"比赛的第一节"可以翻译为 "the first quarter of the game" 或 "the first period of the competition"(在特定体育项目中,如篮球常用“quarter”,而某些运动如冰球可能用“period” ,但“quarter”使用更为广泛通用 )。
例如:
Our team performed well in the first quarter of the game.(我们队在比赛的第一节表现出色。 )
The coach made some strategic adjustments during the break after the first period of the competition.(在比赛第一节结束后的休息时间,教练做了一些战略调整。 )