《经济学家》读译参考:一败涂地的足球
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Football fiasco一败涂地的足球

May 18th 2006 | WASHINGTON, DC

From The Economist1 print edition

SILVIO BERLUSCONI says it was a rigged[1] contest that his side won. Not Italy's election: its football championship. His team, AC Milan, finished second in both the past two seasons to Juventus. (1)But the Turin team is at the centre of a match-fixing scandal that may be the biggest even this country has seen. On May 16th, less than a month before the start of the soccer World Cup in Germany, Italy's top sporting body, the Olympic committee, put the national football federation2 under emergency rule. The federation's president had q_______① after claims that he ignored evidence of misconduct by officials, referees3 and players. The committee chose a 75-year-old former stockmarket regulator, Guido Rossi, in his place.

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西尔维奥•贝鲁斯科尼说,他那一方赢的是一场被操纵的比赛。他这说的不是意大利选举,而是足球赛。他的AC米兰队在过去两个赛季都排在尤文图斯之后居于次席。但是尤文图斯(注:尤文图斯俱乐部位于意大利西北部城市都灵)目前正陷入意大利有史以来最大的一件操纵比赛的丑闻漩涡之中。(译者按:“fix”在这里是“操控,操纵”的意思,“this country has seen”本义是“该国所见证的”,意译为“有史以来”。)5月16日,亦即距德国世界杯开幕不到一个月的时候,意大利最高体育组织——奥委会对国家足协实行了紧急管制。由于被指称对比赛官员、裁判以及球员的不轨表现坐视不理,足协主席已经离任,奥委会挑选了75岁的前股市调节员吉多•罗西接替他的位置。

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尤文图斯总经理卢奇亚诺•莫吉也于5月14日辞职。根据窃听得到的一段电话交谈记录,莫吉经常为自己的球队安排合适的裁判人选,对于那些袒护球队的人给予奖赏,否则就加以惩罚。检察官的记录表明,他吹嘘自己曾将比赛官员关在更衣室里以示报复,还怂恿一名电视记者篡改一个慢动作回放镜头,以隐瞒一项有利于尤文图斯的错误决议。莫吉操纵比赛名闻遐迩,甚至连贝鲁斯科尼政府的内政部长也曾打电话给他,请他给他家乡一支乙级俱乐部提供帮助。(译者按:“local”除了有“地方的,本地的”的意思之外,还可指“家乡的,乡土的”;“side”常用于表示“比赛或竞争中的一方”;“a lower division”直译为“低一级的联赛”,即乙级联赛。)记录表明,几周之后,莫吉接到了该俱乐部主席打来的感谢电话。

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Football fans have long s________④ that Juventus, which for years was universally associated with the Fiat4 automotive group and a symbol of Italian industrial pride, gets unduly5[6] favourable6 treatment. (4)But investigations7 in Naples and three other cities point to corrupt8 practices far beyond Turin. Several teams are involved. One of them is AC Milan.

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多年来,尤文图斯始终与菲亚特汽车集团保持着千丝万缕的联系,是意大利工业界引以为豪的代表。球迷们一直怀疑尤文图斯受到了不正当偏袒。不过,那不勒斯以及其它三个城市的调查人员指出,舞弊行为绝非只尤文图斯一家俱乐部才有,(译者按:“corrupt practice”是一名词短语,表示“舞弊,行贿”。)好几支球队都涉嫌舞弊,其中之一就是AC米兰。

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[QUIZ]

1. 根据首字母以及括号内的词性提示和英文释义填入单词(注意复数、时态形式变化等):

①q________(vi. to leave a job, school etc, especially without finishing it completely)

②r________(vt. to guess a number or amount, without calculating it exactly)
③p________(vt. to make someone suffer because they have done something wrong)

④s________(vi. to think that something is probably true, especially something bad)

2. 将划线部分英文翻译成中文:

[NOTES](LONGMAN)

1. rig vt. to dishonestly arrange the result of an election or competition before it happens [= fix]:操纵(竞选或比赛结果)

2. intercept9 vt. to stop something or someone that is going from one place to another before they get there:中途阻止;截留

3. amenable10 adj.

1)willing to accept what someone says or does without arguing:听话的,顺从的(与to连用)

2)suitable for a particular type of treatment(与for/to连用)适合……的

4. reprisal11 n. something violent or harmful which you do to punish someone for something bad they have done to you [≈ revenge, retaliation]:报复,报仇(against)

do sth. in reprisal (for something)为了报复……而……

5. tamper12 with sth. to touch something or make changes to it without permission, especially in order to deliberately13 damage it 擅自接触某物或进行改动(尤指为了故意破坏);篡改

6. unduly adj. more than is normal or reasonable 不正常地,不合理地;过分地

如:unduly worried/concerned/anxious etc 过分担心/关心/焦虑

[KEY TO QUIZ]

1. ①quit 退出,离职;②reckons 估算;③punishing 惩罚(用分词,与前面的rewarding对应);④suspected 怀疑

2.(见译文,仅供参考,欢迎指正)


点击收听单词发音收听单词发音  

1 economist AuhzVs     
n.经济学家,经济专家,节俭的人
参考例句:
  • He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
  • He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家,自以为什么都懂。
2 federation htCzMS     
n.同盟,联邦,联合,联盟,联合会
参考例句:
  • It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
  • Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
3 referees 7891e30f2b42e2d37914dc1ab29ba489     
n.裁判员( referee的名词复数 );证明人;公断人;(专业性强的文章的)审阅人
参考例句:
  • The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees. 这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。
  • If you want to appeal, the Court of Referees will decide. 如果你要上诉,可以由仲裁法庭去判决。 来自辞典例句
4 fiat EkYx2     
n.命令,法令,批准;vt.批准,颁布
参考例句:
  • The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.开设市场摊位受市政法令管制。
  • He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。
5 unduly Mp4ya     
adv.过度地,不适当地
参考例句:
  • He did not sound unduly worried at the prospect.他的口气听上去对前景并不十分担忧。
  • He argued that the law was unduly restrictive.他辩称法律的约束性有些过分了。
6 favourable favourable     
adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的
参考例句:
  • The company will lend you money on very favourable terms.这家公司将以非常优惠的条件借钱给你。
  • We found that most people are favourable to the idea.我们发现大多数人同意这个意见。
7 investigations 02de25420938593f7db7bd4052010b32     
(正式的)调查( investigation的名词复数 ); 侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究
参考例句:
  • His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查,但没有发现什么。
  • He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
8 corrupt 4zTxn     
v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的
参考例句:
  • The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
  • This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
9 intercept G5rx7     
vt.拦截,截住,截击
参考例句:
  • His letter was intercepted by the Secret Service.他的信被特工处截获了。
  • Gunmen intercepted him on his way to the airport.持枪歹徒在他去机场的路上截击了他。
10 amenable pLUy3     
adj.经得起检验的;顺从的;对负有义务的
参考例句:
  • His scientific discoveries are amenable to the laws of physics.他在科学上的发现经得起物理定律的检验。
  • He is amenable to counsel.他这人听劝。
11 reprisal iCSyW     
n.报复,报仇,报复性劫掠
参考例句:
  • There is no political alternative but a big reprisal.政治上没有旁的选择只能是大规模报复。
  • They bombed civilian targets in reprisal.他们炮轰平民目标作为报复。
12 tamper 7g3zom     
v.干预,玩弄,贿赂,窜改,削弱,损害
参考例句:
  • Do not tamper with other's business.不要干预别人的事。
  • They had strict orders not to tamper with the customs of the minorities.他们得到命令严禁干涉少数民族的风俗习惯。
13 deliberately Gulzvq     
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
参考例句:
  • The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
  • They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
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