纯正地道美语 第67期(外教讲解):Soccer

The Weekend - Soccer (C0067)
A: Welcome back, soccer fans. My name is Rick Fields and, as always, I am joined by my ommentating wingman, Bob Copeland.
B: And we’re on the brink¹ of soccer history today, as Ecuador and Brazil are tied one-one as we begin the second half of the 2022 World Cup!
A: The ref calls the players for the kick off, and here we go! Ecuador quickly passes the ball to the midfield,but, ohhh, it’s out of bounds.
B: That will be a throw in for Brazil. Adriano has the ball and makes a long pass to Robinho, and the ref has called him offside.
A: No question about it. He was offside by a mile!We have a goal kick for Ecuador. Edison Mendez heads it to Valenica, he shoots! Deflected² by the defender³ and we have a corner kick.
B: Delgado takes the corner. We have a foul⁴! Oh no,Dida, the goalkeeper, has fouled⁵ the Ecuadorian player! He gets a yellow card and that will be a penalty kick!
A: This is the perfect opportunity for Ecuador to get ahead in this match and become World Champions!He gets ready for the kick. He shoots! and he...

1 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

2 deflected   

偏离的

参考例句：

• The ball deflected off Reid's body into the goal. 球打在里德身上反弹进球门。
• Most of its particles are deflected. 此物质的料子大多是偏斜的。

3 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

4 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

5 fouled   

v.使污秽( foul的过去式和过去分词 )；弄脏；击球出界；（通常用废物）弄脏

参考例句：

• Blue suit and reddish-brown socks!He had fouled up again. 蓝衣服和红褐色短袜！他又搞错了。
• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories. 整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。