英語口語迷你小對(duì)話：第12課 重要的 - 5

　　【迷你小對(duì)話1】

　　A: The deciding moment in the World Cup Final was when the German goalkeeper Kahn dropped the ball at Renaldo’s feet.

　　B: Yes. From that moment, only one team was going to win, and that was Brazil.

　　A: 世界杯決賽的關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻，就是德國(guó)門將卡恩失掉羅納爾多那一球的瞬間。

　　B: 是啊。那一刻起就只有一個(gè)隊(duì)能贏了，就是巴西。

　　【迷你小對(duì)話2】

　　A: The Boston Tea Party in the 18th century was a pivotal moment in the War of Independence between Britain and the United States.

　　B: After that, it was only a matter of time before America declared its separation from London.

　　A: 十八世紀(jì)的波士頓茶黨事件是美國(guó)獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻。

　　B: 在那以后，美國(guó)宣布脫離英國(guó)獨(dú)立只是早晚的事了。

　　【語言點(diǎn)精講】

　　deciding: 決定性的;決勝的。

　　final: 決賽。

　　goalkeeper: 守門員。

　　pivotal: 起樞軸作用的;中樞的;關(guān)鍵的。

　　declare: 宣布。

　　separation: 分離，分開。