CCTV9英语新闻12月：切尔西 3-1 南安普顿

On Sunday, both Chelsea and Manchester City were looking to keep pace with league leading Arsenal¹ after the Gunners' impressive 3-0 win over Cardiff City on Saturday. That win for Arsenal moved them seven points clear of second placed Chelsea, and nine clear of third placed Man City heading into play yesterday.

Chelsea though, went behind Southampton just 13 seconds in as Jay Rodriguez took advantage of a Michael Essien error to give the visitors a shock lead at Stamford Bridge, and for a while it looked as if Chelsea might just be on their way to their first ever home league defeat under Mourinho.

However, defender² Gary Cahill equalised in the 55th minute after John Terry’s header found the post, and just seven minutes later Terry celebrated³ his 400th Premier⁴ League with a towering header to make it 2-1, before striker Demba Ba added a third late as Chelsea win 3-1 and do not allow Arsenal to gain any more ground atop the standings.

Man City had a much easier time of it against Swansea City. Alvaro Negredo curled in an eighth-minute free kick to give City the lead, and then they would get a second half brace⁵ from Samir Nasri as they cruised to a 3-0 win and are now six points back of Arsenal once again.

Elsewhere around the Premier League on Sunday, Wayne Rooney equalised twice for United in a 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur, while Hull⁶ City made the history of their own, beating Liverpool for the first time in club history.

 

 

1 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

2 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。

3 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

5 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。

6 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。