EN: The phrase 'are here' is commonly used to announce that an eagerly awaited event, season, or time has finally arrived.
中文: 短語「are here」常用於宣布人們熱切期待的活動、季節或時刻終於到來了。
The summer holidays are here.
暑假終於來臨了。
EN: The World Cup quarterfinals represent the stage where only the top eight teams remain. It is a highly anticipated phase of the tournament as the competition intensifies and the final matches draw near.
中文: 世界盃半準決賽(八強賽)代表賽事進入只剩最後八支隊伍的階段。隨著競爭愈發激烈、決賽即將到來,這是整個賽事中備受矚目且令人興奮的階段。
EN: Use 'still' before a main verb or after the 'be' verb (am/is/are) to show that a situation is continuing and has not changed.
中文: 將「still」(仍然)放在一般動詞之前,或放在 be 動詞(am/is/are)之後,用來表示某個情況仍在持續、沒有改變。
They are still in the library.
他們仍然在圖書館裡。
EN: In sports tournaments like the World Cup, 'still in the tournament' is a common idiom meaning a team has not been eliminated yet and continues to play in the next rounds.
中文: 在世界盃等體育賽事中,「still in the tournament」是一個常用的表達方式,意思是某支球隊尚未被淘汰,並將繼續參加下一輪的比賽。
EN: The word 'all' is used after the subject to show that every member of a group does the same action.
中文: 單字「all」(全部/都)放在主詞後面,用來表示群體中的每一個成員都做了同一個動作。
My friends all like soccer.
我的朋友們都喜歡足球。
EN: In sports tournaments like the World Cup, the 'Round of 16' is the first knockout stage after the group stage, where only 16 teams remain.
中文: 在世界盃等體育賽事中,「Round of 16」(十六強賽)是小組賽後的第一輪淘汰賽,此時賽事中只剩下 16 支隊伍。
EN: The phrase 'go home early' uses the past tense 'went' to describe leaving a tournament or event sooner than expected. 'Early' acts as an adverb describing when they went home.
中文: 片語「go home early」使用過去式動詞「went」,用來描述比預期更早離開比賽或活動。「early」在此作為副詞,修飾他們回家的時間點。
We went home early because the party was boring.
我們很早就回家了,因為派對很無聊。
EN: In sports tournaments, 'going home' is a common idiom meaning to be eliminated from the competition. Since the United States, Mexico, and Canada are the joint host countries for the 2026 World Cup, their early elimination in the Round of 16 was a significant disappointment for the local fans.
中文: 在體育賽事中,「going home」(回家)是一個常見的片語,意思是「被淘汰出局」。由於美國、墨西哥和加拿大是2026年世界盃的聯合主辦國,他們在16強賽中提早被淘汰,對當地的球迷來說是一個巨大的遺憾。
EN: Using 'like' to give examples. The pattern 'nouns + like + examples' is used to introduce specific instances of a general category.
中文: 使用「like」來舉例。常用句型為「名詞 + like + 例子」,用來為一個籠統的分類提供具體的實例。
Fruits like apples and bananas are good for your health.
像蘋果和香蕉這樣的水果對你的健康有益。
EN: In football (soccer) culture, 'big teams' refers to traditional powerhouses with a history of winning major tournaments. Brazil (five-time champions) and Portugal are always expected to go far, so their early exit from the World Cup is considered a major upset.
中文: 在足球文化中,「big teams」(強隊/傳統豪門)指的是那些歷史上多次奪冠或實力頂尖的國家隊。巴西(五屆冠軍)和葡萄牙通常被寄予厚望能晉級到後半段賽事,因此他們在世界盃早期被淘汰被視為爆冷門。
EN: Use an apostrophe followed by 's' ('s) to show ownership or possession. For singular names or nouns, simply add 's to the end.
中文: 使用撇號加 s('s)來表示所有權或所有關係。對於單數名字或名詞,只需在末尾加上 's。
Sarah's dog is very friendly.
莎拉(Sarah)的狗非常友善。
EN: Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest football players in history. In English, 'international career' refers to a player representing their country's national team, rather than their professional club team (like Al Nassr or Real Madrid).
中文: 克里斯蒂亞諾·羅納度是歷史上最偉大的足球運動員之一。在英文中,「international career」(國家隊生涯)指的是球員代表其國家隊參賽的歷程,而非代表其職業俱樂部球隊(如艾納斯或皇家馬德里)的生涯。
EN: The word 'still' is an adverb used to show that a situation continues to exist without changing. It usually goes before the main verb (like 'has' in this sentence) but after the verb 'to be'.
中文: 單字「still」是一個副詞,用來表示某個情況持續存在且沒有改變。它通常放在一般動詞(如本句中的「has」)之前,但放在 be 動詞之後。
He still lives in New York.
他仍然住在紐約。
EN: The present continuous tense (be + verb-ing) is used here with 'still' to show that an action is continuing from the past into the present.
中文: 現在進行式(be 動詞 + 現在分詞)在此與「still(仍然)」連用,表示某個動作從過去一直持續到現在。
They are still playing soccer in the park.
他們仍然在公園裡踢足球。
EN: Lionel Messi (Argentina), Kylian Mbappe (France), and Erling Haaland (Norway) are widely considered among the best football (soccer) players in the world. In the context of the World Cup, they represent the star power that drives global viewership and excitement.
中文: 里奧·梅西(阿根廷)、基利安·姆巴佩(法國)和埃爾林·哈蘭德(挪威)被公認為世界上最頂尖的足球運動員。在世界盃的背景下,他們代表著推動全球收視率和話題熱度的超級巨星力量。
EN: The verb 'lead' is used here to show who is in the first place or winning a competition. It is followed directly by the noun phrase representing the competition.
中文: 動詞「lead」在這裡用來表示誰在比賽中處於領先地位或第一名。其後直接接上代表該項競爭的名詞片語。
Our team leads the championship race.
我們的隊伍在冠軍爭奪戰中領先。
EN: The 'Golden Boot' is a prestigious award presented to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup. In this context, 'race' metaphorically refers to the competition among players to score the most goals.
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。在這裡,「race」(競賽)隱喻球員之間爭奪最多進球數的激烈競爭。
EN: Use 'is' to connect a singular subject with its description or identity (Subject + is + Noun).
中文: 使用「is」來連接單數主詞與其描述或身份(主詞 + is + 名詞)。
The World Cup is a famous tournament.
世界盃是一項著名的錦標賽。
EN: The 'Golden Boot' is a prestigious award in association football (soccer) presented to the leading goalscorer of a tournament, such as the FIFA World Cup.
中文: 「金靴獎」是足球運動中一項極具聲望的個人獎項,專門頒發給在世界盃等大型錦標賽中進球數最多的「神射手」(top scorer)。
EN: Use 'but' to connect two contrasting ideas. It shows that the second part of the sentence is surprising or different from what you might expect based on the first part.
中文: 使用「but」(但是)來連接兩個對比的想法。它表示句子的後半部分是令人驚訝的,或者與前半部分所預期的情況不同。
He studied hard, but he did not pass the test.
他努力學習,但他沒有通過考試。
EN: In British English and international sports contexts, collective nouns like country names (e.g., 'Argentina') representing sports teams are often treated as plural, which is why 'are' is used instead of 'is'.
中文: 在英式英語和國際體育賽事語境中,代表體育隊伍的國家名稱(如「阿根廷」)等集合名詞通常被視為複數,這就是為什麼這裡使用「are」而不是「is」。
EN: Use 'some' with plural nouns (like 'teams') in positive sentences to talk about an unspecified number of things.
中文: 在肯定句中,將「some」(一些)與複數名詞(如「teams」)結合使用,用來表示不特定數量的的人或事物。
Some students in the classroom have laptops.
教室裡的一些學生有筆記型電腦。
EN: In major sports tournaments like the World Cup, the 'quarterfinal' represents the round with the final eight teams. It is often a stage where underdog teams (teams not expected to win) capture the public's imagination with their surprising journeys or 'special stories'.
中文: 在世界盃等大型體育賽事中,「quarterfinal」(八強賽/半準決賽)代表僅剩最後八支球隊的輪次。這通常是黑馬球隊(不被看好會贏的球隊)以其令人驚喜的晉級歷程或「特別的故事」吸引大眾關注的舞台。
EN: The phrase 'farther than ever before' is used to compare a current achievement or distance to all past experiences, meaning 'more than at any other time in history'.
中文: 短語「farther than ever before」用於將目前的成就或距離與過去所有的經驗進行比較,意思是「比歷史上任何其他時候都還要更…(遠)」。
She is running faster than ever before.
她跑得比以往任何時候都還要快。
EN: Using 'for' with a period of time (like 'seventy years') shows how long a situation has lasted. In negative sentences, it describes how long it has been since something last happened.
中文: 使用「for」加上一段時間(例如「seventy years」)可以用來表示某個狀態持續了多久。在否定句中,它用來描述某件事自從上一次發生以來,已經隔了多久沒有再發生。
She was not in her hometown for ten years.
她有十年的時間沒有回到她的家鄉了。
EN: In sports context, 'going far' or 'being this far' refers to advancing deep into a tournament (like reaching the quarterfinals or semifinals), rather than physical distance.
中文: 在體育賽事的語境中,「going far」或「being this far」指的是在錦標賽中晉級到很後面的階段(例如打進八強或四強),而不是指物理上的距離。
EN: The past simple tense is used to describe an action that happened and was completed at a specific time in the past (e.g., 'at the last World Cup'). We add '-ed' to regular verbs like 'reach' to make 'reached'.
中文: 過去簡單式用於描述在過去特定時間(例如「在上一屆世界盃」)發生並已完成的動作。我們在規則動詞(如 reach)後面加上「-ed」形成「reached」。
We watched the exciting game last night.
我們昨天晚上看了那場刺激的比賽。
EN: This sentence refers to Morocco's historic run at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where they became the first African nation ever to reach the World Cup semifinals, capturing the hearts of football fans worldwide.
中文: 這句話指的是摩洛哥在 2022 年卡達世界盃上的歷史性突破。當時他們成為有史以來第一支闖入世界盃準決賽的非洲國家隊,贏得了全球足球迷的心。
EN: The verb 'want' is followed by 'to' and a base verb (infinitive) to express a desire to do an action.
中文: 動詞「want」(想要)後面接「to」加上原形動詞(不定詞),用來表示想要做某個動作的意願。
She wants to learn English.
她想要學習英文。
EN: In sports, teams that achieve unexpected success are often dismissed as being 'lucky.' Proving that their success was due to skill and hard work rather than luck is a common motivation for underdog teams in major tournaments like the World Cup.
中文: 在體育運動中,取得意料之外成功的隊伍常常會被外界貶低為「只是運氣好」。因此,在世界盃等大型賽事中,黑馬隊伍通常會有強烈的動機,想要證明他們的成功是實力和努力的結果,而非僅憑運氣。
EN: The passive voice structure 'is ranked' is used to show the position or status of someone or something in a list or competition.
中文: 被動語態結構「is ranked」(被排名/排名為)用來表示某人或某事在列表或比賽中的位置或地位。
Our school is ranked number one in the city.
我們學校在全市排名第一。
EN: In sports tournaments like the World Cup, teams that reach the quarterfinals are often ranked from 1 to 8 based on their performance, points, and goal differences, even if they do not play placement matches.
中文: 在世界盃等體育賽事中,晉級半準決賽(八強)的隊伍通常會根據其表現、積分和得失球差被評定為第 1 至第 8 名,即使他們沒有進行具體的名次決定賽。
EN: The phrase 'for the first time since [year]' is used to describe an event that has not happened since a specific point in the past. It highlights a long-awaited achievement or occurrence.
中文: 「for the first time since [年份]」這個片語用來描述自過去某個特定時間點以來,首次發生的事件。它強調了某個期待已久的成就或事情的發生。
She visited her hometown for the first time since 2010.
她自2010年以來首次回到她的家鄉。
EN: Switzerland hosted the World Cup in 1954, which was also the year they achieved their best-ever result by reaching the quarterfinals. Reaching this stage again in the 2026 tournament is a historic milestone for Swiss football, ending a 72-year wait.
中文: 瑞士曾於1954年舉辦世界盃,那一年也是他們歷史上取得最佳成績(晉級八強)的一年。在2026年的賽事中再次晉級八強,對瑞士足球來說是一個歷史性的里程碑,結束了長達72年的等待。
EN: To express how a sports team won a game, we use the preposition 'on' followed by the method of victory (e.g., 'on penalties' or 'on points').
中文: 要表達運動隊伍如何贏得比賽,我們會使用介係詞「on」加上獲勝的方式(例如:「on penalties」表示透過PK大戰/互射十二碼,「on points」表示憑點數)。
They won the match on penalties.
他們透過PK大戰贏得了這場比賽。
EN: In association football (soccer) knockout stages, if a match remains tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out (referred to here as 'on penalties') is used to determine the winner. The 'Round of 16' is the first knockout round of the World Cup after the group stage.
中文: 在足球淘汰賽階段,如果雙方在延長賽後仍踢平,就會進行PK大戰(即英文中的 'on penalties')來決定勝負。「Round of 16」(十六強賽)是世界盃小組賽結束後的首輪淘汰賽。
EN: We use the preposition 'on' before specific dates (like July 19) and the preposition 'at' before specific locations or venues (like MetLife Stadium).
中文: 我們在具體的日期(如 7 月 19 日)前使用介係詞「on」,在特定的地點或場館(如大都會人壽體育場)前使用介係詞「at」。
The concert will be on October 5 at the national theater.
音樂會將於 10 月 5 日在國家劇院舉行。
EN: MetLife Stadium is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, near New York City. It is a major multi-purpose stadium that usually hosts American football games, but will host the final match of the 2026 World Cup, which is co-hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
中文: 大都會人壽體育場位於紐澤西州的東盧瑟福,鄰近紐約市。這是一座大型多功能體育場,平時主要舉辦美式足球比賽,但在 2026 年將作為由美國、墨西哥和加拿大聯合舉辦的世界盃決賽場地。
重要單字附有 IPA 發音、定義、例句和互動式測驗。
在本文中: 半決賽的前一輪比賽,即八強賽
在本文中: 錦標賽、聯賽,指多個隊伍爭奪冠軍的體育賽事
在本文中: 主辦(國/城市/機構)
在本文中: (從比賽中)淘汰、退出
在本文中: 國際的,此處指國家隊的(職業生涯)
在本文中: 職業生涯、生涯
在本文中: 令人興奮的、刺激的
在本文中: 衛冕的,指上一屆獲得冠軍並在這一屆保護該頭銜的
在本文中: 冠軍(複數)
在本文中: (比賽的)結果、成績
在本文中: 排名第...的
片語包含類型標示、雙語定義、用法說明和例句。
The stage in a tournament where 16 competitors or teams remain, also known as the eighth-finals.
十六強賽(淘汰賽第一輪)
To be eliminated from a competition much sooner than expected.
提早打包回家、提早被淘汰
An award given to the top goalscorer in a football tournament.
金靴獎
Decided by a penalty shootout after a draw in extra time.
透過互射十二碼(點球大戰)決定勝負