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听力文本
UEFA President Resigns
Michel Platini has resigned as the president of UEFA, the Union of European Football Associations.
Platini announced his resignation on Monday after the Court of Arbitration for Sport failed to cancel his ban from the sport. However, the court did reduce the length of the ban, from six years to four.
Platini was accused of taking $2 million from FIFA, the international governing body of football. In the United States, the sport is called soccer.
The court found he received suspect payment for working as an adviser to Sepp Blatter, who was then FIFA's president. Blatter resigned his position in 2015 while the organization was being investigated for corruption.
The court said the payment was not linked to any kind of business agreement and was not part of Platini's wages. It noted that he received the payment eight years after his work at FIFA ended.
In a statement, Platini said the court's "decision is inflicting (on) me a suspension whose length will de facto prevent me -- as if by chance -- from bidding for the next FIFA presidential election."
He called the decision a "profound injustice." He said he will consider asking a court in Switzerland to find him innocent.
Platini has led UEFA since 2007. His term as president was set to end in March 2019. The next election for FIFA president is to take place in May 2019.
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词汇解析
1.the length of ...长度
She paced out the length of the room.
她用步子测量了房间的长度。
2.failed to 未能
A material witness failed to appear in court.
一名重要的证人没有出庭。
3.be accused of 被指控...
Politicians are often accused of evasiveness.
政客常因左右言他而受人指责。
4.business agreement 商业合同；商业协议
The arrangement of the business agreement is a top priority.
安排这个商业协定是当前最高要务。
内容解析
1.The court said the payment was not linked to any kind of business agreement and was not part of Platini's wages.
linked to 与...有关联的
How was it linked to the disease-causing virus?
它与致病病毒有什么关联呢？
The submission is not linked to any other issue.
此协定不与其他任何问题挂钩。
2.In a statement, Platini said the court's "decision is inflicting (on) me a suspension whose length will de facto prevent me -- as if by chance -- from bidding for the next FIFA presidential election."
by chance 偶然的
I met Tom by chance yesterday.
昨天我偶然遇见汤姆。
I meet or discover by chance that they are stolening my apple.
我撞见他们在偷我的苹果。
参考译文
欧足联主席普拉蒂尼辞职
米歇尔·普拉蒂尼辞去欧足联(UEFA)主席一职。
国际体育仲裁法庭驳回普拉蒂尼的上诉后，周一他宣布辞职。国际体育仲裁院宣布，他的禁足令被削减至4年。
普拉蒂尼被指控收受国际足联(FIFA)支付的200万瑞士法郎。美国将足球称为soccer而不是football。
时任国际足联主席的塞普·布拉特曾向普拉蒂尼支付一大笔顾问费用。2015年布拉特在接受腐败调查时辞去国际足联主席一职。
法庭表示，这笔费用并没有任何正规的合同，也不是普拉蒂尼的个人工资。这笔款项是在普拉蒂尼离开国际足联8年后才支付的。
普拉蒂尼在法庭上宣称“其实，法庭的判决让我失去了竞选下一届国际足联主席的资格”。
他表示这次判决非常不公平。他会考虑向瑞士联邦最高法院上诉，力证自己的清白。
自2007年起，普拉蒂尼就担任欧足联主席。他的任期截止到2019年3月。下届欧足联主席的选举将于2019年5月举行。
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