译林版牛津高中英语(必修4):Unit2 Sports events-Project(3)

Winning isn't everything

获胜不是一切

It was near the end of the football match, and neither team had scored.

本场足球临近尾声，双方没有射进一球。

The captain of the Eagles passed the ball to a teammate, and then ran down near the Kangaroos'goal.

老鹰队的队长把球传给了队友，然后向袋鼠队的球门跑去。

His teammate passed the ball back to him, but the shot was too high.

他的队友把球传回给他，但是踢出去得有点高。

The Eagles' captain knocked the ball to the ground with his hand, and then kicked it and scored.

老鹰队的队长用手把球挡了下来，接着踢并射门得分。

The referee¹ blew the whistle; the match was over and the Eagles had won.

裁判吹响了哨子；比赛结束了，老鹰队赢得了比赛。

Of course, the goal should not have counted. However, now it was too late.

当然，这个进球不应该算数。但是，已经太迟了。

Later, a reporter asked the Eagles' captain what had happened.

后来，一位记者问老鹰队队长发生了什么事情。

'We won, and that is all that matters,' the captain said.

“我们赢了，这就是所有的事情，”队长说道。

The Kangaroos were out of the tournament, while the Eagles continued on.

袋鼠队比赛出局了，而老鹰队继续比赛。

However, with the referees² now keeping a close watch on the Eagles, they struggled and lost their next match.

然而，在裁判严密地监视下，他们踢得很费劲并输掉了第二场比赛。

Afterwards, they complained that the referees had been unfair.

后来，他们抱怨说裁判不公平。

1 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。

2 referees   

n.裁判员( referee的名词复数 )；证明人；公断人；（专业性强的文章的）审阅人

参考例句：

• The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees. 这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。
• If you want to appeal, the Court of Referees will decide. 如果你要上诉，可以由仲裁法庭去判决。 来自辞典例句