Dortmund crashes Wolfsburg 5-1 in Bundesliga

 　　BERLIN, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- Defending Bundesliga champion Borussia Dortmund taught Wolfsburg a 5-1 lesson thanks to a brace¹ by midfielder Mario Goetze while Bremen came from behind to beat Cologne 3-2 on Saturday.

　　Other than expected Wolfsburg started self-confident against the German champion but it was Dortmund that shocked the guests with the opener in the 12th minute after an assist by midfielder mate Shinji Kagawa.

　　Wolfsburg remained shocked and unable to give an answer consequently the "BVB" doubled the lead just before break as midfielder Kagawa utilized² a pass into path to slot home.

　　After interval³ Dortmund retracted⁴ with the lead so that Wolfsburg was able to shorten the score through midfielder Aliaksandr Hleb who utilized a rebound⁵ from penalty area at the 59th minute to make it 1-2 on the scoreboards.

　　Wolfsburg's goal was a wakening call for Dortmund that gave an answer only two minutes later when youngster defender⁶ Sven Bender headed home a corner.

　　Wolfsburg failed to put up some resistance with the result that Dortmund scored through striker Robert Lewandowski (66) and Mario Goetze (78).

　　Wolfsburg stays on 13th position with 13 points whilst Dortmund holds onto second position with 23 points.

　　Cologne suffered a heavy setback⁷ at the second half against Bremen.

　　The "Geissboecke" staged a clinical chance conversion⁸ against offensively minded Bremen when Cologne midfielder Christian⁹ Clemens shocked the host with an early opener at the 3rd minute.

　　Bremen remained active but it was again Cologne that converted a chance as German international striker Lukas Podolski doubled the lead just before interval.

　　Only four minutes into the second half Bremen top striker Claudio Pizzaro started the comeback when he narrowed the deficit¹⁰ with a turn shot into top right.

　　At the 53rd minute Cologne defender Henrique Sereno punished his side when he cynically¹¹ fouled¹² inside penalty area to book a red card and to award Bremen a penalty. Pizzaro stepped up to convert successfully into top right to level the score at the 54th minute.

　　After the 73rd minute Cologne had to play with only nine men as defender Jemal Ammar suffered an injury unable to continue.

　　Consequently Bremen striker Pizzaro sealed his hat-trick and the win for his side at the 86th minute to mark his 11th goal at the 12th match.

　　Bremen underlines their 3rd position with 23 points whereas Cologne stays on 11th position with 16 points.

　　Berlin took the lead against Monchengladbach at the 18th minute but Monchengladbach equalized at the 33rd minute through midfielder Marco Reus.

　　After interval, Monchengladbach took over to seal the win at the 55th minute with a follow-up shot by youngster Reus into top left.

　　Berlin remains¹³ on 10th position with 16 points while Monchengladbach stays on a surprising 4th position with 23 points.

　　Freiburg wrapped three points after a late penalty by striker Papiss Demba Cisse ensured a 2-1 win against Nuremberg.

　　Freiburg climbs from the last to 17th position with 10 points while Nuremberg slips from 14th to 15th position with 12 points.

　　Hoffenheim shared points with Kaiserslautern after a 1-1 draw.

　　At the late match on Saturday struggling Hamburg turned a 0-2 deficit into a two-all draw against Leverkusen in a hectic¹⁴ match.

　　Hamburg sits on 16th position, a relegation¹⁵ spot, with 10 points while Leverkusen climbs from 8th to 7th position.

　　The following fixtures¹⁶ are set for Sunday: Hannover encounters Schalke whilst first division newcomer Augsburg hosts record champion Bayern.

1 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

2 utilized   

v.利用，使用( utilize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In the19th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity. 在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The empty building can be utilized for city storage. 可以利用那栋空建筑物作城市的仓库。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。

4 retracted   

v.撤回或撤消( retract的过去式和过去分词 )；拒绝执行或遵守；缩回；拉回

参考例句：

• He made a false confession which he later retracted. 他作了假供词，后来又翻供。
• A caddy retracted his statement. 一个球童收回了他的话。 来自辞典例句

5 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

6 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

7 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

8 conversion   

n.转化，转换，转变

参考例句：

• He underwent quite a conversion.他彻底变了。
• Waste conversion is a part of the production process.废物处理是生产过程的一个组成部分。

9 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

10 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

11 cynically   

adv.爱嘲笑地，冷笑地

参考例句：

• "Holding down the receiver,'said Daisy cynically. “挂上话筒在讲。”黛西冷嘲热讽地说。 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比
• The Democrats sensibly (if cynically) set about closing the God gap. 民主党在明智（有些讽刺）的减少宗教引起的问题。 来自互联网

12 fouled   

v.使污秽( foul的过去式和过去分词 )；弄脏；击球出界；（通常用废物）弄脏

参考例句：

• Blue suit and reddish-brown socks!He had fouled up again. 蓝衣服和红褐色短袜！他又搞错了。
• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories. 整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。

13 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

14 hectic   

adj.肺病的；消耗热的；发热的；闹哄哄的

参考例句：

• I spent a very hectic Sunday.我度过了一个忙乱的星期天。
• The two days we spent there were enjoyable but hectic.我们在那里度过的两天愉快但闹哄哄的。

15 relegation   

n.驱逐，贬黜；降级

参考例句：

• Liaoning team lost this game, is still deeply avoid relegation zone. 辽宁队本场失利后，仍然深陷保级区。 来自互联网
• In society, relegation is based on your income. 社会上的规类是以你的收入为基准。 来自互联网

16 fixtures   

（房屋等的）固定装置( fixture的名词复数 )； 如（浴盆、抽水马桶）； 固定在某位置的人或物； （定期定点举行的）体育活动

参考例句：

• The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
• The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了，钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹