❶Four famous football cities in the world

By Wikipedia/陈传光（译）

◆语篇导读

足球，有“世界第一运动”的美誉，是全球体育界最具影响力的单项体育运动。世界上许多城市的人对足球这项运动有着与生俱来、深入骨髓的热情。今天，跟大家一起分享一下世界四大足球名城。

Milan

Milan is a shrine of art.And there is the largest Gothic cathedral in Italy and one of the world's top opera houses in it.Milan is the world's fashion capital.Brands like Armani,Valentino are well known in the fashion industry.Of course,FC Internazionale Milano and Associazione Calcio Milano are the famous football clubs in the city.Both the teams have made a great record and won many fans'love.

Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the soul of Argentina's football.It is the home of Maradona,and there are nearly hundreds of clubs like Boca Juniors,almost standing for the Argentine football’s history and present situation.The Argentine football makes the people in Argentina feel happiness,honor and dignity.

Rio de Janeiro

There is the brightest sunshine,the most beautiful beaches in Rio de Janeiro,Brazil.Brazil is widely regarded as the kingdom of the football and Rio de Janeiro is the center of the kingdom.There are many football clubs such as Vasco Da Gama and Flamengo.

London

Compared with the famous Manchester derby and Liverpool derby,London derby seems less likely to be mentioned.It is not because there is no London derby.In fact,Arsenal VS Tottenham,Chelsea VS West Ham United FC and Charlton VS Fulham are all the London derbies.In Europe,no city has so many high-level professional teams except London.London has become a real football capital.

◆词语积淀

shrine/ʃraɪn/n.圣地；圣陵

cathedral/kə΄θiːdrəl/n.主教座堂；教区总教堂

brand/brænd/n.品牌

industry/΄ɪndəstri/n.行业；产业

soul/səʊl/n.灵魂；心灵

dignity/΄dɪgnəti/n.尊严；高贵

Brazil/brə΄zɪl/n.巴西

mention/΄menʃn/v.说起；提及

◆典句赏析

1.And there is the largest Gothic cathedral in Italy and one of the world's top opera houses.而且它（米兰）有意大利最大的哥特式教堂和一所世界顶级的歌剧院。

“one of+the+形容词最高级+名词复数”意为“……中；最……之一”。

【即时尝试】他是我们班最高的男孩之一。

2.The Argentine football makes the people in Argentina feel happiness,honor and dignity.阿根廷足球让阿根廷人民感到幸福，拥有荣誉和尊严。

“make sb.do sth.”是固定搭配，意为“使某人做某事”；feel在这里作及物动词，意为“觉得；感知”，后接名词或代词作宾语。

【即时尝试】课堂上，王老师总是让我回答问题。

3.Brazil is widely regarded as the kingdom of the football and Rio de Janeiro is the center of the kingdom.巴西被认为是足球的王国，而里约热内卢则是王国的中心。

regard...as...是固定词组，意为“把……认作……”，as是介词，后接名词、代词、分词等。此句中用了regard...as...的被动语态形式。

【即时尝试】她被认为是一名优秀的班长。

4.Compared with the famous Manchester derby and Liverpool derby,London derby seems less likely to be mentioned.比起著名的曼彻斯特德比和利物浦德比，伦敦德比似乎不太可能被提及。

Compared with the famous Manchester derby and Liverpool derby是过去分词短语，在句中作状语；to be mentioned是动词不定式的被动形式。

【即时尝试】与地球上的生活相比，火星上的生活在有些方面要好些。

（答案见第63页）

译文助读

米兰

米兰是一个艺术的圣地，而且它有意大利最大的哥特式教堂和一所世界顶级的歌剧院。米兰是世界时尚之都，像阿玛尼、华伦天奴等品牌在时装界都是众所周知的。当然，国际米兰和AC米兰是市内著名的足球俱乐部。这两队都取得过辉煌的战绩，赢得了众多球迷的喜爱。

布宜诺斯艾利斯

布宜诺斯艾利斯是阿根廷足球的灵魂。这里是马拉多纳的故乡，它有像博卡青年一样的数百个足球俱乐部，这些足球俱乐部几乎代表了阿根廷的历史和现状。阿根廷足球让阿根廷人民感到幸福，拥有荣誉和尊严。

里约热内卢

里约热内卢有最灿烂的阳光，最美丽的海滩。巴西被认为是足球的王国，而里约热内卢则是王国的中心。这里拥有诸如达迦马和弗拉门弋等许多足球俱乐部。

伦敦

比起著名的曼彻斯特德比和利物浦德比，伦敦德比似乎不太可能被提及，这并不是因为没有伦敦德比。事实上，阿森纳对托特纳姆热刺，切尔西对西汉姆联队和查尔顿对富勒姆都是伦敦德比。在欧洲，除伦敦外，没有任何城市有这么多的高层次专业队伍。伦敦已经成为一个真正的足球之都。