Talent without working hard is nothing.— Cristiano Ronaldo
没有努力，天份不代表什么。– 克里斯蒂亚诺‧罗纳度
broadcast：直播
Did you watch the live broadcast of the opening ceremony?
你看开幕式的直播了嘛？
trophy：奖杯
My wife won lots of trophies when she was an athlete in high school.
我妻子在高中当运动员的时候赢了很多奖杯。
host country/nation: 主办国
Russia is the host country for the World Cup.
俄罗斯是世界杯的主办国。
qualify：晋级，有资格
Do you think our team has much chance of qualifying for the finals?
你觉得我们球队有机会晋级决赛嘛？
group stage: 小组赛
knockout stage: 淘汰赛
Winning two games in the group stage should get us into the knockout stage.
小组赛中赢得两场比赛应该可以让我们晋级淘汰赛了。
Round: 一轮，一场，一局
The highlight of her tennis career was getting to the third round at Wimbledon.
她的网球职业生涯最高峰就是进入温网第三轮。
champion: 冠军
runner-up：亚军，第二名
In the Olympic Games, the runners-up are awarded a silver medal.
奥运会上，第二名会获得一枚银牌。
(be) eliminated / knocked out:出局
The guys were really upset about being eliminated before the semi-finals.
他们很担心半决赛前被出局。
quarter-finals: 四分之一决赛
semi-finals：二分之一决赛
(the) final: 决赛
The semi-finals will be held about a week before the final.
半决赛在决赛前一周举行。
fever pitch: 高潮
The crowd's excitement reached fever pitch as Messi scored a goal.
梅西进球的时候，全场情绪到达高潮。
最后祝大家看球愉快，场场压中！
