2006年VOA标准英语-Brazil Blanks Ghana to Reach World Cup Quarterf

By Parke Brewer¹
Dortmund
27 June 2006

The game was barely² underway when Brazil got on the scoreboard. In the fifth minute, veteran³ star forward Ronaldo received a well-timed pass that beat Ghana's offsides trap. He faked out Ghana's goalie Richard Kingson at the top of the box and put himself in the history books.

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Brazilian midfielder Ronaldo (R) fights for the ball with Ghanaian defender⁴ John Pantsil, Tuesday   
  
The goal was Ronaldo's 15th in World Cup play, breaking the scoring record held by German Gerd Mueller. Ronaldo has compiled⁵ his mark in 18 games in three tournaments.

His coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, said Ronaldo is deserving⁶ of the record.

"We never had a doubt that Ronaldo would be a very useful footballer for the Brazilian national team because Ronaldo is a special player, he said. "He's a top scorer. He is a player for the big and good moments."

Brazil's second goal against Ghana came just before halftime from Adriano, who appeared to off-sides, and the third and final goal was scored by Ze Roberto in the 84th minute.

Ze Roberto was named Man of the Match, but said there are bigger goals in mind.

"I was very happy," he said. "For the second time I've been chosen Man of the Match, and even more happy that we've reached the quarterfinals, and the dream is still alive, which is to be world champion."

Brazil's coach Carlos Alberto Parreira said Ghana put up a good fight.

"It wasn't easy, and we knew it wasn't going to be easy," he said. "Three-nil seems like it was an easy game, but it wasn't."

Ratomir Dujkovic  
  
Ghana's Serbian coach Ratomir Dujkovic said despite the loss, Ghana represented Africa well and battled hard in every game.

"I'm very proud of our players," he said. "They fought from the beginning of our first match until the last minute in today's match, when we get out [were eliminated]. And in the future I believe the Black Stars from Ghana will show you more than they did in this competition."

Ghana heads home after an admirable performance in its first ever World Cup by reaching the second round, and Brazil moves on to the quarterfinals.

1 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

2 barely   

adv.仅仅，几乎没有，几乎不

参考例句：

• The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
• He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。

3 veteran   

n.老兵；经验丰富的人，老手

参考例句：

• My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.我祖父是二战时的老兵。
• We often asked the veteran workers for advice.我们常常向老工人求教。

4 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。

5 compiled   

v.收集( compile的过去式和过去分词 )；编辑；编制；编译

参考例句：

• They have compiled a collection of Elementary Readings on the Natural Scieces to help young people in their studies. 为了便于青少年学习，他们编了一套《自然科学小丛书》。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Bibliographies are lists of books and are compiled in many different forms. 书目是以许多不同形式编制的图书目录。 来自辞典例句

6 deserving   

adj.值得的；应得的；有功的；值得帮助的v.应得；值得；应得报酬；应得赔偿

参考例句：

• to give money to a deserving cause 把钱捐给值得赞助的事业
• All the causes seem equally deserving. 看来所有的这些事业都同样值得投身。 来自《简明英汉词典》