Ferdinand misses Man United trip to Romania

 　　LONDON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United defender¹ Rio Ferdinand will stay home while his teammates start the European Champion League match against Otelul Galati in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday.

　　Ferdinand, 32, didn't show up Monday morning as 23 players checked in for United's flight to Bucharest. The veteran² also missed the previous trip against Benfica in Lisbon last month.

　　Rafael and Tom Cleverley both missed the trip as they are recovering from injuries.

　　According to the Red Devils³' official website, manager Alex Ferguson demanded his side win both Champions League clashes⁴ against Otelul Galati.

　　"We need to win both games and hopefully we'll do that. And we'll hope for one of two things from the other teams - either they both draw or one wins both games. We don't want them to win a game each as the group would then be very tight, " Ferguson was quoted.

　　Man United are third in Group C after two draws against Benfica and Basel.

1 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

2 veteran   

n.老兵；经验丰富的人，老手

参考例句：

• My grandfather is a veteran of the Second World War.我祖父是二战时的老兵。
• We often asked the veteran workers for advice.我们常常向老工人求教。

3 devils   

魔鬼( devil的名词复数 )； 家伙； 淘气鬼； 冒失鬼

参考例句：

• They believed she was possessed by devils. 他们认为她是魔鬼附身。
• The poor devils have been stuck at the airport for three days. 那些可怜的家伙被困在机场已经三天了。

4 clashes   

冲突( clash的名词复数 )； 不协调； （两群人之间的）打斗

参考例句：

• Clashes broke out between police and demonstrators. 警方与示威者发生了冲突。
• Several policemen were injured in the clashes. 几名警察在冲突中受伤。