day 55the big match

the big match

Follow a big match: the score, the referee, the records and the crowd, and say things go back and forth with A来A去.

today’s words

• 比分 bǐfēn · score (in a match)
• 裁判 cáipàn · referee; to judge
• 对手 duìshǒu · opponent, rival
• 冠军 guànjūn · champion; first place
• 决赛 juésài · final (of a contest)
• 赛场 sàichǎng · arena, field (of play)
• 选手 xuǎnshǒu · competitor, player
• 胜 shèng · to win, beat
• 胜利 shènglì · victory; to win
• 跳高 tiàogāo · high jump
• 跳远 tiàoyuǎn · long jump
• 跑道 pǎodào · running track; runway
• 训练 xùnliàn · to train; training
• 挑战 tiǎozhàn · challenge; to challenge
• 激烈 jīliè · fierce, intense
• 纪录 jìlù · record (best result)
• 掌声 zhǎngshēng · applause
• 鼓掌 gǔzhǎng · to clap, applaud
• 开幕 kāimù · to open (an event)
• 开幕式 kāimùshì · opening ceremony
• 闭幕式 bìmùshì · closing ceremony
• 武术 wǔshù · martial arts, wushu
• 刺激 cìjī · exciting; to stimulate
• 迷 mí · to be crazy about; fan
• 鼓 gǔ · drum; to beat (a drum)

sentences

• 决赛进行得非常激烈，比分一直很接近。 · The final was hard-fought, and the score stayed close the whole time.
• 球迷在赛场外走来走去，等着进场。 · The fans paced up and down outside the arena, waiting to get in.
• 裁判看来看去，最后说这个球不算。 · The referee looked at it again and again, and in the end said the goal didn’t count.
• 她凭多年的训练，终于拿到了冠军。 · Thanks to years of training, she finally became champion.
• 弟弟迷上了武术，在家跳来跳去。 · My little brother is crazy about martial arts and jumps around the house all day.