For soccer fans, being able to meet Beckham would be the chance of a lifetime.

对于足球迷来说，能遇见贝克汉会是个千载难逢的机会。

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Ckient:Yes. I watched Workd Cup games every night, it is big time for soccer fans. I am not gonna miss any match as kong as I can.

顾客：是的，每天晚上看世界杯都看得很晚。这是我们球迷的重大节日，如果可能的话，我可不想错过任何一场比赛。

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For years, Chinese soccer fans have rarely had the chance to cheer for a triumph from the national team.

多年来，中国球迷很少有机会为国家队的胜利欢呼。

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So this is a game that occurs in soccer and just to give an idea of how important it is for those people who are unfortunate enough not to be soccer fans here, the last World Cup was decided on penalty kicks.

所以这是一个有关足球的博弈,我先告诉在座的不是球迷的同学,为什么说这个很重要,因为上届世界杯冠军就是点球决定的

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