英语听力精选进阶版 13779

'Stay away' from Euro 2012 claim

Summary

29 May 2012

Sol Campbell has warned fans to 'stay away' from Euro 2012. The former England captain's warning came after seeing footage taken by the BBC. It shows racist¹ abuse and violence at recent matches in Poland and Ukraine. UEFA, European football's governing body, says it has zero tolerance² of racism³.

Reporter:

Chris Rogers

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Poland and Ukraine won the bid to host Euro 2012 over five years ago. But with the tournament now just days away, questions are being raised about both player and fan safety. 

Footage of matches in both host nations in recent months shows Nazi⁴ salutes⁵ from the terraces, black players being taunted⁶ with monkey chants and in Ukraine, a vicious assault on a group of Asian students.

The attack happened in Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city and a Euro 2012 host. While we filmed a series of scuffles between rival fans, suddenly the hooligans spot a new target - a small group of Asian students there to support the home team. 

We showed former England captain Sol Campbell our footage of the group being set upon. He questioned the decision to award Euro 2012 to the host nations. 

The Euro 2012 final is in Kiev, Ukraine's capital. British Government advice for fans is for those of Afro Caribbean or Asian descent to take extra care in Ukraine because of racially motivated attacks. Sol Campbell's advice is more direct: 

"Stay at home, watch it on TV. Don't even risk it... because you could end up coming back in a coffin⁷." 

Uefa said the matches filmed by the BBC were domestic and are a matter for national football authorities. It said Euro 2012 is a chance to address and confront issues like racism.

1 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

2 tolerance   

n.宽容；容忍，忍受；耐药力；公差

参考例句：

• Tolerance is one of his strengths.宽容是他的一个优点。
• Human beings have limited tolerance of noise.人类对噪音的忍耐力有限。

3 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

4 Nazi   

n.纳粹分子，adj.纳粹党的，纳粹的

参考例句：

• They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
• Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。

5 salutes   

n.致敬，欢迎，敬礼( salute的名词复数 )v.欢迎，致敬( salute的第三人称单数 )；赞扬，赞颂

参考例句：

• Poulengey salutes, and stands at the door awaiting orders. 波仑日行礼，站在门口听侯命令。 来自辞典例句
• A giant of the world salutes you. 一位世界的伟人向你敬礼呢。 来自辞典例句

6 taunted   

嘲讽( taunt的过去式和过去分词 )； 嘲弄； 辱骂； 奚落

参考例句：

• The other kids continually taunted him about his size. 其他孩子不断地耻笑他的个头儿。
• Some of the girls taunted her about her weight. 有些女孩子笑她胖。

7 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。