听一分钟英文：Football-足球

Football, that’s soccer to Americans, is the biggest and best sport in the world. There are millions of reasons why it is the world sport. For a start, it is played all over the world. The football World Cup is the biggest event on Earth. It’s bigger than the Olympics. More people watch the Final on TV than any other event. Football also brings nations¹ together. The greatest of enemies put aside² their differences for 90 minutes to play a football match. Then there are the teams, like Real Madrid, Manchester United³ and Liverpool⁴. These names are more well known⁵ across the world than the top basketball or baseball teams. A famous coach once said: “Football isn’t a matter of life and death; it’s more important.”

1 nations   

n.国家( nation的名词复数 )；民族；国民

参考例句：

• the Dutch delegation to the United Nations 出席联合国会议的荷兰代表团
• the destinies of nations 国家的命运

2 aside   

adv.在旁边，撇开不谈；n.独白，旁白

参考例句：

• I stepped aside so that she might come in.我往旁边走一步，以便她能进来。
• Some young people push their parents aside after their marriage.有些年轻人结婚之后就不管父母了。

3 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

4 Liverpool   

n.利物浦(英国港市)

参考例句：

• Are you traveling to Liverpool as well?We can go together.你也去利物浦吗？我们可以同行。
• His professional career started at Liverpool University.他的职业生涯是从利物浦大学开始的。

5 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。