Brazil stuns Norway 3-0 at FIFA Women Worlds

 　　BERLIN, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazil defeated Norway 3-0 owing a brace¹ by top midfielder Marta to wrap quarterfinals in group D ahead of schedule in front of 26,067 spectators at outsold Volkswagen Arena² on Sunday.

　　Group favourite Brazil had problems to enforce their strategy against pressing Norway but with 22 minutes into first half Brazil midfielder Marta opened the scoring with a terrific turn shot although referee³ Kari Seitz oversaw⁴ an irregular tackle previously⁵. Norway remained shocked with the opener whereas Brazil failed to utilize⁶ their chances.

　　Seconds into second half, midfielder Marta assisted teammate Rosana inside penalty area who doubled the lead. With 48 minutes into the match, Marta sealed the deal for Brazil when she capitalized on error by Norways defence to mark the final 3-0 score.

　　Brazil occupies first position in group D with six points followed by Australia with three points, Norway with three point but with a weaker goal difference and Equatorial Guinea with zero points.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

2 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

3 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

4 oversaw   

v.监督，监视( oversee的过去式 )

参考例句：

• He will go down as the president who oversaw two historic transitions. 他将作为见证了巴西两次历史性转变的总统，安然引退。 来自互联网
• Dixon oversaw the project as creative director of Design Research Studio. 狄克逊监督项目的创意总监设计研究工作室。 来自互联网

5 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

6 utilize   

vt.使用，利用

参考例句：

• The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup.厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤。
• You must utilize all available resources.你必须利用一切可以得到的资源。