EN: Prepositional phrases of time and place: Prepositional phrases like 'At the 2026 World Cup' (time/event) and 'on the pitch' (place) are used to provide essential context. When a prepositional phrase of time or setting is placed at the beginning of a sentence, it is typically followed by a comma to separate it from the main clause.
中文: 時間與地點的介係詞片語:像「At the 2026 World Cup」(時間/活動)和「on the pitch」(地點)這樣的介係詞片語用於提供必要的背景資訊。當表示時間或場景的介係詞片語放在句首時,通常後面會加上逗號,以將其與主句隔開。
At the final concert, the singer was an absolute star on the stage.
在最後一場演唱會上,這位歌手在舞台上是一位絕對的明星。
EN: The past simple tense with 'be' verb: The past simple of 'be' (was/were) is used to describe a state, identity, or characteristic in the past. Here, 'was' is used because the subject 'Mbappé' is singular.
中文: be 動詞的簡單過去式:be 動詞的過去式(was/were)用於描述過去的狀態、身份或特徵。在這裡,因為主詞「姆巴佩」(Mbappé)是單數,所以使用「was」。
She was a brilliant scientist during her university years.
她在大學時期是一位傑出的科學家。
EN: In British English and global football (soccer) context, 'pitch' is the standard term used to refer to the playing field, whereas American English speakers would typically use the word 'field'.
中文: 在英式英語和全球足球(soccer)語境中,「pitch」是用來指代「球場」的標準術語,而美式英語使用者通常會使用「field」這個字。
EN: Non-defining relative clauses are introduced by relative pronouns like 'which' and are separated from the main clause by a comma. They provide extra, non-essential information about the preceding noun or the entire preceding clause.
中文: 非限定關係子句由關係代名詞(如 'which')引導,並用逗號與主句隔開。它們針對前面的名詞或整個前句提供額外的、非必要的補充說明。
He won the Golden Boot, which made his country very proud.
他贏得了金靴獎,這讓他的國家感到非常自豪。
EN: The past simple tense is used to describe completed actions that took place at a specific time in the past.
中文: 簡單過去式用於描述在過去特定時間已經完成的動作或狀態。
Spain won the match yesterday.
西班牙昨天贏得了比賽。
EN: The term 'tournament' in association football (soccer) refers to the entire duration of the World Cup event, where teams compete through group stages and knockout rounds to crown a champion.
中文: 在足球運動中,'tournament'(賽事)指的是整個世界盃期間的比賽,球隊在此期間通過小組賽和淘汰賽來爭奪冠軍。
EN: The verb 'win' can be used as a ditransitive verb (double object verb) in the pattern 'win someone something', meaning to cause someone to acquire or gain something as a result of an effort or quality.
中文: 動詞「win」(贏得/使獲得)可作為雙賓語動詞(授與動詞),句型為「win someone something」(為某人贏得某物),表示因為某種努力或特質而使某人獲得某樣東西。
Her hard work won her the respect of her colleagues.
她的努力為她贏得了同事們的尊重。
EN: The phrase 'for a record [ordinal] time' is used to highlight that achieving something for the specified number of times sets a new record or milestone.
中文: 片語「for a record [序數] time」用於強調某事達到該特定次數創下了新的紀錄或里程碑,意為「創紀錄的第…次」。
She won the championship for a record third time.
她創紀錄地第三次奪得冠軍。
EN: The 'Golden Boot' is the prestigious award presented to the top goalscorer at the FIFA World Cup. Winning it once is a career-defining achievement; winning it twice, especially by the age of twenty-seven, cements a player's status among the absolute legends of football history.
中文: 「金靴獎」是頒發給國際足總世界盃進球最多球員的至高無上榮譽。一生能獲得一次已是職業生涯的巔峰成就;能兩度奪得該獎項(特別是在二十七歲如此年輕的年紀),更奠定了球員在足球歷史上絕對傳奇的地位。
EN: The past perfect tense ('had + past participle') is used to describe an action that was completed before another point in the past. Here, 'had ever done' emphasizes that up to that specific moment in the 2026 World Cup, no player had achieved that feat.
中文: 過去完成式(had + 過去分詞)用於描述在過去某個時間點或動作之前就已經完成的動作。在此處,「had ever done」強調截至2026年世界盃的那個特定時刻為止,歷史上從未有球員達成過該項成就。
She had never seen such a beautiful sunset before she visited Greece.
在她去希臘旅遊之前,她從未見過如此美麗的日落。
EN: The adverb 'ever' is used in negative constructions (here implied by the negative determiner 'No') to mean 'at any time' in the past, emphasizing the absolute uniqueness of the event.
中文: 副詞「ever」用於否定結構中(此處由否定限定詞「No」引導),表示在過去「任何時候」,用以強調該事件絕對的獨特性與前所未有。
EN: In sports commentary, 'the game' is often used as a respectful, almost sacred shorthand for the sport itself (in this context, football/soccer). Referring to its 'history' elevates the achievement to a legendary status.
中文: 在體育評論中,「the game」(這場遊戲/比賽)經常被用作對該項運動(在此指足球)一種帶有敬意、甚至近乎神聖的簡稱。提到它的「歷史」(history)更是將這項成就提升到了傳奇的地位。
EN: Prepositional phrases of time (e.g., 'During this tournament') can be placed at the beginning of a sentence to set the scene. When placed at the start, they are typically followed by a comma.
中文: 時間介係詞片語(例如「During this tournament」)可以放在句首以交代背景。當置於句首時,通常後面會加上逗號與主句隔開。
During the winter break, the family traveled to Japan.
在寒假期間,這家人去日本旅遊了。
EN: The Simple Past Tense (e.g., 'passed') is used to describe completed actions that occurred at a specific time in the past.
中文: 簡單過去式(例如「passed」)用於描述在過去特定時間已經完成的動作。
She passed her driving test yesterday.
她昨天通過了路考。
EN: In association football (soccer), a 'striker' is a key attacking position responsible for scoring goals. The term 'milestone' originally referred to stone markers along a road but is now widely used metaphorically to describe significant achievements or stages in a career.
中文: 在足球運動中,「striker」(前鋒)是負責進球的主要進攻位置。而「milestone」(里程碑)一詞最初是指道路旁用來指示距離的石碑,現在則廣泛用於比喻職業生涯中的重大成就或關鍵階段。
EN: The preposition 'with' is used here to introduce a supporting circumstance, reason, or possessing condition that enables the main action. It functions as an adverbial modifier at the beginning of the sentence.
中文: 介系詞「with」在此處用於引導一個支持性的情況、原因或擁有的條件,從而促成主句的動作。它在句首作為副詞修飾語,表示「憑藉著」或「伴隨著」。
With his excellent English skills, he got the job easily.
憑藉著他優秀的英文能力,他輕鬆地得到了這份工作。
EN: The superlative adjective 'highest' is used to compare three or more things, indicating the extreme degree. It is formed by adding '-est' to the adjective 'high' and is preceded by the definite article 'the'.
中文: 最高級形容詞「highest」用於比較三個或以上的事物,表示極致的程度。它是在形容詞「high」後面加上「-est」構成,前面通常會加上定冠詞「the」。
She climbed the highest mountain in the country.
她攀登了該國最高的山。
EN: In association football (soccer), the World Cup is the most prestigious tournament. Scoring goals at this level is extremely difficult, making a high career goal count a legendary achievement. The term 'scorer' (or goalscorer) refers to the player who puts the ball into the opponent's net.
中文: 在足球運動中,世界盃是最具聲望的賽事。在此層級的賽事中進球極其困難,因此擁有極高的生涯進球數是一項傳奇般的成就。術語「scorer」(射手或進球者)指的是將球踢進對方球門的球員。
EN: The past simple tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. In this sentence, 'reached' (regular verb with '-ed') and 'was' (irregular past form of 'be') are used because the event and the state of being twenty-seven years old occurred entirely in the past.
中文: 過去簡單式(Past Simple Tense)用於描述在過去已經完成的動作或狀態。在本句中,「reached」(規則動詞,字尾加 -ed)與「was」(動詞 be 的不規則過去式)被使用,是因為該事件以及他二十七歲的狀態皆完全發生在過去。
She reached her goal when she was only twenty years old.
當她只有二十歲時,她就達成了她的目標。
EN: Adverbial clauses of time introduced by 'when' are used to indicate the time at which an action takes place. The 'when' clause can be placed at the beginning or the end of the sentence without changing the core meaning.
中文: 由「when」引導的時間副詞子句(Adverbial Clause of Time)用於指出動作發生的時間。這個「when」子句可以放在句首或句尾,而不改變其核心意思。
He bought his first car when he graduated from college.
當他大學畢業時,他買了他的第一輛車。
EN: In professional football (soccer), reaching peak performance and breaking World Cup records by age twenty-seven is highly prestigious. This age is traditionally considered the beginning of a player's physical and mental prime, making Mbappé's achievements at this stage a significant milestone in sports history.
中文: 在職業足球運動中,在二十七歲之前達到巔峰狀態並打破世界盃紀錄是極具聲望的。這個年齡在傳統上被認為是球員身體與心理黃金時期的開始,這使得姆巴佩在此階段所取得的成就成為運動史上一個重大的里程碑。
EN: Non-defining relative clauses (using 'which') add extra, non-essential information about a noun. They are separated from the main clause by a comma, and 'which' cannot be replaced by 'that'.
中文: 非限定關係子句(使用 'which')用於對先行詞進行補充說明,提供非必要的額外資訊。這類子句前面通常有逗號隔開,且其中的關係代名詞 'which' 不能用 'that' 代替。
He bought a new car, which cost him a fortune.
他買了一輛新車,花了他一大筆錢。
EN: The preposition 'to' is used with the verb 'lose' to indicate the opponent or winner of the match (e.g., 'lose [score] to [opponent]').
中文: 介係詞 'to' 與動詞 'lose'(輸)連用,用來表示輸給的對手或贏家(例如:'lose [比數] to [對手]')。
The team lost three-one to Spain in the finals.
該隊在決賽中以一比三輸給了西班牙。
EN: In football (soccer) culture, the 'third-place match' (often called the bronze medal game) is played between the two losing semifinalists. It is historically known for being high-scoring and 'wild' because the pressure of winning the championship is gone, leading teams to play more open, attacking football.
中文: 在足球文化中,「季軍賽」(通常稱為銅牌戰)是由兩支在準決賽中落敗的球隊進行。歷史上,這場比賽常以高比分和「瘋狂」著稱,因為爭奪冠軍的壓力已經釋放,球隊往往會採取更開放、更具進攻性的戰術。
EN: The preposition 'without' is followed by a gerund (verb-ing) to indicate that an action did not happen or was avoided while another action took place.
中文: 介係詞「without」(沒有、無)後面必須接動名詞(V-ing),用來表示在某事發生的同時,另一項動作並未發生或被避免了。
She left the meeting without saying a word.
她沒有說任何一句話就離開了會議。
EN: The phrasal verb 'go home' (past tense 'went home') is used here metaphorically to mean being eliminated from a tournament or returning to one's country after a competition.
中文: 片語動詞「go home」(過去式為「went home」)在此處作隱喻使用,指在比賽中被淘汰或在賽事結束後返回祖國(空手而歸)。
EN: In major sports tournaments like the World Cup, the 'medal matches' refer to the final (which decides gold and silver) and the third-place play-off (which decides bronze). For a powerhouse like France, leaving without winning either of these matches and finishing fourth is often considered a major disappointment, despite Mbappé's individual brilliance.
中文: 在世界盃等大型體育賽事中,「獎牌爭奪戰」(medal matches)指的是決賽(決定金牌與銀牌)以及季軍賽(決定銅牌)。對於像法國這樣的傳統強隊而言,在沒有贏得這兩場比賽中的任何一場、最終僅獲得第四名的情況下回國,儘管姆巴佩個人表現極其出色,仍會被視為一次巨大的遺憾。
EN: The use of 'beat' as an irregular verb in the past tense. 'Beat' remains 'beat' in the past tense (pronunciation remains the same as the present tense /biːt/), while its past participle is 'beaten'. It is a transitive verb meaning to defeat someone in a game or battle.
中文: 不規則動動「beat」(擊敗)在過去式中的用法。其過去式拼寫仍為「beat」(發音與現在式相同,皆為 /biːt/),而過去分詞為「beaten」。這是一個及物動詞,意為在比賽或戰鬥中打敗某人。
Our school team beat the rivals five-zero in the final match yesterday.
我們學校隊伍在昨天的決賽中以五比零擊敗了對手。
EN: The coordinating conjunction 'and' is used here to connect two independent clauses ('Spain beat them...' and 'England took...'), creating a compound sentence that shows sequential or parallel events in the past.
中文: 對等連接詞「and」在此處用於連接兩個獨立子句(「西班牙擊敗了他們……」與「英格蘭獲得了……」),形成一個合句,用以表示過去發生的連續或平行事件。
She won the first prize, and her brother got the runner-up position.
她贏得了第一名,而她的弟弟獲得了亞軍。
EN: In sports terminology, scores like 'two-zero' are often spoken as 'two-nil' in British English (especially in football/soccer), while American English speakers might say 'two to nothing' or 'two-zero'. Additionally, 'semifinal' and 'third place' are standard stages in tournament brackets like the FIFA World Cup.
中文: 在體育術語中,像「two-zero」(二比零)這樣的比分在英式英語(特別是足球)中經常會讀作「two-nil」,而美式英語使用者則可能會說「two to nothing」或「two-zero」。此外,「semifinal」(準決賽)和「third place」(第三名/季軍)是世界盃等錦標賽制中的標準階段。
EN: The coordinating conjunction 'but' is used to connect two independent clauses (complete sentences) to show contrast. In this sentence, it contrasts Mbappé's individual success with his team's lack of success.
中文: 等立連接詞「but」(但是)用於連接兩個獨立子句(完整句子)以表示對比。在本句中,它將姆巴佩的個人成功與他團隊的失利進行了對比。
She studied hard for the exam, but she did not get the grade she wanted.
她為考試努力溫書,但她沒有得到她想要的成績。
EN: The phrasal verb 'keep doing something' (keep + gerund) is used to express that an action or state continues to happen repeatedly or without interruption.
中文: 片語動詞「keep doing something」(keep + 動名詞)用於表示某個動作或狀態持續、重複或不間斷地發生。
He kept trying to call her, but there was no answer.
他一直試圖打電話給她,但都沒有人接聽。
EN: In sports terminology, 'crown' is a metaphor for the championship title. The phrase 'slipping away' vividly describes the frustration of a victory that seems within reach but is repeatedly lost, highlighting the contrast between Mbappé's individual brilliance and his team's inability to win the ultimate trophy.
中文: 在體育術語中,「crown」(王冠)是冠軍頭銜的隱喻。片語「slipping away」(溜走、擦身而過)生動地描述了勝利看似觸手可及卻一再失去的挫敗感,突顯了姆巴佩個人的輝煌成就與他團隊無法奪得最終獎盃之間的強烈反差。
EN: The structure 'have + noun + left' is used to indicate that a certain amount of something remains available to be used or dealt with. 'Left' acts as a past participle functioning as an adjective.
中文: 「have + 名詞 + left」結構用於表示某物還剩下多少可供使用或處理。這裡的「left」是過去分詞作形容詞,表示「剩餘的」。
We only have ten minutes left before the train departs.
在火車出發前,我們只剩下十分鐘了。
EN: The infinitive phrase 'to change...' is used here as an adverbial of purpose, explaining the reason or goal of having those two World Cups left.
中文: 不定詞片語「to change...」(來改變……)在此處用作目的狀語,解釋了還剩下兩屆世界盃的用意或目標。
She saved enough money to buy a new laptop.
她存了足夠的錢來買一台新筆記型電腦。
EN: In professional football (soccer), the World Cup is held only once every four years. For an elite player like Mbappé, peak physical performance typically lasts until their early thirties, meaning a 27-year-old player realistically has only about two tournament cycles left to capture the ultimate trophy.
中文: 在職業足球中,世界盃每四年才舉辦一次。對於像姆巴佩這樣的頂尖球員來說,巔峰的身體狀態通常會持續到三十歲出頭,這意味著一位 27 歲的球員在現實中大約只剩下兩屆世界盃的週期來爭奪這座終極獎盃。
重要單字附有 IPA 發音、定義、例句和互動式測驗。
在本文中: 無法阻擋的、勢不可擋的
在本文中: 錦標賽、聯賽
在本文中: (足球)前鋒
在本文中: 傳奇的、名聲顯赫的
在本文中: 里程碑、重大事件
在本文中: 個人的、個體的
在本文中: 命運、前途
片語包含類型標示、雙語定義、用法說明和例句。
An award given to the top goalscorer in a football tournament.
金靴獎
To lose an opportunity, a chance, or a prize, often gradually or disappointingly.
(機會、勝利等)流失、悄悄溜走
A single match played to determine who wins the third place (bronze medal) in a tournament.
季軍爭奪戰