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The Guardian
sport·
18 Oct, 08:00

Meaty Montpellier leave Bath reeling and offer Prem French lessons

Bath had their moments in a 32-14 defeat, but Montpellier deployed old-fashioned grit and guile to play them off their own park

中文導讀

Bath 喺近期一場賽事中以 32-14 輸畀 Montpellier。雖然 Bath 喺比賽期間有過幾次反擊機會,但 Montpellier 憑藉豐富經驗同埋堅韌嘅防守策略,成功喺對手主場控制戰局。呢場敗仗反映出 Bath 喺面對歐洲頂尖球隊時,戰術執行力同埋抗壓能力依然有待提升,對於關注英格蘭欖球發展嘅球迷嚟講,呢場賽果絕對值得深思。

Meaty Montpellier leave Bath reeling and offer Prem French lessons
A

Vocabulary 生字

Reeling

Adjective形容詞

感到震驚、暈頭轉向或受到重創

EN

The company is still reeling from the sudden loss of its main investor.

中

間公司仲因為主要投資者突然撤資而受到重創。

Grit

Noun名詞

毅力、堅毅、勇氣

EN

It takes a lot of grit to start a new career in a foreign country.

中

喺外國開展新事業需要好大嘅毅力。

Guile

Noun名詞

狡黠、機智、詭計

EN

He used his business guile to negotiate a much better deal for his team.

中

佢運用佢嘅商業機智,為佢嘅團隊傾到一份更好嘅合約。

The Guardian
sport·
18 Oct, 08:00

Brook and Jacks lead resurgent England into tri-series with World Cup in sight

England’s youngsters have licence to thrill in T20s, but it is time to get serious in ODIs

中文導讀

England 國家板球隊近期喺 T20 賽事表現亮眼,Harry Brook 同 Will Jacks 等年輕球員展現出極高潛力。隨住 World Cup 賽事臨近,球隊重心將會轉向 ODI 賽制,教練團期望球員喺呢種更考驗耐力同戰術嘅賽事中,將「娛樂性」轉化為「穩定性」,為爭奪世界盃冠軍做好準備。呢次轉型對球隊未來嘅國際排名至關重要。

Brook and Jacks lead resurgent England into tri-series with World Cup in sight
A

Vocabulary 生字

resurgent

Adjective形容詞

復甦的、捲土重來的

EN

The company is making a resurgent effort to regain its market share.

中

該公司正努力捲土重來,以奪回市場份額。

licence

Noun名詞

許可、自由(指不受限制的權利)

EN

The director gave the actors artistic licence to interpret the script in their own way.

中

導演給予演員藝術創作上的自由,讓他們以自己的方式詮釋劇本。

in sight

Idiom慣用語

即將發生、快要實現

EN

With the end of the project in sight, the team is working extra hours to finish it.

中

隨著項目即將完成,團隊正加班趕工。