England to Play World Cup Cricket Matches in Zimbabwe

Broadcast: Jan 14, 2003

 

Cricket officials in London have decided¹ that the England team will play as scheduled in ¹⁾the World Cup tournament in Zimbabwe next month, despite calls from the British government to boycott² the competition. Zimbabwe is co-hosting the tournament with South Africa and Kenya.

The England and Wales Cricket Board voted ^2）unanimously to send the team to Zimbabwe. The Board's chief executive, Tim Lamb, told reporters the board does not ^3）endorse the Zimbabwe government's policies, but he said it is not the board's job to make political decisions.

"We are fully³ aware of what is happening in Zimbabwe, however we do not believe that the cancellation⁴ of one cricket match in Zimbabwe will make any difference to the leaders of that regime," he said.

Mr. Lamb also said all of the England players are eager to play in the World Cup ^4）preliminary match in Zimbabwe.

The British government had urged the board to boycott the Zimbabwe competition because of security concerns, and to protest the human rights record of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. But the government said it was up to the Cricket Board to make the final decision.

Al Pessin VOA news, London.

1)    the World Cup tournament  世界杯比赛,锦标赛

2)    unanimously 全体一致地,无异议地

3)    endorse[in5dC:s]v. 认可, 签署

4)    preliminary[pri5liminEri]adj. 预备的, 初步的

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 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。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。