Dream Debut 梦幻般的首次亮相

时间:2009-06-08 06:36:21

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Manchester United moved back to the top of the Premier1 League after defeating Aston Villa2 in a five-goal thriller3 进五个球的精彩比赛.

In a match that ebbed4 and flowed 涨潮落潮;你追我赶, with both sides alternately taking the upper hand 占上风, United finally emerged 3-2 winners thanks to a last-gasp goal 压场一球 by debutant 首次亮相的球员 Federico Macheda.

The 17-year-old substitute curled in a superb strike 超级进球 in injury time 伤时赛 to make his debut5 the stuff of dreams 梦想由此构成.

Indeed, the Italian striker said that scoring the winner on his debut 首场比赛 made it the best day of his life.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson praised his young goal hero, but also added a note of caution 提醒, saying, "It's important to keep his feet on the ground. He'll need to handle lots of publicity6 over the next few days."

By saying he has to keep his feet on the ground, Ferguson means that his player needs to remain professional and not get so excited that he loses control, especially as there will be a lot of attention from the media about him.

Reigning7 champions Manchester United had struggled of late 近期表现吃力, losing two games in a row 连续, and had dropped into second position 降到第二名 in the league behind Liverpool.

But after digging deep 竭尽全力, and finding inspiration 振作精神 from an untried teenager, United have leapfrogged 超越/跳跃 Liverpool at the top of the table.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will no doubt be relieved with the result, and acknowledged that his side had not performed to their full ability in recent weeks.

He said, "We've had our blip. We had seven, eight players missing today, four or five of the very top team but you can see that these young players are prepared to go right to the very end."

A blip 短时的不振 is a short period in which things do not go well, and Ferguson will hope that United can now maintain their form 保持他们的状态 with eight matches remaining.

For defeated Villa manager Martin O'Neill, the result was disappointing, especially as his side dominated for periods of the game.

He said, "The defeat is a bitter pill to swallow because we came to Old Trafford and played so well.

"We will have to take this on the chin but we can definitely come back from this."

Villa boss used two phrases to sum up his disappointment: "a bitter pill to swallow", and "we'll have to take this on the chin".

When something is a bitter pill to swallow it means it is unpleasant but unavoidable.

When he says he'll have to "take it on the chin", he means that although the result was unpleasant, he'll have to accept it bravely and without complaining.

But although the result was disappointing it was not without a positive side.

O'Neill said, "We will gain confidence from this performance. That might sound crazy because we are in the results business - but we were terrific today."

By saying football clubs are in "the results business", he means that in football, no matter how well you play, getting a result is the most important thing.

But despite that, he thought the side played so terrifically 踢得如此精彩 that he has confidence they will get better results in the next few games.


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1 premier R19z3     
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。
2 villa xHayI     
n.别墅,城郊小屋
参考例句:
  • We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
  • We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。
3 thriller RIhzU     
n.惊险片,恐怖片
参考例句:
  • He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
  • I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时,总带一本惊险小说看。
4 ebbed d477fde4638480e786d6ea4ac2341679     
(指潮水)退( ebb的过去式和过去分词 ); 落; 减少; 衰落
参考例句:
  • But the pain had ebbed away and the trembling had stopped. 不过这次痛已减退,寒战也停止了。
  • But gradually his interest in good causes ebbed away. 不过后来他对这类事业兴趣也逐渐淡薄了。
5 debut IxGxy     
n.首次演出,初次露面
参考例句:
  • That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里,他初次在百老汇登台,扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
  • The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。
6 publicity ASmxx     
n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告
参考例句:
  • The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
  • He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事,只当它是一种宣传手法。
7 reigning nkLzRp     
adj.统治的,起支配作用的
参考例句:
  • The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑,星很繁,夜阑人静。
  • Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下,他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。

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