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Pakistan Beats England After Record Last-Wicket Cricket Comeback

巴基斯坦創下最後一柱門逆轉紀錄 於板球賽擊敗英格蘭

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Pakistan seemed certain to lose against England in Lahore. Chasing 242 runs to win the one-day international cricket match, Pakistan collapsed to 154 for nine. With nine batters out, Pakistan had only one wicket left and still needed 88 runs. Fans were already leaving the stadium, believing the game was over.

seemed certain to= 從情勢看來幾乎注定會……collapsed to= (比分或戰局)急劇崩潰滑落至……

However, batter Shadab Khan and number 11 partner Haris Rauf produced an unbelievable turnaround. Shadab attacked England's bowling, hitting boundaries all over the ground to reach 113 runs, his first century in international cricket. There was intense drama when the umpire gave Shadab out at 97 runs, but a video review showed an inside edge off his bat, allowing him to stay at the crease.

gave Shadab out= 判定沙達布出局(板球裁判宣判擊球員出局的專用說法)allowing him to stay= 讓他得以留下(分詞構文,表示伴隨發生的結果)

Rauf supported him calmly at the other end and finally hit a boundary to seal a thrilling one-wicket victory. Together, Shadab and Rauf scored an unbeaten 89-run partnership, the highest tenth-wicket partnership in history to win a one-day international run chase.

to seal a thrilling one-wicket victory= 鎖定一場令人屏息的一門之差勝利(不定詞表示最終達成的結果)

The dramatic victory guarantees Pakistan a place in the tri-series final. England, who were bowled out for 241 earlier in the day despite a century from Ben Duckett, must now win their remaining match and hope other results go their way to stay in the tournament.

go their way= (情勢或結果)朝對自己有利的方向發展

學習筆記

文法整理

句型意思
seemed certain to從情勢看來幾乎注定會……
collapsed to(比分或戰局)急劇崩潰滑落至……
gave Shadab out判定沙達布出局(板球裁判宣判擊球員出局的專用說法)
allowing him to stay讓他得以留下(分詞構文,表示伴隨發生的結果)
to seal a thrilling one-wicket victory鎖定一場令人屏息的一門之差勝利(不定詞表示最終達成的結果)
go their way(情勢或結果)朝對自己有利的方向發展

詞彙整理

單字意思
collapsed崩潰;失去正常運作的狀態,或因疲憊、疾病等而完全失去體力的情形
turnaround情勢、政策或決定由原先的方向轉為相反方向;也指情況由壞轉好。
thrilling令人興奮的;扣人心弦的
victory在競爭、對抗或比賽中獲得成功,或最後勝出;勝利。
partnership由兩個或兩個以上的人共同出資、分工合作,並依約定分享利潤、分擔損失而成立的事業組織;也指組成這種組織的合夥關係。
guarantees保證;保證書:表示某項產品或服務一定會提供,或一定符合特定條件的書面承諾。
tournament由多名選手或多支隊伍參加,透過一連串比賽決定優勝者的競賽;錦標賽。

延伸學習

  • •在單日國際板球賽中,每隊11名球員共有10個出局數(wickets)。當巴基斯坦落入「154分且9人出局」的局面時,意味著最後一對搭檔必須在無人出局的情況下攻下剩餘的88分,這在國際賽歷史上是極為罕見的大逆轉。
  • •體育新聞常運用如「collapsed(崩潰潰敗)」、「turnaround(轉機/大扭轉)」與「comeback(逆轉勝)」等張力極強的詞彙,以生動勾勒出比賽峰迴路轉的戲劇化過程。
  • •片語「go one's way(朝對某人有利的方向發展)」是常見的生活習慣用語,多用於描述當結果取決於自身無法完全掌控的外部因素時,事情朝著有利於自己的局面發展。

練習

測試你剛學到的內容。

  1. England, who were bowled out for 241 earlier in the day despite a century from Ben Duckett, must now win their remaining match and hope other results go their way to stay in the  .

  2. Why did many fans begin leaving the stadium early in Lahore?

Source: The Guardian Sport