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Sport: training and competition
Athletes, coaches, scores, medals and the events of a sports meeting.
These are the words around a competition: who trains, who judges, who wins and by how much. A score is read with 比, so 2:1 is 二比一. A sporting record is 纪录, written with 纪; the 记录 with 记 is a written note. And the crowd does not shout “come on” but 加油, literally “add fuel”.
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训练to train; trainingVerb4
下个月有比赛，所以这几周训练特别辛苦。There’s a competition next month, so training these few weeks is especially hard.
For athletes and teams; exercising to keep fit is 锻炼.
犯规to commit a foul; foulVerb4
裁判说他犯规了，可他自己不同意。The referee said he had committed a foul, but he didn’t agree.
打败to defeat; to beatVerb4
上个周末我们打败了去年的冠军。Last weekend we beat last year’s champions.
打破to break (a record); to smashVerb4
她打破了自己保持了三年的纪录。She broke the record she had held for three years.
射门to shoot (at goal)Verb4
他射门的时候，球打在了门柱上。When he shot, the ball hit the post.
传球to pass (the ball)Verb4
踢足球要多传球，不能只想着自己进球。In football you need to pass a lot, not just think about scoring yourself.
领先to lead; to be aheadVerb4
上半场我们一直领先，没想到最后输了。We were ahead the whole first half, and then we lost in the end.
落后to fall behind; to trailVerb4
跑到一半，他已经落后别人很多了。Halfway through the race he was already far behind the others.
As an adjective, also “backward”, of a place or a technology.
获胜to win; to be victoriousVerb4
最后红队以三比一获胜。In the end the red team won three-one.
Written and in reports; in speech 赢.
参赛to take part in a competitionVerb4
这次马拉松有两万多人参赛。More than twenty thousand people are running in this marathon.
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