變線,指攻手的進攻路線突然改變。

break point
n. the spot where the attacker changes direction.
變線點,指攻手進攻路線改變的點。

broad jump
n. a forward jump in the attacker’s approach.
攻手進攻路線中的前跳。

C

center line
n. the line which lies in the plane of the net and extends from sideline to sideline, dividing the court.
中線。

collapse
n. a defensive posture where a defensive player sits over one heel while playing a ball and rolls on his back. Used to play balls close to the floor and to cushion hard spikes during retrieval attempts, this skill is also known as a half roll.
跪地救球,指一個跪坐地面救球然後向後倒地的動作。

combination
n. an offensive play that includes two or more players who attack in concert.
組合進攻,即多人配合的進攻。

commit
n. a blocking scheme in which one player, usually the middle blocker, jumps with, and attempts to stuff, the quick attacker.
三號位單人攔快攻。

control block
n. a block attempt that deflects and slows down a spiked ball so the back-row defenders can easily play it.
有效攔網。

cover the hitter
v. to perform spike coverage.
保護,準備救被對方攔回的球。

creep
v. to move stealthily so as to escape notice.
悄悄移動。

cross
n. 1. A combination in which the path of one attacker crosses the path of another.
2. cross-court.
1. 交叉進攻。2.斜線

cross step
n. a footwork pattern designed to allow a player to move quickly to a correct, balanced precontact position in either forearm or overhead passing.
交叉步。

cross-court
n.,adj. an individual attack directed at an angle from one end of the offensive team’s side of the net to the opposite sideline of the defensive team’s court.
斜線,斜線的,即斜線進攻。

D

deep
adj. away from the net, toward the endline.
離網的,遠網的。

defensive system
n. a team tactical system of deploying players to positions to defend against an opponent’s attack. An effective system deploys players in the areas most likely to be attacked and takes the strengths and weaknesses of the individual defenders into account.
防守陣型。

dig
n. 1. the act of retrieving an attacked ball close to the floor.
2. Awarded when a player successfully passes a ball which has been attacked by the opposition.
1. 救球的動作。2. 成功的救起一個扣球。

dink
n.,v. slang for tip.
輕吊的術語。

dive
n.,v. a defensive retrieval technique in which a player extends for a ball near the floor, causing both feet to leave the floor. The player contacts the ball with one or both arms and slides on the abdomen and thighs.
魚躍救球。

double block
n.,v. a block formed by two players.
雙人攔網。

double contact
n. contacting the ball twice in succession, or the ball contacts various parts of the body successively.
連擊,指在同一個動作里觸球兩次,或球連續接觸同一隊員身體的兩個部位。

double hit
n. a double contact.
連擊。

dump
n. a ball that has been attacked by the setter on the second contact.
二傳二次球。

dump
v. to attack the ball on the second contact.
二次球。

dump
interj. an exclamation made by a player to inform his teammates that the setter is attacking the ball.
感嘆詞,提醒隊友二次球來了。

E

extension roll
n. a defensive retrieval technique similar to a dive, except that after contacting the ball with either one or two arms, the player turns as the body contacts the floor and rolls as the momentum of the movement carries the feet over the shoulder, returning the player to his or her feet.
魚躍並翻滾救球。

F

fake cross
n. a play that starts as a cross but changes the direction of its play-set hitter with a veer.
交叉掩護進攻。

fake X
n. a play in which the right fake-crosses the one-hitter and then attacks to the right of the setter.
雙快,實際攻手為二號位隊員。

five
n. a medium-height set on the right sideline.
往二號位的半高傳球。

flair
n. a play in which the right fake-crosses the one-hitter, and then attacks on the right sideline.
三號位快球掩護拉開到二號位。

float serve
n. a floater.
飄球。

floater
n. a serve that moves in an unpredictable path due to lack of spin.
飄球,特點是不帶旋轉。

floor defense
n. any retrieval of an attacked ball that gets by the block.
有效攔網後的地面防守。

follow
n. to move with, and then block, an attacker, often changing positions with another blocker in the
process.
跟進,在攔網時跟進對方的攻守。

follower
n. the outside blocker who crosses the commit-blocker.
跟進的隊員。

forearm pass
n. one of the six basic volleyball skills. It is a ball-handling skill that a player uses to legally contact the ball at a level below the waist using the forearms as the contact surface. See also bump.
墊球,排球六個基本技能之一。

four
n. a shoot that is attacked near the left sideline.
四號位進攻。

free ball
n. a slow, arcing shot, allowing an easy pass and a good attack by the receiving team.
處理球,指毫無威脅的進攻,容易讓防守方組織防反。

free ball
interj. an exclamation made by a player to inform his teammates that they will receive a free ball.
感嘆詞,提醒隊友處理球來了

front
v. to position oneself, in order to block, in front of the attacker’s arm.
上前,準備攔網。

front slide
n. a quick slide in front of the setter.
前快。

front-row
n. the three players whose court position, according to the official scorekeeper, is near the net.
前排隊員。

G

game plan
n. the team’s offensive and defensive emphases for a particular opponent, usually organized by rotation.
整體戰術布置和計劃。

glide
n. a long, smooth run that precedes a spike.
扣球的助跑。

H

hit
n.,v. spike.
扣球。

hitter
n. an attacker.
攻手。

hut
n. a medium-height set on the left sideline; the term originated from the hitter’s mid-rally call to his setter.
往四號位的半高傳球。

I

inside
n. toward the center of the net.
向網中間移動。

inside the block
n. a ball that has been attacked in the cross-court angle so that it passes by the block nearest the center of the court.
指斜線扣球越過離網中央最近的攔網隊員的攔網面積落在對方場地中心。

J

J stroke
n. a modified forearm pass technique where the thumbs are turned up and the elbows are bent, forming a “J”. This technique is used to dig hard-hit balls and balls played close to the net.
J型傳球,指手掌朝前上方,手臂彎曲的傳球,用於接大力扣球或近網球。

jump serve
n. a serve in which the player jumps and attacks the ball as in spiking.
跳發球。

jump set
n. a set executed while the setter is in the air.
跳傳。

junk
n. slang for off-speed shots, balls intentionally hit off the block, and deflected shots that do not travel in expected paths or to anticipated locations.
滾網球,彈網球,指球碰網力量減緩,或偏斜出原本線路,沒有落在原來預期的落點上。

K

kill
n. an attacked ball that strikes the floor or lands out of bounds after touching an opponent.
扣球成功,包括球直接落入對方場地或打手出界。

kill efficiency
n. attack percentage.
扣球效率,扣球成功率,即進攻百分比。

knuckler
n. an emergency one-hand technique used to play a ball close to the face and tight to the net. The fingers are curled at the second knuckle and the hand is cocked back. The ball is actually contacted on the heel of the hand.
單手調整救球,通常是掌跟擊球。

L

left-stack
n. a commit-block scheme in which the left starts behind the middle in order to follow the crossing attacker.
四號位隊員向三號位移動以跟防對方三號位快球。

lift
n. an illegal contact, resulting when the ball is in contact with the player for too long.
持球。

line shot
n. a straight-ahead, sideline attack.
靠近邊線的直線球。

lineup
n. the players’ serving order, which reflects their starting locations on the court.
首發陣容,隊員站位輪次。

load
n. to arrange the blockers so that the team’s most effective blocker confronts the opponents’ most effective attacker.
安排使本方最好的攔網隊員對峙對方最好的攻手。

M

middle
n. either the middle-front or middle-back player.
三號位或六號位隊員。

midline
n. an imaginary line drawn equidistant from the sidelines, that is, lengthwise, on the court; an imaginary line drawn vertically on the player’s body that divides it into comparable left and right parts.
中線,把場地左右分成均衡兩部分,線垂於隊員的身體的虛擬線。

multiple-attack
n. an offense consisting of plays in which two or more players attack at different places on the net at different times.
多點進攻。

N

net block
v. slang describing when a blocker places his hands, palms forward, against the net to deflect a ball that has been passed into the net by the opponents.
探頭攔網,指攔網隊員攔對方一傳過網的球。

O

off-blocker
n. the outside blocker not included in the double block.
三人攔網中最靠網中心的攔網隊員(不參與該位置的雙人攔網)。

off-hand
n. a set delivered from the left side of the right-handed attacker and vice-versa.
傳球不到位,將球傳到右手隊員的左邊,反之亦然。

off-speed shot
n. any ball spiked with less than maximum force but with spin. Vice-versa.
速度慢而帶有旋轉的扣球,多用於調整扣球。反之亦然。

on help
n. a player’s defensive floor position and body posture that allows him or her to play an attacked ball in front of him and toward his teammates.
指防守隊員利用良好的站位以及手型防起對方重扣,給同伴創造反攻機會。

one
n. a low, quick set that is attacked either directly in front of, or behind, the setter.
前快或背快傳球。

one-footed slide
n. an approach to attack that includes a one-footed jump long the net.
一步助跑起跳扣球的進攻線路。

on-hand
n. a set delivered from the right side of the right-handed spiker and vice-versa.
傳球到位,將球傳到右手隊員的右邊,反之亦然。

open up
n. to step away from, and face, the ball’s path in receiving serve.
移動步伐使自己正面迎接發球。

open-handed tip
n.,v. tip.
單手調整傳球,吊球。

opposite
n. three positions away in the line-up; the player opposite the setter.
對角。

outside
n. toward the sideline.
向邊線移動。

outside-in
n. defending, either at the net or in the backcourt, from the sideline to the interior of the court.
從場地兩邊向中間移動。

overhead pass
n. a ball-handling skill using both hands simultaneously to contact the ball above the head and direct it to the intended target.
上手傳球。

overlap
n. a foul in which one player is out of position in relation to another player (defined by player’s foot placement) when the ball is served.
發球時的站位輪次錯誤。

overpass
n. a ball that is passed across the net.
一傳過網。

overset
n. a ball that is set across the net.
傳球過網。

P

pace
n. the overall rhythm of the team or of a player.
一位隊員或一支球隊打球的節奏。

pancake
n. a one-handed defensive technique in which the player flattens his hand against the floor in order to save the ball.
單手前撲救球。

pass
n. the first contact of a served ball; a forearm pass.
一傳,下手傳球

pepper
n. a (usually) warm-up drill in which two players pass, set, and hit the ball back and forth.
雙人熱身時的打墊練習。

perimeter
n. a backcourt defense in which four players arrange themselves near the boundaries of the court.
馬蹄形防守戰術。

pike
n. to bend forward at the waist so that both the torso and the legs are in front of the hips.
身體向前彎曲。

play
n. an attack with a planned fake, usually including two or more hitters; a combination.
戰術進攻,有掩護的組合進攻。

play-set
n. a medium-height set usually near the middle of the court that, when combined with a quick set, constitutes a play.
往靠近中場的半高傳球,多用於組織戰術進攻。

point
n. a front-row position in the serve-receive formation; the unit of scoring.
在發球接發球陣型時前排的一個位置;得分。

point of contact
n. the place on the court or along the net at which the ball is contacted.
接觸球的位置。

post
n. the standard that supports the net.
球網柱子。

posture
n. body position while performing a skill.
完成某一項技術時身體的姿勢。

precontact position
n. the floor location arrived at and the body positioning assumed before the ball arrives.
球落地前的預判移動。

pump
n. a play in which an attacker fakes spiking a quick set and then spikes, at the same location, a medium-height set.
時間差。

push
n. to lengthen a set; an attack where the player pistons their arm rather than swinging, “pushing” the ball across the net; an illegal lift.
延長比賽;將球推過網;持球。

Q

quick
n. a low, fast, inside set.
往三號位的快球。

quick slide
n. a quick attack that includes a two-footed takeoff and a broad jump along the net.
雙腳背飛。

quick/shoot
n. a play that includes both a quick set and a shoot set.
有快球和平拉開的戰術。

R

rally
n. One series of play, from the service until the ball is dead.
一個球,一分球,從發球到成死球。

read
n. to determine what event will take place before it occurs; a blocking scheme in which the front-row players watch the setter in order to determine where to block; a backcourt defensive scheme based on all players reading their opponents and their teammates.
預判;看對方二傳的動作來判斷球的走向和戰術以組織攔網;防守時預判對方的進攻戰術進行防守。

ready position
n. the flexed, yet comfortable posture a player assumes before moving to the point of contact.
隊員接觸球前的準備動作。

rebound angle
n. angle of the contact surface of the body at the moment of ball contact, commonly refers to forearm passing and hand position in blocking.
球被攔後的反彈角度。

reception error
n. a service reception error.
接發球失誤。

release
n. a high set, usually delivered to the left sideline, that serves as an outlet when the play goes awry; a block pattern in which an outside blocker fronts the quick hitter as the middle double blocks on the sideline; the action of the ball leaving the setter’s hands; the action of the setter moving towards the net.
往四號位拉開的高傳球;當雙人攔網攔對方二號或四號位的時候,另一名前排隊員攔快球;球離開二傳隊員的手;二傳隊員向網方向的移動。

reverse
n. a combination in which the usual quick hitter attacks a play-set and the usual play-set hitter attacks a quick set.
一種副攻手扣半高球而接應扣快球的交叉彙編戰術。

reverse bump
n. a desperation ball-handling technique sometimes necessary but seldom encouraged. It occurs when a player brings the hands together in front of the face, elbows bent. The ball is contacted in front of the face on the back of the forearms.
一個挺而走險的處理球動作,一般很少使用。在隊員的雙手一起在臉前時,雙臂彎曲,在臉前,前臂的後部接觸球。

right-stack
n. a commit-block scheme in which the right starts behind the middle in order to follow the crossing attacker.
二號位隊員向三號位移動以攔對方三號位交叉快球。

roll shot
n. a ball cleanly hit with the heel or palm of the hand.
掌根擊球。

rotate
n. to advance on position in the line-up; a backcourt defense in which the line defender moves near the block and the middle-back moves behind the line defender.
輪次輪轉。

rotation
n. the players’ locations on the court, according to the scorer.
輪次輪轉。

S

safety
n. a planned change in the blocking scheme used when the team confronts an attack it cannot cover.
當對方無法組織進攻時解散攔網陣型。

scoop
n. slang referring to the J stroke. The ball is played with the hands clasped together, the thumbs parallel and pointed up, and the elbows bent.
J型傳球。

seam
n. the mid-point between two players.
兩個隊員的中間空檔。

serve
n. one of the six basic skills, used to put the ball in play. It is the only skill controlled exclusively by one player.
發球。

serve receive
n. the tactical skill of directing the opponent’s serve to the setter so that he or she can set. Forearm passing is the most common technical skill used to serve receive.
接發球。

service ace
n. a serve that hits the floor or causes the serve-receiver to misplay the ball in such a manner that another player cannot make a second contact.
發球直接得分,包括發球直接落入對方場地或對方隊員接發球失誤。

service error
n. charged when the serve touches the net, fails to clear the net, lands out of bounds, touches the antenna, or the server is called for a line violation, delay of service, or rotational fault.
發球失誤,包括發球不過網,出界,碰到標誌桿,發球延誤或站位錯誤。

service reception error
n. charged when the serve strikes the floor untouched, no teammate is able to make a second hit, or the player is called for an illegal contact.
接發球失誤,包括直接把球墊飛,連擊,持球或未能接起球。

set
n.,v. the tactical skill in which a ball is directed to a point where a player can spike it into the opponent’s court. Overhead passing is the most common technical skill used to set.
傳球;比賽中的一局。

shadow of the block
n. the area behind the block into which the opposing spikers cannot hit the ball hard.
攔網覆蓋的範圍。

shag
v. to retrieve balls that have been played, missed, or terminated in a drill and returning them to the leader of the drill.
追分(當比賽落後時)。

shallow
n. near the net.
近網的。

shank
n. a severely misdirected forearm pass.
嚴重錯方向的接球。

shoot
n. a low, fast set to an attacker who is away from the setter.
平拉開。

shot
n. any directed individual attack attempt.
任何單人進攻。

shuffle
n. a footwork pattern in which the feet do not cross each other, used to cover short distances.
碎步移動的步伐。

side-out
n. occurs when the receiving team successfully puts the ball to the floor against the serving team, or when the serving team commits an unforced error, and the receiving team thus gains the right to serve.
交換髮球權(目前已廢除)。

sidespin
n. the resulting movement of the ball when spin is imparted in the horizontal plane, usually due to striking the ball off-center, causing the ball to follow a somewhat sideways path.
側旋球。

skill
n. the coordinated, effective function required by a specific motor task.
技術。

skip step
n. resembles a hop. The feet are moved simultaneously from one position to a new balanced position. Primarily used to describe a common footwork pattern in ball handling.
移動步伐。

slide
n. an attack approach that includes a last moment move along the net.
攻手的移動線路,包括攻手整個扣球動作在網前的路線。

soft block
n. a technique in which the blocker angles his hands backward in order to deflect the ball and slow its speed.
攔網時調整手型使球形成有效攔網。

specialize
n. to concentrate efforts on one part of the game.
特長,在某一方面特別突出。

spike
n.,v. to hit the ball forcefully into the opponents’ court.
扣球。

spike coverage
n. players on the attacking team assume low ready positions around their attacker in order to to retrieve rebounds from the opposing blockers.
保護攻手,準備救被對方攔回的球。

spiker
n. the attacker.
攻手。

split block
n. a double block that leaves a space between its blockers.
兩臂間有空隙的雙人攔網。

stack-man
n. a commit-block scheme in which the follower is assigned to block one attacker only.
一對一攔網戰術,一名隊員只負責攔對方一名隊員。

stack-read
n. a commit-block scheme in which the follower determines, by reading the setterm whom he blocks.
在攔對方快球時的預判。

step-around
n. a one-footed slide in which the attacker moves around the setter.
攻手圍繞二傳的跑動進攻。

step-in
n. a one-footed slide in which the attacker moves toward the setter.
攻手跟進二傳的跑動進攻。

step-out
n. a one-footed slide in which the attacker moves away from the setter.
攻手往二傳反方向移動的跑動進攻。

stuff
v. to block the ball to the floor.
攔網直接得分。

stuff block
n. a ball that has been blocked to the floor.
被直接攔網得分的球。

swing
n. to move from one sideline to the other, usually in approaching to attack; a type of offense that uses the swing approach.
穿插跑動,從場地一邊到另一邊。

T

tandem
n. a combination in which one player attacks immediately behind another.
梯次進攻。

tape
n. the top of the net.
標誌帶,即網的最上端。

target
n. the player who is intended to receive the ball in any given play. The target can be the setter who is in the correct court position, an opponent who is designated to receive a serve, or a spiker who is waiting to receive a set.
目標隊員。

target area
n. the court position where the target players should be.
目標區域。

technique
n. the mechanics of a skill.
技術。

telegraph
n. to show one’s intention to the opponents.
暴露意圖。

terminal attack
n. a spike or tip that has been successfully executed so that it is unplayable by the defensive team.
成功率把握極高的進攻,對方無法防守。

terminal contacts
n. contacts which lead directly to points or side-outs for the contacting team. Kills, and ace serves are all terminal contacts. An unforced error such as a net violation is also considered terminal.
指球成死球前的最後一次觸球。

three
n. a shoot that is attacked between the setter and the left sideline.
三號位到四號位之間的平拉開傳球。

throw
n. a lift, usually characterized by a throwing motion.
持球,包括撈球。

tip
n. one-handed placement or redirection of the ball with the fingers.
單手調整傳球,吊球。

tip
v. to place or redirect the ball with the fingers of one hand.
單手調整傳球,吊球。

tomahawk
n. to place or redirect the ball with the fingers of one hand.
一個挺而走險的處理球動作,一般很少使用。在隊員的雙手一起在臉前時,雙臂彎曲,在臉前,前臂的後部接觸球。

topspin
n. the resulting movement of the ball when spin is imparted in the vertical plane in a forward direction, usually due to striking the ball and following through by snapping the wrist. A ball with topspin will drop faster than a ball with little or no spin.
上旋球。

toss
n. 1. a skill used to initiate the contact of service.
2. a skill used to duplicate the dynamics and trajectory of a pass, serve, or set during a drill. Both hands should be used to impart less spin on the ball.
飄球;不帶旋轉的墊球和傳球。

touch
n.  a player contacting the ball.
觸球。

touch
interj. an exclamation made by a blocker to inform his backcourt defenders that he has contacted the ball.
感嘆詞,攔網隊員提醒後排隊員攔網時已觸及球了。

touch block
n. a control block.
有效攔網。

trajectory
n. the curve the ball takes on its path from one player to another.
球在隊員間運行的軌跡。

transition
n. the change from defense to offense.
攻防轉換。

trap
n. a set close to the net that gives the blocker the advantage.
近網的傳球,容易導致球被攔。

trap
v. to concentrate the block on one hitter, ignoring another.
把攔網集中在一名球員身上。

triple-block
n. a block formed by three players.
三人攔網。

two
n. a medium-height set that is usually attacked near the center of the net. See also play-set.
往三號位的半高球。

U

underhand serve
n. a serving technique in which the ball is contacted at about waist height by the serving hand.
下手發球,勾手飄球。

unforced error
n. an error committed by a player that is unrelated to the opponent’s play. Touching the net, stepping over the center line, and serving into the net are examples of unforced errors.
非受迫性失誤。

V

veer
v. to change direction sharply during a spike approach, see also break.
進攻線路突然改變。

W

W
n. a serve-receive formation with three players in the front row, two in the back (in the shape of a “W”).
W型接發球陣型。

wing
n. the player located on the extreme right or left of the formation.
陣型最左邊或最右邊的運動員。

X

X
n. a cross in which the middle attacks a front one and the right attacks a two to the left of the middle.
前交叉。

X series
n. See 5-1X.
見5-1X.

Z

zone block
n. when the blockers take away a significant portion of the defensive back court in which the opposing spiker can hit by being in good blocking position relative to the opposing spiker.
空出位置以攔網。

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