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@ 40160 World Cup Football

A 世界盃６月９號要開幕了。你今年看好哪個隊?

shìjièbēi liùyuèjiǔhào yào kāimù le. nǐ jīnnián kànhǎo nǎge duì?

The World Cup opens on June 9th. Which team do you favor this year?

B 我是亞洲人，理論上說應該支持亞洲球隊。但是我覺得他們的實力還是沒辦法和歐洲，南美洲或者非洲的球隊相比。

wǒ shì yàzhōurén, lǐlúnshàng shuō yīnggāi zhīchí Yàzhōu qiúduì. dànshì wǒ juéde tāmen de shílì hái shì méi bànfǎ hé Oūzhōu, Nánměizhōu huòzhě Fēizhōu de qiúduì xiāngbǐ.

I am Asian, so theoretically I should support the Asian teams. But I think that they still can’t match the level of play of teams from Europe, South America, and Africa.

A 但是上屆韓國進了四強。我覺得亞洲這幾支隊伍還是有可能成為黑馬的。

dànshì shàng jiè Hánguó jìn le sì qiáng. wǒ juéde Yàzhōu zhè jǐ zhī duìwǔ hái shì yǒu kěnéng chéngwéi hēimǎ de.

But Korea got into the semi-finals in the last tournament. I think these Asian teams still have a possibility to become the dark horses.

B 不過我認為真正的黑馬還是非洲的球隊。大多數隊員平時都在歐洲聯賽踢球，所以技戰術水平很高。

bùguò wǒ rènwéi zhēnzhèng de hēimǎ hái shì Fēizhōu de qiúduì. dàduōshù duìyuán píngshí dōu zài Oūzhōu liánsài tīqiú, suǒyǐ jì zhànshù shuǐpíng hěn gāo.

But I still think that the African teams are the dark horses that could go all the way. Most of their players are in European leagues. Their tactics and techniques are excellent.

A 那你覺得這屆最有希望拿冠軍的是哪個隊？

nà nǐ juéde zhè jiè zuì yǒu xīwàng ná guànjūn de shì nǎge duì?

Which team do you think has the greatest chance of winning this year?

B 巴西。他們的實力確實比其他隊要強很多。怪不得是衛冕冠軍。

Bāxī. tāmen de shílì quèshí bǐ qítā duì yào qiáng hěn duō. guàibude shì wèimiǎn guànjūn.

Brazil. They are a cut above the other teams. No wonder they are the defending champions.

A 我覺得英格蘭，阿根廷都挺有希望的。還有德國，東道主佔天時、地利、人和，絕對不能小看。上屆的韓國就是最好的例子。

wǒ juéde Yīnggélán, A1gēntíng dōu tǐng yǒu xīwàng de. háiyǒu Déguó, dōngdàozhǔ zhàn tiān shí, dì lì, rén hé, juéduì bùnéng xiǎokàn. shàng jiè de Hánguó jiùshì zuìhǎo de lìzi.

I think England and Argentina both have hopes. Don’t forget Germany. The hosting nation has all kinds of advantages, so they certainly can’t be underestimated. Korea in the last World Cup is the best example.

B 我覺得最熱門的還是巴西。他們的陣容很出色，小組賽分組也特別有利。但是，英格蘭和阿根廷分到的簡直就是死亡之組。你支持誰啊？

wǒ juéde zuì rèmén de hái shì Bāxī. tāmen de zhènróng hěn chūsè, xiǎozǔ sài fēnzǔ yě tèbié yǒulì. dànshì, Yīnggélán hé A1gēntíng fēndào de jiǎnzhí jiùshì sǐwáng zhī zǔ. nǐ zhīchí shéi a?

I still think Brazil is the best. They’ve got an excellent line-up and are in a good position in the small group. But England and Argentina are in tough groups. Which do you support?

A 誰有實力我就支持誰。我不像有些球迷那麼狹隘。

shéi yǒu shílì wǒ jiù zhīchí shéi. wǒ bù xiàng yǒuxiē qiúmí nàme xiáài.

I support whoever plays well. I am not narrow-minded like some soccer fans.

B 你說誰呢？

nǐ shuō shéi ne?

Who are you referring to?

Key Vocabulary

開幕了 kāimù le

支持 zhīchí

實力 shílì

屆 jiè

黑馬 hēimǎ

歐洲聯賽 Oūzhōu liánsài

水平 shuǐpíng

戰術 zhànshù

巴西 Bāxī

衛冕 wèimiǎn

英格蘭 Yīnggélán

阿根廷 A1gēntíng

東道主 dōngdàozhǔ

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