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2021年新高考高中英语外刊《经济学人》尖子生讲义[A01]
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How to win the World Cup
世界杯取胜要诀
Though tainted by corruption, the tournament rewards liberalism, internationalism and open markets
虽受贪腐丑闻影响,这一赛事仍然褒奖自由主义、国际主义和开放市场
“FOOTBALLis a simple game,” explained Gary Lineker, formerly the captain of England’s team. “Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.” Billions of fans will nonetheless pour their hopes into the World Cup, which begins in Russia on June 14th. Many people will join in even if their countries have not made it to the competition. Bangladeshis follow the World Cup fervently, ignoring killjoy officials who have tried to stop them flying flags. The flags of Argentina and Brazil, that is—Bangladesh’s national team is ranked 197th out of 207 in the world and has never qualified for the World Cup.
“足球是个简单的游戏,”英格兰队前队长加里·莱因克尔(Gary Lineker)解释说,“22名队员追逐一个皮球90分钟,到最后赢的总是德国人。”不过,数十亿球迷依然对今天在俄罗斯揭