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【看足球学英语】阿森纳第 1 期 · 没有新前锋也没关系

素材：BBC Sport《No new striker, no worries - Havertz and Odegaard torment Chelsea》（没有新前锋也没关系，哈弗茨和厄德高折磨切尔西）
原文约 807 词，全篇拆 2 期，本期为第 1 期（转会窗遗憾 + 德比逆转 + 心态语录）
难度定位：高中～六级通吃

使用提示：先读原文、先做题，答案和全文翻译在最后（⑦⑧），管住手别提前翻。

① 原文选段（约 427 词）

来源：BBC Sport（赛后报道 + 更衣室语录）

No new striker, no worries - Havertz and Odegaard torment Chelsea

Arsenal shelled out close to £200m on new signings during the summer transfer window but fell short of landing the elite forward they craved.

Former Manchester City goalscorer Julian Alvarez was on their radar but remains at Atletico Madrid, while the Gunners were also interested in Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers, Paris St-Germain's Bradley Barcola and Vinicius Jr.

While Rogers opted for London rivals Chelsea, Barcola moved to Liverpool and Vinicius Jr has stayed at Real Madrid.

Yet reigning champions Arsenal have started this season as strongly as they finished 2025-26, when they celebrated their first Premier League title for 22 years.

After wins over Coventry City and Aston Villa, they came from behind to beat big-spending Chelsea 2-1 in a thrilling derby on Sunday - thanks to goals from two familiar faces.

Kai Havertz, an Arsenal player since 2023, and Martin Odegaard, who joined in 2021, scored as they passed their first big test of the campaign against opponents who have spent close to £350m since the end of last season.

A maximum nine points from three games, one goal conceded and big players stepping up.

"I can't see anyone stopping Arsenal," former Premier League winner Chris Sutton told BBC Sport.

'Our mentality is to keep fighting'

It is surely too early in the season to get carried away, and there are likely to be bigger tests ahead for Mikel Arteta's side.

But Arsenal have set down an early marker as they chase back-to-back Premier League crowns.

Along with Manchester City, they are one of only two clubs with a maximum nine points from three games.

After sweeping aside Coventry on the opening day of the season, they produced a mature performance to come away with all three points at Villa.

Against Chelsea, they had to find a different way to win after £117m signing Rogers fired Chelsea into a second-minute lead.

"Our mentality is to keep fighting. We have shown that many times," said captain Odegaard, who scored the 50th-minute winner after Havertz had equalised before half-time.

"We never want to concede early, but the reaction is top. We got our reward in the end and the response was brilliant.

"We showed our quality with and without the ball and the result reflects that."

Odegaard has scored three goals in four appearances in all competitions this season, after netting only once in 36 last term.

"It was a big game, massive game, tough opponent, and we got there in the end, so brilliant," he said.

② 核心词汇表（17 个）

高考（4）

1. celebrate
音标：/ˈselɪbreɪt/
词性：v.
本文义：庆祝，（难得地）迎来
例句：The whole city celebrated the team's first title in twenty years.
例句翻译：全城都在庆祝球队二十年来的首个冠军。

2. familiar
音标：/fəˈmɪliə(r)/
词性：adj.
本文义：熟悉的（familiar faces = 熟面孔）
例句：The final was decided by two familiar faces in the squad.
例句翻译：决赛由队里两张熟面孔决定了胜负。

3. massive
音标：/ˈmæsɪv/
词性：adj.
本文义：巨大的，极重要的（口语里的"超大型"）
例句：Winning this game was massive for our confidence.
例句翻译：赢下这场比赛对我们的信心极其重要。

4. response
音标：/rɪˈspɒns/
词性：n.
本文义：反应，回应（the response was brilliant = 球队的回击非常出色）
例句：The team's response to going a goal down was excellent.
例句翻译：球队对落后一球的回应非常出色。

四级（5）

5. thrilling
音标：/ˈθrɪlɪŋ/
词性：adj.
本文义：惊心动魄的，扣人心弦的
例句：The two sides played out a thrilling 3-3 draw.
例句翻译：两队踢出了一场惊心动魄的 3-3 平局。

6. maximum
音标：/ˈmæksɪməm/
词性：adj./n.
本文义：最大的，顶格的（a maximum nine points = 满分九分）
例句：Three wins mean the maximum nine points from three games.
例句翻译：三场胜利意味着三场比赛拿满九分。

7. mature
音标：/məˈtʃʊə(r)/
词性：adj.
本文义：成熟的，稳重的
例句：They produced a mature performance away from home.
例句翻译：他们在客场交出了一场成熟稳重的表现。

8. appearance
音标：/əˈpɪərəns/
词性：n.
本文义：出场（次数）（in four appearances = 四次出场）
例句：He has scored five goals in six appearances this season.
例句翻译：他本赛季六次出场打进五球。

9. elite
音标：/eɪˈliːt/
词性：adj./n.
本文义：顶级的，精英的（an elite forward = 顶级前锋）
例句：Only a few clubs can afford an elite striker these days.
例句翻译：如今只有少数俱乐部买得起顶级前锋。

六级（4）

10. reigning
音标：/ˈreɪnɪŋ/
词性：adj.
本文义：卫冕的，现任的（the reigning champions = 卫冕冠军）
例句：The reigning champions lost their opening game.
例句翻译：卫冕冠军输掉了揭幕战。

11. crave
音标：/kreɪv/
词性：v.
本文义：渴望得到，渴求
例句：The club craved a striker who could score twenty goals a season.
例句翻译：这家俱乐部渴望一名单赛季能进二十球的前锋。

12. crown
音标：/kraʊn/
词性：n.
本文义：王冠，冠军头衔（chase back-to-back crowns = 追逐卫冕）
例句：They lifted the crown for the second year in a row.
例句翻译：他们连续第二年捧起了冠军奖杯。

13. mentality
音标：/menˈtæləti/
词性：n.
本文义：心态，思维方式（winning mentality = 冠军心态）
例句：Their winning mentality makes them dangerous in the last minutes.
例句翻译：他们的冠军心态让他们在最后几分钟格外危险。

超纲（4，足球黑话，混个脸熟即可）

14. shell out
音标：/ʃel aʊt/
词性：动词短语
本文义：（不情愿地）大把花钱，砸钱
例句：The club shelled out £80m on one defender.
例句翻译：这家俱乐部为一名后卫砸了八千万英镑。

15. derby
音标：/ˈdɜːbi/
词性：n.
本文义：德比战，同城或同地区对手之间的比赛
例句：Derby games are always full of emotion.
例句翻译：德比战总是充满情绪。

16. equalise
音标：/ˈiːkwəlaɪz/
词性：v.
本文义：扳平比分（英式拼写，美式为 equalize）
例句：They equalised two minutes before half-time.
例句翻译：他们在半场结束前两分钟扳平了比分。

17. concede
音标：/kənˈsiːd/
词性：v.
本文义：丢球，失球（concede a goal / concede early）
例句：The defence has conceded only one goal in five games.
例句翻译：这条防线五场比赛只丢了一个球。

③ 短语与搭配（8 个）

1. shell out on sth 含义：在……上砸钱
原文出处：Arsenal shelled out close to £200m on new signings
写作拓展：Parents often shell out a lot on their children's education.

2. fall short of doing sth 含义：未能做到，差一点没够到
原文出处：but fell short of landing the elite forward they craved
写作拓展：The film fell short of meeting the high expectations of fans.

3. on one's radar 含义：在某人的关注范围内，被盯上
原文出处：Julian Alvarez was on their radar
写作拓展：Two more young defenders are on the club's radar.

4. come from behind 含义：逆转，落后翻盘
原文出处：they came from behind to beat big-spending Chelsea 2-1
写作拓展：The team came from behind twice to reach the final.

5. set down a marker 含义：立下标杆，放出信号（宣示实力）
原文出处：Arsenal have set down an early marker
写作拓展：Her first novel set down a marker for young writers.

6. sweep aside 含义：横扫，轻松击溃
原文出处：After sweeping aside Coventry on the opening day
写作拓展：The champions swept aside their rivals 4-0.

7. fire sb into a lead 含义：一脚把球队踢进领先（fire 此处=劲射破门）
原文出处：Rogers fired Chelsea into a second-minute lead
写作拓展：His long-range shot fired the visitors into an early lead.

8. step up 含义：站出来，挺身而出
原文出处：A maximum nine points from three games, one goal conceded and big players stepping up.
写作拓展：When the captain got injured, others stepped up.联动：step up（布鲁诺第 1 期学过）。

④ 长难句拆解（3 句）

Arsenal shelled out close to £200m on new signings during the summer transfer window but fell short of landing the elite forward they craved.

拆解：主干是"Arsenal shelled out... but fell short of..."——两个并列谓语，中间用 but 转折，先扬后抑："砸了两个亿，但没买到人"。shell out on sth 是"花钱"的口语习语，比 spend 更强调"肉疼"。fall short of + 动名词表示"没达到某个目标"；句尾 they craved 是省略了 that/which 的定语从句修饰 the elite forward——先行词作从句宾语时引导词可省，这是四级阅读高频设错点。

考点：① shell out on 习语；② fall short of + doing；③ 定语从句省略引导词（they craved 前没有 that）；④ 并列谓语的转折逻辑。

译文：阿森纳在夏窗为新援砸下了接近两亿英镑，但最终没能签下他们渴望的顶级前锋。

拆解：主语其实是两个并列人名——Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard——但每个人名后面都挂了补充信息：前者是同位语 an Arsenal player since 2023，后者是非限制性定语从句 who joined in 2021。于是真正的谓语 scored 被推到了 15 个词之后，这是典型的"主谓分离"。阅读时要练的就是一眼跳过插入成分，把 Havertz...and Odegaard... scored 连起来。后面 as they passed... 是时间状语从句；who have spent close to £350m 是定语从句修饰 opponents；since the end of last season 是时间状语，注意它决定从句用现在完成时 have spent——since + 时间点与完成时绑定，和贝林厄姆第 1 期的 since + doing 是同一考点家族。

考点：① 同位语 + 定语从句双插入造成主谓分离；② as 引导时间状语从句；③ since + 时间点 → 现在完成时；④ who 定语从句修饰 opponents。

译文：凯·哈弗茨（2023 年加盟阿森纳）与马丁·厄德高（2021 年加盟）双双破门，球队就此通过了本赛季第一场大考——对手是一支自上赛季结束以来已烧掉近 3.5 亿英镑的球队。

"Our mentality is to keep fighting. We have shown that many times," said captain Odegaard, who scored the 50th-minute winner after Havertz had equalised before half-time.

拆解：前半是直接引语，注意 Our mentality is to keep fighting 用不定式作表语——"我们的心态就是不断战斗"。后半 reporting clause 倒装成 said captain Odegaard（引语在前时，said + 人名是新闻标准写法）。who 引导非限制性定语从句补充进球信息，真正的语法核心在时态链上：after Havertz had equalised——哈弗茨扳平在前（过去完成时 had equalised），厄德高绝杀在后（一般过去时 scored）。英语用 had done 明确"过去的过去"，这是四六级最爱的时态题。另外 the winner 在这里不是"赢家"，而是"制胜球"——熟词僻义。

考点：① 不定式作表语（is to keep fighting）；② 引语倒装 said sb；③ after + 过去完成时表"过去的过去"；④ winner 熟词僻义（制胜进球）。

译文："我们的心态就是不断战斗。这一点我们已经展示过很多次了，"队长厄德高说——他在第 50 分钟打进制胜球，而此前哈弗茨已在半场结束前扳平比分。

⑤ 背景文化注释

● 两个亿的"饥饿夏窗"：阿森纳夏窗砸了近两亿英镑，唯独没买到心心念念的顶级中锋——这是整篇文章的题眼（No new striker, no worries）。

● 四大目标的去向：阿尔瓦雷斯留在马竞、罗杰斯去了切尔西、巴尔科拉去了利物浦、维尼修斯留守皇马。巴尔科拉已是本系列第三次出场——伊萨克第 1 期预告、转会榜第 2 期 1.23 亿兑现、利物浦第 1 期 26 分钟首秀，本期点名"去了利物浦"，伏笔彻底闭环。

● 切尔西的 3.5 亿：原文说切尔西自上赛季结束以来花了近 3.5 亿——呼应切尔西专题（阿隆索的大马丁闪电签约、恩佐被卖去曼城）与夏窗转会榜（切尔西多笔大单上榜）。罗杰斯 1.17 亿加盟后两分钟就攻破阿森纳球门，切尔西第 3 期埋的"中场补强"线也算兑现了。

● 22 年等待：2025-26 赛季阿森纳夺得队史 22 年来首个英超冠军（上一冠要追溯到 2003-04 赛季，就是那支"不败之师"）。本期第 2 期会展开这段历史。

● 伦敦德比：阿森纳与切尔西同在伦敦，交锋即伦敦德比（derby）。德比战的火药味是全球通用现象，但"同城"这个前提是英格兰足球文化的特色。

● 两连败开局后的三连胜：卫冕冠军前三轮拿满 9 分的，全联赛只有两家——另一家是曼城。曼城专题第 1-2 期刚讲过曼城"开局连胜、阵型两开花"，本期正好接上：争冠双雄同步起跑。

● 厄德高的数据反转：上赛季 36 场只进 1 球，本赛季 4 场 3 球——原文用这一组数字证明队长"回来了"，比任何形容词都有说服力。

● 罗杰斯的选择题：罗杰斯拒绝阿森纳选择切尔西，两分钟后就进球——英国媒体写转会故事时最爱这种"打脸/验证"结构，读的时候留意 While Rogers opted for... 这类对比句。

⑥ 题目区

先做题，答案在 ⑧。

Reading Comprehension（阅读 5 题）

1. Why did Arsenal fail to sign a new elite striker this summer?
A. They did not have enough money for transfers.
B. The forwards they wanted chose other clubs or stayed put.
C. The manager decided to keep the current squad unchanged.
D. They spent the whole budget on defenders.

2. What does "came from behind" (Paragraph 5) most probably mean?
A. They were losing and then turned the game around to win.
B. They defended deep in their own half.
C. They rested their key players in the second half.
D. They finished below Chelsea in the league table.

3. What can be inferred about Odegaard's form from the passage?
A. He is scoring far more often than he did last season.
B. He has missed most matches through injury.
C. He mainly creates chances rather than scores.
D. He has lost his place in the team to Havertz.

4. Why does the author mention that Chelsea have spent "close to £350m" since the end of last season?
A. To show Arsenal's win came against a heavily reinforced rival.
B. To criticise Chelsea's reckless transfer policy.
C. To prove that money always buys trophies.
D. To suggest Chelsea will sell players in January.

5. Which of the following best sums up the passage?
A. Without a new striker, Arsenal's familiar faces are still delivering.
B. Chelsea are certain to finish above Arsenal this season.
C. Arsenal's summer transfer window was a complete failure.
D. Chris Sutton thinks the title race is already over.

Translation（中译英）

6. 在开场两分钟丢球之后，阿森纳奋起反击，最终完成了一场惊心动魄的 2-1 逆转。（提示词：concede、thrilling）

⑦ 全文翻译

没有新前锋，也没关系——哈弗茨和厄德高折磨切尔西

阿森纳在夏窗为新援砸下了接近两亿英镑，但最终没能签下他们渴望的顶级前锋。

前曼城射手胡利安·阿尔瓦雷斯曾在他们的关注范围内，但最终留在了马德里竞技；枪手还对阿斯顿维拉的摩根·罗杰斯、巴黎圣日耳曼的布拉德利·巴尔科拉和维尼修斯感兴趣。

罗杰斯选择了伦敦对手切尔西，巴尔科拉去了利物浦，维尼修斯则留在了皇马。

然而，卫冕冠军阿森纳本赛季的开局，和 2025-26 赛季的收官一样强势——那个赛季他们迎来了 22 年来的首个英超冠军。

在先后击败考文垂城和阿斯顿维拉之后，周日他们在这场惊心动魄的德比中后来居上，2-1 击退了挥金如土的切尔西——进球的是两张熟面孔。

凯·哈弗茨（2023 年加盟阿森纳）与马丁·厄德高（2021 年加盟）双双破门，球队就此通过了本赛季第一场大考——对手是一支自上赛季结束以来已烧掉近 3.5 亿英镑的球队。

三场比赛拿满九分，仅丢一球，还有大牌球员挺身而出。

"我看不出有谁能挡住阿森纳，"前英超冠军成员克里斯·萨顿告诉 BBC 体育。

"我们的心态就是不断战斗"

赛季才刚开始，肯定不能得意忘形，米克尔·阿尔特塔的球队前方还有更严峻的考验。

但在追逐英超卫冕的道路上，阿森纳已经早早立下了标杆。

他们与曼城一起，是仅有的两支三场比赛拿满九分的球队。

在揭幕日横扫考文垂之后，他们又在维拉的主场交出了一场成熟稳重的表现，带走了全部三分。

对切尔西一战，在 1.17 亿英镑新援罗杰斯第 2 分钟一脚劲射为切尔西取得领先后，他们必须找到另一种赢球的方式。

"我们的心态就是不断战斗。这一点我们已经展示过很多次了，"队长厄德高说——他在第 50 分钟打进制胜球，而此前哈弗茨已在半场结束前扳平比分。

"我们从不想早早丢球，但球队的反应是一流的。我们最终得到了回报，回击非常出色。

"无论有球还是无球，我们都展现了自己的实力，结果也反映了这一点。"

厄德高本赛季各项赛事 4 次出场已打进 3 球，而上赛季他 36 场只进了 1 球。

"这是一场重要的比赛，超重要的比赛，对手很强，我们最终拿下了，太棒了，"他说。

⑧ 参考答案与解析

阅读

1. B。综合第 2-3 段：阿尔瓦雷斯留在马竞、罗杰斯选择切尔西、巴尔科拉去了利物浦、维尼修斯留守——想买的人各有归宿，选 B。A 与"shelled out close to £200m"矛盾，C、D 无中生有。

2. A。come from behind 是固定表达"落后翻盘"；下文先丢球（Rogers 第 2 分钟破门）、后连进两球逆转，选 A。

3. A。原文 36 场 1 球 → 本季 4 场 3 球，进球效率大幅提升，选 A。B、D 无中生有，C 与"三个进球"矛盾。

4. A。作者用 3.5 亿衬托对手的军备竞赛规模，凸显"没买中锋的阿森纳依然赢下大考"，选 A。B 的"批评"语气过度，C 过度推断，D 无中生有。

5. A。标题 No new striker, no worries 已点题，全文围绕"熟面孔顶上来"展开，选 A。B 与赛果相反，C 与"两亿投入"矛盾，D 只是萨顿的引语且非全文主旨。

中译英

参考译文：After conceding in the second minute, Arsenal fought back and eventually completed a thrilling 2-1 comeback.

踩分点：① conceding（动词 ing 形式作介词宾语）；② fought back 表"奋起反击"；③ thrilling 修饰比赛过程；④ comeback 表"逆转"（名词），或用 came from behind to win 2-1；⑤ eventually 对应"最终"。

⑨ 本期一句话

But Arsenal have set down an early marker as they chase back-to-back Premier League crowns.

但在追逐英超卫冕的道路上，阿森纳已经早早立下了标杆。

set down a marker 原是铅字排版时代"放个记号"的说法，如今专指"用一场表现或一个动作向所有人宣示：我来了，而且我很好"。比 show their strength 生动得多，自带"插旗"的画面感：

● With that 5-0 win, the champions set down an early marker.

● Her science fair project set down a marker for the whole school.

● The new cafe set down a marker on the street with its homemade bread.

下期预告：名宿们怎么评价这支阿森纳？卡拉菲奥里的"自由人"角色是什么？还有 1924-25 和 2003-04 两个神秘年份、八连胜的连环纪录、哈弗茨 2021 年欧冠决赛"弑旧主"的反差往事——第 2 期《挡不住的强权》见。

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