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Ukraine fails to qualify for the World Cup

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Wales defeated Ukraine 1-0 in the European playoff for the FIFA soccer qualifiers, denying Ukraine the possibility of qualifying for the World Cup.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

Now to Ukraine, where a few dozen hardcore fans got together to watch their national team play against Wales. Wales won one to nothing, and Ukraine's long-shot bid to play in this year's World Cup ended. NPR's Peter Granitz reports from Kyiv.

PETER GRANITZ, BYLINE²: Fans gather inside the bar because martial³ law prohibits large crowds from gathering⁴ outside. So instead of going to the fan zone that would normally be set up outside the stadium, they go to the sports bar across the street. And the night began with some measured optimism.

MYHALIO TSYRUK: (Non-English language spoken).

GRANITZ: Myhalio Tsyruk says he thinks Ukraine can actually pull it off. Instead of sporting the national jersey⁵, he wears a T-shirt with a message. He switches to English to read what it says.

TSYRUK: I only support two teams - Ukraine and whoever is playing against Russia. The fans stand for the national anthem⁶.

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Singing in non-English language).

(APPLAUSE)

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: (Non-English language spoken).

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Non-English language spoken).

GRANITZ: "Glory to Ukraine," they shout. "Glory to the heroes." The game begins, and for a good chunk⁷ of the first half, there is a sense of hope. Ukraine scores a goal and a free kick...

(CHEERING)

GRANITZ: ...Only to have it called back by the ref. Wales scored the game's only lasting⁸ goal when a kick from Gareth Bale nicked a Ukrainian player and went straight past Ukraine's goalkeeper.

(SOUNDBITE OF HAND SLAMMING ON BAR)

GRANITZ: At halftime, fans tried to keep upbeat.

MAXIM⁹ MOHAMMADI: (Non-English language spoken).

GRANITZ: Maxim Mohammadi says, "Ukraine believes in victory." Ukraine did have its shots - one missed header...

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

GRANITZ: ...After another.

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: Run.

GRANITZ: With about 10 minutes left in the game, the mood in the bar turned sour. Standing¹⁰ in line for the bathroom, Serhiy Ivanshenko explained why Ukraine trailed.

SERHIY IVANSHENKO: Arbiter¹¹ is not on our side. He is on the Wales side.

GRANITZ: Arbiter - the refs. When the final whistle blows, the fans applaud their team.

(APPLAUSE)

GRANITZ: Then they cheer.

UNIDENTIFIED PEOPLE: (Chanting in non-English language).

GRANITZ: Katya Barchyk says this game, even this loss was an escape.

KATYA BARCHYK: (Non-English language spoken).

GRANITZ: "This morning, I woke up to Russian missiles exploding in my city," she says. "But I'm grateful that I had these two hours to distract me from the danger."

Peter Granitz, NPR News, Kyiv.

(SOUNDBITE OF UNCOMMENN'S "ROOTS")

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

3 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

4 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

5 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

6 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

7 chunk   

n.厚片，大块，相当大的部分（数量）

参考例句：

• They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice.他们必须当心大块浮冰。
• The company owns a chunk of farmland near Gatwick Airport.该公司拥有盖特威克机场周边的大片农田。

8 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

9 maxim   

n.格言，箴言

参考例句：

• Please lay the maxim to your heart.请把此格言记在心里。
• "Waste not,want not" is her favourite maxim.“不浪费则不匮乏”是她喜爱的格言。

10 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

11 arbiter   

n.仲裁人，公断人

参考例句：

• Andrew was the arbiter of the disagreement.安德鲁是那场纠纷的仲裁人。
• Experiment is the final arbiter in science.实验是科学的最后仲裁者。