BBC初级口语:印度曲棍球危机
日期:2010-08-05 16:00

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对话文本

Background: 印度曲棍球国家队的22名明星球员们拒绝为下个月在新德里举行的曲棍球世界杯训练,他们认为参加 很多比赛都没有得到应有的回报。这22名球员将无限制罢训下去,直到政府给与他们应有的报酬。印度相关政府机构也在召开紧急会议,想办法尽快解决此事。

【文本】

After a meeting between the players and hockey's governing body over the weekend, there was hope that a truce had been reached.

But on Monday the whole team refused to go to its world cup training camp in the western city of Pune.

This has angered the governing body, Hockey India, and its president AK Mattoo has told the local media that it will consider suspending the team if the issue is not resolved soon.

One senior player Prabhjot Singh told the BBC that the players stood united and would not train until they were paid what is owed to them from previous tournaments.

The crisis comes as India prepares to host the world cup in just a few weeks.

Along with rival Pakistan, the country is in the same pool as Australia, Spain, England and South Africa in the 12-nation tournament.
India won the World Hockey Cup only once back in 1975.
The team didn't even qualify for the last tournament.

And despite hockey being India's national game, it is cricket that drives the passion of the country and that's where all the money goes.

口语突破

【口语突破】

governing body
主管部门

truce
停战(协定)

training camp
训练营

stood united
团结一致

rival
竞争对手

qualify
取得资格

cricket
板球

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重点单词
  • senioradj. 年长的,高级的,资深的,地位较高的 n. 年长
  • issuen. 发行物,期刊号,争论点 vi. & vt 发行,流
  • qualifyvt. 使合格,限定,描述 vi. 合格,取得资格
  • passionn. 激情,酷爱
  • trucen. 休战,(争执,烦恼等的)缓和 v. 以停战结束
  • previousadj. 在 ... 之前,先,前,以前的
  • tournamentn. 比赛,锦标赛,(中世纪的)骑士比武
  • drivesn. 驱动器;驱动力;驱动程序(drive的复数形式)
  • rivaln. 对手,同伴,竞争者 adj. 竞争的 v. 竞争,