【一个史上很难解释的英语句子（1）Severalweeksago,ourheadmaster,Mr.Gaudi,toldusthatourschoolhadbeenchosentocompeteonSmartAleck—agameshowwhichmybestfriendCarlaandIbothlove.Carlahasagoodimagination,andIknow】

　　一个史上很难解释的英语句子

　　（1）Severalweeksago,ourheadmaster,Mr.Gaudi,toldusthatourschoolhadbeenchosentocompeteonSmartAleck—agameshowwhichmybestfriendCarlaandIbothlove.Carlahasagoodimagination,andIknowalotofhistory,sowethoughtwe’dbegoodchoicefortheteam.

　　（2）Afewdayslater,Mr.Gaudiheldameetingwitheveryoneinterestedintheshow.HetoldusthatSmartAleckusesafivememberteam.Healsosaidthatthreemorepeoplewouldbeneededasbackup（替补）.Unluckilyfourtimesthatmanystudentswereatthemeeting.SoMr.Gaudisaidwewouldhaveacompetitionandthetopeightscorerswouldbecometheteamandthebackup.Everybodyagreedthatthiswasafairwaytodecide.

　　（3）Yesterday,allofthehopefulswenttothedininghallafterschool.Wewouldhavetodecidethestartingline-up（阵容）.Mr.Gaudiactedasthehost.Afteracoupleofhours,alltheplacesontheteamweresetexceptone.CarlaandItiedforthatlastposition.Wehadtoholdaone-on-onecompetitionbetweenthetwoofus.Thewinnerwouldbeontheteamandtheloserwouldbethebackup.

　　（4）Midwaythroughourtwo-personcompetition,Iwasstartingtopullahead.ThenIsawthelookonCarla’sface.IwaitedforasecondandknewwhatIhadtodo.【AsmuchasIwantedtobeonSmartAleck,Carlawanteditevenmore.】So,startingwithmynextquestion,Iheldbackandle

　　tCarlawin,justbyalittlebit.Herexpressionassherealizedshewouldbeontheshowmadeupformynotbeingontheteam.【AndsinceIwillgoasbackup,I’llstillhavethefunofseeingtheshowupclose.】

　　请解释【】里的句子,我觉得怎么翻译都不妥,since翻译成“既然,由于”都觉得不顺畅.译：既然我将去作为候补队员,我仍然有兴趣看这次演出直到结束.

　　好像这句前言不搭后语.你们读读试试,然后看看我错在哪里?