Football Rivalries

 　　NB: This is not a word for word transcript¹

　　Alice: Hello, I'm Alice.

　　Stephen: And I'm Stephen.

　　Alice: And this is 6 Minute English! This week, we’re talking about rivalries²

　　between football teams.

　　Stephen: Football rivalries - supporters of one football team often have one or two other

　　teams that they really dislike.

　　Alice: A bit of friendly rivalry³ probably doesn’t hurt anybody, but sometimes football

　　rivalries spill over into violence.

　　Stephen: Spill over into violence - when rivalry between fans leads to fighting.

　　Alice: First, a question for you Stephen: can you tell me which city these two football

　　teams come from? Al Ahly and Zamalek. Is it:

　　a) Cairo

　　b) Beirut, or

　　c) Damascus

　　Stephen: Well, my youngest brother would probably know the answer. I'm going to

　　guess Cairo.

　　Alice: Well, I won’t tell you the answer just yet. We'll find out at the end of the

　　programme. Now, let’s talk a bit more about football rivalries. Here’s a word

　　that gets used in British English: can you explain what a derby is?

　　Stephen: Sure. A derby, in the context of football, is a match played between two

　　football teams from the same city, or near each other. It’s thought the word

　　comes from a rugby-like game played by two teams in a town in Derbyshire, in

　　central England.

　　Alice: In Britain, famous derbies are games played between Arsenal⁴ and Tottenham

　　Hotspur, which are both in north London, Liverpool and Everton, or Celtic and

　　Rangers⁵ - two football teams in Glasgow in Scotland. They have a bitter rivalry

　　- and matches between the two often involve heated exchanges.

　　Stephen: Heated exchanges – lots of passion and anger.

　　Alice: Here’s BBC sports reporter Alex Capstick, reporting on a recent match

　　between Celtic and Rangers, which turned into mayhem - chaos⁶:

　　Insert 1: Alex Capstick, BBC sports reporter

　　Matches between the Glasgow neighbours Rangers and Celtic usually involve heated

　　exchanges, but the mayhem during the latest clash has been described as an

　　embarrassment⁷ to Scottish football. Rangers had three players sent off. Celtic's manager,

　　Neil Lennon, and Rangers' assistant coach, Ally McCoist, had to be dragged apart

　　following an ugly confrontation⁸ after the final whistle.

　　Alice: BBC sports reporter Alex Capstick, who says that players were sent off and

　　that managers and coaches got involved in an ugly confrontation after the

　　final whistle.

　　Stephen: An ugly confrontation after the final whistle – angry fighting after the match

　　had ended.

　　Alice: The First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, is setting up a summit to deal

　　with the violence. He says the players are role models for society.

　　Stephen: Supporters will follow their example.

　　Insert 2: Alex Salmond, First Minister, Scotland

　　The fans at football matches are representatives of their clubs, the players at football

　　matches are role models for society, and the management of football clubs have a

　　particular responsibility and they must, absolutely must, behave responsibly.

　　Alice: The First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, says the football clubs have a

　　particular responsibility, and they absolutely must behave responsibly.

　　Stephen: They must set a good example to fans watching the matches.

　　Alice: Policemen in Scotland say that even cases of domestic violence increase when

　　the two Glaswegian clubs play each other.

　　Stephen: People watching the match at home are more likely to become violent towards

　　their families during or after the matches.

　　Alice: Les Grey from the Scottish Police Federation⁹ says attention needs to be given

　　to future fixtures¹⁰ – the times when games are played. For example, there's less

　　violence if games are played midweek, in the evening, rather than at the

　　weekend. He says changing licensing¹¹ laws - the sale of alcohol - might help

　　prevent people becoming violent.

　　Insert 3: Les Grey, Scottish Police Federation

　　If that game hadn’t been on a Wednesday night, we’d have seen a lot more trouble had

　　that been a Sunday lunchtime game or even a Saturday afternoon game. So we’ll be

　　looking at when to play these games. We need to look at the licensing laws. We need to

　　look at the coverage¹² of the games, and by that I’m going to upset a lot people and say

　　perhaps we need to stop televising one or two of them. There’s a direct correlation¹³

　　between what happens during the game and what happens after the game. If I tell you

　　the latest figures just in - I was informed last night that domestic violence incidents

　　jumped 70% on Wednesday evening after the game. That’s a huge jump.

　　Alice: Les Grey from the Scottish Police Federation, who says that incidents of

　　domestic violence jumped by 70% after the last Celtic versus¹⁴ Rangers match.

　　He said there’s a direct correlation between what happens during the game and

　　what happens afterwards.

　　Stephen: A direct correlation – a clear link or relationship

　　Alice: And he even proposes a very unpopular idea: to stop televising some of the

　　games. Well, before we go, Stephen, any ideas about the city the two teams Al

　　Ahly and Zamalek come from?

　　Stephen: Well, I guessed Cairo, and…

　　Alice: You're correct – well done! So, a chance to hear some of the words and phrases

　　we heard in the programme today. Would you mind, Stephen?

　　Stephen: rivalries

　　spill over

　　derby

　　heated exchanges

　　mayhem

　　ugly confrontation

　　role models

　　domestic violence

　　licensing laws

　　Alice: Thanks for that, Stephen.

　　Stephen: You’re welcome.

　　Alice: Well that’s all we have time for today. We’ll have more 6 Minute English next

　　time. Bye!

　　Stephen: Bye for now!

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• 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。

2 rivalries   

n.敌对，竞争，对抗( rivalry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The new government was torn by rivalries. 新政府由于各派对立而四分五裂。 来自辞典例句
• Rivalries could bring about pain and hatred or give rise to fighting. 竞争会带来痛苦、仇恨，或者引起争斗。 来自互联网

3 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

4 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

5 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

6 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

7 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

8 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

9 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

10 fixtures   

（房屋等的）固定装置( fixture的名词复数 )； 如（浴盆、抽水马桶）； 固定在某位置的人或物； （定期定点举行的）体育活动

参考例句：

• The insurance policy covers the building and any fixtures contained therein. 保险单为这座大楼及其中所有的设施保了险。
• The fixtures had already been sold and the sum divided. 固定设备已经卖了，钱也分了。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

11 licensing   

v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A large part of state regulation consists of occupational licensing. 大部分州的管理涉及行业的特许批准。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• That licensing procedures for projects would move faster. 这样的工程批准程序一定会加快。 来自辞典例句

12 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

13 correlation   

n.相互关系，相关，关连

参考例句：

• The second group of measurements had a high correlation with the first.第二组测量数据与第一组高度相关。
• A high correlation exists in America between education and economic position.教育和经济地位在美国有极密切的关系。

14 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。