在昨晚进行的2022年卡塔尔世界杯亚洲区预选赛40强赛第5轮比赛中，国足客场挑战叙利亚队，90分钟比赛结束，国足1:2告负。

After the agonizing loss caused by a second half own goal, China now sit in second place in the five-team Group A with seven points from four games, five points behind group leader Syria.

此役过后，叙利亚4战全胜积12分排名小组第一，中国队2胜1平1负积7分，暂时排名小组第二。

agonizing ['ægənaɪzɪŋ]：adj. 苦恼的;痛苦难忍的

own goal：乌龙球

主教练里皮宣布辞职

Head coach Lippi announced his resignation

在输掉本场比赛后，中国队主教练里皮在赛后新闻发布会上突然宣布辞职。

After losing the game, Chinese coach Lippi suddenly announced his resignation at the post-match press conference.

发布会上，里皮情绪激动，表示如果球员感到害怕，没有斗志，是主教练的责任，故辞去主教练职务。

At the press conference, Lippi was emotional and said that if the player is afraid and has no fighting spirit, it is the responsibility of the head coach, so he resigned as the head coach.

一个球队到了场上应该全力以赴执行教练的部署。如果球员感到害怕，没有斗志，不能踢出练的内容，这就是我主教练的责任。

"When a team on the court, they should go all out to implement the deployment of the coach. If the players is scared and has no spirit to fight, then they won't be able to play the training content. And this is the responsibility of the head coach, which is me."

我们赢下了马尔代夫和关岛这样的弱队，但遇到菲律宾这样稍微强一点的就平了。而今天叙利亚比我们踢得更好。

"We could beat weaker opponents like Maldives and Guam, but when we encountered stronger teams like the Philippines and Syria, we could not play our own football," Lippi pointed out in the post-match press conference.

我的年薪很高，我承担这个责任，我宣布辞去主教练职务。

"I was well paid and I take the full responsibility. I am now announcing my resignation and I will be no longer the coach of Team China," the legendary Italian coach said.

说完之后，里皮径直离开了发布厅。

After that, Lippi left the hall alone.

武磊：球队缺乏求胜欲望

Wu Lei: The team lacks the desire to win

在赛后采访中，国足队员武磊直言问题关键在于球队的求胜欲望。

In the post-match interview, Wu Lei, the national football team player, said that the key to the problem lies in the team's desire to win.

从整个比赛来说，我们的求胜欲望没有对方强，对方虽然在中立场地，但求胜欲望、第二点球的拼抢、防守都比我们表现得好。我们比对方差，防守的时候真的要去伸脚去抢对方球啊。

"From the whole-game perspective, our desire to win is not strong. Although the other side is in the neutral court, they desire to win. Also, their fighting after the penalty and the overall defense are better than us. So since we are weaker, when we are defensive, we really need to try our best to get the ball."

neutral court：(运动比赛的)中立场馆，与主客场相对

接下来的比赛到明年才有，大家要把心态调整好，也不是完全没有机会，后面不管什么对手，这种求胜欲望，一定要尽全力。

"The next game will be in next year. Every one of us has to adjust their mentality, and there are still some chances. No matter what opponents, we need the desire to win, and we must do our best."

足协致歉，引网友质疑

今天凌晨，@中国足协发布微博，表示接受里皮辞职请求。

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) accepted Marcello Lippi's resignation as China coach after his team lost to Syria 2-1 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier on Thursday.

中国足协称国足表现令广大球迷失望，对此深表歉意：

世界杯预选赛四十强赛过去两场比赛，中国男足表现差强人意，令广大球迷倍感失望，中国足协对此深表歉意!

接下来将会深刻反思，重组男足国家队，打好接下来的四十强赛比赛。

不过，足协文中“差强人意”一词，引起网友议论及质疑。

国足下一场四十强赛比赛要到明年3月份，希望球队能充分利用这4个多月的时间好好调整，不要再让球迷失望了。

责编：周杨

来源：China Daily、新东方双语新闻