新西兰英语 201 Rugby World Cup on TV again

　　There has been another surprise change to which TV channel will show the Rugby World Cup in 2011.
Now TVNZ, TV3 and Maori TV will all share in filming and showing the games. Maori TV will be the main channel but other channels will also have a share of the games. The Prime¹ Minister, John Key, decided² that it was not a good idea for government money to go to TVNZ to win against Maori TV, which also has government money. He said the only winner would be the International Rugby Board because competition between channels would push the price up.
There will be 48 games in the world cup but the games that most New Zealanders will watch are the games with the All Blacks, and the quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final game. We do not yet know which channel will televise the final.

1 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。

2 decided   

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。