虽然在德国杯首轮派出了绝大多数替补球员，可面对联赛第五级的不来梅SV，拜仁慕尼黑还是以12比0赢得比赛，晋级德国杯第二轮。请看本报周五的报道：

Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored four goals Wednesday as Bundesliga giant Bayern Munich thrashed fifth-tier minnow Bremer 12-0 in the first round of the German Cup.

The original tie was postponed at the start of August after an outbreak of COVID-19 in the squad of Bremer, which plays in Bremen’s regional league.

Bayern players showed their hosts little mercy.

报道中的minnow本意是“一种淡水小鱼”，引申为“无足轻重的小角色”。例如：

For all his bravado, the real-estate broker Ramesh Ajwani is no more than a minnow in a sea of sharks.

尽管拉梅什•阿贾瓦尼总是虚张声势，这位房地产经纪人在众多厉害的竞争者当中不过是个小角色。