很多人喜歡看足球，喜歡為自己喜歡的球隊、球星熬夜吶喊，但是自己卻不會踢足球。其實，踢足球好處很多，即使不能成為世界矚目的球星，也可以將這個運動方式作為業(yè)余愛好強身健體也是極好的。

相關詞匯

bicycle kick 倒掛金鉤

center forward 中鋒

fancy pass 妙傳

field/pitch n. 足球場

free-kick n. 任意球

goalkeeper n. 守門員

half back 前衛(wèi)

hat trick 帽子戲法

left back 左后衛(wèi)

overtime/extra time/play-off 加時賽

own goal 烏龍球

penalty (place) kick 點(定位)球

penalty area 禁區(qū)

score n. 比分

score a goal 進一球

slide tackle 鏟球

soccer/football n. 足球

striker/forward n. 前鋒

World Footballer of the Year 世界足球先生.

情景對話:

A: Morning, Tom, you look so pale. What's wrong with you?

B: Oh, don't worry, Frank. I just stayed up late watching a football game on TVA: Which teams attracted you so much?

B: The Real Madrid Team and the Barcelona Team. Both of the teams performed very well last night. Do you know Messi?

A: Of curse I know him, the World Footballer of the Year.

B: Yes. He played a hat trick and helped his team win the game.

A: How about C. Ronaldo of the Real Madrid Team? Did he play well?

B: Yes. He did a good job as well. He made several fancy passes and a wonderful bicycle kick.

A: Really?! Tell me more about the bicycle kick.

B: In the overtime, he took a pass of his teammate in the penalty area and made the shot suddenly. The goalkeeper didn't have the time to make any reaction.

A: Oh, great! If only I'd watched it myself! By the way,what was the final score of the game?

B: The score was 4 to 3.

參考譯文:

A:早上好，湯姆，你看起來臉色蒼白。怎么了?

B:哦，別擔心，弗蘭克.我只是熬夜看足球比賽了而已。

A:是哪個隊那么吸引你啊?

B:是皇家馬德里隊和巴塞羅那隊。昨晚，這兩個隊表現(xiàn)得都非常出色。你知道梅西嗎?

A:我當然知道他了，他是本年度的世界足球先生。

B:是的。他昨晚上演了帽子戲法，幫助主隊贏得了比賽。

A:皇家馬德里隊的C羅的表現(xiàn)怎么樣啊?他踢得好嗎?

B:是的。他表現(xiàn)得也很好.他奉獻了幾次妙傳.并且還以倒掛金鉤技驚四座。

A:真的嗎?!給我多講講倒掛金鉤吧。

B:在加時賽時，他在禁區(qū)內(nèi)接隊員傳球，突然射門。對方門將根本沒有時間做出任何反應。

A:哦，太棒了!要是我親眼看見就好了!對了，比賽的終結果是什么啊?

B:終比分是4:3.