| Episode 49: The quarter-finals | |
| Tim: | England are out! We lost on penalties again! |
| Alice: | I'm gutted! I blame Rooney. |
| Tim: | He didn't do nuffink! |
| Alice: | How can you say that? We all saw what he did. The ref had to send him off. |
| Tim: | I still say we was robbed. The ref was far too free and easy with that card. |
| Alice: | You're just looking for a scapegoat. |
| Tim: | No I'm not. |
| Alice: | What about the manager, the skipper, the strikers? Don't you blame them? |
| Tim: | Don't be so rational Alice. We're going back empty-handed and I can't stand it! |
| Alice: | Oh cheer up Tim. We'll be home soon and you and Michal can commiserate with each other - England and Poland out of the World Cup again ... until next time! |
Vocabulary:
the quarter-finals (noun) - one of four matches, games, or contests to decide the four people or teams that will continue playing in a competition (such as a tennis tournament)a penalty (noun) - a punishment or disadvantage given to a team or player for breaking a rule in a game, punishment for breaking a rule or law
I'm gutted (informal) - I'm very disappointed
blame (verb) - to say or think that a person or thing is responsible for something bad that has happened
nuffink (slang) - nothing
ref (noun) - short for a referee in a game or sport
a referee (noun) - a person who makes sure that players act according to the rules of a game or sport
to send someone off (phrase) - to sent a player off the field or kick a player out of the game for not acting according to the rules of a game or sport
a scapegoat (noun) - a person who is wrongly blamed when something goes wrong
a skipper (noun) - someone who leads a group, especially, the manager of a baseball team, the captain of a ship or boat
a striker (noun) - a forward in soccer, a worker who is on strike
rational (adjective) - having the ability to reason or think about things clearly, based on facts or reason and not on emotions or feelings
empty-handed (adjective) - (often used when talking about competitions) not winning any prizes, without having, carrying, or bringing anything
I can't stand it (phrase) - used to say that someone strongly dislikes a person or thing
cheer up (verb) - to become happier or to make (someone) happier
commiserate with someone (verb phrase) - show pity for someone's misfortune or bad luck
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