The 2019 Cricket World Cup 2019 板球世界杯
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有關(guān) “tournaments 錦標(biāo)賽” 的詞匯
邊看邊答
Which World Cup match is eagerly anticipated?
文字稿
It's cricket's moment in the sun. The World Cup has forged some of the game's most cherished memories and featured its biggest stars. And now for the first time in 20 years, England is playing host to the sport's showpiece.
這是板球運(yùn)動(dòng)大放光彩的時(shí)刻。板球世界杯制造了板球運(yùn)動(dòng)中一些最珍貴的記憶,也聚焦展示了最大牌的球星。而今年是英國(guó) 20 年來(lái)第一次主辦這項(xiàng)體育盛事。
Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara played in four World Cups - and told me these are historic times for the game here.
斯里蘭卡傳奇人物庫(kù)馬爾·桑加卡拉參加過四屆世界杯。他告訴我今年的比賽具有歷史性意義。
Kumar Sangakkara, President, Marylebone Cricket Club
This is probably the most significant year in terms of cricket for England. You have the World Cup - and then you have one of the oldest rivalries in terms of the Ashes. What more can the MCC, Lords, spectators of world cricket and English cricket can ask for? It's such an exciting time.
庫(kù)馬爾·桑加卡拉 馬里波恩板球俱樂部主席
“這可能是英格蘭板球史上最重要的一年。世界杯在這里舉辦,在 ‘骨灰杯’ 中將再次與老對(duì)手比拼。對(duì)于馬里波恩板球俱樂部、勞德板球場(chǎng),世界板球和英國(guó)板球的觀眾們來(lái)說,還能要求什么呢?這是一個(gè)令人興奮的時(shí)刻?!?
The ten teams play each other in a round-robin format before the top four contest semi-finals. 11 grounds will stage 48 matches across six and a half weeks of action. And 830,000 tickets have been sold.
十支球隊(duì)將以循環(huán)賽的方式進(jìn)行比賽,最后四強(qiáng)進(jìn)入半決賽。為期六周半的 48 場(chǎng)比賽將在 11 個(gè)板球場(chǎng)內(nèi)進(jìn)行。83 萬(wàn)張門票已經(jīng)售出。
Two years ago, England won the Women's World Cup. Now the men are favourites to emulate them.
兩年前,英格蘭贏得了女子板球世界杯的冠軍?,F(xiàn)在,英格蘭男隊(duì)最被看好,希望也能像女隊(duì)那樣奪得冠軍。
Having won their final warm-up game against Afghanistan, England are high on confidence. But true success depends on winning new fans, as well as cricket's most coveted trophy.
在最后一場(chǎng)對(duì)阿富汗的熱身賽中獲勝后,英格蘭隊(duì)信心十足。但真正的成功取決于贏得新球迷的支持,以及板球運(yùn)動(dòng)最令人向往的獎(jiǎng)杯。
詞匯
rivalries 相互比拼,相互競(jìng)爭(zhēng)
round-robin 循環(huán)賽
favourites 最有希望獲勝的隊(duì)伍
warm-up game 熱身賽
trophy 獎(jiǎng)杯
問題答案
The match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan is eagerly anticipated.