Brazil to host 2014 World Cup

时间：2007-10-31 06:04:51

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Oct. 31 - The world football governing body, Fifa, announced on Tuesday that Brazil will be the country to host the World Cup in 2014.

 

"The executive committee has decided1 unanimously to give the responsibility, not the right, to organize Fifa's World Cup 2014 to the country Brazil," said Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, in a statement.

 

The trophy2 was handed to visiting Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva at the Fifa headquarters in Zurich on Tuesday.

 

It is the first time since 1950 that the privilege has been bestowed3 on the Latin American country that calls itself "the land of the football boot."

 

A football World Cup tournament is considered the world's biggest sports event. Brazil, which have won the Cup a record five times, were the only candidate for the 2014 event.

 
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1 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
2 trophy 8UFzI     
n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品
参考例句：
  • The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
  • He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。
3 bestowed 12e1d67c73811aa19bdfe3ae4a8c2c28     
赠给，授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • It was a title bestowed upon him by the king. 那是国王赐给他的头衔。
  • He considered himself unworthy of the honour they had bestowed on him. 他认为自己不配得到大家赋予他的荣誉。

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