贏球賠率高達90倍
Last Wednesday was full of surprises for football fans. As South Korea and Germany walked out onto the pitch for their last match of the World Cup group stage, hardly anyone expected what would happen next: South Korea 2, Germany 0.
上週三對足球迷們來說充滿了驚喜。當韓國和德國隊在世界杯分組賽的最後一場比賽中走上場，幾乎沒有人預料到接下來會發生什麼：韓國2，德國0。
pitch(n.)運動場地、足球場hardly(adv.)幾乎沒有
Over the course of one of the most exciting game to be played in Russia so far in this tournament, South Korea fought tooth and nail against their European opponents right up to the final minutes.
在本屆俄國世界杯足球賽中迄今最令人興奮的比賽中，韓國隊奮力對抗德國隊到比賽最後一刻。
over the course of~在…期間=duringtournament(n.)錦標賽fight (battle) tooth and nail拼到底;奮力抵抗
In the end, it was a tight chip into the goal by Kim Yong-gwon that pushed the defending champion Germany out of the competition.
最後，金英權禁區內推射得分，將上屆冠軍德國隊擠出本屆世界杯。
chip(n.)挑球goal(n.)球門defend(v.)(運動比賽中)防守、防衛、衛冕、蟬聯冠軍
The odds were low, incredibly low.
這次比賽可說是大爆冷門。
odds(n.)機率、概率、投注賠率probability(n.)機率;概率likelihood(n.)可能性
Germany, which has never lost to an Asian country in the World Cup, has only gotten out of the group stages twice since 1954.
德國隊從來沒有在世界杯中輸給任何的亞洲隊伍，且自1954年以來只有兩次在分組賽中遭到淘汰。
since(conj.)自從
With the tables stacked against them, bookies set the odds of South Korea winning at 90 to 1. That means that if you bet NT$100 on South Korea’s last match, you would have walked away with up to NT$9000 in winnings.
大部分的下注都賭韓國會輸，韓國隊贏球的賠率是90比1；換而言之就是如果當初下注1百元，就會能贏得9千元的獎金。
odds(n.)機率、概率、投注賠率bet(n.)(v.)賭注、打賭、猜想bookie(n.)莊家=bookmakerwould have Vpp. (過去的未來)應該;就會
Naturally, social media wasn’t too quiet about all this. “90 to 1? I’m so jealous,” said one user about the winnings. “Best. World. Cup. Yet,” said another.
當然，這在社交媒體上引起一陣騷動，其中一位網友說：「90倍，令人太羨慕。」另一位網友留言：「史上最扯世界杯。」