2006年VOA标准英语-German Media Expand Coverage for World Cup

By Parke Brewer¹
Cologne
14 June 2006

Australian Harry² Kewell is tripped up between Japan's Takashi Fukunshi (15) and Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (5) during the first half of their World Cup Group F match  
  
The 2006 World Cup football finals are the focus of attention for much of the media world.  Nowhere is that more apparent than in host country Germany. 

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Christian³ Oeynhausen is a sports reporter for Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger the main daily newspaper in Cologne.  It has a circulation of about 300,000.

He says usually the paper has three sports pages, but during the World Cup it is printing 12 pages of sports.  And from what he can tell, the readers like it.

"We do not have any complaints," he said.  "Normally the people like complaining and they call.  If they like it, they do not do anything.  So, so far we go on with 12 pages and we hope to do them with quality until the end of the tournament.  And it is a lot, lot, lot more work than we ever expected."

Oeynhausen says virtually all the German media are providing special World Cup coverage⁴.

"I think it is extraordinary.  It is really extraordinary.  We have not seen something like this ever before; not in the Olympics, not in the World Cup '74 [hosted by West Germany], or any other event you can imagine," he added.  "It is really the greatest thing we have had in our journalistic lives.  It is great to be part of it."

Oeynhausen said his newspapers sports department was granted four credentials⁵ for the World Cup by football's world governing body, FIFA.  Two reporters were assigned to exclusively follow the German team, while the other two are covering the other countries.  He is one of them.

Oeynhausen told VOA Sports how it was decided⁶ what teams he would follow.

"We made our plans concerning easy traveling, accommodations and perhaps special expertise⁷ on special teams, so my thing is like, I like African teams, and I do the rest, whatever is needed," he explained.

Oeynhausen explained why he likes the African football teams.

"I like their style of play," he noted⁸.  "I like their style of being able to do surprises.  I like the chaos⁹."

South Korean forward Jae Jin Cho (R) vies with Togolese defender¹⁰ Ludovic Assemoassa during the FIFA World Cup 2006 group G football match Korea vs Togo  
  
And the recent chaos has involved Togo, a team that fired its Nigerian coach Stephen Keshi in February, after losing their three matches at the African Nations Cup.  He was replaced by Cologne-born coach Otto Pfister.  But Pfister shockingly quit last Friday to support players' demands for bonus payments.  Then he was back leading the team in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to South Korea.

Oeynhausen says its been interesting to follow.

"It is a typical African story, because what happened to the bonuses Togo got from FIFA for qualification?" he asked.  "The players just asked for a part of the bonuses.  They do not want to take the money from Togo people or anything else.  They just asked for part of the money FIFA gave them and they earned it because they won the qualification, not the people in the [football] federation¹¹, so that was the problem."

Cologne reporter Oeynhausen says he thinks the organization of the World Cup tournament is going quite well.

"We were a little bit afraid how things would work, like the ticketing.  Would the ticketing work?  Would security work?  Even, are the stadiums secure?  Even the grass, which comes from the Netherlands, would it be fine enough?  So far, okay, the grass, I saw some players slipping, but that is all.  That is our only problem.  Ticketing?  The stadiums are full.  Security?  Fine so far.  The stadiums?  They are still standing¹².  So, fine," he said.

And Christian Oeynhausen added that it is great for Germany to have so many visitors during the World Cup and to have the attention of much of the world

1 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

3 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

4 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

5 credentials   

n.证明，资格，证明书，证件

参考例句：

• He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
• Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。

6 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。

7 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

8 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

9 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

10 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

11 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

12 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。