英语播客EnglishPod 199

 A:    Welcome back, soccer fans. My  name  is  Rick
        Fields and, as always, I am joined by my com-
        mentating wingman, Bob Copeland.

 B:    And we’re on the brink¹ of soccer history today, as
        Ecuador and Brazil are tied one-one as we begin
       the second half of the 2022 World Cup!

 A:    The ref calls the players for the kick off, and here
       we go! Ecuador quickly passes the ball to the mid-
       field, but, ohhh, it’s out of bounds.

 B:    That will be a throw in for Brazil.  Adriano has the
        ball and makes a long pass to Robinho, and the
        ref has called him offside.

 A:     No question about it. He was offside by a mile!
       We have a goal kick for Ecuador. Edison Mendez
        heads it to Valenica, he shoots!  Deflected² by the
       defender³ and we have a corner kick.
 B:     Delgado takes the corner. We have a foul⁴! Oh no,
        Dida, the goalkeeper, has fouled⁵ the Ecuadorian
        player!He gets a yellow card and that will be a
        penalty kick!

 A:    This is the perfect opportunity for Ecuador to get
       ahead in this match and become World Champi-
       ons! He gets ready for the kick. He shoots! and
        he...

1 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

2 deflected   

偏离的

参考例句：

• The ball deflected off Reid's body into the goal. 球打在里德身上反弹进球门。
• Most of its particles are deflected. 此物质的料子大多是偏斜的。

3 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

4 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

5 fouled   

v.使污秽( foul的过去式和过去分词 )；弄脏；击球出界；（通常用废物）弄脏

参考例句：

• Blue suit and reddish-brown socks!He had fouled up again. 蓝衣服和红褐色短袜！他又搞错了。
• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories. 整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。