2006年VOA标准英语-World Cup Security Plans Set

By Parke Brewer¹
Washington
22 May 2006

Security issues always play a role at major sporting events and that is no different for next month's World Cup football finals in Germany. 

Allianz-Arena stadium in Munich  
  
The month-long quadrennial World Cup is set to kick-off on June 9, but many of the security arrangements for football's most prestigious² event are already in place and have even been tested. Germany hosted the eight-nation Confederations Cup football tournament last year and most security measures that will be used for the 32-nation World Cup went through a successful dry run.

According to Germany's Ministry³ of the Interior, which is coordinating⁴ all the security efforts, there will be an estimated 3.2 million spectators for the World Cup, with one million coming from outside the country. All will want to feel safe, as will the team delegations⁵, the thousands of accredited⁶ journalists, and the local citizens who will be mingling⁷ with the visitors throughout the country during the month-long tournament.

Previously⁸ violent fans were registered on police data banks and were not able to purchase tickets for the matches. And with two layers of fencing ringing the stadiums and visible police presence, World Cup security official Willy Kosling told VOA Sports that fans with tickets should not have to worry about hooliganism.

"It's not a problem coming up to the stadiums," said Willy Kosling. "The stadiums should be very safe. The security is on a very high level there. They [hooligans] don't have any chance, we think, to come into the stadiums. If they are violent, they are well known. We have policemen who know the violent part of the fans, [know what to look for] and so it's very difficult for them to come in."

In addition, Kosling says video cameras that will constantly be monitored will also aid in security efforts.

"You have complete video surveillance in the stadium and you have the possibility to have video surveillance outside in special task police cars," he said. "That's necessary."

And the likelihood of World Cup tickets falling into the wrong hands has been made almost impossible, because for the first time all the tickets sold are personalized, so only the buyer and his guests can get through the control points with a valid⁹ identification.

Willy Kosling says German officials acknowledge that public viewing areas of the matches on large video screens in many locations throughout the country will not be as secure as being in one of the stadiums.

"We are well prepared for that danger, I must say," noted¹⁰ Willy Kosling. "We have many policemen prepared for these situations and it's where many policemen will be located at these main points. You can't avoid [prevent] violent fans from coming up to these places, to these public places. You often don't have the possibility to make security at the 100-percent level and you need thousands and thousands of policemen to control the situations there."

Above all, even with tight security measures, security press officer Christian¹¹ Sachs told VOA Sports the Germans do not want the festive¹² atmosphere of the World Cup to suffer.

"Security is important, but of course from our point of view, should not be the top priority of this world cup," said Christian Sachs. "The top priority of this World Cup on the outside, for the public, for the fans, for the guests from all over the world, the players, for the teams, should be, it's a big party."

And football fans across the world can hardly wait for the big party to begin.

1 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

2 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 coordinating   

v.使协调，使调和( coordinate的现在分词 )；协调；协同；成为同等

参考例句：

• He abolished the Operations Coordinating Board and the Planning Board. 他废除了行动协调委员会和计划委员会。 来自辞典例句
• He's coordinating the wedding, and then we're not going to invite him? 他是来协调婚礼的，难道我们不去请他？ 来自电影对白

5 delegations   

n.代表团( delegation的名词复数 )；委托，委派

参考例句：

• In the past 15 years, China has sent 280 women delegations abroad. 十五年来，中国共派280批妇女代表团出访。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• The Sun Ray decision follows the federal pattern of tolerating broad delegations but insisting on safeguards. “阳光”案的判决仿效联邦容许广泛授权的做法，但又坚持保护措施。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

6 accredited   

adj.可接受的；可信任的；公认的；质量合格的v.相信( accredit的过去式和过去分词 )；委托；委任；把…归结于

参考例句：

• The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century. 通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
• Only accredited journalists were allowed entry. 只有正式认可的记者才获准入内。

7 mingling   

adj.混合的

参考例句：

• There was a spring of bitterness mingling with that fountain of sweets. 在这个甜蜜的源泉中间，已经掺和进苦涩的山水了。
• The mingling of inconsequence belongs to us all. 这场矛盾混和物是我们大家所共有的。

8 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

9 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

10 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

11 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

12 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。