世界杯球场不够完美
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段，在考研英语中占了40分，所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读，快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> 世界杯 <span word="Pitch">Pitch</span> <span word="imperfect">imperfect</span> 球场不够完美 <span word="They">They</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> 他们认为超出预算 <span word="Down">Down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="touches">touches</span> 开赛在即，已到最后收尾工作 <span word="FOOTBALL">FOOTBALL</span> <span word="S">S</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="coming">coming</span>-<span word="of">of</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="player">player</span>.<span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="illustrated">illustrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="improvisation">improvisation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nearlyas">nearlyas</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="footballers">footballers</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="organisers">organisers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="scrambling">scrambling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="geteverything">geteverything</span> <span word="ready">ready</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="swanky">swanky</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="terminal">terminal</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Guarulhos">Guarulhos</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sao">Sao</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span>11<span word="th">th</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="airlines">airlines</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="not">not</span> 25 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="planned">planned</span>. <span word="Chunks">Chunks</span> <span word="ofthe">ofthe</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Belo">Belo</span> <span word="Horizonte">Horizonte</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wrapped">wrapped</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="scaffolding">scaffolding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sprinkledwith">sprinkledwith</span> <span word="dustand">dustand</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>. 足球世界杯是巴西这个世界足球强国显示其成熟老道的绝好时机。然而，其糟糕的筹备，就像其足球运动员即兴表演那样闻名于世。距世界杯开幕已不足一个月，可是组委会正仓促地想要一切在一个月内各就各位。5月11日，位于圣保罗的<span word="Guarulhos">Guarulhos</span>机场，一个超炫豪华的机场航站楼建成开始对外开放。然而下个月，只有8个而不是计划的25个航空公司可以在这里起落。而位于另一个主办城市贝洛哈里桑塔的机场，绝大部分依然围着脚手架，到处是灰尘，而这个状态可能直到六月世界杯赛结束都不大会有所改观。 <span word="Unfinished">Unfinished</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Arena">Arena</span> <span word="Corinthians">Corinthians</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sao">Sao</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="only">only</span> 40,000 <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="attenda">attenda</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 18<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="well">well</span> <span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 68,000 <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="openingmatch">openingmatch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 12<span word="th">th</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="centre">centre</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Curitiba">Curitiba</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="theevent">theevent</span>; <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="slum">slum</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tent">tent</span>. 圣保罗哥林蒂安斯体育场作为世界杯的竞技场现在尚未完工，这意味着仅有4万球迷可以参加5月18号举行的赛前测试，这远远少于六月12号世界杯首场赛事的6.8万人。库里蒂巴市体育场的媒体中心届时可能无法为大赛服务，记者只能挤在自搭的帐篷中。 <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="tape">tape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="overlapping">overlapping</span> <span word="federal">federal</span>, <span word="state">state</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="fiefs">fiefs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="snarled">snarled</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>. <span word="JermeValcke">JermeValcke</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>, <span word="football">football</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="dealing">dealing</span> <span word="withBrazilian">withBrazilian</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hell">hell</span>. <span word="Eight">Eight</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="morethan">morethan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="stadiums">stadiums</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="startpouring">startpouring</span> <span word="in">in</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="delays">delays</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="install">install</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="telecommunications">telecommunications</span> <span word="kit">kit</span>,<span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="patchy">patchy</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span>. 繁文缛节官僚习气以及冗杂的联邦、政府和市级区划让各个项目混乱不堪。国际足球联盟足球赛事的领导机构的总秘书长<span word="Jerme">Jerme</span> <span word="Valcke">Valcke</span>将与巴西当局的办事风格描述为极不像话。8名建筑工人在施工事故中丧生，这比四年前南非世界杯多整整6人。国际足球联盟坚持要求体育馆必须在观众前来参与赛前测试之前一切准备就绪。但是由于一再拖延，几乎没有时间安装、测试电信设备，这给不完善的电视转播和广播转播买下隐忧。 <span word="Cost">Cost</span> <span word="overruns">overruns</span>, <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="price">price</span>-<span word="gouging">gouging</span>, <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="ofa">ofa</span> <span word="seat">seat</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="boasts">boasts</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="s">s</span> 20 <span word="most">most</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="venues">venues</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="toKPMG">toKPMG</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="whitest">whitest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="elephants">elephants</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Braslia">Braslia</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="consuming">consuming</span> 2<span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="reais">reais</span>, <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="triple">triple</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drawcapacity">drawcapacity</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="lacks">lacks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="side">side</span>. 足球世界杯筹备成本远远超出预算，部分原因是由于价格欺骗。意思是，以一个座位的成本作为衡量手段，根据毕马威会计事务所的数据，现在巴西拥有世界上最贵的20个足球竞技场。在巴西利亚，这些造价昂贵而使用价值又不太高的场馆最终可能花费20亿里亚尔，是最初预算的3倍。在世界杯赛事之后，因为这个城市缺乏一个好的联赛赛事它不可能再整场爆满。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="public">public</span>-<span word="works">works</span> <span word="bonanza">bonanza</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="materialised">materialised</span>. <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="onstaging">onstaging</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 12 <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benefitsacross">benefitsacross</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="succeeded">succeeded</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="spreading">spreading</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="of">of</span> 35 <span word="plannedurban">plannedurban</span>-<span word="mobility">mobility</span> <span word="schemes">schemes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>. <span word="Fans">Fans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="citycentres">citycentres</span>. 因此一个颇具前景的市政工程金矿也无法带来物质财富。巴西政府为了均衡举办世界杯带来的红利，坚持在12个城市举行赛事而非按照要求在8个城市举办。而这，只会让传播世界杯赛事的成功几率降低。而35个城市交通方案也仅有5个竣工。最后，球迷只能通过公交车或者计程车前往各个位于市中心的赛场。 <span word="Support">Support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hosting">hosting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fallen">fallen</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 79% <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brazilin">Brazilin</span> 2007 <span word="to">to</span> 48% <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Datafolha">Datafolha</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pollster">pollster</span>. <span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="Brazilians">Brazilians</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="andknack">andknack</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="merry">merry</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blast">blast</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legacyhas">legacyhas</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>-<span word="rooms">rooms</span>. 根据圣保罗页报的民意调查，巴西国内民众对世界杯的支持也急剧下降，由2007年申办成功之初的78%降至现在的48%，世界杯赛几乎注定了将是猛烈的一击。而这一现象已经在更衣室得到验证。 词语解释 1.<span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="as">as</span> 描述为 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="nautilus">nautilus</span> <span word="institute">institute</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="energyprojects">energyprojects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="korea">korea</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1992 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="collatedwhat">collatedwhat</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="crediblesnapshots">crediblesnapshots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="there">there</span>. 鹦鹉螺研究所自1992年起开始参与朝鲜的能源计划，并已比照了被外交官描述为该国最可信的能源供应快照。 <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="grotesquely">grotesquely</span> <span word="ogre">ogre</span>-<span word="like">like</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="handsome">handsome</span>. 虽不像怪物那般奇丑，但也绝对不是人人所说的那种英俊。 2.<span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> 无线电广播 <span word="Hey">Hey</span>! <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span>? 嘿!我在无线电里怎么说的,听不懂吗? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span> <span word="tank">tank</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="misquoted">misquoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="houston">houston</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. 这份有关氧气罐紧急事故的无线电传输内容，一直被广泛错误引述为：休斯顿，我们遇到麻烦了。 3.<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> 根据，按照;据所说 <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fed">fed</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="predictions">predictions</span>, <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="into">into</span> 2015. 按照美联储的预测，这意味着利率将保持低位直至2015年。 <span word="Levinson">Levinson</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="isaacson">isaacson</span>. 根据艾萨克森的描述，莱文森每天都恳求他。 4.<span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="on">on</span> 坚持，强调 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="quietness">quietness</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="room">room</span>. 我要求在我的房间里要安静。 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="insist">insist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="there">there</span>. 我坚持要你在那里。</p>
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