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中文導讀
Emma Hayes 帶領嘅 USWNT 近日喺一場友誼賽入面,面對實力強橫嘅 Spain 顯得束手無策。Spain 喺比賽頭 14 分鐘就連入兩球,加上下半場成功撲出十二碼,最終以 2-0 擊敗 USWNT。呢場敗仗反映出 USWNT 喺面對高壓逼搶時嘅防守漏洞,亦係 Emma Hayes 上任後需要急切解決嘅戰術問題,對球隊未來嘅備戰部署有深遠影響。
Vocabulary 生字
ruthless
Adjective形容詞無情的、冷酷的,形容做事果斷且不留情面
The manager was ruthless in cutting costs to save the company from bankruptcy.
經理為了挽救公司免於破產,在削減成本方面表現得毫不留情。
settle
Verb動詞解決、決定(勝負或爭議)
A late goal in the final minute settled the match.
最後一分鐘的入球決定了這場比賽的勝負。
secure
Verb動詞獲得、爭取到(通常指經過努力後得到)
She worked hard to secure a place at the university of her choice.
她努力工作,最終成功爭取到心儀大學的入學資格。