2015年CRI King Willem-Alexander Attends Football Promotional Activity in Beijing

 

The King has been joined at the event by retired¹ Dutch national goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who says football in China needs to be developed and nurtured².

"I think it's sustainable. That's the right work you need. It's not about buying big players into the super league. It's focus on the grassroots football and schools and getting good coaches that can help. And grow better players in China."

The Dutch football legends says playing football don't have to be a profession.

"Yeah, you know, I think don't look at it as a job or make it a profession. I think it's important to first create series of football schools or environment where kids can play football. And study and play football. Don't just looking at it making money or something else. It's just start to play football from there on. With the sheer³ amount of students you have in China, every year should be able to develop to a certain point and create good players."

Huang Jianxiang, sports commentator⁴ and co-founder of Sport8 International, says they're working with their Dutch partners to get more young people in China involved in organized football.

"All we have to do is to let Children have fun in football. That's very important and everything starts from having fun. And then the right method, the right way to organize a club. A training session is also very important. So we are going to work with our Dutch partners for years to help more Chinese children, their parents and their teachers to know what is the right thing to do when we want our Chinese children to play football."

The Chinese government launched an action plan last year to try to upgrade⁵ China's skill level in international football through youth development programs.

Despite having the largest population in the world to choose from, China's national men's football team currently⁶ ranks 81st in the world.

For CRI, I'm Victor Ning.

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 nurtured   

养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 )； 培育； 滋长； 助长

参考例句：

• She is looking fondly at the plants he had nurtured. 她深情地看着他培育的植物。
• Any latter-day Einstein would still be spotted and nurtured. 任何一个未来的爱因斯坦都会被发现并受到培养。

3 sheer   

adj.绝对的，全然的，峻峭的；v.躲开，躲避，使...避开； adv.完全，全然，峻峭

参考例句：

• He achieved his aim by sheer strength of will.他纯粹靠意志力达到了目的。
• I guess It'sheer waste of time arguing about it.看来争论这件事纯粹是浪费时间。

4 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。

5 upgrade   

vt.提高，加强，改善；n.提高，改善

参考例句：

• We need to upgrade the status of teachers.我们需要提升老师的地位。
• To upgrade a clerk to manager.将办事员提升为经理。

6 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。