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Text告发,检举,揭发The
government
is
encouraging
people
to
blow
the
whistle
on
corruption.政府鼓励人民检举贪污。TextorganizationIntroduction(Paras.1-3)Conclusion(Para.17)Subordinateidea2(Paras.12-16)Subordinateidea1(Paras.4-11)MyconfusionaboutsoccerWorkingroupsandfigureoutthemainideaforeachpartofthetext.Soccerisagameofchance.Soccerisagamewithobscurestrategiesandregulations.MyconfusionaboutsoccerremainsActivereading1:Navigation
BlowingtheWhistleonSoccer
1
AFrenchfriendofminegotabiglaughatadinnerpartyrecentlywithhisaccountofthegameofbaseball:"Sevenguysstandaroundinafielddoingnothingwhiletwooftheirteammatesthrowtheballbackandforth."Text2
Iunderstand–it'shardtogetexcitedaboutaforeignsportifyoudidn'tgrowupwithit.NowI'mcollidingwiththissameculturalbarrier.TheWorldCupsoccertournamentbeginsonJune9andIwillhavenocluewhat'sgoingonoutthereonthe"pitch".Itseemsagoodtimetoblowthewhistleontheso-calledbeautifulgame.Text2我知道,如果一个人不是从小就接触某项外来的运动,他就很难对它感兴趣。现在我正遭遇同样的文化壁垒。6月9号世界杯足球赛就要开始了,而我对球员在“球场”上干些什么却一无所知。看起来这是给这个所谓的精彩赛事揭短的一次大好机会。Text3IhavebeenwatchingsoccerforyearsandallIcanseeonthefieldis22grownmeninshortsrunningaroundmadlytryingtokicktheballandtrippingovereachother.Iguesstheobjectistogettheballintothenet(alsoknownasthegoal),butifitevergetscloseitlookslikeanaccident.4Whatwehavehere,itwouldseem,isagameofchance.Textcollide
vi.
1)
(~with)comeintoconflictoropposition
出现矛盾;发生冲突e.g.1.Whentruthscollide,compromisebecomesthefirstcasualty.(HenryA.Kissinger)
当事实相互抵触时,首当其冲的受害者是妥协。(亨利A.基辛格)2.Hisreligiousbeliefsoftencollidedwiththerealitiesofhislife.他的宗教信仰与他的现实生活之间经常出现矛盾。Words&Phrases2)hitbyaccidentwhenmoving
(偶然)碰撞e.g.
1.Hiscarnearlycollidedwithabus.他的汽车几乎与一辆公共汽车相撞。2.Inrunningroundthecorner,hecollidedwithanotherman.
Words&Phrases在跑过拐角时,他撞上另一个人。
Wordfamily:
collision
n.TheWorldCupSoccerTournamentisaworld-widecompetitionforinternationalfootball,heldeveryfouryears.Atournamentisaseriesofmatchesinwhichthewinnerofeachmatchplaysagaininthenextrounduntilthereisafinalwithonlytwoteams,oneofwhichwillbethewinner.The2006WorldCupwasheldinGermany:Thequalificationprocessinvolved198nationalfootballassociationsand31teams,plusthehostnation,wentontothefinalstages;thefinal
(决赛)waswonbyItaly.
LanguagePoints
5
Foranhourandahalf,thefieldisasceneofsheerchaosastheballsailsbackandforthandthefanshumsomemournfultunereminiscentof"TheSlaves'Chorus"fromNabucco.Neitherteamseemstobeincontrol.Text
6
Thescoringsystemsaysitall.Mostfinalsare0–0,1–0or2–1,indicatingthatgamestendtobestandoffsandit'samatteroflucktobeaheadwhentimerunsout.Toputagoodfaceonit,theycallthistensionorsuspense.Text7
Newcomerstosoccer–mostlyAmericans–mightwonderhowmanywayspointscanbescored.Besideskickingtheballitispermittedtowhackitinmid-airwithyourhead,whichisnotthebestuseofthecranium,asdoctorswilltellyou.Text8Tobehonest,though,manygoalsarescoredbytheballaccidentallybouncingoffrandomplayerswhogetintheway.Thecrowdlovesthese,especiallywhenadefender'slegsendstheball–bychance,ofcourse–intohisownnet.Text9Goalsarethebestillustrationofthechancenatureofthisgame.Ninetypercentofgoalshots(knownas"chances"or,inhopelesscases,"halfchances",orinFrance,opportunités)areeitherblockedoraresofaroffcoursethattheysoardeepintothestands.Text10Iftheballhappenstobeaimedaboutrightandslipsthroughtheforestofhairylegs,it'ssheerluck.Theshooter,or"striker",thentakesfullcreditforthisaccident,peelsoffhisshirtandsprintsaroundincirclesasfourorfivefellowplayersjumponhisbacktotrytostophimandgethisshirtbackon.Text11Thechaosresumes,thehumminginthestandsstartsupagain,andtheclockslowlyticksawaytoward90longminutes.12Unlikebaseballorbasketball,precisionball-handlingisnotatoppriorityinsoccerexceptperhapsforThierryHenryandacoupleofBrazilians.Let'sfaceit,Godnevermeantformostofustocontrolaballwiththefeetwhilerunningattopspeed.Textmournful
a.
verysad
悲痛的;忧伤的e.g.1.Mournfulnewscamefromthefront.前方传来了令人悲痛的消息。2.Shesighedandlookedmournful.她叹了口气,显得很伤心。Wordfamily:
mourn
v.
mournfully
ad.
mournfulness
n.Words&Phrasesreminiscent
a.
(~of)remindingyouofpeopleorexperiencesinyourpast追忆往事的;怀旧的e.g.1.Thesightswerereminiscentofmychildhood.这些景象勾起了我对童年的回忆。2.ThispaintingisstronglyreminiscentofDaVinci’s“Annunciation”.这幅画使人立即联想到达·芬奇的《天使报喜》。Words&Phrases
TheSlaves’ChoruscomesfromActIIIoftheoperaNabucco,whentheslaveslongfortheirhomelandandsing“Va,pensiero,sull’alidorato”(“Fly,thought,ongoldenwings”).Inthepassage,theauthorsuggeststhatthefans’hummingorchantingofsongs(toencouragetheirteamortaunttheopposition)ismournfulandsadlikeVerdi’sfamouschorus.
奴隶合唱曲(歌剧《纳布科》中由犹太奴隶唱出的合唱歌曲)Words&PhrasesNabucco
《纳布科》(歌剧名)Itisafamous1842operabyVerdi(1813–1901)aboutNabucco(630–562BC;NebuchadnezzarinEnglish),kingofancientBabylon–roughly,modernIraq–whosearmiesin587BCcapturedJerusalem,destroyedthecityanditsfamoustemple,tookmuchoftheJewishpopulationprisonersandexiledthemtothecityBabylon.Words&PhrasesWords&Phraseschorus
n.[C]
1)apieceofmusicthatissungbyalargegroupofpeople合唱曲e.g.Itisafamouschorusintheopera.这是这部歌剧中一首著名的合唱曲。2)asimultaneousutteranceofsomethingbymanypeople
齐声e.g.“Goodmorning,sir.”werepliedinchorus.我们齐声回答:“早安,先生”。Words&PhrasesSentencestandoff
n.[C]adisagreementorfightinwhichneitheropponentcandoanythingtowinorachievetheiraim僵持;均衡e.g.
1.It’sverydifficulttomaintainastandoffbetweentwosuperpowers.要保持两个超级大国之间的均衡非常困难。2.SallyandJeffbothhaveexcellentargumentssothedebateendedinastandoff.萨莉和杰夫口才都非常棒,因此辩论结果不分胜负。Words&PhrasesSentence…indicatingthatgamestendtobestandoffs…LanguagePointsAstandoffisasituationinagameorfightinwhichneithersidecandoanythingtowinorachievetheiraim,adeadlockorfailuretosettleanargument.翻译:这意味着球赛结果倾向于平局……putagoodfaceonsth.:
pretendtobehappyorsatisfiedwhenthisisnotthecase掩饰某事物;装出不在意的样子e.g.1.Shehadn’tpassedtheexambutshetriedtoputagoodfaceonit.她考试没考及格,但她装得若无其事的样子。2.Tomhasrunawayfromhome,buthisfamilyareputtingagoodfaceonit.汤姆已经离家出走,但他的家人却装作若无其事。Words&Phrasessuspensen.[U]excitementorworrythatyoufeelwhenyouarewaitingtofindoutwhathashappenedorwhatwillhappen悬念;焦虑e.g.1.Themoviewasamasterpieceofsuspense.这部电影是一部悬念片杰作。2.Don’tkeepusinsuspense—didyougetthejobornot?
别卖关子了,你到底得到那份工作了没有?Words&Phraseswhackvt.
(infml)
hitsomeoneorsomethingwithalotofforce
重击;猛打e.g.1.Hewhackedhislittlesisterontheheadwithaspoon.他用一把调羹猛打他妹妹的头。2.Iwhackedmykneegettingoutofthecar.下车的时候我的膝盖重重地撞了一下。3.Hisattackerwhackedhimonthehead.攻击者猛击他的头部。Words&Phrasescraniumn.[C](medical)
theskull,especiallythepartenclosingthebrain(头)颅
e.g.
Thelargestpartofthebrainimmediatelybeneaththebonesofthecraniumisthecerebralcortex.紧贴在头盖骨下方的大脑的最大的部分就是大脑皮层。
Words&Phrasesrandoma.
chosenorhappeningwithoutanyparticularmethod,pattern,orpurpose任意的;随机的e.g.randomdrugtestingofOlympicathletes对奥运会运动员随机进行的药检atrandom任意地;随便地e.g.
Theteachermightsuddenlyaddressindividualstudentsatrandom.老师可能随意突然地与个别学生谈话。Words&Phrasesdefendern.[C]
1)aplayerwhosejobistostoptheotherteamscoringinagamesuchasfootball防守队员e.g.Adefenderwasgivenaredcardforcommittingaseriousfoul.Words&Phrases一个防守队员因为严重犯规而吃了一张红牌。2)someonewhosupportssomethingorwhoworkstopreventitfrombeinglostortakenaway守卫者;保护人e.g.
1.Heclaimedtobeadefenderofhumanrights.他声称是人权的守卫者。2.Heisawearilessdefenderoffreedomofthepress.
他是一个不屈不挠的新闻自由的捍卫者。
Words&Phrasesillustrationn.[C,U]
anexample,event,factetcthatshowsthatsomethingelseistrue,orshowswhatsomethingislike实例;例证e.g.1.Illustrationbyexampleisbetterthanexplanationinwords.2.Thisaccidentisagraphicillustrationofthedisasterthat'swaitingtohappen.这次事故就是随时可能发生灾难的一个例证。n.[C]Wordfamily:
illustrate
v.illustrative
a.Words&Phrases用实例说明比用词语解释清楚。n.[U]offcourse:notgoingintherightdirection偏离方向e.g.
1.Theoiltankerwentoffcourseandhitarock.油轮偏离了规定的航线,撞上了一块岩石。2.Whenalightpassengerplaneflewoffcoursesometimeago,itcrashedinthemountainsanditspilotwaskilled.
不久前,有架轻便客机飞出了航线,在山区坠落导致飞行员丧生。Words&Phrasessoarvi.
1)risequicklyintotheair升高;升腾e.g.Abirdissoaringintothesky.一只鸟正飞向云端。2)quicklyincreasetoahighlevel猛增;剧增e.g.Pricesoaredwhenwarbrokeout.
战争爆发时物价飞涨。Words&Phraseshairya.
withalotofhair多毛的;毛茸茸的e.g.1.hairyarms2.Theleavesaresoftandhairy.树叶儿柔软,毛茸茸的。Wordformation:
n.+y→a.sun→sunny wind→windy fog→foggyrain→rainy cloud→cloudy snow→snowyWords&Phrases汗毛浓密的手臂shootern.[C](infml)aplayerwhoshootstheball(球类运动中的)射手,投球手,击球手e.g.
Twenty-eightisnotanoldageforashooter.
28岁对一个射击运动员来说年龄并不算大。Words&Phrasesstrikern.[C]
afootballplayerwhosemainjoborskillisscoringgoals(足球队的)前锋,射手Words&PhrasesSomefootballtermsforreference:football,soccer,associationfootballfield,pitchmidfieldgoalkeeper,goaltender,goaliebackleft足球足球场中场守门员后卫左后卫take(the)creditforsth.:
praiseforsomethingyouhavedoneorachieved把……归功于自己e.g.
1.Healwaystakesthecreditformyideas.
他总是把我出的主意归功于他自己。2.Ican'ttakecreditforachievementsmadethroughcollectivework.
集体努力取得的成绩,我不能居功。
Words&Phrasessprint1)vi.
run,swimetcataveryfastspeedforashortperiod冲刺;短跑e.g.Hehadtosprinttocatchthebus.他得猛跑一阵才能赶上公共汽车。2)n.ashortraceatafastspeed冲刺;短跑e.g.Therunnersbrokeintoasprintafewhundredyardsfromthefinish.选手们在离终点几百码的地方开始冲刺。Words&Phrasestickaway(orby):
iftimeticksawayorticksby,itpasses(时间)滴滴答答地过去e.g.1.Thehourstickedawaywhilewecoulddonothingbuttowait.时间滴答滴答地过去了,而我们却什么也做不了只能等。2.Astheminutetickaway,shebecomemoreandmoreirritate.
随着时间一分一分地过去,她变得更加不耐烦。Words&PhrasesUnlikebaseballorbasketball,precisionball-handling…LanguagePointsPrecisionball-handlingheremeansexactandaccuratekickingoftheballwhichshowsgreatcontrolandskill(notusingthehands,exceptthegoalkeeper).足球与垒球或篮球不一样,对足球来说准确的控球并不是最重要的……翻译:priorityn.[C]
somethingimportantthatmustbedonefirstorneedsmoreattentionthananythingelse优先考虑的事;重点e.g.1.Houseworkdidn'tfigurehighonherlistofpriorities.她没有把家务活当作优先考虑的事。2.Thesafetyofthecountrytakespriorityoveranyothermatter.国家安全占有最重要的地位。Words&PhrasesThierryHenryaFrenchfootballplayerwhohasbeenanoutstandingstrikerinEngland(forArsenal)andSpain(forBarcelona)andfortheFrenchnationalteam蒂埃里·亨利(足球运动员)
Words&Phrases13Periodicallyaplayergetsanelbowinthefaceandgoesdownwrithing.Theclockstopswhilelittlemenwithblackbagsrushoverandmassagehisphony-baloneyinjury,afterwhichhejumpsupgoodasnew.Theplayerwhoelbowedhimgetssomethingcalleda"yellowcard",amildreprimand.Text13
时不时地会有球员脸上挨了一肘,躺在草地上痛苦地翻腾。这时会暂停计时,几个提着黑包的小个子男人会跑过来按摩他那假装、胡说的受伤部位,然后他又活蹦乱跳地站起来。那位肘击他的球员会得到一张叫“黄牌”的东西:一种温和的惩戒。Text14Howcanyouhaveasportinwhichstrategiesandregulationsaresoobscure?Besidesthemysteryof"injurytime",thereissomethingcalledthe"offsiderule",whichdeems,roughly,thatthestrikercannotreceivetheballunlessatleasttwoopposingplayersareaheadofhim.Whynot?Thisleaveseveryoneperplexed.Text15Nottoworry–evenprofessionalcommentatorsareatalossforwords.TheBBC'svoiceofsoccer,JohnMotson,notesthatthereisno"universalinterpretation"oftheoffsiderule.Imaginerealfootballwithnoagreementonwhat"touchdown"means.Text16Whydoesyourtypicalsoccermatchseemsooutofcontrol?Simple.Onlyonerefereeisonthefield,andheisresponsibleforkeeping22hopped-upathletesinline.Heallowsnobacktalk(forthis,yougeta"redcard"andashower)butmostoftheinfractions–pushing,punching,tripping,kneeing,handballing–arecommittedwhenheisn'tlooking.Butthefansseethem,settingoffmoremoansinthestands.Textwrithevi.
movebytwistingandturning,especiallywhenyoufeelalotofpain(尤指因痛苦而)扭动身体,翻滚e.g.1.Thefamilycouldonlycryandwatchedthisdogtwistedandwrithedinitsdeathagonies.一家人只能嚎啕大哭,眼睁睁地看这只狗在扭曲翻滚中痛苦地死去。Words&Phrasesmassage[mə'sɑʒ]
vt.
press,squeeze,andrubsomeone’sbodyinordertoreducepainintheirmusclesortomakethemrelax给……按摩;给……推拿e.g.
Words&PhrasesThecoachmassagedtheinjuredrunneroutsidethepitch.
教练在场外给受伤的跑步选手按摩。phonya.
(alsophoney)notrealandintendedtotrickpeople虚假的;不可信的e.g.
aphonyIDcard2.Ithoughtyouraccentwasabitphony.我认为你的腔调有点假。Words&Phrases一张假身份证baloney
n.[U](spoken)
nonsenseorlies
胡说八道;瞎扯;鬼话e.g.
1.Letuscutthebaloneyonthissubject.关于这个问题我们就别胡扯了。2.Hesaidthesesignsallaroundsaying“NoTipping”werestrictlybaloney
他说这些到处张贴的“禁止小费”的标语纯粹是骗人鬼话。Words&PhrasesAyellowcardisshowntoafootballplayerbytherefereeasawarningforrecklessorillegalplay.Aredcardmeansthattheplayerhasinfringedtherulesmoreseverelyandheissentoffthefieldandcannotcontinuetoplay.Asecondyellowcardautomaticallymeansaredcard.LanguagePointsreprimand
1)
n.[C]arebuke,especiallyanofficialone
(正式而严厉的)训斥;斥责e.g.Hisbossgavehimareprimandforbeinglate.他的老板因他迟到而训了他一顿。2)vt.tellsomeoneofficiallyandinaseriouswaythatsomethingtheyhavedoneiswrong训斥,
斥责e.g..Shewasseverelyreprimandedforacceptingthemoney.她因收受了这笔钱而受到严厉斥责。Words&PhrasesInjurytimeistimewhich,becauseofstoppedplaywithinjuries,isaddedattheendofthegame.Thistime,perhapsseveralminutes,canbecrucialwin-or-losemomentsinaclosegame.LanguagePointsoffside
n.[C]inthewrongpositionaccordingtotherulesinagamesuchasfootball(足球等比赛中的)越位e.g.Thehomesidewerecaughtoffside.主队被抓到越位犯规。Words&Phrases
Theoffsiderule
isasoccerrulethatlimitshowfarforwardtheattackingplayersmaybewhentheyareinvolvedinplay.Aplayercannotgainanadvantagebywaitingfortheballneartheopponents’goal:Theremustbeatleasttwoopponentsbetweenhimandthegoal.Therulecanbecomplexandcontroversialinitsinterpretation,butitisimportantbecauseiftherefereesignalsoffside,theopposingteamgetsanindirectfreekick,whichcanbeagreatadvantage.Words&Phrasesdeem
vt.(fml)(neverprogressive)
considerthatsomeoneorsomethinghasaparticularquality认为e.g.1.Thesebuildingsaredeemedtobeofarchitecturalimportanceandmustbeprotected.这些建筑被认为在建筑学意义上非常重要,必须得到保护。2.Theeventwasdeemedagreatsuccess.大家认为该项活动很成功。Words&Phrasesperplexed
a.confusedbecauseyoucannotunderstandsomething
困惑的;迷惘的
e.g.1.“What’sthematter?”Robsaid,lookingtotallyperplexed.“怎么啦?”罗布问,一脸的迷惑不解。2.Whattheprofessorsaidinclassthismorningsoundedperplexedtome.今天早上老师课堂上说的东西我听得糊里糊涂的。Words&Phrasesatalossforwords:
notknowingwhattosay,especiallybecauseyouareverysurprisedorshocked(尤指由于吃惊或震惊而)不知道说什么好e.g.
1.Agoodsalesmanisneveratalossforwords.一个好推销员永远不会找不到话说的。2.YourremarksweresounexpectedthatIfindmyselfatalossforwords.
你的话太出乎意料了,以致我简直无言以对。Words&PhrasesBBC(BritishBroadcastingcorporation)英国广播公司TheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)istheprincipalpublicservicebroadcasterintheUnitedKingdom,headquarteredintheBroadcastingHouseintheCityofWestminster,London.Itisthelargestbroadcasterintheworld,withabout23,000staff.ItsmainresponsibilityistoprovidepublicservicebroadcastingintheUnitedKingdom,ChannelIslandsandIsleofMan.Words&Phrasestouchdownn.[C]theactofscoringpointsinAmericanfootballbytakingtheballovertheotherteam’sgoalline(美式橄榄球运动中)持球过底线(得分)
e.g.
1.Jeremyscoredthreetouchdowns.杰罗姆三次触地得分。2.AtthelastminuteSmithcameoutofthebluetocatchthepassandscoredatouchdown.临终场时,史密斯出人意料地跑过来抢到球而且底线得分。Words&Phrasesreferee
n.[C]
someonewhosejobistomakesurethatplayersinagameobeytherules裁判员e.g.Therefereeawardedafreekicktothehometeam.
裁判判给主队一个任意球。Words&Phraseshopped-up
a.
excited兴奋的;激动的;起劲的e.g.Thehopped-upfansshoutedatthefootballers.
激动的球迷们对足球运动员呼喊。Words&Phrasesbacktalk
n.[U](AmE)(infml)anegativeorargumentativeresponse,oftenusedinresponsetoacommand回嘴;顶嘴e.g.1.Idon'twanttohearanybacktalkfromyou!DowhatItoldyou!别给我回嘴!我让你怎么做就怎么做!2.Henrywaslivid.Hewasn'tusedtobacktalkfromtheboard.
亨利怒形于色。他不习惯董事会对他顶撞。Words&Phrasesinfraction
n.[C,U]
asituationinwhichsomeonebreaksalaworrule违法;违规e.g.
1.Hewas
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