Three-generation "Gunners" rout Blackburn 7-1

 　　LONDON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Arsenal¹'s generation connecting stars Robin² van Persie, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Thierry Henry all scored to steer³ Gunners to their first Premier⁴ League win of the year by routing relegation-threatened Blackburn 7-1 on Saturday.

　　The current skipper's hat-trick, the promising⁵ talent's brace⁶, the former king's final shot and also contribution from Mikel Arteta propelled the gunners back to the fifth by surpassing Newcastle with one point advantage.

　　The leading Manchester City regained⁷ three point lead with a 3- 0 home victory over Fulham. The second to fourth places are ranked with Man. United, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and seventh-placed Liverpool will start this round campaign by facing each other in the following two days.

　　Despite forecasts for snow and severe weather in London, Arsenal warmed the 59,643 attending Emirates Stadim just after 82 seconds when captain Van Persie opened the scoring as he usually did for his side with a tap-in.

　　Norwegian midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen's freekick in the 31th minute levelled the score but the visitor could have never imagined that it was their only comfort in a dreadful afternoon.

　　The Arsenal skipper only needed seven minutes to net his second. And the promising star Chamberlain made it 3-1 in the 40th minute with his debut⁸ league goal before Blackburn's Gael Givet was sent off in the first half.

　　After the restart, the host's goal relays continued when the holding midfielder Arteta struck to make it 4-1 before Chamberlain, Van Persie and Henry showed no mercy to seal the emphatic⁹ victory.

　　In a game halted twice by heavy snow, Man. City didn't lose their way as Sergio Aguero's 10-minute penalty, Chris Baird's own goal and Edin Dzeko's final shot saw off Fulham, maintaining their 100 percent home record this season.

1 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

2 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

3 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

5 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

6 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

7 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

8 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

9 emphatic   

adj.强调的，着重的；无可置疑的，明显的

参考例句：

• Their reply was too emphatic for anyone to doubt them.他们的回答很坚决，不容有任何人怀疑。
• He was emphatic about the importance of being punctual.他强调严守时间的重要性。