世界盃的靈魂人物-門將(A Goalie)

A: Do you like football?

B: Sure. Its a very popular sport. I usually like to play goalie.

A: Oh, you play? I like to play, too. Do you have a good kick?

B: Its pretty good. Im pretty accurate. Lets go have a game!

甲：你喜歡足球嗎？

乙：當然。足球是一個很受歡迎的運動。我通常喜歡當守門員。

甲：噢，你踢足球啊？我也喜歡。你踢得好嗎？

乙：蠻不錯的。我射門很準。咱們來比一場吧！

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1. football n. 足球（英國）/橄欖球（美國，在美國足球用soccer）

中國人在西元前 2 世紀發明了足球。

＊invent vt. 發明

B.C. = before Christ 西元前

2. popular a. 受歡迎的

Football is popular among young adults and teenagers.

足球在年輕人和青少年之間很流行。

3. goalie n. 守門員（口語，正式的說法則為 goalkeeper）

The goalie tried to stop the ball, but it flew past him into the net.

那名守門員試圖要擋住球，可是球飛過他而落入網中。

4. kick vt. & n. 踢

Please kick the ball over there.

請把球踢過去。

That was a nice kick, dude!

老兄，剛才那球踢得真好！

＊dude n. 傢伙

5. accurate a. 準確的

Joseph』s accurate kicks were the key to the teams victory.

喬瑟夫準確的射門是這隊獲勝的主要關鍵。

?1. a penalty shoot-out 12 碼球 PK 戰

penalty n. 罰球

shoot-out n. 槍戰

The game was tied, so the two teams had a penalty shoot-out.

比賽打成平手，所以這兩隊用 12 碼 PK 戰一決勝負。

2. go out of bounds 出界

bound n. 邊界

Tim kicked the ball and it went out of bounds.

提姆把球給踢出界了。

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