时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2010年(十二)月


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Although the 2010 Football World Cup ended nearly six months ago, many people in South Africa are still basking 1 in warm memories of the event, and most say it was the highlight of the year. For the organizers and the South African government it was the culmination 2 of years of hard work.


People in South Africa still recall the excitement of hosting the first football World Cup in Africa. In the days before kick-off the high spirits often boiled over into marches and parades.


"Feel it. It is here," one man said. "I am getting excited about the World Cup."




In December Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk presented a report saying more than 300,000 foreigners came to South Africa for the month-long tournament and spent one-half billion dollars during their stay.


"The success of this World Cup will reverberate 3 for years to come," he said. "It has enhanced our reputation as a destination that has the ability to host events like this, major sporting events, conventions, but also for leisure tourists. So, [it is] a success story."


He said the greatest proportion of foreign fans, 38 percent, came from Africa, followed by Europe and the Americas.


When broken down by country, he said the largest number of foreign fans, more than 30,000, came from the United States, followed by Mozambique and Great Britain.


The report said nearly 60 percent of the World Cup visitors were coming to South Africa for the first time and 80 percent said it was their first World Cup.


Among those who had attended a previous World Cup, half said the 2010 tournament was the best ever. And nearly 90 percent of all those polled said they would consider a return visit.


The head of the Organizing Committee, Danny Jordaan, said the World Cup provided an opportunity to showcase South Africa as a world class tourist destination.


But he said a major purpose was to foster national reconciliation 5 and unity 4 after years of inequality and discrimination under apartheid.


"We are a nation that comes from divided past, a past of conflict, almost of war," he said. "And so the building of new single non-racial South Africa is a critical part of sustainable economic growth, of deepening and strengthening democracy in our country."


The World Cup also provided an incentive 6 to invest in infrastructure 7.


The government over four years spent an estimated $12 billion on new stadiums, airports, roads and railways. And it spent $160 million on security, including crowd control training, new equipment and special courts for law-breakers at World Cup sites.


Tourism Minister van Schalkyk said the investment was worth it.


"Looking back at the World Cup, as South Africans we can now say with a clear conscience that it has been worth every cent," he said. "It has been worth every ounce of energy and it has been worth every minute of our time, undoubtedly 8."


More than three million tickets were sold to the Cup's 64 matches, the third-highest attendance in history after the United States in 1994 and Germany in 2006.


Hundreds of thousands of fans watched the matches on giant screens at fan parks around the country. And millions more watched them on television in cafes or at home.


And there was a focus on civic 9 responsibility and legacy 10. The football governing body, FIFA, sponsored the Football for Hope tournament that brought together disadvantaged youths from nearly 40 countries for an alternate tournament.


And FIFA opened the first of 20 Football for Hope centers in Africa. These seek attract disadvantaged youth through football in order to provide them with training in health, nutrition and social coping skills.


For the government the World Cup served to build national unity and showcase South Africa's hospitality, tourism and organizational ability. For fans it provided memories of a lifetime.



v.晒太阳,取暖( bask的现在分词 );对…感到乐趣;因他人的功绩而出名;仰仗…的余泽
  • We sat basking in the warm sunshine. 我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。
  • A colony of seals lay basking in the sun. 一群海豹躺着晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.顶点;最高潮
  • The space race reached its culmination in the first moon walk.太空竞争以第一次在月球行走而达到顶峰。
  • It may truly be regarded as the culmination of classical Greek geometry.这确实可以看成是古典希腊几何的登峰造级之作。
v.使回响,使反响
  • The decision will reverberate and will jar the country.这项决定将引起反响并震撼这个国家。
  • Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in my hear.痛苦呼喊的一遍遍的在我的心中回响。
n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调
  • When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结,并非一团和气。
  • We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前,我们必须加强团结。
n.和解,和谐,一致
  • He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
  • Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
n.刺激;动力;鼓励;诱因;动机
  • Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中,钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
  • He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。
n.下部构造,下部组织,基础结构,基础设施
  • We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
  • We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设,发展各类群众文化。
adv.确实地,无疑地
  • It is undoubtedly she who has said that.这话明明是她说的。
  • He is undoubtedly the pride of China.毫无疑问他是中国的骄傲。
adj.城市的,都市的,市民的,公民的
  • I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
  • The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。
n.遗产,遗赠;先人(或过去)留下的东西
  • They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
  • He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。
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