😲 Did My English Story Predict the Match? | Learn English Through Story · English Like A Native
通过足球比赛故事学习英语，包含词汇讲解和听力练习，适合提升英语理解、词汇量和口语表达。
You won't believe this, I couldn't believe this, but the Ilan podcast has special powers.
你可能不会相信这个……我当时也简直不敢相信……不过《Ilan》播客确实拥有某种“特殊的力量”（或者说，它具有某种独特的影响力）。
We are able to predict the future, or maybe it's just a very strange coincidence.
我们似乎能够预测未来……不过，也许这只不过是一种非常奇怪的巧合罢了。
Let me explain.
让我来解释一下。
A few months ago we were in season three of the podcast where we were following the journey of Gabriel as he ventured across the UK.
几个月前，我们正在听这个播客的第三季内容。在这一季中，我们跟随加布里埃尔（Gabriel）的脚步，记录了他穿越英国的整个旅程。
In week four he went to Manchester during that time the World Cup was on in the story.
在第四周，他去了曼彻斯特，当时正值世界杯期间。
And there was a big match that everyone was excited to watch.
有一场大家都非常期待观看的重要比赛。
Can you guess who the teams in that match were?
你能猜出那场比赛的双方队伍分别是谁吗？
England versus Argentina.
英格兰对阵阿根廷。
Now, in this particular episode England were facing Argentina in the quarter finals of the World Cup.
在这一特定的比赛中，英格兰队在世界杯四分之一决赛中对阵阿根廷队。
Of course we weren't wholly accurate on that part, but it is a strange coincidence, right?
当然，我们在那一点上的描述并不完全准确，但这确实是一个奇怪的巧合，对吧？
Out of all the teams that could possibly have come together towards the end of this tournament, we end up with England versus Argentina.
在所有可能参加本次锦标赛决赛的队伍中，最终对阵的是英格兰队和阿根廷队。
Coincidence, certainly.
当然，这只是巧合而已。
It now makes for very interesting listening because I would like to know if our predicted outcome turns into real life,
现在听这段内容变得非常有趣了，因为我想知道我们预测的结果是否真的会在现实生活中发生。
becomes a reality.
变成了现实。
The match is happening on Wednesday evening, so to prepare for that, why not indulge in a little English practice,
比赛将在周三晚上举行。为了做好比赛准备，何不花点时间练习一下英语呢？
listen to the three episodes that I've amalgamated into one long episode so that you can hear how I think,
请听这三集内容，我把它们合并成了一个较长的视频，这样你们就能了解我的想法了。
or at least how Gabriel experienced, that match going down.
或者至少，加布里埃尔是如何体验那场比赛的。
And then we can compare it to the real life competition and see who comes out on top.
然后我们可以将其与现实生活中的竞争情况进行比较，看看谁会胜出。
I'd also love to know what your predictions are for the match.
我也非常想知道你对这场比赛的预测是什么。
Whether you enjoy football or not, this is a great listening experience that will help you with your overall English understanding,
无论你是否喜欢足球，这都是一次非常棒的聆听体验，它将有助于提升你的英语整体水平。
vocabulary and confidence.
词汇量与自信心。
So, sit back, relax and enjoy.
那么，请坐下来，放松心情，好好享受吧。
Alright, it's time for today's vocabulary breakdown.
好了，现在是时候分析一下今天的词汇内容了。
Kick off.
比赛开始！
To kick off.
首先，让我们开始吧。
This in football means the moment when the match begins.
在足球比赛中，这指的是比赛正式开始的那一刻。
So you might say, the match kicks off at eight o 'clock.
那么你可以这样说：比赛将在八点钟开始。
Meaning the match starts at eight o 'clock.
也就是说，比赛将在八点开始。
Then you heard, nil nil, and that's N -I -L -N -I -L,
然后你听到了“nil nil”的声音，这其实就是“N-I-L-N-I-L”的发音。
nil nil.
nil nil.
This is the score of zero, zero, nil nil.
比赛结果是 0-0，双方均未能得分。
For example, at half time, the score was still nil nil.
例如，在半场结束时，比分仍然是0比0。
If you call a football game a cracking match, a cracking match,
如果你把一场足球比赛称为“精彩绝伦的比赛”，那么……
then you're saying it's an exciting high quality game.
那么你是在说这是一款非常精彩、高品质的游戏吧。
For example, oh, that was a cracking match.
例如，哦，那真是一场精彩绝伦的比赛。
I loved every minute.
我享受其中的每一分钟。
Next, we have the noun extra time.
接下来，我们来看名词“补时”（extra time）。
Extra time.
加时赛。
Extra time is the additional time played if a match is tied.
加时赛是指在比赛结束时比分仍为平局时所进行的额外比赛时间。
So if at the end there's no clear winner, because the score is the same,
那么如果在比赛结束时没有明确的胜者（因为比分相同），