Fantastic6 Football from Brazil Live
Hey, I'm Mario. The football match in Brazil is fantastic. And—even with 150,000 crazy fans going wild around me!—I managed to write you my action report with some handy tips (like this: HT).
7:15p.m.—The crowd is going wild. Cheering, chanting7, singing, waving giant, colored banners, sending up fire balloons, letting off fireworks... the lot8 ! My brother Leo is shouting and dancing. And now the teams are coming out! The game hasn't started yet. It's always the same. More like a football party than a football match!
HT If you can't be bothered with the football, just watch the crowd. There's always lots of action!
7:45p.m.—The game is on! Thousands of fans are beating samba drums non-stop! Now someone has thrown a smoke bomb (with smoke in Flamengo colours of course!).
HT Take your earplugs to the game if you cannot stand big noise.
8:00p.m.—It is already two goals each. The action is really hotting up9. And the fans are getting very happy. They are throwing things onto the pitch10... toilet rolls11, party streamers12, even dead chickens!
HT Take care where you sit at our football matches.
8:50p.m.—It is still 2:2. Leo and mum and dad are all shouting themselves hoarsely13. A Flamengo player does a brilliant dribble14. The drums are beating faster. He has got past four opponents! 80,000 Flamengo fans all jump from their seats and yell “Great! Great! Great!” The player passes to his striker15. The striker scores!
10:20p.m.—We are driving home. After much jumping about, yelling, finger-nail biting, groaning and gasping from the fans the game has ended 4:2 for Flamengo. My family are trying to sing their supporters' song—but just croaks16 are coming out.
HT Remember to take some throat sweets.
I hope you enjoyed that match. Next let's talk about the Amazon.
精彩的巴西足球现场报道
嗨！我是玛利亚。巴西足球比赛太精彩了！而且——即使在15万疯狂球迷的包围下——我还是为你们写下了现场报道，还有顺便提示呢（用HT标出）！
晚上7：15——观众们都快疯了。喝彩、反复喊口号、唱歌、挥动巨大的彩旗、放热气球、点鞭炮……诸如此类！我弟弟利奥又跳又喊。这时，两支球队出场了！比赛还没开始，情形总这样。与其说是足球赛，不如说是足球聚会！
提示：如果你对足球不感兴趣，那就看人。观众总有各种出彩表现！
晚上7：45——比赛开始了！数千名球迷正在一刻不停地敲着桑巴鼓！这时候有人投掷了一枚烟雾弹（烟雾的颜色当然是弗拉门戈队队服的颜色！）。
提示：如果你忍受不了太大的噪音，就带上耳塞。
晚上8：00——比分已是2：2。气氛越来越激烈。球迷们非常兴奋。他们在朝比赛场地上扔东西……卷纸、晚会彩带，甚至还有死鸡！
提示：留心看球赛时你坐在哪一看台。
晚上8：50——比分还是2:2。利奥、妈妈和爸爸喉咙都喊哑了。一名弗拉门戈球员露了一脚漂亮的运球绝技。桑巴鼓擂得更快了。他带球过了4名对方球员！8万弗拉门戈队的球迷都从座位上跳起来，大喊“好！太棒了！太棒了！” 这名球员把球传给他们队的前锋。前锋进球了！
晚上10：20——我们正在开车回家的路上。在球迷们不断的跳起、喊叫、咬指甲、呻吟和喘息之后，比赛结束了。弗拉门戈队以4：2获胜。我们一家人想唱他们的球迷之歌——可喉咙里只发出沙哑的声音。
提示：记得带些润喉糖。
希望你们喜欢这场比赛。接着我们聊聊亚马逊河吧！
1. Rio de Janeiro 里约热内卢
2. clown [klaun] n. 小丑
3. Israel n. 以色列
4. Ipanema 伊帕内玛（巴西地名），因其海滩的洁净而著称。
5. dedicate...to 献给
6. fantastic adj. 精彩的；奇特的
7. chant v. （有节奏地）反复唱、喊
8. the lot 诸如此类
9. hot up 热闹
10. pitch n. 沥青。此指赛场。
11. toilet roll 成卷的纸
12. streamer n. 彩带
13. hoarsely adv. 嘶哑地
14. dribble n. 运球
15. striker n. 前锋
16. croak n. 嘶哑的声音
17. sediment n. 沉积物
18. patch n. 碎片，小块
19. tributary n. 支流