看国象世团赛报道学英文2

China Grabs the Lead on World Team Championship

1、man of the day  风云人物

influential man；man of the hour；men in the news [headlines]；

He is the man of the day.

2、defeated Norway with the same score

outplayed  sb with the score 3 to 1

smashed Egypt 3.5 to 0.5.

annihilated [əˈnaɪəˌleɪtid] v.

彻底击溃  （在竞赛或争论中）彻底击败，大胜If you annihilate someone in a contest or argument, you totally defeat them.

bested v.1。[口]打败，胜过

Ukraine bested Egypt 2.5 to 1.5.

won 2.5 to 1.5.

3、lost his game

lost to India with a close score.

the guest team

grabbed the lead

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the last but one  

It'sthe last but oneday in the athletics programme.

那是田径比赛结束的前一天。

His house isthe last but onein this street.

他的房子是这条街的倒数第二座.

Your stop isthe last but one.

售:您在倒数第二个站下车.

thrashed Norway 3.5 to 0.5.

protracted  美 [ proˈtræktɪd] adj. 拖延的；延长的；

The struggle would be bitter andprotracted.

斗争将会艰苦而漫长。

by a hair 些微之差      defeated team India by a hair  

standings

in favor of the home team.