环球慢速英语 曼联记忆(2)

Voice¹ 1: Teams usually change the design³ of their shirts every season. The shirts often have the names of business⁴ organizations⁵ on them. These companies⁶ pay⁷ for their name to appear⁸ on the shirts. They consider⁹ this a good way to tell people about their product¹⁰! In February 2008, the Manchester United¹¹ players¹² plan¹³ to wear yet¹⁴ another new shirt. However¹⁵, this shirt will be very different from the others¹⁶. The players will only wear it for one football game. And the shirt will not have any company¹⁷ names on it. It will not even¹⁸ be the usual² team colour of red. In fact¹⁹, it will look just like a shirt from the 1950's — the kind worn²⁰ by the old Manchester United team. But what is so special about these shirts? Well, the shirt has an important²¹ meaning²². It is a symbol²³ of the team's memory²⁴ of a tragic²⁵ historical²⁶ event²⁷...

声音1：球队通常每个赛季都会改变球衣的设计。球衣上经常印有商业组织的名称。这些公司花钱让自己的名字出现在球衣上。他们认为这是向人们介绍他们的产品的好方法！2008年2月，曼联球员计划穿上另一件新球衣。然而，这件球衣将与其他球衣大不相同。球员们只会在一场足球比赛中身穿这件球衣。球衣上不会有任何公司名称。球衣甚至不是球队通常使用的红色。事实上，它看起来就像上世纪50年代的球衣——老曼联队穿的那种。但这些球衣有何特别之处呢？这件球衣具有重要的意义。这象征着球队对一起悲惨历史事件的纪念……

Voice 2: It was²⁸ the 6th of February, 1958. An airplane²⁹ was flying to England from Yugoslavia. It was carrying the Manchester United football team. They had³⁰ been playing a European³¹ Cup game against³² a Yugoslavian team — Red Star Belgrade. There were other passengers³³ on the airplane that day. One of them was the team manager³⁴, Matt Busby. Busby was very proud³⁵ of his team. They were only young men. In fact, people called them "the Busby Babes", or "Babies". But they were very skilled³⁶ at playing football. And Matt Busby expected³⁷ them to win many prizes³⁸ that season.

声音2：那是1958年2月6日，一架飞机从南斯拉夫飞往英国。这架飞机上搭载着曼联足球队。当时，他们在欧洲杯上对阵南斯拉夫的贝尔格莱德红星队。那天飞机上还有其他乘客。其中一人是球队主教练马特·巴斯比。巴斯比为他的球队感到骄傲。他们都是年轻人。事实上，人们将这支球队称为“巴斯比孩子们”或“宝贝”。但他们非常擅长踢足球。马特·巴斯比希望他们在那个赛季能赢得很多奖项。

1 voice   

n.说话声；声音

参考例句：

• Her voice was music to my ears.她的声音听起来就像音乐。
• That song doesn't suit her voice.那首歌不适合她的嗓子。

2 usual   

adj.通常的；平常的

参考例句：

• I got up at six that morning as usual.像往常一样那天早上我六点起床。
• It's usual to have a holiday in summer.夏天休假是惯例。

3 design   

vt.设计，构思，绘制；vi. 计划，谋划；设计，构思，绘制；n.设计，图样；计划，企图

参考例句：

• It was done by design and not by accident.这事是故意做出来的。
• This piece of cloth has a new design.这块布图案新颖。

4 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

5 organizations   

n.组织( organization的名词复数 )；组织性；组织工作；安排

参考例句：

• They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations. 他们正计划向一些机构募集资金。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 companies   

n.公司( company的名词复数 )；[军事]连；连队；客人

参考例句：

• We are asking people to boycott goods from companies that use child labour. 我们正呼吁大家抵制雇用童工的公司的产品。
• Several companies are competing for the contract. 为得到那项合同，几家公司正在竞争。

7 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

8 appear   

vi.出现，出场，出席，露面；似乎，好像，显得

参考例句：

• The students appear very nervous.学生们看起来很紧张。
• When night falls,stars appear.夜晚来到时星星出现。

9 consider   

v.考虑；思考；认为

参考例句：

• We should consider what to do next.我们应考虑下一步该怎么办。
• They consider it better to do it that way.他们以为那样做比较妥当。

10 product   

n.产品，成果，乘积

参考例句：

• The new product sells well.这新产品很畅销。
• This is the product of his labour.这是他劳动的成果。

11 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

12 players   

n.演员( player的名词复数 )；演奏者；（商业或政治方面的）参与者；游戏者

参考例句：

• one of the all-time great players 历来最杰出的选手之一
• The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary. 看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。

13 plan   

n.计划，策略，方法；v.计划，设计，意欲

参考例句：

• What do you plan to do during the holidays?你打算在假期里做什么？
• I talked with him about our plan,and he wanted in.我同他谈了我们的计划，他想参加。

14 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

15 however   

adv.然而；conj.然而，可是，不过

参考例句：

• It's raining hard.However,I still want to go there.虽然下着大雨，我还是想去那儿。
• However, this does not always happen.然而，这种情况并不总是发生。

16 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

17 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？

18 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

19 fact   

n.事实，实情，论据

参考例句：

• It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
• I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。

20 worn   

adj.用旧的，疲倦的；vbl.wear的过去分词

参考例句：

• The child's trousers have worn through at the knees.孩子裤子的膝盖处磨破了。
• My shoes are worn out.我的鞋子穿坏了。

21 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

22 meaning   

n.意义，含意，目的，意图；adj.意味深长的

参考例句：

• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。
• Could you catch her meaning?你明白她的意思吗？

23 symbol   

n.符号，标志，象征

参考例句：

• The dove is a symbol of peace.鸽子是和平的象征。
• The building is the symbol of eastern building.这座建筑物是东方建筑的象征。

24 memory   

n.记忆，记忆力，回忆，纪念

参考例句：

• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老， 然而记忆力还好。
• I have a good memory so I learn more quickly than others.我记忆力很好，因此学起来比别人快一些。

25 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

26 historical   

adj.历史的，史实的，历史上的

参考例句：

• The book is based on historical events.这本书是根据历史事件写成的。
• We have shared the same historical experiences.咱们有着共同的历史遭遇。

27 event   

n.事变，大事件

参考例句：

• I'm surprised that you didn't know of such an important event.这么大的事你竟会不知道？
• He is the center of this event.他是这次事件的核心人物。

28 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

29 airplane   

n.飞机；（=aeroplane）(英）

参考例句：

• OK.May I know the types of airplane?请问是什么机型？
• How many times have you traveled by airplane? 你坐过几次飞机？

30 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

31 European   

adj.欧洲的，发生在欧洲的；n.欧洲人

参考例句：

• France is a european nation.法国是个欧洲国家。
• I am not very familiar with European history.我对欧洲历史不太熟悉。

32 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

33 passengers   

n.乘客( passenger的名词复数 )；旅客；白吃饭的人；闲散人员

参考例句：

• None of the passengers and crew were injured. 没有一个乘客和机组人员受伤。
• Passengers on long-haul flights are being warned about the risks of deep vein thrombosis. 长途航班上的乘客须注意可能出现深静脉血栓。

34 manager   

n.经理；负责人

参考例句：

• The manager believes in him.经理信任他。
• In our company the manager has the last word.在我们公司经理有最后决定权。

35 proud   

adj.感到自豪的；得意的

参考例句：

• He was proud of having such a good friend.他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。
• We are proud of our great motherland.我们为伟大的祖国而自豪。

36 skilled   

adj.(in)熟练的，有技能的；需要技能的

参考例句：

• Unskilled workers usually earn less money than skilled workers.无技能的工人通常比有技能的工人挣钱少。
• She was skilled enough in French to translate a novel.她法语娴熟，足以翻译小说。

37 expected   

adj.（用作定语）预期要发生的，期待中的v.期望( expect的过去式和过去分词 )；预料；要求；认为（某事）会发生

参考例句：

• The company has a strict dress code—all male employees are expected to wear suits. 公司有严格的着装规定—所有男职员都要穿西服。
• The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. 低廉的价格意在把顾客从其他商店吸引过来。

38 prizes   

n.奖赏( prize的名词复数 )；值得竞争的东西；难能可贵的事物；难以争取的重要事物v.珍视，珍惜( prize的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• There will be games and prizes galore. 将有很多游戏和奖品。
• The recipients of the prizes had their names printed in the paper. 获奖者的姓名登在报上。 来自《简明英汉词典》