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发表于 2014-5-4 14:43
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Woman: Hey. Have you been watching any of the World Cup soccer matches?
Man: Well, I was watching until my favorite team was bounced out of the first round of play. I mean, they should have made all the way to the second round, but a whole series of events cost the team the opportunity to prove themselves on the world stage.
Woman: What do you mean?
Man: Well, in the first match, two of their star players were out with nagging injuries, so the rest of the players, unfortunately, just couldn't keep up with the opposing team.
Woman: Well, that just life. I mean every team is going to have players out with injuries.
Man: Yea, but that's beside the point. And, and then, in the second game, the refs made some terrible calls, allowing the opposing team to slip by with a victory. I mean, we were robbed on that one. The refs must have been walking in their sleep!
Woman: But, didn't one of your own players accidentally kick the ball twice into his own goal? I mean that doesn't sound like a bad call to me.
Man: That's just beside the POINT!
Woman: Really?
Man: And finally, our team was ahead in the final watch---I mean they were way out ahead until the other team rallied in the final three minutes of play to squeak out a victory. It was a total embarrassment for our team. Our team was booed. All I can say is that the sun must have been in our players' eyes . . .
Woman: Uh, wasn't it a night game?
Man: That's beside the point, too. You just not understanding anything I'm saying.
Woman: So, who are you rooting for now, seeing that your team has been eliminated?
Man: Ah, I can't watch any more soccer, so I've been following an online chess tournament.
Woman: What?! Now, that has to be the most ridiculous reaction I have ever heard of. So, you're going to completely boycott the rest of the play just because your team got bounced out of the tournament?
Man: Ah, forget it. You just don't understand.
Key Vocabulary
be bounced out of (verb): be eliminated from
- The team will be bounced out of of the tournament unless they improve their play.
nagging (adjective): a continual unpleasant feeling that lasts for a long time
- I've had a nagging pain in my neck that just won't go away.
keep up with (verb): keep pace with or up to the level with
- I never could keep up with with my brother when we ran races in high school.
slip by (verb): barely pass by
- My sister was able to slip by the final runner near the end of the race.
rally (verb): come together for a common effort
- The company employees rallied together to help a coworker who was suffering from cancer.
squeak out (verb): barely pass or win something
- Unfortunately, our team wasn't able to squeak out a victory in the last two minutes of play.
root for (verb): show support for
- The more fans that come to the event and root for the team, the better luck we might have.
boycott (verb): refuse to take part in something
- Several countries boycotted the sporting event due to political issues. |
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发表于 2014-5-19 08:23
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