英語(yǔ)日常口語(yǔ) Unit49:The quarter-finals
本單元是關(guān)于季決賽的對(duì)話
Tim: England are out! We lost on penalties again!
Alice: I'm gutted! I blame Rooney.
Tim: He didn't do nuffink!
Alice: How can you say that? We all saw what he did. The ref had to send him off.
Tim: I still say we was robbed. The ref was far too free and easy with that card.
Alice: You're just looking for a scapegoat.
Tim: No I'm not.
Alice: What about the manager, the skipper, the strikers? Don't you blame them?
Tim: Don't be so rational Alice. We're going back empty-handed and I can't stand it!
Alice: Oh cheer up Tim. We'll be home soon and you and Michal can commiserate with each other - England and Poland out of the World Cup again ... until next time!
Vocabulary:(字匯)
I'm gutted (informal):(非常失望,非正式)
I'm very disappointed
a scapegoat:(替罪羔羊)
a person who is wrongly blamed when something goes wrong
empty-handed:(空手而歸)
(often used when talking about competitions) not winning any prizes.
commiserate with someone:(表達(dá)同情)
show pity for someone's misfortune or bad luck
本單元語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)是關(guān)于足球詞匯的,請(qǐng)看下面與足球有關(guān)的一些字匯
Football vocabulary
Here is some vocabulary about playing and scoring football. 本節(jié)介紹一些與足球有關(guān)的一些字匯。
Basics(基本)
a match
two teams playing against each other in a 90-minute game of football
a pitch
the area where footballers play a match
a referee
the person who makes sure that the players follow the rules. Normally wears a black shirt and shorts, and has a whistle
a linesman (referee's assistant)
the person whose main duty it is to indicate with a flag when the ball has gone out of play, when a player is offside or when a player should take a corner
a goalkeeper
the player in goal who has to stop the ball from crossing the goal-line. The only player who is allowed to handle the ball during open play
an attacker
also called a striker or a forward; a player whose duty it is to score goals, e.g. Samuel Eto'o is an attacker and plays in attack for Barcelona and Cameroon
the skipper
the player who leads a team, also called the captain
a substitute
a player who sits on the bench ready to replace another team-mate on the pitch
a manager
the person in charge of a team and responsible for training, new players and transfers. For example, Alex Ferguson is the manager of Manchester United