week2- world cup2014

World Cup 2014: Germany Defeats Brazil, 7-1

By JEFF Z. KLEIN

It was utterly unexpected, historic and inexplicable. Germany obliterated host Brazil, 7-1, at Belo Horizonte Tuesday to earn a spot in the World Cup final.

Brazil, completely disorganized on defense, surrendered five goals in the first 29 minutes and did not score until the match’s 90th minute. The Brazil captain and best defender, Thiago Silva, was out because of a yellow-card suspension, but that did not even begin to explain the comprehensive failure of the entire team in a defeat that forever changes the world’s perception of Brazilian soccer.

Toni Kroos and Andre Schurrle scored two goals apiece. Miroslav Klose scored one, the 16th of his World Cup career, breaking the record he shared with Ronaldo. Thomas Muller and Sami Khedira also scored single goals.

The core of the German has been together for three World Cups now, so it is not surprising that they look so good together and communicate so well. Nevertheless, a victory of this magnitude was unimaginable.

Oscar scored Brazil’s lone goal.

It was Brazil’s worst defeat since 1934, and it snapped a 62-match home unbeaten in competitive matches that stretched back to 1975.

Germany advances to its eighth World Cup final, against the winner of Wednesday’s Argentina-Netherlands semifinal. The Germans will be seeking their fourth world championship.

Brazil must still play one more match: the third-place game Saturday at Brasilia vs. the loser of Argentina-Netherlands. 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/08/sports/worldcup/world-cup-brazil-vs-germany.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Ar%2C%7B%222%22%3A%22RI%3A17%22%7D

Structure of the Lead：

   WHO-Germany Brazil

   WHEN-2014 FIFA

   WHAT- Brazil lost

   WHY- many factors  

WHERE-Belo Horizonte Tuesday

   HOW- many factors

Keywords：

   1. defense 防禦

   2. competitive 競爭的

   3. semifinal 準決賽的

   4. stretch 延伸

   5. defender 後衛

Week1-Malala

LAHORE, Pakistan — Young students in Malala Yousafzai's home region were thrilled Friday at the announcement the Pakistani schoolgirl targeted by the Taliban won this year's Nobel Peace Prize.  "There are not many people in this world — in fact, no one — who is as brave as Malala," said Badrai Khan, 19, a college student from Swat, Malala's home region. "This award is an achievement for all girl students of Pakistan."  

Malala, who became well-known two years ago after being injured in an attack by the Taliban, was honored for her work promoting schooling for girls worldwide, the Nobel committee said.

"Malala won the award the day she came out openly to encourage girls' education," said Qajeer Gul, 27, a shopkeeper in Peshawar. "This Nobel is a formality as we already respect her. I was inspired by her and asked my father to get my sisters admitted in school — such is her impact on us."

Malala was shot in the head and the neck by a member of the Taliban as she rode home from school in Swat in 2012. The then-15-year-old was targeted for being outspoken about women's rights to education.

She was taken to a hospital in Birmingham in the U.K. for treatment and recovery. Today, she attends school in the city.

Malala is the youngest person by eight years to win the Nobel Prize and joins the ranks of laureates including Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa.

"Despite her youth, Malala Yousafzai has already fought for several years for the right of girls to education and has shown by example that children and young people, too, can contribute to improving their own situations," the Nobel committee said. "This she has done under the most dangerous circumstances. Through her heroic struggle, she has become a leading spokesperson for girls' rights to education."

Malala was only 11 when she started giving TV interviews and spreading her message of the importance of girls' education. At the time, the Taliban had taken over her hometown of Mingora, threatened to blow up girls' schools and imposed burqas — the head-to-toe garment worn by some devout Muslim women — on teachers and students.

Since recovering from the attempt on her life, she has lent her voice to other girls denied an education, such as those kidnapped in April by the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram.

In also awarding the prize to Satyarthi, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said it "regards it as an important point for a Hindu and a Muslim, an Indian and a Pakistani, to join in a common struggle for education and against extremism."

For Ramesh Menon, a businessman in Cochin, India, it is remarkable for Satyarthi to be recognized more internationally than at home.

"He's an almost unknown man in India, but he has done an enormous amount of work for children, especially those bonded and enslaved," he said. "The world recognizes him before India even knows he exists."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/10/10/nobel-peace-prize-malala-pakistan/17030475/

 Structure of the Lead：

 WHO-Malala

   WHEN-this year

   WHAT- won this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

   WHY-encourage girls' education

   WHERE-not given

   HOW-not given

Keywords：

   1. heroic：英勇

   2. extremism：極端主義

   3. burqus：罩袍

   4. devout：誠心

   5.  remarkable：卓越