VOA慢速英语:Iceland Soccer Team Continues to Surprise at Euro 2016(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. The announcer screamed, as if he could not believe what had happened.

as if 好像， 似乎， 仿佛
例句：He acted as if nothing had happened.
他表现地就像没发生什么似的。

2. The phrase refers to the famous story of Cinderella.

refer to 参考; 指的是; 涉及
例句：We often refer to these books in our work.
我们工作中经常参考这些书。

3. One writer put together a silly explanation of how the team from Iceland was chosen.

put together 组成整体
例句：Tom put together a proposal that made beautiful sense.
汤姆编制了一份理由充分的建议书。

4. She said the team was made up of 23 men who had nothing better to do in June and July.

be made up of 由…组成
例句：I want my staff to be made up of excellent workers.
我希望我的员工都非常出色。