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Heading for a festival in Portugal, a time-honored tradition, Carols and his family know what it takes for their small country to make it all the way to the World Cup semifinals.

Being small doesn't matter. We're strong men, we're fighters and we don't do anything halfway¹.

Fancy footwork and not just by Portugal's winning side, especially in Montijo, hometown of Ricardo who blocked England's penalty² shots and became the toast of / local Karshidi Rooshis or witch’s house, a neighborhood club where old friends meet to share typical Portuguese³ appetizers⁴ and talk politics and football.

They may sing about wine, but everyone is thinking about Portugal's first World Cup semifinal appearance in forty years.

It's a long time, but, but you understand because you all know, only we're a little country in Europe.

Just ten million people in Portugal, but room enough for the old and new, and a lot of friends of Ricardo's.

Ricardo was born here like me and my son attended school with him.

Ricardo's parents say they don't feel like the most famous family in town, but certainly the proudest.

Portugal needed something to give it a joy and the national team is providing that.

World Cup victories have diverted⁵ the attention from Portugal’s economic problems and high unemployment.

They didn't put on this parade just for Ricardo but they might as well have after what he did to England.

And next little Portugal is hoping to spin more magic on an even bigger foe⁶, France.

AL Goodman, CNN, Montijo, Portugal.
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time-honored :done in the same way for a very long time 历史悠久的
Fancy footwork:quick or skillful actions to deal with a problem 巧妙的处理问题方法
toast :to be very popular in a particular place or group 众人崇拜的人物
foe:mainly literary an enemy 敌人

1 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

2 penalty   

n.处罚，刑罚，罚款

参考例句：

• If you knock the ball with your hand in football,you will suffer a penalty.如果在踢足球时你用手碰到球，你将受到处罚。
• One of those arrested could face the death penalty.被捕的那些人中有一人可能被判死刑。

3 Portuguese   

n.葡萄牙人；葡萄牙语

参考例句：

• They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
• Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。

4 appetizers   

n.开胃品( appetizer的名词复数 )；促进食欲的活动；刺激欲望的东西；吊胃口的东西

参考例句：

• Here is the egg drop and appetizers to follow. 这是您要的蛋花汤和开胃品。 来自互联网
• Would you like appetizers or a salad to go with that? 你要不要小菜或色拉？ 来自互联网

5 diverted   

使转移[向]( divert的过去式和过去分词 )； 娱乐； 转移（某人）的注意力； 改变（资金、材料等）的用途

参考例句：

• Northbound traffic will have to be diverted onto minor roads. 北行车辆将不得不绕次要道路行驶。
• Traffic is being diverted onto a side road because of the accident. 由于交通事故，车辆行人改走边道。

6 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。