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The Guardian
football·
2h ago

Clarke and Robertson fear Scotland’s World Cup journey is over after Brazil defeat

Scotland’s manager Steve Clarke and captain Andy Robertson fear the country’s World Cup journey is over after a chastening defeat to Brazil in Miami

中文導讀

Scotland 喺 Miami 輸畀 Brazil 之後,領隊 Steve Clarke 同隊長 Andy Robertson 都擔心球隊嘅 World Cup 之路已經玩完。呢場敗仗對球隊打擊相當大,令佢哋喺爭取出線資格嘅形勢變得極度嚴峻,幾乎可以話係提早告別今屆賽事,對一眾球迷嚟講絕對係一個令人沮喪嘅消息。

Clarke and Robertson fear Scotland’s World Cup journey is over after Brazil defeat
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Vocabulary 生字

Chastening

Adjective形容詞

令人受挫的、令人謙卑的(通常指經歷失敗後感到羞愧或受教訓)

EN

It was a chastening experience to fail the driving test on my first attempt.

第一次考車牌就肥佬,真係一個令人受挫嘅經歷。

Defeat

Noun名詞

失敗、敗仗

EN

The team accepted their defeat gracefully and promised to train harder for the next season.

球隊大方接受失敗,並承諾下個賽季會更加努力訓練。

Journey

Noun名詞

旅程、過程(亦可用於比喻人生或事業的發展階段)

EN

Learning a new language is a long journey that requires patience and consistency.

學習一門新語言係一個漫長嘅旅程,需要耐性同持之以恆。

The Guardian
football·
2h ago

Vinícius Júnior leads Brazil’s star cast in blockbuster show against sorry Scotland

Miami is still a city where the stars come out to play – and on Wednesday one shone brighter than anyone else

中文導讀

Vinícius Júnior 喺 Miami 嘅表演賽展現頂級球技,帶領 Brazil 國家隊輕鬆擊敗 Scotland。呢場賽事唔單止係一場足球表演,更係球星展示個人魅力嘅舞台。對於移英港人嚟講,呢類國際級賽事係融入當地體育文化嘅好機會,亦可以留意呢啲球星點樣喺高壓環境下保持水準,係足球迷近期值得關注嘅體育焦點。

Vinícius Júnior leads Brazil’s star cast in blockbuster show against sorry Scotland
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Vocabulary 生字

Blockbuster

Adjective形容詞

極受歡迎嘅、非常成功嘅(通常指電影或活動)

EN

The cinema is showing a blockbuster movie this weekend.

間戲院呢個週末會播一套大製作電影。

Shine

Verb動詞

表現出色、顯得突出

EN

She really started to shine after she joined the new project team.

佢加入新項目小組之後,表現真係非常出色。

Cast

Noun名詞

全體演員、陣容

EN

The entire cast performed exceptionally well during the final show.

成個演員陣容喺最後一場表演入面表現得非常優秀。

The Guardian
football·
25 Jun, 01:22

Scotland’s World Cup dream hanging by a thread after Vinícius sparks Brazil victory

Vinícius Júnior’s two goals and Matheus Cunha’s third send Brazil through as group winners and leave Steve Clarke’s side with a very nervous wait

中文導讀

Scotland 喺今場賽事以大比數不敵 Brazil,出線 World Cup 嘅機會變得極之渺茫。雖然 Steve Clarke 帶領嘅球隊一直努力爭取分數,但面對 Vinícius Júnior 同 Matheus Cunha 嘅強勢進攻,防線最終失守。依家 Scotland 只能夠被動等待其他小組賽果,睇吓仲有無一線生機可以晉級,對於支持者嚟講,呢個等待過程絕對係一種煎熬。

Scotland’s World Cup dream hanging by a thread after Vinícius sparks Brazil victory
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Vocabulary 生字

hanging by a thread

Idiom慣用語

岌岌可危,處於極度不穩定的狀態

EN

The company's reputation is hanging by a thread after the recent scandal.

喺最近嘅醜聞之後,間公司嘅聲譽已經岌岌可危。

spark

Verb動詞

引發、觸發(通常指引發某種反應或事件)

EN

The new policy sparked a heated debate among the residents.

呢項新政策喺居民之間引發咗激烈嘅辯論。

nervous

Adjective形容詞

緊張的、擔憂的

EN

I always feel nervous before giving a presentation in front of a large audience.

每次喺大眾面前做簡報之前,我都會覺得好緊張。