football [ˋfut͵bɔl]橄欖球;足球
soccer [ˋsɑkɚ](英式)足球
soccer team 足球隊
national team 國家代表隊
The 2010 world cup football (soccer) competition will take place
in South Africa between June 11 and July 11, 2010.
competition [͵kɑmpəˋtɪʃən](v)比賽,競賽
take place 舉行
The world cup competition takes place every 4 years.
South Africa 南非
The event is held every four years. 這項競賽每四年舉辦一次
the quadrennial event 每四年一次的賽事
quadrennial [kwɑdˋrɛnɪəl](adj)每四年一次的
This is the first time the World Cup is being held in Africa.
This will be the first time that the world cup is held in an African country.
這將是世足第一次在非洲舉行
South Africa is the first African country to hold the world cup.
hold the world cup 舉辦世界盃
hold the event 舉辦這項活動
hold qualifying games 舉辦資格賽
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the 19th FIFA World Cup
FIFA 國際足球聯盟;國際足球協會
= Fédération Internationale de Football Association
(International Federation of Association Football)
the FIFA Executive Committee
FIFA officials
each team includes 11 players 每支隊伍有11位球員
compete against與...競爭
South Africa competed against Morocco 南非與摩洛哥競爭
the most popular sport in the world 世界上最受歡迎的運動
the remarkable event
remarkable [rɪˋmɑrkəb!]a. 值得注意的
美式足球(American football)
內容來源►《CNN互動英語》第198期
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