South African rugby coach to be dismissed

    JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Peter de Villiers, coach of South Africa's world champion（冠军） rugby team, the Springboks, and his two assistants may all lose their jobs on Monday when their performance reviews（表现检讨） are completed, Rapport¹ newspaper reported on Sunday.
    The newspaper did not quote anyone in the leadership of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on the record.However, it did say it has reliably learned that SARU are definitely considering changes to the coaching staff and that none of the current three is safe in his position.
    Rapport said that, having talked to a number of top rugby officials and informed people, it appears that De Villiers may just survive.
    However, two assistants（助理） Dick Muir and Gary Gold's days appeared numbered following the Springbok team's weak performances in this year's Tri-Nations series against New Zealand and Australia. South Africa, the defending Tri-Nations champions, won only one of their six tests.
    The Springbok coaching staff and team's performances（演出） will be evaluated by a SARU technical committee in Cape² Town on Monday.
    At the review, De Villiers will have the opportunity to put his side of the story about why the Springboks were so poor this year.
    SARU vice³ president James Stoffberg is the technical committee chairman. Other members of the committee are SARU president Oregan Hoskins, SARU deputy⁴ president Mark Alexander and Golden Lions president Kevin de Klerk.
    If any of the coaches are dismissed SARU will have to pay them out as they all have contracts until the end of next year.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 rapport   

n.和睦，意见一致

参考例句：

• She has an excellent rapport with her staff.她跟她职员的关系非常融洽。
• We developed a high degree of trust and a considerable personal rapport.我们发展了高度的互相信任和不错的私人融洽关系。

2 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

3 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

4 deputy   

n.代理人，代表，副职；adj.代理的，副的

参考例句：

• John will act as a deputy for me during my absence.我离开期间，约翰将代理我的职务。
• She is the deputy headmistress of the school.她是那所学校的代理校长。