A scoreboard is the board — or the big screen — that shows the points in a game. Football, baseball, basketball: you look up to see who is winning, how much time is left, sometimes fouls or who is batting.

A scoreboard計分板 is the board — or the big screen就是那塊板子，或大螢幕 — that shows the points in a game用來顯示比賽分數的。Football, baseball, basketball美式足球、棒球、籃球：you look up看板子 to see who is winning就能知道誰領先、how much time is left還剩多少時間，sometimes fouls or who is batting有時候還有犯規次數或輪到誰打擊。

Old ones were wood or metal, with numbers hung by hand. Now they are often huge lights, but people still call them the scoreboard.

Old ones舊式的計分板 were wood or metal是木頭或金屬做的，with numbers hung by hand數字是用手掛上去的。Now they are often huge lights現在則常常是巨大的燈光螢幕，but people still call them the scoreboard但大家還是叫它計分板。

The word is plain and practical. Commentators say “Look at the scoreboard.” Coaches tell a team not to look at the scoreboard, meaning: play the next minute; do not get lost in the numbers.

The word這個字 is plain and practical很平實、很實用。Commentators球評 say "Look at the scoreboard."會說「看計分板」。Coaches教練 tell a team不to look at the scoreboard會叫球隊別看計分板，meaning意思是：play the next minute專心打接下來這一分鐘；do not get lost in the numbers別被數字困住。

Though actually, that already stretches the object into “the result as it stands.” It is not a classroom noticeboard, and it is not a scorecard (the paper a player or umpire writes on).

Though actually不過事實上，that已經 already stretches the object into "the result as it stands."把這個字延伸成「目前的比賽結果」了。It is not a classroom noticeboard它不是教室的公告欄，and it is not a scorecard也不是記分卡（the paper a player or umpire writes on球員或裁判寫的那張紙）。