与美国小学生一起学英文第7册 第32期:足球

 　　Soccer 足球

　　Soccer is one of the most popular sports games in the world. 足球是世界上最受欢迎的一项体育运动。

　　In order to play soccer, there must be two teams. 踢足球要有两支队伍才行。

　　Each team consists¹ of 12 players. 每队有12名球员。

　　One player on each team is a goalkeeper. 每队有一名守门员。

　　The goalkeeper is the only person who can touch the soccer ball with his or her hands. 只有守门员能用手接触足球。

　　Other players should only use their feet, bodys or heads. 而其他球员只能用脚、身体或头部碰球。

　　Every four years, the best teams of the world gather² and compete³ with each other. 每隔四年，世界上最好的球队会聚在一起打比赛。

　　This event is called the FIFA World Cup. 这样的赛事称为“国际足联世界杯”。

　　A lot of people watch World Cup games all over the world. 全世界的很多人都会观看世界杯比赛。

1 consists   

v.由…组成( consist的第三人称单数 )；包括；存在于；表现为（常与 in 连用）

参考例句：

• The course consists of ten core modules and five optional modules. 这门课程包括十个必修单元和五个选修单元。
• A molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. 水分子由两个氢原子和一个氧原子构成。

2 gather   

vt.使聚集，使聚拢；采集，搜集，收；渐增，积聚，恢复；推测；vi.聚集，聚拢；增加

参考例句：

• He likes to gather stamps in his spare time.他业余时间喜欢收集邮票。
• I gather information from the internet.我从互联网搜集资料。

3 compete   

vi.竞争；比赛

参考例句：

• They knew they could not compete against business from the U.S. 他们知道他们无法与美国在商业上进行竞争。
• I compete with you for that position.我和你竞争那个职位。