EP 0067The Weekend
Soccer
Welcome back, soccer fans. My name is Rick Fields and, as always, I am joined by my commentating wingman, Bob Copeland.
And we’re on the brink of soccer history today, as Ecuador and Brazil are tied one-one as we begin the second half of the 2022 World Cup!
The ref calls the players for the kick off, and here we go! Ecuador quickly passes the ball to the midfield, but, ohhh, it’s out of bounds.
That will be a throw in for Brazil. Adriano has the ball and makes a long pass to Robinho, and the ref has called him offside.
No question about it. He was offside by a mile! We have a goal kick for Ecuador. Edison Mendez heads it to Valenica, he shoots! Deflected by the defender and we have a corner kick.
Delgado takes the corner. We have a foul! Oh no, Dida, the goalkeeper, has fouled the Ecuadorian player! He gets a yellow card and that will be a penalty kick!
This is the perfect opportunity for Ecuador to get ahead in this match and become World Champions! He gets ready for the kick. He shoots! and he...
核心词汇
wingmancommon noun, singular
a person who provides help, support, or protection
on the brinkphrase
at a critical point
tiedAdjective
having the same score
kick offcommon noun, singular
the first movement or kick of the ball to begin the game
throw incommon noun, singular
action of throwing the ball onto the field with your hands to restart the game
no question about itphrase
there is no doubt, it is correct
by a milephrase
a lot
foulcommon noun, singular
illegal action committed against a player
penalty kickcommon noun, singular
a kick against only the goalkeeper as a reward for a foul
goal kickcommon noun, singular
when the goalie kicks the ball to re-start play
corner kickcommon noun, singular
when a player kicks the ball from a corner after a penalty
out of boundsphrase
outside the area that is allowed for play
offsideAdjective
a position on the opponent’s part of the field where your are not allowed to be
拓展词汇
goalkeepercommon noun, singular
person who prevents the ball from going into the net (BrE)
defendercommon noun, singular
person who prevents the other team from getting near the net
matchcommon noun, singular
game (BrE) match
pitchcommon noun, singular
soccer field (BrE) pitch
championshipcommon noun, singular
final game in a series that determines the overall winner