世足賽已於7月15日落幕，法國踢贏克羅埃西亞奪冠。其實，自開打以來就驚奇不斷，多場賽事結果跌破看官眼鏡，好比國際賭盤預測的奪冠強隊巴西、德國接連出局，金盃夢碎（dashed）。 【世足賽淺談】 to dash　猛烈撞擊 A：I can't believe Germany didn't even make it into the eighth finals. （我不敢相信德國隊竟然連16強都沒進。） B：Yeah, sadly, their World Cup hopes were dashed playing against Korea. （對啊，真令人傷心他們的世界盃夢在對戰韓國隊時破滅。） to fall flat　徹底失敗 A：Well, in fact, even the all-time-winner Brazil fell flat when playing against Belgium. （嗯，事實上，就連歷屆贏家巴西跟比利時對戰時都輸得很慘。） B：That, my friend, was really heartbreaking to watch. （對啊，老友，這2場賽事看了真令人心碎。） to go unbeaten　不敗 A：It's just too hard to go unbeaten, even for the perennial powerhouses like Spain and Argentina. （保持不敗太難了，連像歷屆經典強國西班牙、阿根廷也如此。） B：I'm sure they will make a comeback in the next World Cup. （我相信他們下一屆世界盃能捲土重來。） 【延伸關鍵字】 1. overachiever：高成就者 2. to make a splash：引起關注 3. to eliminate：排除 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權