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an unexpected result of a soccer game / 足球冷门 / (zúqiú lěnɡmén)
A: What are you watching that has you so entranced? You've been staring at your cell phone for a while now.
你在看什么如此入迷？盯着手机好一阵了。
(nǐ zài kànshenme rúcǐ rùmí? dīnɡzhe shǒujī hǎo yīzhèn le.)
B: I watched a soccer game that has such an unexpected result. I couldn't believe my eyes.
我刚看的一场足球赛爆了大冷门,我简直不敢相信我的眼睛。
(wǒ ɡānɡ kànde yīchǎnɡ zúqiú sài bàole dà lěnɡmén, wǒ jiǎnzhí bùɡǎn xiānɡxìn wǒde yǎnjīnɡ.)
A: What happened? Tell me about it.
怎么了？说来听听。
(zěnmele? shuōlái tīnɡtīnɡ.)
B: A famous Chinese Super League soccer team in Beijing lost 5-7 to a small part-time soccer team in a county in Gansu Province.
北京一支知名的中超足球队居然5比7输给了一支甘肃省县城的业余足球队。
(běijīnɡ yīzhī zhīmínɡ de zhōnɡchāo zúqiúduì jūrán wubǐqishūɡěi le yīzhī ɡānsù shěnɡ xiànchénɡ de yèyú zúqiúduì.)
A: This is a very surprising result. I'll definitely cheer for this Gansu soccer team.
这个结果确实令人震惊,但我绝对会为这支甘肃的足球队喝彩。
(zhèɡè jiéɡuǒ quèshí lìnɡrén zhènjīnɡ, dàn wǒ juéduì huì wéi zhèzhī ɡānsù de zúqiúduì hecǎi.)
B: Do you want to know what netizens think?
你想知道网友们怎么说吗？
(nǐxiǎnɡ zhīdào wǎnɡyǒumén zěnme shuō ma?)
A: Go ahead tell me. I bet netizens were very surprised.
你告诉我吧。我觉得肯定会有球迷感到很吃惊。
(nǐ ɡàosù wǒbā. wǒ juédé kěndìnɡ huìyǒu qiúmí ɡǎndào hěn chījīnɡ.)
B: Yup, Some think that this famous team lost because they underestimated their enemy, some of their fans even said it was natural that they lose.
是的,还有一些网友觉得这支赫赫有名的球队输在它们太轻敌了,甚至有一些球队的粉丝也说输的理所应当。
(shìde, háiyǒu yīxiē wǎnɡyǒu juédé zhèzhī hèhè yǒumínɡ de qiúduì shūzài tāmén tài qīnɡdí le, shènzhì yǒuyīxiē qiúduì de fěnsī yě shuō shūde lǐsuǒ yīnɡdānɡ.)
an unexpected result of a soccer game / 足球冷门 / (zúqiú lěnɡmén)
A: What are you watching that has you so entranced? You've been staring at your cell phone for a while now.
你在看什么如此入迷？盯着手机好一阵了。
(nǐ zài kànshenme rúcǐ rùmí? dīnɡzhe shǒujī hǎo yīzhèn le.)
B: I watched a soccer game that has such an unexpected result. I couldn't believe my eyes.
我刚看的一场足球赛爆了大冷门,我简直不敢相信我的眼睛。
(wǒ ɡānɡ kànde yīchǎnɡ zúqiú sài bàole dà lěnɡmén, wǒ jiǎnzhí bùɡǎn xiānɡxìn wǒde yǎnjīnɡ.)
A: What happened? Tell me about it.
怎么了？说来听听。
(zěnmele? shuōlái tīnɡtīnɡ.)
B: A famous Chinese Super League soccer team in Beijing lost 5-7 to a small part-time soccer team in a county in Gansu Province.
北京一支知名的中超足球队居然5比7输给了一支甘肃省县城的业余足球队。
(běijīnɡ yīzhī zhīmínɡ de zhōnɡchāo zúqiúduì jūrán wubǐqishūɡěi le yīzhī ɡānsù shěnɡ xiànchénɡ de yèyú zúqiúduì.)
A: This is a very surprising result. I'll definitely cheer for this Gansu soccer team.
这个结果确实令人震惊,但我绝对会为这支甘肃的足球队喝彩。
(zhèɡè jiéɡuǒ quèshí lìnɡrén zhènjīnɡ, dàn wǒ juéduì huì wéi zhèzhī ɡānsù de zúqiúduì hecǎi.)
B: Do you want to know what netizens think?
你想知道网友们怎么说吗？
(nǐxiǎnɡ zhīdào wǎnɡyǒumén zěnme shuō ma?)
A: Go ahead tell me. I bet netizens were very surprised.
你告诉我吧。我觉得肯定会有球迷感到很吃惊。
(nǐ ɡàosù wǒbā. wǒ juédé kěndìnɡ huìyǒu qiúmí ɡǎndào hěn chījīnɡ.)
B: Yup, Some think that this famous team lost because they underestimated their enemy, some of their fans even said it was natural that they lose.
是的,还有一些网友觉得这支赫赫有名的球队输在它们太轻敌了,甚至有一些球队的粉丝也说输的理所应当。
(shìde, háiyǒu yīxiē wǎnɡyǒu juédé zhèzhī hèhè yǒumínɡ de qiúduì shūzài tāmén tài qīnɡdí le, shènzhì yǒuyīxiē qiúduì de fěnsī yě shuō shūde lǐsuǒ yīnɡdānɡ.)
Illustrations:Xia Qing/GT
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