上大学

shàng dà xué

to attend college

为了

wèi le

for the sake of

提高

tí gāo

to improve; to raise; to heighten

水平

shuǐ píng

level; standard

足球

zú qiú

soccer

比赛

bǐ sài

game; match; competition; to compete

国际

guó jì

international

美式

měi shì

American-style

脚

jiǎo

foot

踢

tī

to kick

手

shǒu

hand

抱

bào

to hold or carry in the arms

压

yā

to press; to hold down; to weigh down

被

bèi

by

担心

dān xīn

to worry

棒

bàng

fantastic; super

运动服

yùn dòng fú

sportswear; athletic clothing

半天

bàn tiān

half a day; a long time