World Cup History 世界杯历史

    On 26 May 1928, at a meeting in Amsterdam, the Fifa congress decided¹ that a new tournament open to all its members should be played. A year later in Barcelona it was agreed that Uruguay, the Olympic champions and the era's footballing superpower, should celebrate 100 years of independence by hosting the first World Cup the following year.
    Only 13 nations took part in the inaugural² tournament, with a majority of nine coming from South America. All games were played in three stadiums in Montevideo and, as expected, the South American countries dominated³, although the European teams did not disgrace⁴ themselves.
    Some 100,000 fans packed into the Centenario Stadium for the final on 30 July to see Argentina throw away a 2-1 half-time lead as Uruguay ran out 4-2 winners.
    Jules Rimet, the Fifa president and brains behind the World Cup, presented the trophy⁵ to winning captain Jose Nazassi and football's greatest tournament was born.
    After a pre-match row over which ball to use for the final, it is believed the Argentine ball was used in one half and the Uruguayan ball in the other. Rumour⁶ has it that this is how the phrase "a game of two halves" evolved.
    World Cup history - vocabularyFifa congressThe international organisation⁷ that controls football is Fifa, which stands for Fédération Internationale de Football Association. A congress is a meeting.
    eraThis word is used to talk about a period of time in the past when something or someone is important.
    hostingIf a country hosts the World Cup, then the competition is being played in that country.
    inauguralThis adjective means the very first. It is mainly used when talking about special events and competitions.
    dominatedIf a team dominated it means that they were much stronger and they did much better than the others.
    did not disgrace themselvesThis expression is used to describe good performances by a team that isn't very strong. Although they are a weaker team and didn't win, they did play well.
    packed intoThis expression shows that the stadium was completely full, there was no extra space.
    brains behindWhen someone is described as the brains behind something, then it is that person's idea or plan.
    rowAnother word for an argument or disagreement.
    Rumour has itThis expression means that what is being told is not a fact, but is what people believe to be trueFor each question, choose the one correct answer.
    1: When was the first World Cup played?
    a 1928b 1929c 1930d 19312: Where was the first World Cup played?
    a Hollandb Spainc Brazild Uruguay3: Which of these statements about the first World Cup is not true?
    a Most of the teams came from South America.
    b The South American teams were the strongest.
    c All the matches were played in the same stadium.
    d The European teams did not play badly.
    4: What was the score after the first 45 minutes of the final?
    a Argentina 2 - 1 Uruguayb Argentina 1 - 2 Uruguayc Argentina 4 - 2 Uruguayd Argentina 2 - 4 Uruguay5: What is the best definition of the phrase "a game of two halves"?
    a A different ball should be used in each half of the matchb Anything can happen in footballc Players shouldn't argue with the refereed⁸ Each team should use its own ball for part of the match.

1 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。

2 inaugural   

adj.就职的；n.就职典礼

参考例句：

• We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。
• Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

3 dominated   

受控的 -tive

参考例句：

• As a child he was dominated by his father. 他小时候由父亲主宰一切。
• His personality dominated over the other members of the committee. 他的人格影响委员会的其他成员。

4 disgrace   

n.耻辱，不光彩，丢脸的人（或事）；vt.使丢脸

参考例句：

• You will bring disgrace on yourself by doing this.你这样做会给自己带来耻辱。
• He is a disgrace to our school.他是我们学校的耻辱。

5 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

6 rumour   

n.谣言，谣传，传闻

参考例句：

• I should like to know who put that rumour about.我想知道是谁散布了那谣言。
• There has been a rumour mill on him for years.几年来，一直有谣言产生，对他进行中伤。

7 organisation   

n.组织，安排，团体，有机休

参考例句：

• The method of his organisation work is worth commending.他的组织工作的方法值得称道。
• His application for membership of the organisation was rejected.他想要加入该组织的申请遭到了拒绝。

8 refereed   

vi.担任裁判（referee的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Your focus should be on getting papers published in refereed journals. 首要的就是发表文章，而且是在匿名审稿的杂志上。 来自互联网
• It was a national judge who refereed the game. 执法这场比赛的是国家裁判。 来自互联网