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Male Chess Player Expelled From Tournament for Pretending to be a Woman

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Male Chess Player Expelled From Tournament for Pretending to be a Woman
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A male player was recently expelled from the Kenya Open Chess Championship for pretending to be a woman.
一名男棋手最近因假扮成女性而遭逐出肯亞西洋棋公開賽。
The man had entered the women’s section of the tournament in order to win this year’s top prize.
這名男子為了贏得今年的最高獎項而混入女子組賽事。
enter(v.)進入、參加in order to RV為了做某事
The male player went by the name Millicent Awour and dressed in traditional Muslim women’s clothing to hide his identity.
這位化名歐瓦的男選手穿著傳統穆斯林婦女服裝來隱藏自己的身份。
go by自稱為identity(n.)身份identity card (ID card) 身分證
He covered everything except his eyes and glasses.
他把眼睛和眼鏡以外的部位都遮住。
cover(v.)遮蓋、遮蔽
Additionally, the man did not speak at all during the tournament.
此外,該男子在比賽期間完全不說話。
However, after winning two games, including one against a former national champion, he lost to the top Ugandan female player in his third match.
不過,在贏得兩場比賽,包括與前全國冠軍對弈的比賽後,他在第三場比賽中不敵烏干達頭號女棋手。
against(prep.)相對、對立former(adj.)以前的、前任;(n.)前者latter(n.)後者former president前總統former employer前雇主ex-(pref.)前~;(n.)前任ex-girlfriend(n.)前女友ex-husband(n.)前夫lose to輸給~lose sb. to…因~失去某人
It was during these games that his identity was discovered.
正是在這幾場比賽中,他的真實身份才曝光。
it is…that…分裂句The dog bit me.=It is the dog that bit me.discover(v.)發現
Players and observers both noticed that the “female player” had a strange style of walking and was also wearing men’s shoes.
棋手和裁判都注意到這名「女棋手」走路的方式很奇怪,而且還穿著男鞋。
strange(adj.)怪異的、不尋常的
After being caught, the man admitted to falsely entering the women’s tournament.
被抓到後,該男子才坦承冒充女子參賽。
admit (to) V-ing承認做某事(+動名詞)admit to N.承認做某事(+名詞)falsely(adv.)不真實地;虛假地(=in a way that is not true);錯誤地(=wrongly)
He said he was a university student who was hoping to win money to help with financial problems.
他表示自己是一名大學生,希望贏得獎金來解決財務問題。
financial(adj.)財務的
Despite apologizing for his actions, the man was expelled from the tournament and all the points that he had won were returned to his opponents.
儘管為自己的行為道了歉,這位男子還是被逐出了比賽,他所贏得的積分都被全數歸還給他先前的對手。
apologize for…為~道歉return(v.)歸還、返還opponent(n.)對手
Due to cheating, he was not able to win any of this year’s prizes that nearly 450 other players were trying to take home.
由於作弊,今年近450名棋手試圖抱走的鉅額獎金,他現在一分錢也拿不到。
cheating(n.)欺騙、行騙、作弊cheat(v.)欺騙、行騙、作弊cheat on sb.對某人不忠、背著某人偷吃be not able to RV無法做到某事

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female(adj.)(n.)
女性(的)
be expelled from
從~當中被逐出
be kicked out of…
從~當中被逐出
pretend(v.)
假裝、偽稱
enter(v.)
進入、參加
in order to RV
為了做某事
go by
自稱為
identity(n.)
身份
identity card (ID card)
身分證
cover(v.)
遮蓋、遮蔽
against(prep.)
相對、對立
former(adj.)
以前的、前任;(n.)前者
latter(n.)
後者
former president
前總統
former employer
前雇主
ex-(pref.)
前~;(n.)前任
ex-girlfriend(n.)
前女友
ex-husband(n.)
前夫
lose to
輸給~
lose sb. to…
因~失去某人
it is…that…
分裂句
The dog bit me.=It is the dog that bit me.
discover(v.)
發現
strange(adj.)
怪異的、不尋常的
admit (to) V-ing
承認做某事(+動名詞)
admit to N.
承認做某事(+名詞)
falsely(adv.)
不真實地;虛假地(=in a way that is not true);錯誤地(=wrongly)
financial(adj.)
財務的
apologize for…
為~道歉
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