'Ăn bóng đá, mặc bóng đá'
Từ vựng - Vocabulary
sporting - mặc
loudspeaker - loa
national anthem - quốc ca
tournament - giải đấu
dress code - cách ăn mặc
Bài khóa - Transcript
Colourful football fan
It's still over a month until the World Cup, but this football fan doesn't leave his home without sporting Brazil's national colours.
And it's not just the clothes in Nelson Paviotti's wardrobe which are yellow and green – it's also the food he eats.
The loudspeaker on his car is for playing the national anthem.
Even if Brazil don't win the tournament, this lawyer from Sao Paulo swears he'll keep up his personal dress code.
Bản dịch - Translation
Cổ động viên sặc sỡ
Còn hơn một tháng nữa mới đến World Cup, nhưng cổ động viên bóng đá này sẽ không ra khỏi nhà nếu chưa mặc đồ mang màu quốc gia của Brazil.
Không chỉ đồ trong tủ quần áo của Nelson Paviotti toàn màu vàng và xanh, mà cả thức ăn của ông nữa.
Chiếc loa gắn trên xe hơi của ông phát ra âm thanh bài quốc ca.
Kể cả khi Brazil không giành chức vô địch ở giải đấu này, thì vị luật sư từ Sao Paulo nói ông cũng sẽ vấn tiếp tục giữ cách ăn mặc riêng của mình.
Bài tập - Exercise
Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports.
Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.
sporting / loudspeaker / national anthem / tournament / dress code
1. Soaring temperatures have halted matches at the Australian Open tennis __________, as a report warns that the country will see hotter heatwaves.
2. Last month, Mr Kadyrov apologised after shouting insults over a __________ at a referee who had sent off a player from his Terek Grozny side during a Russian League match.
3. Around 170 members of the Irish defence forces took part in the ceremony. The __________ was played and the flag was lowered to half-mast. A minute's silence was also observed.
4. The __________ for the press is strict: black tie and posh frocks. I've never seen so many journalists looking so well-groomed as on Oscars night.
5. His dress was ruled out of order since other MPs wore top hats. Although Mr Hardie complied, he continued to stand out from the crowd by __________ a tweed suit in a sea of black frock coats. The incident gave rise to the description of his brand of politics as "cloth-cap socialism".
Giải đáp - Answers
1. Soaring temperatures have halted matches at the Australian Open tennis tournament, as a report warns that the country will see hotter heatwaves.
Source: <link type="page"><caption> Heatwave halts Australian Open tennis matches</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/1dSwQH1" platform="highweb"/></link>
2. Last month, Mr Kadyrov apologised after shouting insults over a loudspeaker at a referee who had sent off a player from his Terek Grozny side during a Russian League match.
Source: <link type="page"><caption> Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov 'gives boxing lesson'</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/1mTv3Lf" platform="highweb"/></link>
3. Around 170 members of the Irish defence forces took part in the ceremony. The national anthem was played and the flag was lowered to half-mast. A minute's silence was also observed.
Source: <link type="page"><caption> Easter Rising ceremony held in O'Connell Street, Dublin</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/S4OcwZ" platform="highweb"/></link>
4. The dress code for the press is strict: black tie and posh frocks. I've never seen so many journalists looking so well-groomed as on Oscars night.
Source: <link type="page"><caption> Oscars 2014: Reporter's diary</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/1jEIgmT" platform="highweb"/></link>
5. His dress was ruled out of order since other MPs wore top hats. Although Mr Hardie complied, he continued to stand out from the crowd by sporting a tweed suit in a sea of black frock coats. The incident gave rise to the description of his brand of politics as "cloth-cap socialism".
Source: <link type="page"><caption> 10 sartorial moments that tell us a lot about politics</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/RuhNjh" platform="highweb"/></link>
