夏说英语新闻晨读 第525期:三喵军团之歌

 本期内容：

After a heart-breaking week for English football fans, Three Lions is number one on this week's official singles chart. It's the first time in chart history a song has scored four spells at number one with the same artist line-up. The song is a testament¹ to how its message of hope-against-the-odds is reflected in every international England ever played. We don't need another football anthem²... unless we win.

heart-breaking: adj. 让人心碎的
single: n. 单曲
chart: n. 排行榜
spell: n. 魔咒，咒语；时期，任期 vt. 拼写
line-up: n. 阵容
testament: n. 证明；圣约
hope-against-the-odds: 逆来顺受；情况再差，仍抱有希望
international: n. 国际比赛
anthem: n. 队歌，国歌

1 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

2 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。