EN： The phrase 'are here' is commonly used to announce that an eagerly awaited event, season, or time has finally arrived.
中文： 短语“are here”常用于宣布人们热切期待的活动、季节或时刻终于到来了。
The summer holidays are here.
暑假终于来临了。
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： 世界杯四分之一决赛（八强赛）代表赛事进入只剩最后八支队伍的阶段。随着竞争愈发激烈、决赛即将到来，这是整个赛事中备受瞩目且令人兴奋的阶段。
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： 将“still”（仍然）放在一般动词之前，或放在 be 动词（am/is/are）之后，用来表示某个情况仍在持续、没有改变。
They are still in the library.
他们仍然在图书馆里。
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： 在世界杯等体育赛事中，“still in the tournament”是一个常用的表达方式，意思是某支球队尚未被淘汰，并将继续参加下一轮的比赛。
EN： The word 'all' is used after the subject to show that every member of a group does the same action.
中文： 单词“all”（全部/都）放在主语后面，用来表示群体中的每一个成员都做了同一个动作。
My friends all like soccer.
我的朋友都喜欢足球。
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： 在世界杯等体育赛事中，“Round of 16”（十六强赛）是小组赛后的第一轮淘汰赛，此时赛事中只剩下 16 支队伍。
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： 短语“go home early”使用过去式动词“went”，用来描述比预期更早离开比赛或活动。“early”在此作为副词，修饰他们回家的具体时间。
We went home early because the party was boring.
我们很早就回家了，因为派对很无聊。
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： 在体育赛事中，“going home”（回家）是一个常见的短语，意思是“被淘汰出局”。由于美国、墨西哥和加拿大是2026年世界杯的联合主办国，他们在16强赛中提早被淘汰，对当地的球迷来说是一个巨大的遗憾。
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”来举例。常用句型为“名词 + like + 例子”，用来为一个笼统的分类提供具体的实例。
Fruits like apples and bananas are good for your health.
像苹果和香蕉这样的水果对你的健康有益。
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”（强队/传统豪门）指的是那些历史上多次夺冠或实力顶尖的国家队。巴西（五届冠军）和葡萄牙通常被寄予厚望能晋级到后半段赛事，因此他们在世界杯早期被淘汰被视为爆冷门。
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： 使用撇号加 s（'s）来表示所有权或所有关系。对于单数名字或名词，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： 克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多是历史上最伟大的足球运动员之一。在英文中，“international career”（国家队生涯）指的是球员代表其国家队参赛的历程，而非代表其职业俱乐部球队（如利雅得胜利或皇家马德里）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： 单词“still”是一个副词，用来表示某个情况持续存在且没有改变。它通常放在一般动词（如本句中的“has”）之前，但放在 be 动词之后。
He still lives in New York.
他仍然住在纽约。
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： 现在进行时（be 动词 + 现在分词）在此与“still（仍然）”连用，表示某个动作从过去一直持续到现在。
They are still playing soccer in the park.
他们仍然在公园里踢足球。
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： 里奥·梅西（阿根廷）、基利安·姆巴佩（法国）和埃尔林·哈兰德（挪威）被公认为世界上最顶尖的足球运动员。在世界杯的背景下，他们代表着推动全球收视率和话题热度的超级巨星力量。
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： 动词“lead”在这里用来表示谁在比赛中处于领先地位或第一名。其后直接接上代表该项竞争的名词短语。
Our team leads the championship race.
我们的队伍在冠军争夺战中领先。
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： “金靴奖”是颁发给国际足联世界杯进球最多球员的至高无上荣誉。在这里，“race”（竞赛）隐喻球员之间争夺最多进球数的激烈竞争。
EN： Use 'is' to connect a singular subject with its description or identity (Subject + is + Noun).
中文： 使用“is”来连接单数主语与其描述或身份（主语 + is + 名词）。
The World Cup is a famous tournament.
世界杯是一项著名的锦标赛。
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： “金靴奖”是足球运动中一项极具声望的个人奖项，专门颁发给在世界杯等大型锦标赛中进球数最多的“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）来连接两个对比的想法。它表示句子的后半部分是令人惊讶的，或者与前半部分所预期的情况不同。
He studied hard, but he did not pass the test.
他努力学习，但他没有通过考试。
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： 在英式英语和国际体育赛事语境中，代表体育队伍的国家名称（如“阿根廷”）等集合名词通常被视为复数，这就是为什么这里使用“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，将“some”（一些）与复数名词（如“teams”）结合使用，用来表示不特定数量的人或事物。
Some students in the classroom have laptops.
教室里的一些学生有笔记本电脑。
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： 在世界杯等大型体育赛事中，“quarterfinal”（八强赛/四分之一决赛）代表仅剩最后八支球队的轮次。这通常是黑马球队（不被看好会赢的球队）以其令人惊喜的晋级历程或“特别的故事”吸引大众关注的舞台。
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： 短语“farther than ever before”用于将目前的成就或距离与过去所有的经验进行比较，意思是“比历史上任何其他时候都还要更……（远）”。
She is running faster than ever before.
她跑得比以往任何时候都还要快。
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”加上一段时间（例如“seventy years”）可以用来表示某个状态持续了多久。在否定句中，它用来描述某件事自从上一次发生以来，已经隔了多久没有再发生。
She was not in her hometown for ten years.
她有十年的时间没有回到她的家乡了。
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： 在体育赛事的语境中，“going far”或“being this far”指的是在锦标赛中晋级到很靠后的阶段（例如打进八强或四强），而不是指物理上的距离。
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： 一般过去时用于描述在过去特定时间（例如“在上一届世界杯”）发生并已完成的动作。我们在规则动词（如 reach）后面加上“-ed”形成“reached”。
We watched the exciting game last night.
我们昨天晚上看了那场刺激的比赛。
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： 这句话指的是摩洛哥在 2022 年卡塔尔世界杯上的历史性突破。当时他们成为有史以来第一支闯入世界杯半决赛的非洲国家队，赢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： 动词“want”（想要）后面接“to”加上动词原形（不定式），用来表示想要做某个动作的意愿。
She wants to learn English.
她想要学习英文。
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： 在体育运动中，取得意料之外成功的队伍常常会被外界贬低为“只是运气好”。因此，在世界杯等大型赛事中，黑马队伍通常会有强烈的动机，想要证明他们的成功是实力和努力的结果，而非仅凭运气。
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： 被动语态结构“is ranked”（被排名/排名为）用来表示某人或某事在列表或比赛中的位置或地位。
Our school is ranked number one in the city.
我们学校在全市排名第一。
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： 在世界杯等体育赛事中，晋级四分之一决赛（八强）的队伍通常会根据其表现、积分和净胜球差被评定为第 1 至第 8 名，即使他们没有进行具体的名次决定赛。
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]”这个短语用来描述自过去某个特定时间点以来，首次发生的事件。它强调了某个期待已久的成就或事情的发生。
She visited her hometown for the first time since 2010.
她自2010年以来首次回到她的家乡。
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： 瑞士曾于1954年举办世界杯，那一年也是他们历史上取得最佳成绩（晋级八强）的一年。在2026年的赛事中再次晋级八强，对瑞士足球来说是一个历史性的里程碑，结束了长达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： 要表达运动队伍如何赢得比赛，我们会使用介词“on”加上获胜的方式（例如：“on penalties”表示通过点球大战，“on points”表示凭点数）。
They won the match on penalties.
他们通过点球大战赢得了这场比赛。
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： 在足球淘汰赛阶段，如果双方在加时赛后仍踢平，就会进行点球大战（即英文中的 'on penalties'）来决定胜负。“Round of 16”（十六强赛）是世界杯小组赛结束后的首轮淘汰赛。
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： 我们在具体的日期（如 7 月 19 日）前使用介词“on”，在特定的地点或场馆（如大都会人寿体育场）前使用介词“at”。
The concert will be on October 5 at the national theater.
音乐会将于 10 月 5 日在国家剧院举行。
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： 大都会人寿体育场位于新泽西州的东卢瑟福，邻近纽约市。这是一座大型多功能体育场，平时主要举办美式橄榄球比赛，但在 2026 年将作为由美国、墨西哥和加拿大联合举办的世界杯决赛场地。
重要单词附有 IPA 发音、定义、例句和互动式测验。
在本文中： 四分之一决赛
在本文中： 锦标赛、联赛，指多个队伍争夺冠军的体育赛事
在本文中： 主办（国/城市/机构）
在本文中： （从比赛中）淘汰、退出
在本文中： 国际的，此处指国家队的（职业生涯）
在本文中： 职业生涯、生涯
在本文中： 令人兴奋的、刺激的
在本文中： 卫冕的，指上一届获得冠军并在这一届保护该头衔的
在本文中： 冠军（复数）
在本文中： （比赛的）结果、成绩
在本文中： 排名第...的
片语包含类型标示、双语定义、用法说明和例句。
The stage in a tournament where 16 competitors or teams remain, also known as the eighth-finals.
十六强赛（淘汰赛第一轮）
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.
金靴奖
Decided by a penalty shootout after a draw in extra time.
通过互射点球（点球大战）决定胜负