VOA常速英语2015--贪污受贿丑闻染指足球圈 欧洲欲抵制国际足联

 

贪污受贿丑闻染指足球圈 欧洲欲抵制国际足联

Arriving in Havana for an exhibition match between the New York Cosmos¹ and the Cuban national team, Pele,one of the game's greatest players ever offered his backing to the re-elected President Sepp Blatter.

知名足球运动员，最伟大球员之一的贝利在抵达哈瓦那参加纽约宇宙队与古巴国家队表演赛时支持最近再度当选的国际足联主席塞普·布拉特。

“I was in favor of Sepp Blatter's re-election.I was a director for FIFA, and I am part of FIFA, and it's better to have someone with experience.”

“我支持布拉特再度当选。我曾任国际足联干事长，而且是国际足联的一份子，我认为找有经验的人会更好。”

The United States indicted² a number of FIFA officials on corruption³ charges last week.

美国上周以涉嫌贪污腐败对一些国际足联官员提出起诉。

Swiss officials are investigating the process that awarded the 2018 FIFA World Cup to Russia and the 2022 event to Qatar. The 2010 World Cup in South Africa is now underquestion. The head of South African football admitted Sunday that FIFA had made a 10-million payment in 2008 to the Confederation of North,Central American and Caribbean Association Football. However, he insisted it was not a bribe⁴, but rather meant to support grass roots soccer among African diasporas.

瑞士官员正就俄罗斯主办2018年世界杯及2022年的卡塔尔世界杯举办权展开调查。而先前举办的2010年南非世界杯目前也受到质疑。南非足联负责人星期天承认，国际足联2008年曾向付给北美洲，中美洲及加勒比海足协1000万美元。不过他坚称这笔钱不是贿赂，而是旨在支持散居非洲民族的草根足球。

African support for Sepp Blatter remained strong, said sports analyst⁵ Philip Barker.

体育分析人士菲利普·巴克表示非洲对于布拉特的支持声音依然很强:

“He took the World Cup to Africa. So he will always be revered⁶ in that part of the world for bringing the world game to them and giving them a fair chance to really take center stage.”

“布拉特把世界杯带到非洲，他赋予非洲一次公平的机会，成为世界杯舞台的中心。他在非洲地区永远会受人爱戴。”

Simaata Simaata,the former football administrator⁷ for Zambia,said African football has benefited from FIFA investment under Sepp Blatter.

赞比亚的足球运动前负责人的斯马亚塔·斯马亚塔表示非洲足球在布拉特领导下的国际足联中受益。

“People are saying to themselves that if Sepp Blatter goes,these projects might just close down and we are back to square one.So let's keep him for as long as we can.”

“人们对自己说假如布拉特走了，这些项目可能就此结束我们将回到原点。所以我们还是尽可能挽留。”

But it's not only FIFA members that wield⁸ power.The corporate⁹ sponsors were watching events closely,said Barker.

不过巴克说行使权力的不仅是国际足联成员。赞助商们也在密切关注赛事的举办。

“Football is seen as a force for good. If FIFA, and by dint¹⁰ football, then becomes a negative thing, then sponsors are going to want to disassociate themselves with it.”

"足球被视为善举。如果国际足联连同足球本身成为一种负面的东西，那么赞助商便不希望牵涉其中。”

Speaking Saturday, the FIFA president appeared to suggest his critics were motivated by envy.

国际足联主席布拉特上周六在讲话中暗示对于他的批评是出于嫉妒。

“There are signs that don't lie.The Americans were candidates for the 2022 World Cup and they lost.The English were candidates for the 2018 World Cup, and they lost.”

“有的事情是不会撒谎的。美国人曾申请主办2022年世界杯，但是他们未能如愿；想2018年举办世界杯的英国人也以失败告终。”

UEFA-the Union of European Football Associations-will hold an emergency meeting Friday in Berlin to discuss the FIFA crisis. Some members-including England-have suggested a boycott¹¹ of FIFA. Others have proposed a rival tournament to include teams from Europe and South America.

欧足联星期五将在柏林召开紧急会议讨论国际足联的这场危机。包括英国在内的一些会员国已建议对国际足联进行抵制，其他人则建议进行一场比赛，队伍包括从欧洲到南美的球队。

1 cosmos   

n.宇宙；秩序，和谐

参考例句：

• Our world is but a small part of the cosmos.我们的世界仅仅是宇宙的一小部分而已。
• Is there any other intelligent life elsewhere in the cosmos?在宇宙的其他星球上还存在别的有智慧的生物吗？

2 indicted   

控告，起诉( indict的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The senator was indicted for murder. 那位参议员被控犯谋杀罪。
• He was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of murder. 他被大陪审团以两项谋杀罪名起诉。

3 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

4 bribe   

n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通

参考例句：

• He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
• He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。

5 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

6 revered   

v.崇敬，尊崇，敬畏( revere的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。 来自辞典例句

7 administrator   

n.经营管理者，行政官员

参考例句：

• The role of administrator absorbed much of Ben's energy.行政职务耗掉本很多精力。
• He has proved himself capable as administrator.他表现出管理才能。

8 wield   

vt.行使，运用，支配；挥，使用(武器等)

参考例句：

• They wield enormous political power.他们行使巨大的政治权力。
• People may wield the power in a democracy.在民主国家里，人民可以行使权力。

9 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

10 dint   

n.由于，靠；凹坑

参考例句：

• He succeeded by dint of hard work.他靠苦干获得成功。
• He reached the top by dint of great effort.他费了很大的劲终于爬到了顶。

11 boycott   

n./v.(联合)抵制，拒绝参与

参考例句：

• We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
• The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。