世界杯：门将神勇扑救十五次，小国库拉索零比零逼平厄瓜多尔

这场比赛，是厄瓜多尔对库拉索。

This match is Ecuador versus Curaçao.

先说结果：两个队零比零，谁都没有进球。

Let's give the result first: the two teams drew zero to zero, neither scoring.

你可能会觉得，零比零是不是没意思？

You might think: isn't a zero-zero boring?

其实不是，这场零比零，特别精彩。

Actually no — this zero-zero was especially thrilling.

因为它讲了一个小球队的故事。

Because it told the story of a small team.

我们先来说说这两支球队。

Let's first talk about the two teams.

厄瓜多尔来自南美洲，是一支有实力的球队。

Ecuador comes from South America and is a capable team.

他们经常踢世界杯，球员的水平也不错。

They play the World Cup often, and their players are quite good.

而库拉索，是一个非常非常小的地方。

Curaçao, meanwhile, is a very, very small place.

库拉索在加勒比海，是一个很小的岛。

Curaçao is in the Caribbean Sea, a very small island.

那里的人很少，比很多城市的人都少。

It has very few people — fewer than many cities.

所以，库拉索能来踢世界杯，本身就是一个奇迹。

So for Curaçao to come play the World Cup is itself a miracle.

"奇迹"，就是几乎不可能、却真的发生的事。

A "miracle" is something almost impossible that actually happens.

据说，库拉索是世界杯历史上人口最少的球队之一。

They say Curaçao is one of the least populous teams in World Cup history.

一个这么小的地方，能和世界强队同场踢球，已经很了不起了。

For such a small place to share a pitch with the world's strong teams is already remarkable.

还有一件有意思的事：库拉索的主教练，是一位年纪很大的老教练。

Here's another interesting thing: Curaçao's head coach is a very old, veteran manager.

他经验非常丰富，带过很多球队，这次又带着库拉索来到了世界杯。

He's vastly experienced, has coached many teams, and this time brought Curaçao to the World Cup.

赛前，几乎所有人都觉得，厄瓜多尔会轻松赢球。

Before the match, almost everyone thought Ecuador would win easily.

大家还担心，库拉索会不会输很多球，会不会很难看。

People even worried whether Curaçao would lose a lot of goals and look bad.

比赛一开始，厄瓜多尔就一直进攻。

As the match began, Ecuador attacked constantly.

他们把球控制在脚下，一次次往前打。

They kept the ball at their feet, pushing forward again and again.

传中、射门、角球，厄瓜多尔什么办法都用了。

Crosses, shots, corners — Ecuador used every method there is.

他们就是想快点进球，拿下这场比赛。

They just wanted to score quickly and win the match.

可是，库拉索守得太好了。

But Curaçao defended too well.

他们全队退到后面，一起保护自己的球门。

The whole team dropped back, protecting their goal together.

每一个人都很拼，谁都不放弃。

Every one of them fought hard, and no one gave up.

厄瓜多尔踢了一次又一次，就是进不了球。

Ecuador tried again and again, yet just couldn't score.

这里，一定要说一个人。

Here, we absolutely must talk about one person.

他就是库拉索的守门员。

He is Curaçao's goalkeeper.

守门员，就是站在球门前，专门挡球的那个人。

A goalkeeper is the person who stands in front of the goal, specially to block shots.

今天，这位守门员简直神了。

Today, this goalkeeper was simply incredible.

厄瓜多尔的射门一次次飞向球门。

Ecuador's shots flew at the goal time and again.

他一次次扑出来，把球挡在门外。

He dived out time and again, keeping the ball out.

有的球又快又刁，他也都挡住了。

Some shots were fast and tricky, and he stopped them too.

据说，他这一场一共扑出了十五次球。

They say he made fifteen saves in this match in all.

十五次！

Fifteen!

这是一个非常惊人的数字。

That's a truly astonishing number.

要知道，在一场比赛里，能扑出五六次就已经很厉害了。

You should know that in a single match, making five or six saves is already impressive.

他一个人扑出十五次，简直让人不敢相信。

For one man to make fifteen saves is simply hard to believe.

每一次扑救，库拉索的球迷都激动地大喊。

With each save, Curaçao's fans shouted in excitement.

正是因为他，厄瓜多尔怎么都打不进。

It was precisely because of him that Ecuador couldn't break through at all.

比赛就这样一分一分地过去。

And so the match ticked by, minute by minute.

厄瓜多尔越来越急，却始终没能进球。

Ecuador grew more and more anxious, yet still couldn't score.

库拉索呢，也守得越来越有信心。

Curaçao, for their part, defended with growing confidence.

最后，比赛以零比零结束。

In the end, the match finished zero to zero.

对厄瓜多尔来说，这个结果有点可惜。

For Ecuador, this result was a bit of a shame.

他们踢得更多，机会也更多，却没能赢。

They played more and had more chances, yet couldn't win.

可是对库拉索来说，这是一个了不起的结果。

But for Curaçao, this was a remarkable result.

作为一个这么小的地方，他们守住了强大的厄瓜多尔。

As such a small place, they held off a powerful Ecuador.

而且，这还是库拉索在世界杯上的第一个积分。

What's more, this was Curaçao's first-ever point at the World Cup.

"积分"，就是比赛拿到的分数，平局可以拿到一分。

A "point" is the score you get from a match; a draw earns one point.

对他们来说，这一分太宝贵、太有意义了。

For them, this one point was so precious, so meaningful.

对很多大球队来说，一分也许不算什么。

For many big teams, one point may be nothing.

可对库拉索这样的小球队来说，这一分就像一个奖牌。

But for a small team like Curaçao, this point is like a medal.

比赛结束后，库拉索的球员都激动得不得了。

After the match, Curaçao's players were beside themselves with excitement.

而那位守门员，毫无疑问是今天最大的英雄。

And that goalkeeper, without question, was the biggest hero today.

是他，用十五次扑救守住了这个零比零。

It was he who held this zero-zero with fifteen saves.

其实，这就是足球最动人的地方。

Actually, this is the most moving part of soccer.

比分不一定要很大，故事一样可以很精彩。

The score doesn't have to be big; the story can be just as thrilling.

小球队也有自己的梦想，也能创造奇迹。

Small teams have their dreams too, and can create miracles too.

好了，这就是厄瓜多尔和库拉索的比赛。

Alright, that's the Ecuador versus Curaçao match.

两队零比零，小小的库拉索拿到了宝贵的一分。

The two drew zero to zero, and tiny Curaçao earned a precious point.

强大的厄瓜多尔踢了很多，却没能赢下比赛。

Powerful Ecuador played a lot, yet couldn't win the match.

他们的守门员，成了全场最闪亮的明星。

Their goalkeeper became the brightest star of the whole match.

谢谢你听，我们下次再见。

Thank you for listening; see you next time.