?The 2022 Qatar World Cup

◆語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀

對(duì)足球迷來(lái)說(shuō)，每四年一次的世界杯就是一次足球狂歡的盛宴。2018年俄羅斯世界杯已經(jīng)結(jié)束，那么你知道下一屆世界杯是什么時(shí)候在哪兒召開(kāi)嗎？還會(huì)不會(huì)一如既往地在炎熱的夏天召開(kāi)呢？

FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced the 2022 Qatar World Cup would take place from November 21 to December 18.Not only will it be in w inter but also it is the first time to be held in the northern hem isphere.

FIFA has scheduled the event for the end of the year,but the Champions League and Europa League will also be held in w inter.So FIFA expects the two leagues will be able to adjust their schedules to support the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

UEFA now must decide what to do with the Champions League and Premier League.The Premier League could face a near two-month black-out and is almost certain to take a long break with 107 p layers from England’s top p layers appearing in Russia last summ er.

Infantino said,“FIFA hasn’t decided whether there are 32 or 48 football team s in the 2022 Qatar World Cup yet.For now it’s a World Cup with 32 team s but everybody is open-minded and we will have a frank and open discussion.I will be happy if it keeps 32 teams as usual.Qatar could insist on 32 teams.But if everybody thinks it might be positive to change to 48 team s,then we can have a look.”

Infantino added,“We have agreements and a contract with Qatar,but it’s still too early to know whether there will be 32 teams or more.For now,anything is possible.With 48 team s,it will be good for world peace,so I don’t want to close the door to this opportunity.”

◆詞語(yǔ)積淀

hem isphere/?hem?sf??(r)/n.(地球的)半球

schedule/??edju?l/v.安排；預(yù)定

open-minded/???p?n?ma?nd?d/adj.思想開(kāi)明的

frank/fr??k/adj.坦率的；直率的

contract/?k?ntr?kt/n.合同

opportunity/??p??tju?n?ti/n.機(jī)會(huì)

◆典句賞析

1.Not only will it be in w inter but also it is the first time to be held in the northern hem isphere.它不僅是在冬季而且是首次在北半球舉行。

not only...but also...是并列連詞，意為“不僅……而且……”，連接兩個(gè)并列的成分。當(dāng)not only...but also...連接兩個(gè)分句且not only位于句首時(shí)，第一個(gè)分句往往要部分倒裝。

【即時(shí)嘗試】他不僅做了家庭作業(yè)，而且完成得很好。

2.We have agreements and a contract with Qatar,but it’s still too early to know whether there will be 32 team s or more.我們和卡塔爾有協(xié)議和合同，但是現(xiàn)在我們還不知道最終參賽球隊(duì)是否能達(dá)到32支或更多。

連詞but連接兩個(gè)并列分句，第一個(gè)分句中and連接的是兩個(gè)賓語(yǔ)，第二個(gè)分句中又包含由whether引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句。

【即時(shí)嘗試】我們參加了比賽，但現(xiàn)在還不知道輸贏。

譯文助讀

國(guó)際足聯(lián)主席詹尼·因凡蒂諾宣告，2022年卡塔爾世界杯將于11月21日至12月18日舉行。它不僅是在冬季而且是首次在北半球舉行。

國(guó)際足聯(lián)將（2022年卡塔爾世界杯）舉辦時(shí)間定在年底，而冠軍聯(lián)賽和歐洲聯(lián)賽也將在冬季舉行。對(duì)此，國(guó)際足聯(lián)表示，希望兩大聯(lián)賽可以調(diào)整時(shí)間來(lái)支持2022年卡塔爾世界杯。

歐洲足聯(lián)現(xiàn)在必須決定如何處理冠軍聯(lián)賽和英超聯(lián)賽。英超聯(lián)賽可能會(huì)面臨近兩個(gè)月的停賽，而且?guī)缀蹩梢钥隙ǖ氖牵捎谌ツ辏?018年）夏天英超聯(lián)賽的107名球員在俄羅斯，所以它將會(huì)休整較長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。

因凡蒂諾表示：“關(guān)于參賽球隊(duì)是32支還是48支，國(guó)際足聯(lián)還未做出決定。到目前為止，世界杯參賽球隊(duì)還是32支，但是所有人的思想都很開(kāi)明，所以我們將展開(kāi)一場(chǎng)坦率而公開(kāi)的討論。如果保持此前設(shè)置的32支參賽球隊(duì)，我會(huì)很開(kāi)心，因?yàn)檫@樣卡塔爾世界杯就會(huì)延續(xù)32支參賽球隊(duì)。但是如果所有人都認(rèn)為參賽球隊(duì)改為48支會(huì)是向積極的方向改變，那我們也可以試一試?！?/p>

“我們和卡塔爾有協(xié)議和合同，但是現(xiàn)在我們還不知道最終參賽球隊(duì)是否能達(dá)到32支或更多?，F(xiàn)在，一切皆有可能。如果能有48支球隊(duì)參賽，那將有利于世界和平，所以我不想錯(cuò)過(guò)這個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)?！币蚍驳僦Z補(bǔ)充道。