2017考研英语阅读每日精选：足球竞技精彩 交易龌蹉.doc

凯程考研,为学员服务,为学生引路! 2017 考研英语阅读每日精选: 足球竞技精彩交易龌蹉 Football 足球 Beautiful game, dirty business 竞技精彩,交易龌蹉 Football isa great sport, but it could be so much better if it were run honestly 作为一项伟大运动的足球,公平竞争能让它变得更好。 THE mesmerising wizardry of Lionel Messi and the muscular grace of Cristiano Ronaldo are joys to behold. But for deep-dyed internationalists like this newspaper, the game's true beauty lies in its long reach, from east to west and north to south. Footbal l, more than any other sport, has thrived on globalisation. Nearly half ofhumanity will watch at least part of the World Cup, which kicks off in Brazil on June 12th. 有着梦幻般迷人动作的莱昂内尔? 梅西和有着健美身材的克里斯提那? 罗纳尔多总是让人为之疯狂着迷。但是在像我们报纸这样真正的国际主义者看来, 足球运动之美在于这项运动的覆盖范围之广, 从东到西, 从南到北, 都有它的踪影。足球比其他任何运动都更具全球性。今年 6月 12 日,全世界几乎有一半的人至少会收看部分巴西世界杯的比赛。 So it is sad that the tournament begins under a cloud as big as the Maracan? obtained by Britain's Sunday Times have allegedly revealed secret payments thathelped Qatar win the hosting rights to the World Cup in petition was fixed, it pany. A report by FIFA, football's governing body, is said to have found that several exhibition matches were rigged ahead of the World Cup in 2010. And as usual, no one hasbeen punished. 所以让人难过的是这场比赛一开始就疑团重重, 犹如乌云必然。英国《周日时报》获得的文件表明卡塔尔为获得 2022 年世界杯主办权向组委会塞了红包。如果竞选确实是被操纵了的话,那么事情肯定还不止这么简单。国际足球联盟的报道表明他们发现 2010 年世界杯前的几场表演赛是被操控的。但是和往常一样的是,没有人因此受