first(second,third,fourth)period:比賽第1(2、3、4)節。
例句:Actually, the Magic shot only 49 percent, but they dominated the paint with a 48-28 scoring edge, starting with the nine layups and dunks they had in the first period alone.
例句翻譯:實際上魔術的投射命中率也只有49%而已,但是單單第一節就有9個暴扣或者是上籃,使得他們在油漆區的得分48-28大大領先。