【一起听英语】巴西足球

 足球在巴西有着举足轻重的地位，人们可以通过踢足球而出名，改变自己的生活......

NB: This is not a word for word transcript¹

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Rob: Hello I’m Rob. Welcome to 6 Minute English. The World Cup is on. I love

football and that's what we are going to talk about today. Let's kick off the

programme with Pele!

Pele, Brazilian football player:

I was invited to go to Italy, to Spain. I was okay in Santos, it was my team. The team used

to win almost all the tournaments. And then I never have, you know, desire to play outside

Brazil or to play for money.

Rob: So that's Pele, one of the most celebrated⁴ football players in the world. And

I've invited Grace⁵, my Brazilian colleague, to have a chat about football in her

home country.

Grace: Hi Rob.

Rob: Hi there. Well, is Pele still popular in Brazil?

Grace: As far as football goes, Pele's record speaks for itself, Brazilians love him; but

when he talks about politics, well, he's often criticised. But you started – you

kicked off – the programme talking about Pele, so of course our quiz question

today is about this fantastic player.

Rob: Okay, well, shoot!

Grace: How many goals did Pele score in his career? Was it…

a) About 700 goals

b) About 1,200 goals

c) About 1,600 goals

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Rob: Well, I know he was a great player, but 1,600 sounds too many, so I'll go for

the middle answer - around 1,200 goals.

Grace: We’ll find out if you are right or wrong a bit later. Now let’s get this ball rolling

and talk about football.

Rob: Yes, good idea. It's interesting that Pele mentioned in the clip⁶ that he wouldn't

leave his team – Santos - to play football abroad…

Grace: Yes, although, he did end his career with the New York Cosmos⁷. In any case,

Pele said he didn't play for money. When he said that he was already well

known and had some money in his pocket, but Pele came from poverty.

Rob: Yes, his family didn't have much money at all. They lived in poverty.

Grace: Football has changed the lives of many youngsters⁸ in Brazil. Listen out for the

expression Brazilian sports reporter Daniel Gallas uses to describe how

football can help someone.

Daniel Gallas, Brazilian sports reporter:

Football is very important for social mobility⁹ in Brazil because not many people have the

chance to move from poverty into higher classes. For a while football was also a profession

which young men could follow through a proper career that they wouldn't have in other

areas. But nowadays middle class guys are becoming well known.

Rob: So football is important for social mobility - the ability to go from one class of

society to another.

Grace: And poor youngsters who have a natural talent to play football can become

middle class – they can own a home, have a car, live comfortably. Nowadays

some players come from the middle class already. And they… well, they

become millionaires!

Rob: Lucky them! They do earn their money but they are very exposed when they

play. Supporters can be very demanding. I know I am. I want to see my team

score goals!

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Grace: Let's hear what reporter Daniel Gallas has to say about what Brazilians – and

Rob – like to see on the pitch. Listen out for the positions of the players who

are not very famous, not very celebrated in Brazil.

Daniel Gallas, Brazilian sports reporter:

Brazilians like to see attacking football. They want to see strikers like Ronaldo, Bebeto,

Romario always aiming for the goal and not just passing the ball around from one side to the

other or backwards… they just want to move forward all the time. Brazilians don't tend to

boast¹⁰ too much about their goalkeepers.

Rob: So we have the goalkeepers – the players who are between the goalposts –

that area in football where you have a frame¹¹ and a net. They try to prevent

the other team from scoring goals…

Grace: And Brazilians, to be honest, they don't tend to pay too much attention to

them. They cheer like mad when the strikers score.

Rob: The strikers are very important – the players who go on the attack, who strike

the ball and hopefully score! These are the ones we like to boast about!

Grace: I speak proudly – I boast about - Neymar, veterans¹² like Ronaldo, Bebeto. And

obviously¹³, the best player of all time, Edson Arantes do Nascimento – our

Pele!

Rob: Pele, yes. Well, I have my heroes too, you know. Here in England we have

David Beckham of course our great footballer of modern times, but there're

some classic¹⁴ players like Bobby Charlton and have you heard of George Best?

Grace: Yes, George Best, I've heard about him…

Rob: Very famous, yes. Well, look, we are running out of time but first, I want to

know if I got the answer to the quiz right.

Grace: How many goals did Pele score during his career as a footballer? The figure

was rounded off to make it easier for you. The options were: about 700; 1,200

or 1,600.

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Rob: And I said 1,200. Was I right?

Grace: Oh, yes. Scored the goal, Rob! According to the international governing body

of football, FIFA, Pele scored 1,281 goals in his career. In one match against

Botafogo in 1964, Rob, Pele hit the back of the net no less than eight times.

Rob: Wow, amazing!

Grace: Indeed. And now we must go. But let's remember the words we heard today.

Rob: Yes, we heard:

to kick off

poverty

social mobility

middle class

striker

goalkeeper

to boast

goalposts

That's it for today. Please join us soon for another 6 Minute English from BBC

Learning³ English.

Both: Bye.

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 corporation   

n.公司，企业&n.社团，团体

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation. 这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• The inflation did the corporation up. 通货膨胀使这个公司破产了。

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

5 grace   

n.优雅，雅致，魅力，恩惠，慈悲

参考例句：

• She is a beautiful girl with the grace and poise.她是一位仪态优雅的佳丽。
• I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。

6 clip   

n.夹子，别针，弹夹，片断；vt.夹住，修剪

参考例句：

• May I clip out the report on my performance?我能把报道我的文章剪下来吗？
• She fastened the papers together with a paper clip.她用曲别针把文件别在一起。

7 cosmos   

n.宇宙；秩序，和谐

参考例句：

• Our world is but a small part of the cosmos.我们的世界仅仅是宇宙的一小部分而已。
• Is there any other intelligent life elsewhere in the cosmos?在宇宙的其他星球上还存在别的有智慧的生物吗？

8 youngsters   

n.孩子( youngster的名词复数 )；少年；青年；年轻人

参考例句：

• We followed the youngsters at a more sedate pace. 我们跟在年轻人后面，步子稍慢一点。
• The camp is for youngsters aged 8 to 14. 这次夏令营是为8至14岁的少年儿童安排的。

9 mobility   

n.可动性，变动性，情感不定

参考例句：

• The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
• Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。

10 boast   

v.自夸；以拥有…而自豪；吹嘘；n.自吹自擂

参考例句：

• It is nothing to boast of.这没有什么可夸耀的。
• Talent is his boast.他以有才自豪。

11 frame   

n.框架，结构，体格；vt.构成，设计，制定，使适合，陷害； 框架，（是指在数据链路层中，将网络层数据包加上开始与结尾信息包组成一个框架）

参考例句：

• The house has a wooden frame which is faced with brick.这个房子是木质结构的砖瓦房。
• We must frame up that picture.我们必须给那幅画装上框。

12 veterans   

经验丰富的人，老兵( veteran的名词复数 )； 退伍军人

参考例句：

• Some veterans of the two world wars gathered to celebrate their victory. 一些经历了两次世界大战的退伍军人欢聚庆祝胜利。
• Seasoned veterans were picked to storm the difficult enemy position. 有经验的老兵被挑选出来去突袭难攻的敌军阵地。

13 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

14 classic   

n.经典作品；adj.经典的，一流的；古典的

参考例句：

• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
• The football match was a classic.那场足球比赛堪称典范。