Grade 8 Unit 1 Topic 1 Section D

For the last 20 years, David Beckham was a very famous ^[1]famous: US: [ˈfeɪməs]  UK: [‘feɪməs]    adj. 有名的；好极了； soccer player. He played with teams in England, Spain, America and Italy. He arrived in Beijing with his teammates ^[2]teammate: US: [ˈtimˌmeɪt]  UK: [ˈtiːmˌmeɪt]   n. 队友；同队队员 yesterday. They are going to play against China’s national team tomorrow. Soccer fans are very excited ^[3]excited: US: [ɪkˈsaɪtəd] UK: [ɪkˈsaɪtɪd]  adj. 激动的；兴奋的；受刺激的；紧张不安的. But it’s too bad ^[4]bad: US: [bæd] UK: [bæd] adj. 令人不快的；问题成堆的；坏的；质量差的 that the team isn’t going to stay for long. They are leaving ^[5]leave: US: [liv]  UK: [liːv]  v. 离开（某人或某处）；离开居住地点（或群体、工作单位等）；遗弃；丢弃  n. 假期；休假；准许；许可 for ^[6]leave for: 到…地方去；去某地: Japan the day after tomorrow ^[7]the day after tomorrow: 后天 for a game with Japan’s national team.