⑨reporter/rI'pɔːtə(r)/n.记者
⑩定语从句that matters修饰all。由于先行词是all,所以引导词只能用that。
⑪while而,表示对比。
⑫with the referees now keeping ...是with复合结构,作状语。
⑬unfair/'ʌn'feə(r)/adj.
不公正的,不公平的获胜不代表一切
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足球比赛已接近尾声,双方都还没有得分。鹰队队长将球传给队友,然后跑向袋鼠队的球门。队友将球往回传,但传高了。鹰队队长用手将球挡到地上,然后射门,球进了。裁判的哨声响起,比赛结束,鹰队获得了胜利。当然,那个进球本该不算数的,然而,为时已晚。
赛后,一名记者就比赛的事采访鹰队队长。
队长回答道:"我们赢了,事情就是这样。"
袋鼠队被淘汰出了联赛,而鹰队则得以继续。但是,裁判们现在密切注意鹰队,鹰队全力比拼却还是输了接下来的一场比赛。赛后,他们抱怨裁判不公平。
The Eagles went home ⑭angry and bitter⑮ because they did not win the tournament. Meanwhile⑯, the Kangaroos went home and trained harder than before.
In the next tournament, the Kangaroos defeated the Eagles by a score of 5 to 1. They went on to the final match against the Bears. The match was tied⑰ with minutes to go⑱. The Kangaroos' captain was near the Bears' goal. A teammate passed the ball to him, and by accident⑲ it hit his hand. The Kangaroos' captain stopped the match and let the Bears have the ball. Within minutes, the Bears scored and won.
Later, a reporter asked the Kangaroos' captain what had happened.
'They won,' the captain said. 'They were the better team .'
The Kangaroos went home proud that they had done their best⑳. Many of the Kangaroos' players became friends with the players on the Bears' team for the rest of their lives. In defeat, the Kangaroos \s\up1(21(21)found something more precious\s\up1(22(22) than victory - they found friendship, honour and respect.
⑭形容词短语angry and bitter作状语。
⑮bitter/'bItə(r)/adj.愤愤不平的;令人不快的;味苦的;严寒的
⑯meanwhile/'miːnwaIl/adv.与此同时;在此期间
⑰tie/taI/vt.打成平局;(用绳、线)系,绑,捆
⑱with minutes to go是with复合结构,动词不定式to go作宾语补足语。