Soccer
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents The Beautiful Game.
内容列表 美丽的游戏.
4 The Beginning of Soccer.
4 足球的起步。
5 Soccer Around the World.
5 足球环球.
6 All Levels of Play.
6 游戏的所有关卡。
7 Playing Soccer.
7个踢足球
10 Soccer Greats.
10号足球大奖赛.
13 Getting Involved.
13 参与。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 South China (in red) battled a team from the Philippines in Manila in 2015.
16 2015年南洋(以红色)在马尼拉出战菲律宾一队.
China won the match 6-1.
中国在比赛中以6-1取胜.
The Beautiful Game For thousands of years, people around the world have enjoyed playing games.
美丽的游戏 几千年来,世界各地的人们都喜欢玩游戏.
Many of these games involve kicking a ball toward another team’s goal.
许多比赛都涉及将一球踢入另一支球队的入球。
Today, soccer is by far the most popular of these games.
今天,足球是迄今为止这些比赛中最受欢迎的.
Why is the sport so loved by people everywhere?
运动为什么被各地的人所喜爱?
People can play soccer outdoors in all kinds of weather.
人们可以在各种天气下在户外打足球.
The sport is easy to learn, and it helps players stay fit.
运动容易学习,帮助球员保持体能.
The only equipment you need is a ball.
你只需要一个球
Best of all, it’s great fun!
最好不过,
“Mob football” was played long ago.
“移动足球”早就玩了。
Entire villages often played against each other.
整个村庄经常互相作对。
The Beginning of Soccer People played early types of soccer in Britain starting in the eighth century.
足球之始 从8世纪开始在英国踢出早期类型的足球.
The game, which was called football, was much rougher back then, and there weren’t many rules.
比赛被称为足球,
Paved school playgrounds in the early 1900s weren’t good for playing the rough types of soccer, so new rules were invented.
在1900年代早期,
Soccer became a regular part of school because of the teamwork needed to play.
足球因为需要团队合作而成为了学校的常态.
Modern soccer began in England in 1863 when soccer—also called association football — and rugby football became two different sports.
现代足球始于1863年的英国,当时足球——也叫协会足球——和橄榄球成为了两种不同的运动.
Soccer players mainly move the ball with their feet, while rugby players also use their hands.
足球运动员主要用脚来移动球,而橄榄球运动员也用手.
Modern soccer rules began in the late 1930s and were updated in 1997.
现代足球规则从1930年代后期开始,于1997年被更新.
ASIA AFRICA NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE AUSTRALIA call the game football call the game soccer call it something else The game is called soccer in North America and something similar in several other places.
亚 非 洲 北 美 洲 称游戏足球称游戏足球称别的东西 比赛在北美被称为"足球",在其他多地也被称为"类似".
Italy calls the sport calcio, and South Korea calls it chukku.
意大利称运动为"calcio",韩国称"chukku".
Most of the world calls it football.
世界上大多数人都称之为"足球".
Soccer Around the World People in almost every country play soccer.
几乎每个国家都有足球环球世界。
The sport is popular among both adults and children.
运动在成人和儿童中都很受欢迎。
People of every background and religion love soccer.
每个背景和宗教的人都喜欢足球。
Most people think of soccer as an outdoor sport, but it can also be played indoors.
大多数人认为足球是一种户外运动,但也可以在室内进行.
Men’s soccer has been part of all but two Summer Olympic Games.
除两届夏季奥林匹克运动会外,男子足球一直是所有夏季奥林匹克运动会的一部分。
Women’s soccer was added in 1996.
1996年增加了女子足球.
Mario Gotze of Germany scored the winning goal past Sergio Romero of Argentina in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
德国的马里奥·戈泽在巴西举办的2014年世界杯上打入了阿根廷的塞尔吉奥·罗梅罗的入球.
The final score was 1-0.
最终比分为1-0.
All Levels of Play About 240 million people in more than 300,000 clubs play soccer.
30多万个俱乐部中约有2.4亿人参加足球比赛。
Estimates place the number of fans as high as 3.
估计粉丝人数高达3人.
5 billion.
50亿.
That’s half the total number of people on Earth!
这是地球上人口总数的一半!
FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) is in charge of professional soccer.
国际足联(Fédération Internationale de Football Association)负责职业足球.
Founded in 1904, FIFA had 209 member countries as of early 2015.
国际足联成立于1904年,截至2015年初共有209个成员国.
The countries have teams that compete for a chance to play in the World Cup, a competition to see which team is the best in the world.
这些国家有球队争夺世界杯的出场机会,这是看哪支球队是世界最好球队的比赛.
Thirty-two teams play in the World Cup, which takes place every four years.
32支球队在世界杯上出场,每四年出场一次.
Some youth teams play internationally.
一些青年队在国际上打球.
A Colorado team (blue) played against the Yuwa Supergoats (red), a girls’ soccer team from India, in Blaine, Minnesota, on July 12, 2014.
科罗拉多一队(蓝色)于2014年7月12日在明尼苏达州布莱恩出场,对阵来自印度的女子足球队尤瓦超级山羊(红色).
In the United States, the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), or U.
在美国,美国足球联合会(USSF),即U.
S.
师曰.
Soccer, is the main soccer group.
足球,是主要的足球团体.
There are professional, men’s, women’s, and children’s soccer teams.
有职业、男子、女子和儿童足球队。
Soccer is popular among students of all ages, and you don’t even have to be on a team to enjoy the sport.
足球在所有年龄的学生中很受欢迎,
As few as two people can play the game in a park or on a playground.
很少有人可以在公园或操场上玩游戏.
be inside this area.
留在这个区域
The penalty kicker is the only player allowed in this area.
罚球员是这一地区唯一允许的球员.
If the ball goes out here, the match is restarted with a throw-in.
如果球从这里出去,比赛就用掷入来重启.
and goes into the goal.
进入目标
G F F M M M D D D D striker striker F F D M M M G D D D F F G – goalie, D – defender, M – midfielder, F – forward Playing Soccer A soccer field, called a pitch, has a net at each end.
G F M M D D D D 罢工者 G – 守门员,D – 卫士,M – 中场手,F – 前方打入足球A 足球场,被称作一发投球,每发一发一发.
Each team tries to score goals by getting the ball into the other team’s net.
每支球队试图通过将入球打入对方球队的网来打入入入球.
They also try to stop the other team from scoring.
他们还试图阻止另一支队伍打分.
A soccer team has eleven players—one goalie and ten field players.
一支足球队有11名球员——1名守门员和10名野外球员。
The field players are divided into three kinds of players.
野外玩家分为三种玩家.
Forwards mainly try to score goals.
前进主要尝试打分入球.
Defenders mainly try to keep the other team from scoring.
维权者主要试图阻止对方球队打分.
Midfielders switch between these two positions.
中场选手在这两个位置之间切换.
Goalies need to be quick and often need to dive for the ball to prevent a goal.
入球需要快速并经常需要为入球下潜来阻止入球.
Field players are only allowed to touch the ball with their feet, legs, chest, and head.
场上球员只允许用脚,腿,胸和头来触球.
The goalie can use his or her hands when playing within the penalty area.
守门员在罚球区内打球时可以使用手.
The goalie’s main job is to stop any balls that get past his or her team’s defenders.
守门员的主要工作是阻止任何球球超越球队的卫士.
The match starts with a kickoff.
比赛从开球开始.
The ball is placed on the center spot, and a member of the starting team passes the ball to a teammate.
球被放在中点上,一名起球队成员将球传给队友.
The starting team tries to move the ball down the pitch and score a goal.
起跑队试图将球向下移动并打入一球.
If the ball goes out of bounds, the other team gains control of the ball.
如果球出界,由另一支球队获得对球的控制.
If the other team moves the ball out of bounds, the starting team keeps control of the ball.
如果另一支球队将球移出界外,起步队则保持对球的控制.
In some cases, when a player gets too rough with a player on the other team, the other team is given a free penalty kick.
在某些情况下,当一名球员在另一支球队中与一名球员遭遇到过于粗暴时,另一支球队被给予自由罚球踢出.
Field players must learn many skills to play well, including kicking, dribbling, passing, trapping, heading, and shooting to score a goal.
场上球员必须学习很多能打得好的技能,包括踢出,打出打出打出打出打出打出打出打出打出打出打出打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入打入
They must also know how to get the ball away from a player with different kinds of tackles.
他们也必须知道如何让球从一个有着不同种类的接球的球员手中取出.
Players need to be in good shape to play well.
玩家需要保持良好的状态才能发挥好.
Field players can cover up to 7 miles (12 km) during a match.
场上球员在一场比赛中可以覆盖最多7英里(12公里).
They must be able to start and stop quickly.
他们必须能够迅速开始和停止。
They need to have enough strength to last the entire match.
他们需要有足够的力量来维持整个比赛.
Pelé Lionel Messi Soccer Greats Pelé is considered the greatest soccer player in the history of the sport.
Pelé Lionel Messi Soccer Greats Pelé被认为是运动史上最伟大的足球运动员.
He played center forward for Brazil’s national team from 1956 to 1977.
他在1956年至1977年间为巴西国家队出场中前锋.
Although he stopped competing more than thirty-five years ago, his record of 1,281 goals during his career still stands.
尽管他35多年前就停止了比赛,但他职业生涯中1,281个入球的纪录仍然保持.
Another bright star of men’s soccer is Lionel Messi, the captain of Argentina’s national team.
男子足球的又一亮相是阿根廷国家队队长莱昂内尔·梅西.
Messi is known for his lightning speed and amazing control.
梅西以闪电速度和惊人的控制而出名.
He was the first player to win FIFA ’s award for the best male soccer player four times.
他是第一个四次获得国际足联最佳男足球运动员奖项的球员.
Mia Hamm Marta Vieira da Silva Mia Hamm was the first big star of women’s soccer.
米娅·汉姆·玛塔 维埃拉·达席尔瓦 米娅 哈姆是第一位女子足球大明星.
She helped the United States win two Women’s World Cups, including the first one, in 1991.
她于1991年帮助美国赢得了两次女子世界杯,包括第一次.
She also won two Olympic gold medals.
她还曾获得两枚奥运会金牌.
Marta Vieira da Silva is a Brazilian forward.
玛塔·维埃拉·达席尔瓦是巴西前锋.
She has been named FIFA World Player of the Year five times in a row, starting in 2006.
从2006年开始,她连续五次被国际足联命名为"年度世界球员".
She was also the top scorer and Most Valuable Player of the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
她也是2007年国际足联女子世界杯的得分最高和最有价值球员.
Youth soccer is very popular with all ages and abilities.
青年足球在年龄和能力上都非常受欢迎.
On some teams, girls and boys compete in soccer matches together.
在一些球队中,女孩和男孩一起参加足球比赛。
Getting Involved Students who don’t already play soccer can find out if their city or town has a soccer club.
参与 还没有踢足球的学生可以知道他们的城市或城镇是否有足球俱乐部。
Clubs may have teams for different age groups.
俱乐部可能为不同年龄段的人设立团队.
A coach will help build skills and teach the rules of the game.
一名教练会帮助培养技能并教授比赛规则.
It’s a great way to make new friends and learn about fair play and teamwork.
并学习公平游戏和团队合作。
Many students play just for fun, and others work toward playing at a higher level when they’re older.
许多学生只是玩游戏,
Either way, they’ll be taking part in an exciting sport that’s loved by people all around the world.
他们将参加全世界人民喜爱的激动人心的运动。