A: Hello, this is Word Wise on LanguageTips, I’m Marc.
B. Hello, I’m Christie.
A: Big news, Christie. Nadal stole Federer’s tennis crown. He defeated Federer in their finals match at the Wimbledon Championships in London on Sunday.
B: Yes, Nadal cracks Federer’s winning streak. Congratulations to him.
A: Actually it’s not easy for Nadal to defeat a steady winner. Reports say they had a nail-biting decider.
B: Decider? Is that the word for today, Marc?
A: Exactly. Decider is frequently used in matches. In table tennis for example, if the two players tie in the six games, then the seventh game is the decider. It breaks the tie and decides who wins the match.
B: 不難理解，今天我們所說的體育比賽中decider指的就是“決勝局”，a game to decide the winner。如果兩位選手在前幾局比賽中打成平手，那么接下來的一局就是決定勝負的關鍵一局啦！
A: So, both sides will play hard to win the decider.
B. 是啊，比賽雙方都竭盡全力希望拿下決勝局。當然，decider還有另外一個意思，就是“說了算的人；做主的人”
A. By the way, Christie. Who is the decider in your house?
B: It’s me of course. I’m the woman of the house. I decide things.我的家里我做主。
A: Oh, I start to worry your boyfriend.
B: Don’t worry, he enjoys that. Hmm, 我們今天學到的詞就是decider，“決勝局”，“說了算的人”
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