【一起听英语】巴西足球
足球在巴西有着举足轻重的地位，人们可以通过踢足球而出名，改变自己的生活......
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Rob: Hello I’m Rob. Welcome to 6 Minute English. The World Cup is on. I love
football and that's what we are going to talk about today. Let's kick off the
programme with Pele!
Pele, Brazilian football player:
I was invited to go to Italy, to Spain. I was okay in Santos, it was my team. The team used
to win almost all the tournaments. And then I never have, you know, desire to play outside
Brazil or to play for money.
Rob: So that's Pele, one of the most celebrated 4 football players in the world. And
I've invited Grace 5, my Brazilian colleague, to have a chat about football in her
home country.
Grace: Hi Rob.
Rob: Hi there. Well, is Pele still popular in Brazil?
Grace: As far as football goes, Pele's record speaks for itself, Brazilians love him; but
when he talks about politics, well, he's often criticised. But you started – you
kicked off – the programme talking about Pele, so of course our quiz question
today is about this fantastic player.
Rob: Okay, well, shoot!
Grace: How many goals did Pele score in his career? Was it…
a) About 700 goals
b) About 1,200 goals
c) About 1,600 goals
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Rob: Well, I know he was a great player, but 1,600 sounds too many, so I'll go for
the middle answer - around 1,200 goals.
Grace: We’ll find out if you are right or wrong a bit later. Now let’s get this ball rolling
and talk about football.
Rob: Yes, good idea. It's interesting that Pele mentioned in the clip 6 that he wouldn't
leave his team – Santos - to play football abroad…
Grace: Yes, although, he did end his career with the New York Cosmos 7. In any case,
Pele said he didn't play for money. When he said that he was already well
known and had some money in his pocket, but Pele came from poverty.
Rob: Yes, his family didn't have much money at all. They lived in poverty.
Grace: Football has changed the lives of many youngsters 8 in Brazil. Listen out for the
expression Brazilian sports reporter Daniel Gallas uses to describe how
football can help someone.
Daniel Gallas, Brazilian sports reporter:
Football is very important for social mobility 9 in Brazil because not many people have the
chance to move from poverty into higher classes. For a while football was also a profession
which young men could follow through a proper career that they wouldn't have in other
areas. But nowadays middle class guys are becoming well known.
Rob: So football is important for social mobility - the ability to go from one class of
society to another.
Grace: And poor youngsters who have a natural talent to play football can become
middle class – they can own a home, have a car, live comfortably. Nowadays
some players come from the middle class already. And they… well, they
become millionaires!
Rob: Lucky them! They do earn their money but they are very exposed when they
play. Supporters can be very demanding. I know I am. I want to see my team
score goals!
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Grace: Let's hear what reporter Daniel Gallas has to say about what Brazilians – and
Rob – like to see on the pitch. Listen out for the positions of the players who
are not very famous, not very celebrated in Brazil.
Daniel Gallas, Brazilian sports reporter:
Brazilians like to see attacking football. They want to see strikers like Ronaldo, Bebeto,
Romario always aiming for the goal and not just passing the ball around from one side to the
other or backwards… they just want to move forward all the time. Brazilians don't tend to
boast 10 too much about their goalkeepers.
Rob: So we have the goalkeepers – the players who are between the goalposts –
that area in football where you have a frame 11 and a net. They try to prevent
the other team from scoring goals…
Grace: And Brazilians, to be honest, they don't tend to pay too much attention to
them. They cheer like mad when the strikers score.
Rob: The strikers are very important – the players who go on the attack, who strike
the ball and hopefully score! These are the ones we like to boast about!
Grace: I speak proudly – I boast about - Neymar, veterans 12 like Ronaldo, Bebeto. And
obviously 13, the best player of all time, Edson Arantes do Nascimento – our
Pele!
Rob: Pele, yes. Well, I have my heroes too, you know. Here in England we have
David Beckham of course our great footballer of modern times, but there're
some classic 14 players like Bobby Charlton and have you heard of George Best?
Grace: Yes, George Best, I've heard about him…
Rob: Very famous, yes. Well, look, we are running out of time but first, I want to
know if I got the answer to the quiz right.
Grace: How many goals did Pele score during his career as a footballer? The figure
was rounded off to make it easier for you. The options were: about 700; 1,200
or 1,600.
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Rob: And I said 1,200. Was I right?
Grace: Oh, yes. Scored the goal, Rob! According to the international governing body
of football, FIFA, Pele scored 1,281 goals in his career. In one match against
Botafogo in 1964, Rob, Pele hit the back of the net no less than eight times.
Rob: Wow, amazing!
Grace: Indeed. And now we must go. But let's remember the words we heard today.
Rob: Yes, we heard:
to kick off
poverty
social mobility
middle class
striker
goalkeeper
to boast
goalposts
That's it for today. Please join us soon for another 6 Minute English from BBC
Both: Bye.
- A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
- They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。
- The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation. 这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
- The inflation did the corporation up. 通货膨胀使这个公司破产了。
- When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
- Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
- She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
- I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
- May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
- She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。
- Our world is but a small part of the cosmos.我们的世界仅仅是宇宙的一小部分而已。
- Is there any other intelligent life elsewhere in the cosmos?在宇宙的其他星球上还存在别的有智慧的生物吗？
- We followed the youngsters at a more sedate pace. 我们跟在年轻人后面，步子稍慢一点。
- The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14. 这次夏令营是为8至14岁的少年儿童安排的。
- The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
- Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。
- The house has a wooden frame which is faced with brick.这个房子是木质结构的砖瓦房。
- We must frame up that picture.我们必须给那幅画装上框。
- Some veterans of the two world wars gathered to celebrate their victory. 一些经历了两次世界大战的退伍军人欢聚庆祝胜利。
- Seasoned veterans were picked to storm the difficult enemy position. 有经验的老兵被挑选出来去突袭难攻的敌军阵地。