01.The Union of European Football Associations
Adam和Jenny今天来和大家聊聊欧洲杯:
UEFA (The Union of European Football Associations): 欧洲杯
Euro 2020 (not 2021),因为疫情的原因推迟了一年,是史上第一次延后举行的欧洲杯。
odd: 奇数的、奇怪的
even: 偶数的
merchandise: 商品
postpone: 推迟
post-COVID: 疫情后
live audience in the stadium: 体育馆里有现场观众
soccer/football的区别
soccer: 足球(used in US)
football: 足球、美式橄榄球
02.What is happening in UEFA?
tournament (almost any kind of sports): 锦标赛
match: 比赛(更有竞争力)
game: 比赛(小型)
win: 赢
lose: 输
draw: 平局
The game ended in a draw.
比赛以平局结束。
nil: 零(进球)
National team/squad: 国家队
squad: 队
UEFA EURO 2020 is being held across the continent for the first time in the competition's 60-year history, with 11 host cities in all.
UEFA EURO 2020 是该赛事 60 年历史上首次在整个欧洲大陆举行,共有 11 个主办城市。
group stage: 小组赛阶段
playoff: 附加赛
group of death: 死亡之组
powerhouse: 主力,可以形容一个人或者一个队
03.Name of countries
小组赛的分组情况:
Group A: Turkey, Italy, Wales, Switzerland
Group B: Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Russia
Group C: Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria, North Macedonia
Group D: England, Croatia, Scotland, Czech Republic
Group E: Spain, Sweden, Poland, Slovakia
Group F: Hungary, Portugal, France, Germany
这里我们来讲几个国家的英文:
Turkey/Turkish: 土耳其/土耳其的
Italy/Italian: 意大利/意大利的
Switzerland/Swiss: 瑞士/瑞士的
Belgium/Belgian: 比利时/比利时的
North Macedonia: 北马其顿
Netherlands/Holland: 荷兰
Dutch: 荷兰人
Ukraine: 乌克兰
Austria: 奥地利
Portugal: 葡萄牙
Hungary: 匈牙利
time difference: 时差
staying up late to watch the games: 熬夜看比赛
stay up late to do sth.: 熬夜做某事
watch game highlight: 看比赛的精彩瞬间
Who are you rooting for?
你在为谁加油?
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