Argentina's River defeat defenders Arsenal

Argentina's River defeat defenders¹ Arsenal²

 BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Club Atletico River Plate Sunday defeated defending champions Arsenal de Sarandi 4-0 on the ninth match-day of Argentina's premiere league initial tournament.

With this win, River Plate, led by Matias Almeyda, broke a five-match none-victory streak³ (three draws and two defeats).

It allowed the team to go out of the direct relegation⁴ zone to the second division with 12 points, seven points away from the leaders Newell's Old Boys who drew 0-0 with Atletico Tigre on Sunday.

Without French David Trezeguet, River showed off with goals scored by Leonardo Ponzio in the 40th minute, Carlos Luna at 69 and Rogelio Funes Mori on 81 and 90 minutes.

Arsenal, with 11 points, played the last quarter without Colombian Carlos Carbonero, who was expelled after 75 minutes in the game played at Julio Grondona stadium in Sarandi, southern Buenos Aires.

The remaining fixtures⁵ on the ninth match-day are games between Union de Santa Fe (3) and Club Atletico Independiente (4), Boca Juniors (16) against San Martin de San Juan (6) and Club Atletico Velez Sarsfield (17) against Club Atletico Colon⁶ (12).

1 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

3 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

4 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

5 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

6 colon   

n.冒号，结肠，直肠

参考例句：

• Here,too,the colon must be followed by a dash.这里也是一样，应当在冒号后加破折号。
• The colon is the locus of a large concentration of bacteria.结肠是大浓度的细菌所在地。