World Cup Soccer
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The People’s Game.
内容列表 人民游戏.
4 Matches Around the World.
4"环球赛".
5 Africa Makes History.
5 非洲创造历史。
6 Great Teams.
6个大队.
8 The United States and the World Cup.
8 美国与世界杯.
10 Great Players.
10个大玩家.
11 What’s Your Number?
11 你的号码是多少?
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 The People’s Game Some people call soccer “the people’s game” because soccer is the world’s most popular sport.
16 人民游戏 有些人称足球为 " 人民游戏 " ,因为足球是世界上最受欢迎的运动。
About three hundred million people play soccer (also known as “football” in many countries) all around the world.
全世界约有3亿人踢足球(在许多国家也被称为“足球”)。
Almost a billion people watched the 2006 World Cup championship on television.
近十亿人在电视上观看了2006年世界杯冠军.
That means one out of every seven people on Earth was watching!
这意味着地球上每七人中就有一人在看!
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player Landon Donovan tries for a goal against Algeria during the 2010 World Cup.
球员Landon Donovan在2010年世界杯期间试图出场一球对阵阿尔及利亚.
Matches Around the World The World Cup is the most important event in soccer, maybe even in all sports.
环球赛 世界杯足球赛是足球界最重要的赛事,甚至可能在所有体育赛事中.
Every four years, the planet’s best players come together to compete in the World Cup.
每四年,地球最佳球员会聚一堂参加世界杯的比赛.
It takes one month and sixty-four games to decide the winning team.
决出胜球队需要一个月64场比赛.
Fans from all over the world come to watch their teams play.
来自世界各地的粉丝来看他们的团队比赛.
The fans wear crazy hats, paint their faces, bring drums to bang, and cheer on the players.
粉丝们戴着疯狂的帽子,画出自己的相貌,带起鼓来敲打,为球员们欢呼.
Africa Makes History Although soccer is popular all over the world, a World Cup tournament was never held on the continent of Africa until 2010.
非洲创造历史 虽然足球在全世界很受欢迎,但直到2010年,非洲大陆从未举办过世界杯锦标赛.
That’s why it was big news when South Africa was chosen to host the nineteenth World Cup.
南非被选为第十九届世界杯的东道主,
Over two hundred countries competed for the chance to send teams to the tournament.
200多个国家竞相争取派队参加联赛的机会.
Johannesburg, the largest city in the country, was chosen to host the final match of the 2010 World Cup.
该国最大城市约翰内斯堡被选为2010年世界杯决赛东道主.
Fans of the Netherlands team show their support.
荷兰球队的球迷表现出支持.
Great Teams The world’s most successful team is Brazil.
伟大的团队 世界最成功的球队是巴西.
The Brazilian team that beat Italy 4-1 in the 1970 final is often called “the greatest team ever” by soccer fans.
在1970年决赛中击败意大利4-1的巴西队经常被足球迷称为"有史以来最伟大的球队".
Brazilians are known for their “banana kicks,” which curve like the bend in a banana and sail into the goal.
巴西人以“香蕉踢出”而出名,“香蕉踢出”像香蕉的弯道并驶入球门。
Brazil is also known for having some of soccer’s most lively and colorful fans.
巴西也以拥有一些最活泼和多彩的足球迷而出名.
Brazil’s Lucio kicks the ball over his head.
巴西卢西奥将球踢到他头上.
The captains of the Italian and Hungarian teams shake hands before the 1938 finals match in Paris, France.
意大利队和匈牙利队的队长在1938年法国巴黎决赛前握手.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
The first World Cup was held in 1 930 in Uruguay.
第一届世界杯于1930年在乌拉圭举行.
Only thirteen teams played in that tournament.
那场比赛只有13支球队参赛.
It took teams from Europe almost three weeks to reach Uruguay by ship.
从欧洲出发的队伍花了将近三个星期才乘船到达乌拉圭.
There were seventeen games, with Uruguay defeating Argentina 4-2 in the final.
共有17场比赛,由乌拉圭在决赛中以4-2击败阿根廷.
Italy’s team is second on the list of most World Cup wins.
意大利队在大多数世界杯冠军榜上名列第二.
In the 2006 final, Italy defeated France 5-3 in a penalty shootout.
2006年决赛中,意大利在一场罚球射击中击败了法国5-3.
A penalty shootout happens if a game is tied after overtime.
如果比赛在加班后被捆绑,则会出现罚射.
Five players from each team take turns kicking the ball from a spot twelve yards from the goal line.
每支球队有5名球员轮流踢出距离入球线12码的点球.
Only the goalkeeper, or “goalie,” stands between them and the goal.
只有守门员或“守门员”站在他们与目标之间。
The team that makes the most penalty goals is the winner.
射入罚球最多的球队是取胜者.
The United States and the World Cup While the United States has never won a World Cup, it has played some exciting games.
美国和世界杯虽然从未获得过世界杯冠军,但却打出一些令人兴奋的比赛.
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team had one of the greatest upsets ever when it beat England 1-0 in Brazil in 1950.
当球队在1950年在巴西击败英格兰1-0时,曾有过有史以来最令人不快的一次.
When people heard the score, many thought it was a joke and did not believe it.
当人们听到这个分数时,许多人认为这是个笑话而不相信.
In another famous game, the United States defeated Colombia in 1994 when a Colombian player accidentally knocked the ball into his own goal.
在另一场出名的比赛中,美国于1994年击败了哥伦比亚,当时一名哥伦比亚球员意外地将球打入了自己的入球.
Colombian defender Andrés Escobar lies on the ground after kicking the ball past his own goalkeeper by mistake.
哥伦比亚卫士安德烈斯·埃斯科瓦尔(Andrés Escobar)误将球踢过自己守门员后倒地.
Italy’s Daniele De Rossi scores a goal during the penalty shootout in the first 2006 final.
意大利的丹尼尔·德·罗西(Daniele De Rossi)在2006年首个决赛的罚球射击中打入一球.
Great Players Three of the biggest soccer legends are Pele (PAY-lay), Ronaldo, and Zinedine Zidane (zee-nuh-DEEN zih-DAHN).
伟大的玩家 三大足球传奇有佩勒(PAY-lay),罗纳尔多和齐内丁·齐达内(zee-nuh-DEEN zih-DAHN).
Most people consider Pele to be the greatest soccer player of all time.
大部分人认为 成为有史以来最伟大的足球运动员
This Brazilian is the only man to have played on three winning World Cup teams.
这位巴西人是唯一在三支夺得世界杯冠军的球队中出场的.
Pele scored twelve World Cup goals during his career.
佩勒在职业生涯中打入了12个世界杯入球.
The World Cup’s greatest goal scorer is another Brazilian, named Ronaldo.
世界杯最大进球得分者是另一位巴西人,取名"罗纳尔多".
He scored fifteen goals during his World Cup career.
他在世界杯生涯中打入了15个入球.
He was the leading scorer in the 2002 World Cup with eight goals.
他在2002年世界杯上以出场8个入球的成绩出场,成为了积分榜的领跑者.
That year, he helped Brazil win the title.
当年他帮助巴西夺得冠军.
Brazil soccer legend Pele stands next to a photograph of himself doing his famous “bicycle kick.”
巴西足球传奇 Pele站在自己进行他著名的“自行车踢”的照片旁边。 “
Ronaldo heads the ball during a quarter-final match against Denmark in the 1998 World Cup.
罗纳尔多在1998年世界杯四分之一决赛对阵丹麦的比赛中出场入球.
Zinedine Zidane, also known as “Zizou” (ZEE-zoo), helped France win the 1998 title.
Zinedine Zidane,又名"Zizou"(ZEE-zoo),帮助法国赢得了1998年的头衔.
He scored two goals to help France beat Brazil 3-0.
他打入了两球来帮助法国以3比0击败巴西.
He also scored for France in the 2006 final.
他也为法国打入了2006年决赛.
Many people think of him as one of the sport’s greatest players.
许多人认为他是最伟大的运动员之一。
What’s Your Number?
你的号码是多少?
There are eleven players on a soccer team, and you can often tell what a player’s job is by looking at his uniform number.
足球队共有11名球员,通过查看球员的制服号码,可以经常分辨出球员的工作内容.
The player who wears number 10 is often the player who scores and helps others to score.
佩戴第10名的玩家往往是打分和帮助他人打分的玩家.
Pele and Zidane both wore number 10.
佩莱和齐丹都穿了10号.
Watch for that number whenever you’re at a game.
在比赛时注意这个号码。
The goalkeeper often wears number 1.
守门员经常穿一号.
France’s Zinedine Zidane celebrates a goal against Portugal in a 2006 semi-final match.
法国的锡内丁 齐达内在2006年的半决赛中为对手葡萄牙庆祝入球.
Zinedine Zidane scores a penalty kick against Italy in the 2006 World Cup final.
在2006年世界杯决赛中,齐内丁·齐达内对意大利打出罚球.
Conclusion It’s easy to see why the World Cup is so successful.
结论 世界杯为何如此成功,
At each World Cup, fans from many nations visit the host country.
在每届世界杯上,来自许多国家的球迷会访问主办国.
They sing, chant, and cheer their teams at the stadium.
他们在体育场唱歌、高呼、为球队欢呼。
Each host country adds new traditions and new memories to one of the world’s greatest sporting events.
每个主办国都为世界上最伟大的体育活动之一增添了新的传统和新的记忆。
Glossary accidentally (adv.)
术语表不慎(adv.)
by mistake; without meaning to (p.
错误;无意义(p.
10) championship (n.)
10) 冠军(n.
a contest to decide a winner, or champion (p.
决定胜者或冠军的比赛(p.
4) goalkeeper (n.)
4) 守门员 (n.
a player whose job is to keep the ball from entering the scoring zone, or goal (p.
球员的工作是防止球入得分区,或入球(p.
9) legends (n.)
9) 传说 (n.
famous people who are respected for their particular talents (p.
因其特长而受人尊敬的名人(p.
11) lively (adj.)
11)活泼地(adj.
active and energetic (p.
积极和有活力(p.
8) tournament (n.)
8) 锦标赛 (n.
a series of games or competitions to determine a final champion (p.
一系列游戏或比赛确定最终冠军(p.
6) uniform (n.)
6) 制服 (n.
matching clothing worn by members of a team (p.
匹配团队成员所穿的衣服(p.
14) upsets (n.)
14) 烦恼 (n.
unexpected defeats (p.
出乎意料的失败(p.
10) Chile fans support their team as it attempts to earn a spot in the 2010 World Cup.
10) 智利球迷支持他们的球队在2010年世界杯中试图获得一分.