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新词汇Word Story 1、看球赛时的“球迷综合征” If you are an avid soccer fan, then you’ll be well aware of all the tense, nail-biting feelings that mysteriously occur when your team has a match. You’re in the dying minutes, your strikers have missed chance after chance, and the opposition is now threatening with a counter attack. As they pile on the pressure your club is hanging on by the skin of its teeth, you experience all the nerves of the world stacked onto your shoulders, and you are quite literally on the edge of your seat. This experience has a name: soccer fan syndrome. Research found that many soccer fans suffer increased heart rate, decreased concentration levels, sweaty hands, and mild nausea when they are watching soccer matches. 如果你是位热心球迷，那么当你支持的球队有比赛时，那些莫名出现的紧张情绪你就不会不理解了。到了加时赛的最后一刻，你们队的前锋却总是错失良机，而此时对方开始发起反攻了。赛场上剑拔弩张气氛凝重的时候，你所在地球迷俱乐部也在跟他们一道咬牙坚持。你感觉世界上所有的精神压力都压在了你的肩上，你在焦急不安地等待着。 这种焦虑的体验叫做“球迷综合征”。研究发现，很多球迷在观看比赛时都会表现出心率加快，注意力下降，手心出汗，以及轻微恶心等症状。 2、绿茵场上的“香蕉”和“自行车” Banana kick is a type of kick that gives the ball a curved trajectory, used to get the ball around an obstacle such as a goaltender or defender. Banana kick指以弧线运行的球，多是为了让球绕过守门员或者后卫。也就是大家熟知的“弧线球”。 之所以用banana命名，大概是因为弧线球的运行轨迹跟稍有弯度的香蕉外形类似吧，所以现在大家也就直呼其为“香蕉球”了。 Bicycle kick (also known as overhead kick) describes a situation when a player kicks the ball in mid-air backwards and over his own head. Bicycle kick(也可用overhead kick表示)指球员在腾空状态下、且头下脚上将球往后踢的动作。也就是传说中的“倒钩球”。 3、拖延症的“兄弟”chronic lateness 是勉强在最后一分钟赶到公司？赴约时就算提前打出几小时的富余，最后还是会迟到？有人说这是拖延症的表现，可专家说，这种情况叫chronic lateness（惯常迟到）。 Do any of the following sound familiar? 下面这些描述，你觉得耳熟吗？ ** Youre always rushing at the last minute; even though youve promised yourself countless times that you wouldnt let this happen again. 你总是在最后一分钟时冲向目的地，虽然之前你已经无数次告诉自己不会让这一幕再次发生。 ** Youve tried setting your watch several minutes ahead, but youre still late. 你已经把手表调快了几分钟，可你还是迟到了。 ** You may be punctual for work (barely) but youre usually at least 20 minutes late for meetings, appointments, clas