【迷你小对话1】

　　A: The deciding moment in the World Cup Final was when the German goalkeeper Kahn dropped the ball at Renaldo’s feet.

　　B: Yes. From that moment, only one team was going to win, and that was Brazil.

　　A: 世界杯决赛的关键时刻，就是德国门将卡恩失掉罗纳尔多那一球的瞬间。

　　B: 是啊。那一刻起就只有一个队能赢了，就是巴西。

　　【迷你小对话2】

　　A: The Boston Tea Party in the 18th century was a pivotal moment in the War of Independence between Britain and the United States.

　　B: After that, it was only a matter of time before America declared its separation from London.

　　A: 十八世纪的波士顿茶党事件是美国独立战争的关键时刻。

　　B: 在那以后，美国宣布脱离英国独立只是早晚的事了。

　　【语言点精讲】

　　deciding: 决定性的;决胜的。

　　final: 决赛。

　　goalkeeper: 守门员。

　　pivotal: 起枢轴作用的;中枢的;关键的。

　　declare: 宣布。

　　separation: 分离，分开。