A game of catch is simply two people throwing a ball back and forth（来回地）. It seems a little1and many people may not be interested in it. The two people are close enough to talk, but too far to touch. They might have baseball gloves, or they might use their hands.
In fact, playing catch is part of2practice—to make you get used to using a ball and glove. But any American kid will teach you it's much more than that. Playing catch is a time for kids to3with your father. It's a time when there's4to worry about except catching a ball. It's a time when words move as seamlessly（准确不误地） as the ball itself, back and forth, easy and relaxing. It's an excuse to5time together.
Because baseball is an American sport, and a big part of being American, playing catch is kind of an all-American dad activity. In the suburbs（郊区）, most people have backyards — not6enough to play baseball in, but just big enough for a game of catch. Those who have no7can play in the street or in the park.
When adults are asked to talk about the good8of their dads, many of them will say something about playing catch. Why? Probably because dads are usually very9. A catch game is a time that is only for one thing. This is a time when a kid has her dad's10. There is no work, no phone and no other people around to take your dad away from you. For the time that it takes to play a game of catch, your dad is all yours.
