神奇女队 - 99世界十大体育新闻之九

　　99年女足世界杯决赛开战之前，几乎所有的人，包括许多美国人在内，都认为冠军当属风头正劲的中国女队。然而经过120分钟的艰苦鏖战，美国女队最终以点球获胜，也许这只能用"神奇"二字来解释吧？

Wonder Women

Before the Women's World Cup tournament, organizers billed it as[1] the largest women's sporting event ever. The final was the most-watched[2] soccer game ever on U.S. network television, with an estimated 40 million viewers. In a country where pro soccer[3] had proven a challenge[4] -- and where the U.S. women hoped to start their own league -- crowds watched Mia Hamm and her teammates roll through[5] the tournament, gathering momentum[6] before playing the final against their strongest opponent, China. After 120 scoreless minutes, U.S. goalkeeper Briana Scurry saved one of China's penalty kicks[7], and her teammates converted five straight to[8] recapture[9] the championship.

注释：

1.bill sth. as …：
在广告中把……称为……

2.most-watched：
观看人数最多的，最受注目的

3.pro soccer：
职业足球。即我通常说的"football"，而在美国"football"指的是橄榄球。

4.challenge：
挑战，有风险的事情

5.roll through：
摇摇晃晃地通过。指美国队打入决赛的过程非常艰苦

6.momentum：动力，气势

7.penalty kick：点球

8.converted … to：
把……变成。

9.recapture：
夺回，重新获得