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Small Football Team Beats Arsenal After Penalty Shootout

小足球隊在PK大戰後擊敗兵工廠

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A small English football team has beaten one of the country's top clubs, Arsenal. Fleetwood Town plays in England's fourth division, three levels below Arsenal. But on Tuesday night, Fleetwood won a cup game against the famous club in a penalty shootout.

has beaten= 在新聞報導中用現在完成式來表達最近發生的事件或成果

The game was tied 1–1 after normal time. Aaron Loupalo-Bi scored first to give Fleetwood the lead. Viktor Gyökeres later scored a goal for Arsenal to level the match. Arsenal attacked often, but Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch made several great saves near the end of the match. Lynch worked in a warehouse earlier in his life and played for amateur clubs for many years.

level the match= 將比數扳平(使兩隊分數相同)

Because the match finished with equal scores, the teams took penalty kicks to choose a winner. In a penalty shootout, players shoot the ball at the goal from a short distance with only the goalkeeper defending. Lynch saved a penalty kick from Arsenal player Bruno Guimarães. Then, Fleetwood's Conor Haughey kicked the ball into the top corner of the net to win the game.

with only the goalkeeper defending= 描述只有守門員一人在防守的情況

The result is one of the biggest surprises in English football history. Fleetwood manager Matt Lawlor cried happy tears after the final kick, and the home crowd celebrated an unforgettable night.

happy tears= 因極度喜悅與感動而流下的眼淚(喜極而泣)

學習筆記

文法整理

句型意思
has beaten在新聞報導中用現在完成式來表達最近發生的事件或成果
level the match將比數扳平(使兩隊分數相同)
with only the goalkeeper defending描述只有守門員一人在防守的情況
happy tears因極度喜悅與感動而流下的眼淚(喜極而泣)

詞彙整理

單字意思
amateur以興趣或消遣為目的,而非以此為職業的。
division分裂團體或社會的意見不合、衝突或對立狀態。
crowd聚集在一起的大批人或事物;人群。
unforgettable令人難以忘懷的;讓人長久記得的

延伸學習

  • •英格蘭的盃賽體系允許不同層級的球隊同場競技,因此常出現低級別球隊擊敗豪門的「下剋上」(giant-killing)爆冷場面。
  • •弗利特伍德鎮(Fleetwood Town)身處英格蘭第四級聯賽(英乙),而兵工廠(Arsenal)則是英超豪門,兩隊在資源與身價上有著極大差距。

練習

測試你剛學到的內容。

  1. Lynch worked in a   earlier in his life and played for amateur clubs for many years.

  2. Why did the match go to a penalty shootout?

Source: The Guardian