夏說英文晨讀 (關注教書匠小夏 公眾號同步更新)世界杯驚爆大冷門!壓力大的時候不妨看看佛得角門將(講解版)|E0617
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▍原文 So much for a supersized World Cup diluting the quality of soccer’s biggest tournament. Tiny Cape Verde, making its debut at the World Cup, pulled off a stunner, holding heavily favored Spain scoreless in a 0-0 draw on Monday. Veteran goalkeeper Vozinha, 40, broke down in tears after the final whistle following his impressive performance to keep Spain at bay. ▍語言點 1. so much for 某種說法可以省省了 2. tournament /ˈtʊənəmənt/ n. 錦標賽 3. supersized /ˈsuːpəsaɪzd/ adj. 超大號的,超大規模的 4. dilute the quality of something 變水,質量降低 ·dilute v. 稀釋,衝淡,降低,削弱 ·dilute the effect of something 衝淡某物的影響 ·dilute the power of somebody 削弱某人的權力 5. pull off a stunner (本文)爆出大冷門 ·pull off 在困難條件下成功做到某事 ·stunner n. 令人震驚的事或情形,體育賽事中可形容“爆冷”情形 6. make one's debut at+地方 在某個地方首次亮相 ·debut n. 首次亮相,初次登場 7. hold … scoreless 讓對方得不了分,零封 ·heavily favored ...