中華大網誌 The Zhong Wah Blog: 1月 2015

2015年1月28日星期三

KOREA WILL CRUSH AUSTRALIA ON THIS SATURDAY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TykDO91Zz8s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMBzOBEf9rA&src_vid=TykDO91Zz8s&feature=iv&annotation_id=channel%3A5482823f-0000-2b41-a517-001a11c17db2

( all images from the Facebook official page of AFC Asian Cup https://www.facebook.com/theafcasiancup?fref=photo )

2015年1月12日星期一

Learning English from the 2015 Asian Cup

Hello my fellow bloggers! Today I would like to quote some vocabulary items from the following news of the 2015 Asian Cup to help you learn more about Sports Communication. Here's the link of the extract: http://www.afcasiancup.com/news/en/afc-asian-cup-australia-2015-the-story-so-far/9xjaad8ouj2m16cye8va4kpli

Example 1:

With the weight of an expectant nation on their shoulders, the pressure was well and truly on AFC Asian Cup 2015 hosts Australia to deliver…

the weight of: A burden of worry or responsibility

e.g. He carries the weight of the world to continue fighting.

expectant: Having or showing an excited feeling

e.g. The expectant crowd cheered when he scored a goal.

Example 2:

But the Socceroos rallied and almost inevitably it was the irrepressible Tim Cahill that came to his Australia’s rescue, extending his national team scoring record with a 33rd minute equaliser.

rally: Come together again to continue fighting after a defeat

e.g. The army rallied and finally they won the war.

equaliser: A goal that levels the score in a game

e.g. He became the best player of his team with an equaliser.

Example 3:

China keeper Wang Dalei played a pivotal role in China taking all three points against three-time champions Saudi Arabia...

a pivotal role: An important role

e.g. She played a pivotal role in winning the game.

Last but not least, I hope all of you will enjoy learning English and watching tournaments at the same time! :)