韩国总统要求彻查韩国队世界杯失利原因

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1. According to the article, which of the following is true about South Korea's World Cup performance?

A. They finished last in Group A.

B. They were eliminated before the knockout stage due to their own results.

C. They had a chance to qualify as a best third-placed team until Saturday.

D. They lost all three matches in the group stage.

无注释原文：

South Korea football coach quits as president calls for probe into World Cup loss

From: BBC

Hong Myung-bo has resigned as head coach of South Korea's men's national football team after they failed to advance to the World Cup knockout stage.

The team had hoped they could still qualify for the next round of the tournament as one of the best third-placed teams, but that hope was quashed on Saturday.

The early exit has prompted widespread criticism at home, with President Lee Jae Myung calling for an investigation into reasons behind the team's disappointing performance.

Hong apologised to fans on Sunday and said the responsibility "rests entirely with me as head coach".

Ranked 32nd in FIFA's men's rankings and led by star player Son Heung-min, South Korea recorded two losses and one win at the World Cup, finishing behind Mexico and South Africa, who are ranked 15th and 60th respectively.

Criticism had mounted quickly after the team's last match with South Africa on Thursday, which South Korea lost 1-0.

The defeat left them third in Group A. It still gave them hope to qualify for the next round under a new rule introduced with this tournament's expansion from 32 to 48 teams, which allows the eight best third-placed teams in the group stage to progress to the knockout round. But on Saturday, they were knocked out because of the other teams' final scores.

Fans blame Hong, who has been coaching the team for the past two years. On Monday, the national team's official fan club Red Devils issued a statement calling on Hong to "kneel before the entire nation and leave the football world forever".

Announcing his resignation at a news conference in Mexico on Sunday, Hong said that "we didn't deliver the results that our fans expected".

"Even though I am leaving the national team, I am not abandoning Korean football altogether," Hong said. "I will cheer for the national team from the bottom of my heart and hope that the team will be trusted and loved by the people once again."

The announcement came after President Lee said that he felt "not just confusion but utter bewilderment at the unexpected outcome".

In a post on X, Lee said that the early exit of the team "appears to be a failure of organisation and personnel".

"When favouritism and cronyism take precedence over competence in selecting a commander, the result is as predictable as fire burning paper," he said.

South Korea police say that they are watching for security threats at Incheon Airport and other locations after a death threat was made online against Hong on his return to Korea over the weekend, local media reported.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为BBC官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

South Korea football coach quits as president calls for probe into World Cup loss

From: BBC

Hong Myung-bo has resigned as head coach of South Korea's men's national football team after they failed to advance to the World Cup knockout stage.

在韩国（南韩）男子国家足球队未能晋级世界杯淘汰赛后，主教练洪明甫经已辞职。

我们说的KO实际上就是knockout的缩写（KO is an abbreviation for knockout），表示“（拳击中的）击倒获胜；击败对手的一击；击倒对手获胜”，英文解释为“a blow that makes an opponent fall to the ground and be unable to get up, so that he or she loses the fight”

knockout也表示“淘汰赛”，英文解释为“a competition in which only the winners of each stage play in the next stage, until one competitor or team is the final winner”举个🌰：The tournament is a straight knockout. 这次锦标赛是直接淘汰赛。

The team had hoped they could still qualify for the next round of the tournament as one of the best third-placed teams, but that hope was quashed on Saturday.

球队原本希望仍可作为成绩最佳的第三名之一晋级下一轮，但这一希望在星期六（6月27日）落空。

qualify /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/ 1）表示“（使）具有资格，（使）合格”，英文解释为“to successfully finish a training course so that you are able to do a job; to have or achieve the necessary skills, etc.”举个🌰：She hopes to qualify (as a teacher) at the end of the year. 她希望在年底获得（教师）资格。 🎬电影《合伙人》（The Company Men）中的台词提到：只靠我的薪水我们不可能再成功申请房贷 We're not going to be able to qualify for another house on just my salary.

2）表示“达标；获得参赛资格”，英文解释为“to be of a high enough standard to enter a competition; to defeat another person or team in order to enter or continue in a competition”举个🌰：He failed to qualify. 他未能获得参赛资格。

quash /kwɑːʃ/ 1）表示“撤销，废止，宣布…无效”，英文解释为“to say officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted”举个🌰：His conviction was later quashed by the Court of Appeal. 后来，上诉法院撤销了对他的有罪判决。

2）表示“制止；阻止；平息”，英文解释为“to forcefully stop something that you do not want to happen”举个🌰：The rumours were quickly quashed. 流言很快被制止了。

The early exit has prompted widespread criticism at home, with President Lee Jae Myung calling for an investigation into reasons behind the team's disappointing performance. Hong apologised to fans on Sunday and said the responsibility "rests entirely with me as head coach".

这次提早出局在国内引发广泛批评，总统李在明要求调查为何球队表现会如此令人失望。洪明甫星期日（28日）向球迷道歉，并表示责任“完全在我这位主教练身上”。

prompt /prɒmpt/ 作名词，1）表示“（计算机屏幕上的）提示符（显示计算机已经准备好接受指令）”，英文解释为“a sign on a computer screen that shows that the computer is ready to receive your instructions”

📍在ChatGPT火热的今天，prompt通常指的是给模型的输入，用来激发或引导模型生成特定的输出或回答。简而言之，prompt是指用户提供给语言模型的一段文字或命令，以便模型据此理解用户的需求并给出相应的响应或信息。例如，在与像ChatGPT这样的大语言模型交互时，用户提出的问题或指令就是一个“prompt”。模型会根据这个prompt的内容分析、处理并生成回答或执行相关的任务。Prompt对于大语言模型来说是非常关键的，因为它直接决定了模型如何理解和回应用户的需求。

📍prompt中文里有译为“提示词”，prompt engineering 就是“提示工程/提示词工程”

2）表示“（给演员的）提词，提白”，英文解释为“words that are spoken to an actor who has forgotten what he or she is going to say during the performance of a play”

3）作动词，表示“促使；导致；激起”，英文解释为“to make sb decide to do sth; to cause sth to happen”举个🌰：His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd. 他的讲话激起了人群中一男子的愤怒。

📺美剧《斯巴达克斯：血与沙》（Spartacus: Blood and Sand）中的台词提到：One cannot but wonder what would prompt such an act 不知他们为何遭此不幸。

4）作动词，表示“（尤指）给（演员）提词”，英文解释为“to help someone, especially an actor, to remember what they were going to say or do”举个🌰：I forgot my line and had to be prompted. 我忘词了，只好让人提词。

rest /rest/ with sb.表示“是（某人）的责任；由（某人）负责”，英文解释为“If a responsibility or decision rests with someone, they are responsible for it.”举个🌰：The authority to call an emergency meeting rests with the president. 召集紧急会议的权力在总统手中。

rest with sb./sth.表示“依靠；依赖；寄托于”，英文解释为“to depend on someone or something”举个🌰：Our hopes rest with you. 我们的希望寄托在你身上。

Ranked 32nd in FIFA's men's rankings and led by star player Son Heung-min, South Korea recorded two losses and one win at the World Cup, finishing behind Mexico and South Africa, who are ranked 15th and 60th respectively.

在国际足协（FIFA）男子排名中位列第32位、并由球星孙兴慜领军的韩国队，在本届世界杯录得两负一胜，最终排名落后于分别位列第15及第60的墨西哥与南非。

Criticism had mounted quickly after the team's last match with South Africa on Thursday, which South Korea lost 1-0.

在上星期四（25日）对阵南非的最后一场比赛中，韩国以0比1落败，批评声迅速升温。

mount /maʊnt/ 作动词，1）表示“准备；安排；组织；开展，发动”，英文解释为“If you mount a campaign or event, you organize it and make it take place.”举个🌰：The National Gallery mounted an exhibition of American painting. 国家美术馆举办了美国画展。

2）表示“逐步增加；增长，上升”，就是increase的高级版，举个🌰：The death toll continues to mount. 死亡人数持续增加。

📍2019年9月，美国电子烟巨头Juul的CEO辞职时，经济学人的文章中用到了As concerns mount这一表达：Juul replaced its chief executive, as concerns mount about the health risks of e-cigarettes.

3）表示“安放，安装；镶嵌；裱贴”，英文解释为“to fix something to a wall, in a frame, etc., so that it can be looked at or used”举个🌰：The surveillance camera is mounted above the main door. 闭路电视的摄像机安装在大门的上方。

4）熟词僻义，作动词，表示“骑上（马、自行车等）”，英文解释为“to get on a horse, bicycle, etc.. in order to ride”举个🌰：She mounted her horse and rode off. 她骑上马走了。

mounting /ˈmaʊn.tɪŋ/ 作形容词，表示“增加的；加剧的”，英文解释为“gradually increasing”如：mounting anxiety/excitement 不断增长的焦虑/兴奋。

📺美剧《美国恐怖故事》（American Horror Story）中的台词提到：But there's mounting evidence that this man is a war criminal. 但是有大量的证据显示这人是个战犯。

The defeat left them third in Group A. It still gave them hope to qualify for the next round under a new rule introduced with this tournament's expansion from 32 to 48 teams, which allows the eight best third-placed teams in the group stage to progress to the knockout round. But on Saturday, they were knocked out because of the other teams' final scores.

这场失利令他们在A组排名第三。虽然本届赛事由32队扩军至48队，引入新规允许小组赛八支成绩最佳的第三名晋级淘汰赛，仍为韩国保留一线希望，但星期六随着其他球队最终比分出炉，他们被淘汰出局。

Fans blame Hong, who has been coaching the team for the past two years. On Monday, the national team's official fan club Red Devils issued a statement calling on Hong to "kneel before the entire nation and leave the football world forever".

过去两年带队的洪明甫成为球迷责难的对象。星期一，国家队官方球迷会“红魔”发表声明，要求洪明甫“向全国下跪，并永远离开足球界”。

kneel /niːl/ 表示“跪（下）”，英文解释为“to go down into, or stay in, a position where one or both knees are on the ground”举个🌰：She knelt (down) beside the child. 她在孩子身旁跪下。

Announcing his resignation at a news conference in Mexico on Sunday, Hong said that "we didn't deliver the results that our fans expected".

洪明甫星期日在墨西哥举行记者会宣布辞职时表示：“我们未能交出球迷所期望的成绩。”

"Even though I am leaving the national team, I am not abandoning Korean football altogether," Hong said. "I will cheer for the national team from the bottom of my heart and hope that the team will be trusted and loved by the people once again."

他说：“尽管我离开国家队，但我不会完全离开韩国足球。我会由衷地为国家队加油，并希望球队再次赢得人民的信任与爱戴。”

The announcement came after President Lee said that he felt "not just confusion but utter bewilderment at the unexpected outcome".

在此之前，总统李在明表示，他对这一出乎意料的结果感到“不仅感到错愕，更觉荒唐”。

utter /ˈʌt.ər/ 作动词，表示“说；讲；出声”，英文解释为“to say something or to make a sound with your voice”举个🌰：She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word. 整个会议期间她一言不发。

作形容词，表示“完全的；十足的；极度的”，英文解释为“complete or extreme”如：utter confusion / misery / chaos 极度的困惑 / 不幸 / 混乱。

bewilderment /bɪˈwɪl.də.mənt/ 表示“迷惘；困惑；迷乱”，英文解释为“confusion”如：a state of bewilderment 混乱状态。

In a post on X, Lee said that the early exit of the team "appears to be a failure of organisation and personnel".

他在社交平台X上写道，球队过早出局“似乎乃组织与人事失败所致”。

"When favouritism and cronyism take precedence over competence in selecting a commander, the result is as predictable as fire burning paper," he said.

他说：“若在选任指挥者时，重视派系亲疏甚于能力，选出无能之人担任指挥官，其结果正如火烧纸张一般，显而易见。”

favouritism /ˈfeɪ.vər.ɪ.tɪ.zəm/ 表示“（尤指当权者不公平的）偏爱，偏袒”，英文解释为“unfair support shown to one person or group, especially by someone in authority”举个🌰：A parent must be careful not to show favouritism towards any one of their children. 家长必须注意不要偏爱任何一个子女。

cronyism /ˈkrəʊ.ni.ɪzm/ 表示“任人唯亲，任用亲信”，英文解释为“the situation in which someone important gives jobs to friends rather than to independent people who have the necessary skills and experience”

precedence /ˈpres.ɪ.dəns/ 1）表示“（时间、顺序、重要程度等的）居前，领先”，英文解释为“the condition of being dealt with before other things or of being considered more important than other things”举个🌰：Precedence must be given to the injured in the evacuation plans. 在疏散计划中应优先考虑伤者。

2）表示“地位先后，级别高低”，英文解释为“the order of importance given to people in particular societies, groups, or organizations”举个🌰：The order of precedence for titled nobility in Britain is duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron. 在英国有爵位的贵族级别依次为公爵、侯爵、伯爵、子爵和男爵。

South Korea police say that they are watching for security threats at Incheon Airport and other locations after a death threat was made online against Hong on his return to Korea over the weekend, local media reported.

当地媒体报道指，由于周末洪明甫返韩期间，有网上出现针对他的死亡威胁，韩国警方表示，正加强监察仁川机场及其他地点的保安风险。

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