Coaches and Referees（教练与裁判）

    Coaches and Referees¹（教练与裁判）
    We now look at the two men who have a great amount of influence on a game without even kicking the ball － coaches and referees． These two individuals can turn a game around by the blow of a whistle or the mere² wave of a hand．Over the years I have seen referees become more liberal on their interpretation³ of the laws of the game． This has（for some unknown reason）suddenly been changed by FIFA for this World Cup and one has to ask ‘why’ ?
    When I was a player you could not raise your hands to pull a shirt or to stop an opponent from beating you fairly． However over the last few years we have seen a decline in what is ‘fair play’，what constitutes a foul⁴ and what doesn‘t．For example － when a team is on the attack and wins a corner － we will see the big men come up for this． Within every league，especially in Europe，there is the shirt pulling，the wrestling，and the shoving that has become part and parcel of the game． Now we see referees going back to the rules which state a player cannot use their hands．All of a sudden players are getting booked for fouls⁵ that they have gotten away with over a number of years． Why has this been lax for so long and discounted? As a winger and a small player these rules were to my benefit but over the last few years the smaller player has been handicapped by referees letting these sort of fouls go unpunished．So as far as I‘m concerned it’s great to get back to the correct interpretation of fair play．The CoachesWe see on the TV the coaches who really kick every ball with their players by the way they behave on the bench． They‘re up and down like pedantic⁶ madmen － shouting，talking to the 4 officials，screaming and looking harried⁷ to all and sundry⁸． Not in my day！Coaches were very quiet and the only time you would hear from them was at half－time． Now you hear every word every second of the game． They are the people who make the changes and have to live with the consequences of what they call． Some times they’ll come off the hero and other times they‘ll be the worst villain⁹ the country has seen that season． Unfortunately when things hit a low we know the eventual¹⁰ outcome is’ sacked‘。
    We are now over the first round of results and we have as usual a number of shock results ．and by the end of the tournament some Coaches will be looking for another job some will leave a country never to return． Who would ever want to be one of these officials and never kick a ball its beyond me．

1 referees   

n.裁判员( referee的名词复数 )；证明人；公断人；（专业性强的文章的）审阅人

参考例句：

• The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees. 这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。
• If you want to appeal, the Court of Referees will decide. 如果你要上诉，可以由仲裁法庭去判决。 来自辞典例句

2 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

3 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

4 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

5 fouls   

n.煤层尖灭；恶劣的( foul的名词复数 )；邪恶的；难闻的；下流的v.使污秽( foul的第三人称单数 )；弄脏；击球出界；（通常用废物）弄脏

参考例句：

• The player was sent off the field because of fouls. 这名运动员因屡屡犯规而被罚下场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Jones was ordered off in the second half after repeated fouls. 由于屡次犯规，琼斯在下半场中被责令退出比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 pedantic   

adj.卖弄学问的；迂腐的

参考例句：

• He is learned,but neither stuffy nor pedantic.他很博学，但既不妄自尊大也不卖弄学问。
• Reading in a pedantic way may turn you into a bookworm or a bookcase,and has long been opposed.读死书会变成书呆子，甚至于成为书橱，早有人反对过了。

7 harried   

v.使苦恼( harry的过去式和过去分词 )；不断烦扰；一再袭击；侵扰

参考例句：

• She has been harried by the press all week. 整个星期她都受到新闻界的不断烦扰。
• The soldiers harried the enemy out of the country. 士兵们不断作骚扰性的攻击直至把敌人赶出国境为止。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 sundry   

adj.各式各样的，种种的

参考例句：

• This cream can be used to treat sundry minor injuries.这种药膏可用来治各种轻伤。
• We can see the rich man on sundry occasions.我们能在各种场合见到那个富豪。

9 villain   

n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因

参考例句：

• He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
• The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

10 eventual   

adj.最后的，结局的，最终的

参考例句：

• Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
• Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。