In most World Cups, the home team, or the team from the host country usually plays better than most people expect.

在大多数世界杯比赛中，主队或东道国球队的表现通常比大多数人预期的要好。

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I thrilled at the news that my favourite football team won the World Cup.

我最喜欢的足球队赢了世界杯，这条新闻让我很激动。

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Beating the world champions is certainly a big ask for the team.

这个队要打败世界冠军当然难度很大。

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Five years later she led the United States women's basketball team in the Goodwill Games and FIBA World Championship.

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I think what we do in America whatever people might say about we're on a way up or we're on a way down, we still have vast power in team influence on what's going in this world Absolutely. -with the kind of financial and leadership role.

我认为我们在美国所做的,无论人们如何评价,我们在前进或在倒退，我们仍然拥有巨大的力量,对于世界的发展有着极大的影响,绝对是，-因为我们拥有巨大的金融实力,以及领导作用。

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And more immediately, this weekend, as all of you are thinking the most event in the world was whatever was happening in Congress to do with Iraq, actually, the most important event in the world was taking place in England where my favorite team, portsmouth, were playing Kaj, the head TA's favorite team, Liverpool.

再举个最近的例子吧,比如这周末,在场的各位都觉得世界上最重要的事,是国会对伊拉克采取何种行动,但我觉得最重要的事发生在英格兰,我最喜爱的足球队,朴茨茅斯队,对抗助教长卡茄最喜爱的利物浦队

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The Brazilian-born German beat Marcelo Rios at the World Team Championship in Dusseldorf.

BBC: Seeds fall in Germany

In men's tennis, Argentina won the World Team Cup for the fourth time by beating the United States 2-1 in Dusseldorf.

CNN: Sharapova warms up for Roland Garros with title win

Luckily there is a fledgling organization, World Team Tennis (WTT), that's at the forefront of bringing the sport completely into the 21st century.

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