2016年CRI China Rolls out Timeline for Football Development

 

It is the first time China has revealed a specific timetable for the country's football industry development.

Published by the country's top economic planner on Monday, the plan will be carried out in three stages, aiming to make China a first-class football power by the mid¹ -21st century.

First, a foundation for the sport will be laid by 2020, helping² football grow some serious roots here in China.

In Phase 2, the organization hopes that Chinese football will become the major focus for the country's athletic³ interests between 2021 and 2030.

The last part of the plan, which spans the following 20 years, will see the country "go all out" to realize the goal of being a top class football nation.

Lin Xianpeng, with the college of Management at Beijing Sports University, says the plan has gained much attention by stressing China's football development at the grass-roots level.

"Unlike previous plans, this one reiterates⁴ that football development should rely on society. To be precise, it aims to meet the general public's needs to play football. This includes the guarantee of enough playing fields, time and funds. In the past, we focused more on football performance; but this time, the plan really concerns the grass-roots level."

Based on the new plan, the number of schools with a specialty⁵ in soccer will reach 20 thousand by 2020. 

By then, there will be over 30 million primary and middle school students who often play football.

The grass-roots level development was echoed by sports commentator⁶ Ji Ning at VNing Media.

"I think the core of Chinese football industry remains⁷ at the gross-roots level. This requires us to have enough junior players, play fields, coaches, football schools as well as support from educational authorities. Meanwhile, it will bring opportunities for start-up firms whose business is related to sports, especially football industries. "

Looking forward, Ji Ning says the key lies in how to implement⁸ the mid and long-term plans in different provinces and departments.

"There should be detailed⁹ guidance to carry out the plan, and the guidance must prioritize the grass-roots level companies and organizations in the football industry. This includes the implementation¹⁰ of tax-free policies, land policies as well as enough funding for football education and junior players. "

Back in 2011, then Chinese Vice¹¹ President Xi Jinping went on-record expressing his three wishes for Chinese football - to qualify for another World Cup, to host a World cup and to win a World Cup championship.

China is now among the last 12 teams in Asian zone qualification for the Russian World Cup.

It's the first time for the Chinese team to reach the final stage of qualification since its maiden¹² appearance at the 2002 World Cup.

As such, hope for China's second World Cup attendance has been sparked nationwide.

For CRI, I am Wang Mengzhen.

1 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

4 reiterates   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The Chinese government reiterates that the question of Taiwan is China's internal affair. 中国政府重申，台湾问题是中国的内政。 来自汉英非文学 - 汉英文件
• Wang Jianzhou reiterates a fact and a viewpoint in Davos. 王建宙在达沃斯重申一个事实和一个观点。

5 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

6 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

7 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

9 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

10 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

11 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。

12 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。