国足0:2败乌兹出线机会渺茫 主帅高洪波宣布辞职

 　　China's hope to advance to 2018 FIFA World Cup finals dimmed as they lost 0-2 to Uzbekistan on Tuesday night, collecting only one point from four matches played and standing¹ last but one in the six-team Group B.

　　在本周二晚以0比2的比分输给乌兹别克斯坦队之后，中国国家男子足球队四战过后仅积1分，位列B小组六支球队中的最后一名，进军2018年世界杯决赛圈的希望越发渺茫。

　　China coach Gao Hongbo, 50, announced his resignation at the post-match press conference.

　　今年50岁的中国队主教练高洪波在赛后发布会上宣布了自己下课的消息。

　　Gao retook the rein² of the Chinese national team in February 2016 and led the team to beat Qatar 2-0 at home on March 29 to clinch³ the last ticket to the Asian Zone qualifying tournament last round.

　　在2016年2月，高洪波重返中国国家队执教，并在3月29日的主场比赛中带队以2比0的比分击败卡塔尔，从而获得了通往世界杯亚洲区最后一轮预选赛的最后一张门票。

　　China were drawn⁴ into Group B with South Korea, Iran, Uzbekistan, Qatar and Syria. After the one-year-long round-robin home-and-away competitions, the top two finishers will advance to Russia directly and the third finisher will have playoff with its counterpart in Group A.

　　中国队与韩国队、伊朗队、乌兹别克斯坦队、卡塔尔队和叙利亚队同分在B小组。在长达一年的主客场双循环赛过后，小组的前两名将会直接入围俄罗斯世界杯，而第三名则将会和A小组的第三名进行附加赛。

　　国足0:2败乌兹出线机会渺茫 主帅高洪波宣布辞职

　　So far, China lost 3-2 to South Korea, 2-0 to Uzbeikistan on road, tied Iran 0-0 and lost 1-0 to Syria at home.

　　到目前为止，中国队客场2比3输给了韩国队，客场0比2输给了乌兹别克斯坦队，在主场0比0逼平了伊朗队，0比1输给了叙利亚队。

　　Having stunned⁵ by Syria on Oct. 6, China knew that the match against Uzbekistan became a do-or-die duel⁶ in a sense. But Chinese fans were disappointed again, not only at the result, but also at the poor performance of the whole team in the game.

　　在10月6日被叙利亚队击败之后，中国队上下都知道，与乌兹别克斯坦队的这场比赛成为了一场孤注一掷的比赛。但是中国的球迷们又一次失望了，不仅仅是对结果，还有对整支球队在比赛中的糟糕表现。

　　China will host Qatar in Kunming on Nov. 15, the fifth game of the qualifiers, and they must find a new head coach firstly.

　　11月15日，中国队将在预选赛的第五场比赛中，在昆明迎战卡塔尔队，不过在此之前他们必须先找到一位新任主教练。

1 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。

2 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

3 clinch   

v.敲弯，钉牢；确定；扭住对方 [参]clench

参考例句：

• Clinch the boards together.用钉子把木板钉牢在一起。
• We don't accept us dollars,please Swiss francs to clinch a deal business.我方不收美元，请最好用瑞士法郎来成交生意。

4 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

5 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

6 duel   

n./v.决斗；(双方的)斗争

参考例句：

• The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
• Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel.杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。