World Cup

旭日供稿 翻译：小鱼

The World Cup, includes two international soccer1)tournaments, one for men and one for women. Each is held every four years.

The men’s world cup is considered the most popular sporting2)eventin the world and is followed with3)passionateinterest around the globe—the final game of the 1998 tournament was played to a television audience of more than 1 billion viewers. Founded in 1930 with just 13 teams,the tournament now attracts entries from more than 140 countries. The teams must4)participatein5)eliminationgames within their own continents before6)qualifyingto becomeone ofthe 32 nations participating in the final tournament.

The women’s World Cup was first played in 1991 and has gained popularity7)steadilysince then. More than 90,000 fansattendedthe finals of the 1999 tournament—one of the largest crowds ever to8)witnessa women’s sporting event. Nearly 75 nations attempted to qualify for the 1999 event, which was a 16-team elimination tournament.

1) tournament ['tʊənəmənt] n. 锦标赛

2) event [ɪ'vent] n. 赛事

3) passionate ['pæʃənɪt] adj. 热情的

4) participate [pɑː'tɪsɪpeɪt] v. 参加

5) elimination [ɪ,lɪmɪ'neɪʃən] n. 淘汰

6) qualify ['kwɒlɪfaɪ] v. （使）具有资格

7) steadily ['stedɪlɪ] adv. 稳定地

8) witness ['wɪtnɪs] v. 观看

参考译文

世界杯（足球）包括两项国际足球比赛，一项是男子，一项是女子，两项都是四年举办一次。

男子世界杯被认为是世界上最流行的体育运动，它引来了全球浓厚的兴趣。1998年的世界杯决赛赢得了电视机前10亿观众的收视率。这一比赛开始于1930年，当时只有13支球队，现在吸引了140多个国家参赛。这些球队在获得世界杯32强参加决赛资格前必须先参加其所在洲进行的预选赛。

女子世界杯开始于1991年，自此逐步流行起来。9万多名球迷观看了1999年的世界杯决赛，这也是获得最多观众的女子体育项目之一。将近75个国家和地区参加了1999年的预选赛，最后16支球队进入预赛。

名师考点小结

1.one of…意为“……中的一个”，one of…后的名词要用复数形式；one of…作主语时，谓语动词用单数，

例如：

One of my best friends is Laura. 我最好的朋友之一是劳拉。

Shanghai is one of the biggest cities in China. 上海是中国最大的城市之一。

拓展：形容词最高级表示“最……之一”时，可用“one of the +最高级+复数名词”。

Edison was one of the greatest inventors in the world.爱迪生是世界上最伟大的发明家之一

2.attend“参加”，指出席或参加会议、聚会、讲座等。

Everyone attended the party except Tom. 除了汤姆外大家都参加了那个聚会。

Two hundred people attended the meeting. 二百人参加了那个会议。