双语趣听精彩世界 第47期:世界杯冠军德国队摔坏大力神奖杯

 　　德国队经历了一个月的苦战才拿到2014年世界杯的冠军,但只用了约一周就把他们梦寐以求的冠军奖杯给摔坏了.德国足协主席尼尔斯巴赫说,德国队在决赛的加时阶段1比0战胜阿根廷,夺冠后的庆祝活动兴奋过头,把大力神杯的复制品摔出一个缺口.

　　大力神杯被摔坏了！

　　Los Angeles Times: it took the Germans a month of grueling matches to win the World Cup, but it took them only about a week to damage their coveted¹ trophy².

　　The 2014 tournament winners chipped off a piece of their replica³ World Cup trophy during wild celebrations in the aftermath of their 1-0 extra-time win against Argentina.

1 coveted   

adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图

参考例句：

• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

3 replica   

n.复制品

参考例句：

• The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。
• The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。