内容正文:
2021年新高考高中英语外刊《经济学人》尖子生讲义[A05]
提升篇
(适合学有余力的学霸或英语爱好者、教师使用)
(含词汇讲解、长难句解析、翻译技巧、背景知识、写作积累:均由阿满编写)
原文(续[A04])
International football punishes inward-looking countries and rewards those with more cosmopolitan attitudes. When picking team managers, wise countries pass over their national heroes and appoint managers of any nationality who have proved themselves in western Europe’s tough football leagues. They also call upon their diasporas. African countries can field half-decent teams largely because so many of their players have refined their skills abroad. Rich-country teams also benefit from the talents of immigrants. Fully half of France’s victorious squad in 1998 were of migrant stock.
在国际足球竞技中,封闭的国家落败,而态度更开放更国际化的国家胜出。在选择球队主教练时,明智的国家放弃了本国的英雄人物,任命那些已经在西欧高水平联赛中证明过自身价值的人,而不论其国籍。他们还会征召海外侨民。非洲国家之所以能派出还算像样的球队,主要就是因为其中不少球员在国外磨练出了一身好球技。发达国家的球队也得益于移民人才。1998年法国夺得世界杯时,队中一半球员都是移民后裔。
表达积累
· field
文中这里不是field常见的名词含义,而是一个体育运动用语,这里作动词表示“选派(某人)上场”,用于足球﹑曲棍球﹑板球等比赛中。比如“他们本季派了一支很强的球队上场”就是“They're fielding