英语听力精选进阶版 13991

New finance rules for European football

Summary

28 May 2010

European football's governing body, UEFA, has approved new regulations which will restrict the amount of money clubs can spend. The Financial Fair Play Test is designed to prevent clubs going into debt.

Reporter:

Alex Capstick

Report

UEFA's ruling committee gave the new financial regulations its unanimous approval. After a phasing in period they'll come into force at the beginning of the 2012 season. 

UEFA is determined¹ to limit the lavish² spending which has become such a feature of the game. A recent report found that half of Europe's leading clubs were losing money, and 20 per cent faced huge deficits³. 

Under the new rules they will have to break even. Clubs will not be allowed to spend more money than they generate. Rich benefactors⁴ will no longer be allowed to subsidise expensive transfers and salaries. Those clubs which consistently operate outside the parameters⁵ will be barred from European competitions.

Individual national associations will be mainly responsible for making sure clubs follow the new policy.

Alex Capstick, BBC News

1 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

2 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

3 deficits   

n.不足额( deficit的名词复数 )；赤字；亏空；亏损

参考例句：

• The Ministry of Finance consistently overestimated its budget deficits. 财政部一贯高估预算赤字。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Many of the world's farmers are also incurring economic deficits. 世界上许多农民还在遭受经济上的亏损。 来自辞典例句

4 benefactors   

n.捐助者，施主( benefactor的名词复数 )；恩人

参考例句：

• I rate him among my benefactors. 我认为他是我的一个恩人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We showed high respect to benefactors. 我们对捐助者表达了崇高的敬意。 来自辞典例句

5 parameters   

因素，特征； 界限； （限定性的）因素( parameter的名词复数 )； 参量； 参项； 决定因素

参考例句：

• We have to work within the parameters of time. 我们的工作受时间所限。
• See parameters.cpp for a compilable example. This is part of the Spirit distribution. 可编译例子见parameters.cpp.这是Spirit分发包的组成部分。