Two men, one trophy.
The two best players in the NBA, squaring up, staring down, fighting across the floor on a nail-biting night in March, a loud passion accompanying their every move.
Mark英語干貨
①trophy/?tro?fi/? noun? ,? pl? -phies [? count? ]可數(shù)名詞
? 1 : an object (such as a large cup or sculpture) that is given as a prize for winning a competition
? 栗子： a golf/bowling trophy
? ? ? ? ? ? ? a trophy case/room
? 獎(jiǎng)杯，獎(jiǎng)品
? 2 : something that you keep or take to show that you were successful in hunting, war, etc.
? 栗子：hunting trophies
? 戰(zhàn)利品
②square up [? phrasal verb 動(dòng)詞短語 ]
? 1 : to turn so that you are facing something or someone directly直面/擺好架勢(shì)……
? 例句：She squared up (with/to the basket) for a three-point shot.
? They squared up for a fight. [=they faced each other and prepared to fight]
? 2 square up to (someone or something) : to begin to deal with (a difficult person or situation) in a direct way接手……
? 例句：We need to square up to this problem.
? He's finally squaring up to his critics（批評(píng)游岳，評(píng)價(jià)）.
③stare down? (US美式英語)? ( or Brit? stare out英式英語) [? phrasal verb? 動(dòng)詞短語]
? stare (someone) down/out or stare down/out (someone) : to look directly into someone's eyes without fear until he or she becomes uncomfortable and looks away注視，盯得（某人）不敢對(duì)視
④nail-biting /?ne?l?ba?t??/? adj? 形容詞
describes a situation that is very exciting or worrying because you do not know how it will end
驚心動(dòng)魄的
? 例句：The election is heading for a nail-biting finish.
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