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中英文本
The coach (manager) of the England soccer team has told his players they must sing their national anthem before each game at the FIFA World Cup. The tournament kicks off in Brazil on June 12th. The first game is the hosts Brazil against Croatia. The eyes of the world will be on the month-long event and the England coach wants people to see the pride his players have to be playing for their country. The coach, Roy Hodgson, said he wants his players to be "loud and proud". Mr Hodgson told reporters: "We are happy to be wearing that England shirt. We are proud to be England players…so when the national anthem comes up, it's an obvious one for me that we sing it."
英格兰足球队的教练(经理)告诉他的球员, 在国际足联世界杯的每场比赛之前,他们必须唱国歌
。6月12日巴西世界杯开幕 。第一场比赛是东道主巴西对阵克罗地亚 。全世界的目光将集中在为期一个月的比赛上面,英格兰教练希望人们看到他的球员带着骄傲为国效力 。教练霍奇森说,他希望他的球员听起来“响亮而自豪” 。霍奇森先生告诉记者,我们很乐意穿着英格兰的衬衫 。我们很自豪能成为英格兰的球员…所以当国歌响起, 对我而言,很显然我们应该一起唱国歌 。In the past, many England players have not sung their national anthem before games. Hodgson introduced it for his teams when he became England manager two years ago. He said: "They've been doing it for two years and perhaps we need to remind them, as the squad has changed so much." He was a little worried that not all the players know all the words to Britain's national anthem, called "God Save The Queen". He said: "We're great until the second verse comes along because we don't really know that." The manager wants his players to show the same passion as other teams. He said: "You very rarely play an international match against opponents who haven't got their hands on their hearts."
在过去,许多英格兰的球员在比赛之前不唱国歌
。两年前当霍奇森成为英格兰球队的教练之后,他就将国歌引进了球队,他说,他们已经这样做了两年,也许我们需要提醒他们,因为阵容变化太大了 。他有点担心,并不是所有的球员都知道“上帝保佑女王”这首英国国歌 。他说,当唱到第二节的时候,我们感到骄傲,因为我们并不真正理解歌词 。教练希望他的球员们显示出和其他团队一样的激情 。他说,在打国际比赛的时候,很少有机会遇到不尽心尽力的对手 。译文属可可英语原创,未经允许,不得转载 。
重点讲解
1.national anthem国歌
The concert concluded with the National Anthem.
音乐会在国歌声中结束
。2.kick off [足球]中线开球;[口](使)开始;[美,口]死;踢开
You can use the BPC explorer to kick off any business processes in those applications.
您可以使用 BPC 浏览器启动这些应用程序中的任何业务流程
。3.come up走近;发生;开始;上升;发芽;被提出
However, any design you come up with should support your functions, and in fact be intrinsically tied to it.
然而,您提出的任何设计都必须支持您的功能,必须在本质上与功能联系起来
。4.come along 出现;一起来;陪伴;进步
When other priorities come along and they have necessarily to reduce their training a little bit, that might not altogether be a bad thing.
当其他更重要的事情出现时,他们不得不稍微减少一点他们的运动量,那可能并非完全是一件坏事
。5.get their hands on 得到
China's strict capital controls limit how much investors can get their hands on, even in Hong Kong, where offshore trading of the yuan has become more widespread.
中国严格的资本管制限制了投资者能够获得的人民币数量,即使在离岸人民币交易变得更加普遍的香港也是如此
。听力试题
1.When must the England players sing their national anthem?
a) during training
b) at half-time
c) every morning
d) before each match
2.What will be on the month-long event?
a) heat
b) eyes
c) balls
d) pressure
3.What does the England coach want people to see in his players?
a) skill
b) teamwork
c) pride
d) training
4.What does Roy Hodgson want his players to be?
a) loud and proud
b) skillful and willful
c) out and about
d) here and there
5.What is obvious to Roy Hodgson that his players must do?
a) pass
b) smile
c) sing
d) tackle
6.When did some England players not sing the national anthem?
a) in the 1966 World Cup Final
b) in the past
c) when the CD broke
d) last week
7.When did Roy Hodgson become England manager?
a) five years ago
b) four years ago
c) three years ago
d) two years ago
8.What has changed a lot in the past two years?
a) the England squad
b) the rules of football
c) the words to the national anthem
d) football kits
9.What do many players not know the words to?
a) the World Cup song
b) the FIFA motto
c) the second verse of the national anthem
d) the football rule book
10.What do opponents have their hands on?
a) the money
b) their hearts
c) the ball
d) the trophy
听力答案
1.d
2.b
3.c
4.a
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.a
9.c
10.b