take place 举行
fake [feɪk] adj 假的
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international football competition contestedby the senior men’s national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association(FIFA). It is called the world’s three top events, together with the Olympic Games and FormulaOne.
国际足联世界杯，通常简称为世界杯，是由国际足联成员国的国家男足队参与的国际足球比赛。与奥运会、F1并称为全球三大顶级赛事。
contest [ˈkɒntest, kənˈtest] vt 争夺；角逐
senior [ˈsiːniə(r)] adj 高级水平的
association [əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn] n[C] 协会；社团
formula [ˈfɔːmjələ] n[C] 方程式（Formula One简称F1，全称为FIA Formula 1 World Championship“一级方程式赛车世界锦标赛”。“方程式”其实就是“规则与限制”的意思，因为F1比赛是在FIA所制订的规格与规则下来制造赛车以及进行比赛，所有参加的队伍都必须遵守这套如方程式般的准则。）
Before the World Cup was inaugurated, the football tournament arranged as part of the Summer Olympics was given the most prestige. But in the 1920s, the game was facing a transitionto professionalismthat wasn’t consistent with the Olympic spirit. Therefore, the government body, FIFA, made plans to organize a World Cup. The decision of arranging the firsteditionwas officially declared on May 26, 1928.
在没有世界杯之前，足球赛是夏季奥运会的一部分，享有至高的声誉。但在20世纪20年代，这项运动面临着职业化的转变，这与奥林匹克精神不符。因此，国际足联决定成立世界杯，并于1928年5月26日正式宣布了举办第一届世界杯的决定。
The first official World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930, and since then the tournament has been held every fourth year (with exceptions for interruption due tothe Second World War). Since then, the Olympic tournaments consisted, however, only of amateurteams – the World Cup became the “real deal”.
第一届世界杯于1930年在乌拉圭举行，此后每四年举办一次（二战期间除外）。从那之后，奥运会的足球赛就只有业余足球队了——而世界杯却成为了“真正的比赛”。
The current format involvesa qualification phaseand a tournament phase. The qualification phase takes place over the precedingthree years, to determine which teams qualifyfor the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venueswithin the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automaticallyqualify.
目前世界杯的赛程包括预选赛阶段和决赛阶段。预选赛阶段在前三年进行，用来决定哪些球队有资格进入决赛阶段。在决赛阶段，将有32支球队在主办国的场馆进行为期一个月左右的角逐，主办国自动获得参赛资格。
The inaugural edition was contested as a final tournament of only thirteen teams invited by the organization. Since then, the World Cup has experienced successive expansionsand format remodeling, with its current 32-team final tournament precededby a three-year qualifying process, involving over 200 teams from around the world.
首届世界杯只有决赛阶段，仅13支球队被邀请参赛。此后，世界杯经历了不断的扩张和赛制的改造，到现在共有32支球队参与决赛，决赛前，会有来自世界各地的200多支球队参与为期三年的预选赛。
One interesting phenomenonin the World Cup history is that the hometeam has been over performing, which is called “the home advantage”. On six occasions have the home team won the competition. Besides, many home teams that normally doesn’t compete with the greatest teams have gone far in the tournament. For example, Sweden in 1958, reaching the final, and South Korea in 2006, reaching the semi-finals.
世界杯历史上的一个有趣的现象是，东道主队通常会超常发挥，被称为“主场优势”。东道主队曾六次夺冠，此外，许多往常不敌强队的东道主队会在比赛中走得很远。比如，1958年的瑞典队进入了总决赛，2006年的韩国队进入了半决赛。
Up to now, the five players in the World Cup history that have made most goals overall are Ronaldo from Brazil (15 goals in 4 tournaments), Miroslav Klose from Germany (16 goals in 4 tournaments), Gerd Müller from Germany (14 goals in 2 tournaments), Just Fontaine from France (13 goals in 1 tournament) and Péle from Brazil (12 goals in 4 tournaments).
到目前为止，世界杯历史上进球最多的五名球员分别是：来自巴西的罗纳尔多（4届15球）、来自德国的米罗斯拉夫•克洛泽（4届16球）、来自德国的盖德•穆勒（2届14球）、来自法国的贾斯特•方丹（1届13球）和来自巴西的贝利（4届12球）。
When it comes tothe awards of World Cup, the most known is the Golden Ball which is awarded to the best player in a World Cup. Besides the Golden Ball there are also the Silver Ball and the Bronze Ball together withthe Golden Boot (top goalscorer) and the Golden Glove (best goalkeeper).
提到世界杯的奖项，最著名的就是金球奖，颁发给世界杯的最佳球员。除了金球奖，还有银球奖、铜球奖、金靴奖（最佳射手奖）和金手套奖（最佳守门员奖）。
至于人们所关注的奖金，这些年来涨势迅猛。相比于1982年世界杯的2000万美元，2018年世界杯的总奖金额为7.91亿美元（获胜者得3500万美元）。
as for … 至于……，关于……
be concerned about 关心；挂念
massively [ˈmæsɪvli] adv 巨大地
be compared to 同……相比
It’s no exaggerationto say the World Cup is one of the largest events in the world. It is the most prestigiousfootball tournament, as well asthe most widely viewed and followed single sporting event. The last FIFA World Cup reached over three billion television viewers worldwideand one billion watched the final. The competition between the best national teams in the world mobilizes billions of people from all continents, cultures, racesand creeds. It rousespassions and, at the same time, lessensdifferences. At this moment, the football unites the world.
毫不夸张地说，世界杯是世界上最大的盛事之一。它是最负盛名的足球比赛，也是观看人数最多的体育赛事。上一届世界杯吸引了全球30亿名的电视观众，有10亿人观看了最后的总决赛。世界顶级球队之间的较量调动了数十亿来自各大洲、各文化、各种族和各信仰的人的神经。它迸发了激情、减少了差异。在这一刻，足球将全世界连结在了一起。
China is also a member of FIFA. Since joining FIFA in 1931, Chinese football team has attempted to qualify for every edition of the World Cup. It first entered World Cup qualification in 1957 in an attempt toqualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup and has made its only appearance in 2002. That soleWorld Cup appearance is undoubtedlythe high pointof Chinese men’s football.
中国也是国际足联的成员国之一。自1931年加入国际足联以来，中国足球队一直在努力争取每届世界杯的参赛资格。1957年，为了争取1958年世界杯的参赛资格，它首次进入世界杯预选赛，但唯有2002年进入过决赛阶段。这唯一一次的世界杯亮相无疑是中国男足的巅峰时刻。
Chinese men’s football team is currently the 78th in the FIFA worldrankings. As it stands, China has a long way to go to become a football heavyweight.
中国男足目前在国际足联的世界排名为第78位。就目前来看，中国要想成为足球强国还有很长的一段路要走。
Coach Li Xiaopeng once said after a game,“I want to say sorry to all the Chinese fans and to my players. However, Chinese football will definitely revivein the future, but it needs hard work, generation by generation.”
男足教练李霄鹏曾在一场比赛后说道：“我想对所有的中国球迷和我的球员说声对不起。不过中国足球在未来一定会崛起，但需要一代又一代人的努力。”
definitely [ˈdefɪnətli]adv 无疑；确定
revive [rɪˈvaɪv] vi& vt（使）复苏
The President of FIFA looks forward to China’s qualification in the next World Cup. He said, “I want to say to all the Chinese football fans. I’m an Italian, and Italy is also not in the World Cup. So we are the companions. We will together watch the World Cup, and enjoy the football dream of the next world cup where China and Italy would definitely be there and play well. And more importantly, play football, enjoy football, and completely believe inyour team, believe in the national team, believe in your clubs, because China is a very proud country, and we are proud of China’s being part of FIFA.”
国际足联主席表示，他期待中国队进入下一届世界杯。他说：“我想对所有的中国球迷说：我是意大利人，意大利也没有进入这次的世界杯，所以我们是同伴。让我们一起看世界杯，享受足球，期待着下届世界杯中国队和意大利队都能出线并取得好成绩。更重要的是，让我们继续踢球，享受足球。要去信任自己的球队，信任自己的国家队，以及自己的俱乐部。因为中国是一个值得自豪的国家，我们也很自豪中国能是国际足联的一份子。”
look forward to 期待；盼望
companion [kəmˈpæniən] n[C] 同伴
believe in 相信；信任
Well, after all the statements, do you have more confidence in our country’s team? Lastly, let me ask you some questions. Which is your favorite team and which team do you think will win the World Cup this time? We will see if you are right when the tournament is over.
怎么样，听完他们的话，你有没有对我们的国足更有信心了呢？最后，让我来问你几个问题。你最喜欢的足球队是哪一支？你认为哪支球队会在这次世界杯上夺冠呢？比赛结束后，让我们一起来看看你猜得对不对吧！
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1. What made FIFA decide to organize the World Cup?
A. The requirement of the Summer Olympics.
B. The urge to be consistent with the Olympic spirit.
C. The demand from the senior men’s national teams.
D. The football competition’s transition to professionalism.
2. When was the first official World Cup held?
A. In 1920. B. In 1928. C. In 1930. D. In 1958.
3. Who is the player that scored the most goals according to the text?
A. Miroslav Klose from Germany.
B. Gerd Müller from Germany.
C. Just Fontaine from France.
D. Ronaldo from Brazil.
4. What do we know about the World Cup?
A. Its number of participating teams has always been 32.
B. Its prize money has increased rapidly in recent years.
C. Its award of Golden Boot is given to the best player.
D. Its last final was watched by over three billion people.
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The FIFA World Cup is an international football competition contested by the senior men’s national teams of the members of FIFA. Before the World Cup came about, the football tournament 1 (arrange) as part of the Summer Olympics was given the most prestige. But in 2 1920s, the game was facing a transition to professionalism 3 wasn’t consistent with the Olympic spirit. Therefore, the government body, FIFA, made plans to organize a World Cup. The decisionof 4 (hold) the first edition was officially declared on May 26, 1928. The first official World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930, and since then the tournament has been held every 5 (four)year. Since then, the Olympic tournaments consisted, however, only 6 amateur teams – the World Cup became the “real deal”. The current format involves a qualification phase 7 a tournament phase. The qualification phase takes place over the precedingthree years, to determine which 8 (team) qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title. It’s no exaggeration to say the World Cup is one of the 9 (large)events in the world. It is the most prestigious football tournament, as well as the most10 (wide) viewed and followed single sporting event.
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