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Over the last few days, fans from around the world 1. (gather) in squares in downtown Doha to sing, chant and wave their national flags, creating a fantastic atmosphere. That festival spirit continued till the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the first to be held in the Middle East, kicked off 29 days of action on Sunday.
Considered the most popular single-sport event on the planet, the tournament will see the world's top 32 teams, drawn into eight four-side groups, play first in the round-robin group phase before the knockout stage to compete 2. the trophy(奖杯) last won by France at the 2018 edition in Russia.
Even without a home team 3. (cheer) for—Team China failed to qualify for the Cup finals for the 4. (five)consecutive(连续的) time, Chinese fans and enterprises remain 5. (enthusiasm)about the Qatar World Cup. Broadcast viewership is expected to reach new heights thanks to the favorable time difference, 6. allows the audience in China to watch most of the games in prime hours. Even with international travel still 7. challenge due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 7,000 tickets for the tournament had been sold to Chinese fans by mid-October, said Mohamed Al-Dehaimi, Qatari ambassador to China, during a recent interview with Global Times.
Support from China has also come in a more concrete way, with most of the tournament's stadiums, its official transportation system and its accommodation facilities featuring contributions from Chinese 8. (build)and providers.
Chinese enterprises, 9. (lead)by four official FIFA sponsors—Wanda Group, Hisense Group, smartphone manufacturer Vivo and dairy brand Mengniu—have provided more sponsorship revenue for the host panies from any other nation, with nearly $1.4 billion in total investment, according to Global Data. After all, to be connected with the World Cup is still considered the most direct way to sell their brands and products in the international market when the occasion only happens once every four years.
The Qatar 2022 World Cup is around the corner, and it begins on Nov. 20 in what will be 1. 22nd edition of the competition. There are 32 teams preparing to kick off. On November 20, the World Cup will start with the host nation 2. (play) Ecuador.
The official song of Qatar World Cup is “Hayya Hayya”, 3. means “Better together”. The Official Mascot (吉祥物) is called La’eeb, 4. the form of a traditional keffiyeh (方头巾) headdress, but with eyebrows (眉毛), eyes and mouth, and a 5. (life), sparkling (充满生气的) personality. This idea 6. (inspire) by Qatari culture and customs. His name, La’eeb, means super-skilled 7. (play) in Arabic, and according to FIFA, he encourages everyone to believe in 8. (they), and he will bring the joy of football to everyone. Soccer’s governing body’s goal with the mascot is to appeal to 9. (audience) of all ages.
Well, at last, which team will win the championship No matter who wins, the global soccer competition is always a thrill 10. (follow), even if you won’t make it to Qatar.
The Qatar 2022 World Cup
The Qatar 2022 World Cup is just around the corner. It begins on Nov. 20 in what will be the 22nd edition of the competition, and the first winter edition in the history of the competition.
There are 32 teams preparing to kick off. Every team has finalized their squads. On November 20, the World Cup will start with the host nation playing Ecuador. And the final winners will take center stage in Qatar on Dec. 18.
The Qatar World Cup is the first competition played in the Arab world. Qatar was awarded hosting rights for football’s showpiece tournament 12 years ago. The country of barely three million people, one of the world’s biggest producers of natural gas, has spent lavishly. It has spent tens of billions of dollars on building stadiums and infrastructure.
Qatar has built eight stadiums for the World Cup as well as a new airport, series of roads and about 100 new hotels. New stadiums cost more than $6.5bn and a driverless metro rail system with a price tag of $36bn serves five of the eight venues.
Qatar’s government says that 30,000 foreign labourers were hired just to build the stadiums. Most come from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and the Philippines.
Organisers have estimated more than 1.2 million fans will travel to Qatar. They have responded to concerns about a lack of accommodation by using three cruise ships as floating hotels. They are fully booked for the first two weeks of the tournament.
Some 2.9 million of the 3.1 million tickets have been sold, organisers said, and fans have been waiting outside the FIFA ticketing centre hoping that scarce tickets will become available for the top games.
The Official Mascot for the Qatar World Cup has been revealed and he is called La’eeb, in the form of a traditional keffiyeh headdress, but with eyebrows, eyes and mouth, and a lively, sparkling personality. This idea was inspired by Qatari culture and customs.
His name, La’eeb, means super-skilled player in Arabic, and according to FIFA, he encourages everyone to believe in themselves, and he will bring the joy of football to everyone. Soccer’s governing body’s goal with the mascot is to appeal to audiences of all ages.
The official song of Qatar World Cup is “Hayya Hayya”, which means “Better together”. It is performed by Cardona, an American singer, Davido, a Nigerian singer and Aisha, a Qatari artist, while the video features images of Zinedine Zidane, Cafu, Edinson Cavani, Cristiano Ronaldo and other football stars.
“By bringing together voices from the Americas, Africa and the Middle East, this song symbolises how music — and football — can unite the world,” FIFA’s chief commercial officer said.
Well, at last, which team will win the championship While many have stake in their team winning, there’s a lot of hype on Brazil and England this year. Or will France, who won the last men’s FIFA World Cup, make their country proud once again No matter who wins, the global soccer competition is always a thrill to follow, even if you won’t make it to Qatar.
FIFA WORLD CUP
QATAR 2022
“世界杯”的全名叫“国际足联世界杯”,其英文全称是Federation International of Football Association。2022年卡塔尔世界杯(英语:FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022)是第二十二届世界杯足球赛,是历史上首次在卡塔尔和中东国家境内举行、也是第二次在亚洲举行的世界杯足球赛。除此之外,卡塔尔世界杯还是首次在北半球冬季举行、首次由从未进过世界杯的国家举办的世界杯足球赛。按照惯例,主办国卡塔尔自动获得参赛资格。
国际足联和卡塔尔公布了2022卡塔尔世界杯足球赛的吉祥物——La’eeb, 中文名是“拉伊卜”,它在阿拉伯语中的意思是“技艺高超的球员”(super-skilled player),寓意是鼓励所有人相信自己,它将带领人们享受足球带来的乐趣。
the group of death 死亡之组
在这一阶段,人们经常用“死亡之组”这个词来指代那些强队集中的小组。
hat trick 帽子戏法
在足球比赛中,如果一名队员在点球大战以外的时候,连续三次进球得分(get three consecutive scores),那他就上演了一场“帽子戏法”。
own goal 乌龙球
“乌龙球”又名“杀人球”,最早源于英语的“OWN GOAL”一词,意为“自进本方球门的球”,后来中国球迷根据这个单词的发音,将其称为“乌龙球”。在粤语中,“乌龙”有“阴差阳错”的意思,且听上去与 own 发音相似,所以在上世纪六、七十年代,香港记者就开始将其翻译为“乌龙球”, 该表达后来慢慢推广,也有了引申义,指的是“影响本身利益的错误行为”。
last-gasp goal 绝杀球
绝杀球是指在比赛的最后时刻攻破对方球门。last-gasp形象地描绘出了“最后一搏”的紧张激烈状态。
penalty kick 点球
点球,也可称为spot kick,依靠点球所得的进球就称为penalty goal。由于点球是一对一的比赛,所以有一种说法认为我们平时说的PK就是penalty kick的缩写。
KEY WORDS
Host country/nation 东道主,主办国
Opening ceremony 开幕式
Qualification 资格赛
group match/group phase 小组赛阶段
eighth-final 1/8决赛
quarter-final 1/4决赛
semi-final 半决赛
third and fourth final 3/4决赛
final 决赛 goalkeeper 守门员
Adidas Gold Boot 世界杯金靴奖
参考答案
1.have gathered 2. for 3. to cheer 4. fifth 5. enthusiastic 6. which 7. a 8. builders
9. led 10. than
the 2. playing 3. which 4. in 5. lively 6. was inspired 7. player 8. themselves 9. audiences 10. to follow