伊朗隊簽證還沒著落？
Sam and Chloe are sitting at a small table outside a cafe. The sun is shining, and Chloe is scrolling through a sports news website on her phone while sipping an iced coffee. Sam is wearing a soccer jersey, looking excited.
山姆和克洛伊坐在一家咖啡廳的戶外桌。陽光普照，克洛伊一邊喝著冰咖啡，一邊用手機瀏覽體育新聞網站。山姆穿著足球球衣，看起來很興奮。
scroll through滑過、瀏覽／swipe(v.)左右滑sip(v.)小口啜飲／gulp(v.)大口灌下去jersey(n.)球衣
Sam: I can’t believe the World Cup starts next month! I already bought my jersey. Are you ready for the big games?
山姆：我真不敢相信世界盃下個月就要開打了！我連球衣都買好了。你準備好迎接精彩的賽事了嗎？
Chloe: I am, but look at this news. I’m reading about the Iranian team right now. They might have a huge problem getting to the tournament.
克洛伊：我準備好了，但你看看這則新聞。我現在正在看關於伊朗隊的報導，他們遇到了一個大問題，可能無法參加世界盃。
Iranian(adj.)伊朗的(n.)伊朗人have a problem／difficulty+V-ing:在～遇到困難tournament(n.)錦標賽、比賽／annual tournament年度賽事competition(n.)競賽、比賽
Sam: Really? Why? Did someone get injured?
山姆：真的嗎？為什麼？有人受傷了嗎？
injured(adj.)受傷的
Chloe: No, it’s worse. The tournament is in the US, Mexico, and Canada this year, right? But the US government hasn’t given visas to the Iranian players yet.
克洛伊：不是，情況更糟。今年的比賽是在美國、墨西哥和加拿大舉辦，對吧？但美國政府到現在都還沒發簽證給伊朗球員。
not yet還沒、尚未
Sam: Wait, seriously? Their first match against New Zealand is on June 15th in Los Angeles. That’s only a few weeks away!
山姆：等等，認真的嗎？他們6月15日在洛杉磯對上紐西蘭的第一場小組賽，再過幾個星期就要到了耶！
match(n.)比賽、競賽a match against…和～的比賽／對戰
Chloe: Exactly. The Iranian soccer president says they haven’t received a single visa yet. He’s having an emergency meeting with FIFA tomorrow.
克洛伊：沒錯。伊朗足協主席說，他們到現在連一張簽證都還沒收到。他明天將與國際足總緊急開會。
emergency room(ER)急診室emergency services緊急救援服務in an emergency在緊急狀況下FIFA國際足球總會世界盃
Sam: Man, that’s awful. Iran and the US have had political issues for decades, but politics shouldn’t ruin sports. The players worked so hard to qualify!
山姆：噢天哪，太糟糕了。伊朗和美國政治不合已經幾十年了，但政治不該毀了運動。球員們那麼努力才踢進世界盃的！
political(adj.)政治的political leader政治領袖／political party 政黨politics(n.)政治qualify(v.)取得資格、晉級
Chloe: I know. The article says the players even have to travel all the way to Turkey just to do their fingerprints for the visa.
克洛伊：對啊。報導說，球員們甚至得特地跑到土耳其，只為了辦簽證去採集指紋。
all the way to...一路遠道奔波到……、大老遠到……
Sam: A true World Cup needs every team there. Let’s hope FIFA can fix this quickly.
山姆：真正的世界盃需要每個隊伍都在場。希望國際足總能趕快解決這個問題。
Chloe: Me too. I just want to see some good soccer, without all the drama.
克洛伊：我也是。我只想好好看場精彩的足球賽，不想看到這麼多鬧劇。
without(prep.)沒有+N.／V-ing