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一场失败的足球起义，如何惊动了英国首相？导读：上周，足球世界的一起闹剧登上了各家外媒版面：欧洲最知名的12家俱乐部宣布，打造更高水平的足球赛事，成立“欧洲超级联赛”。但很快，他们遭到了包括自家球迷在内的各方反对，英国首相鲍里斯约翰逊甚至威胁通过法律手段进行干预。48小时之后，这项赛事几近流产。为何这项赛事遭到反对？其波及面为何如此深远？一起来听来自英国的球迷Mat老师讲解。英文原文EuropeanSuperLeague:'Ownersofbigsixmustbegforforgiveness'ByBBCAllsixEnglishteamsoptedtopulloutoftheplansonTuesdayafterahugebacklash,just48hoursafterunveilingtheproposals.ChelseaandManchesterCitywerethefirsttomaketheirmoveandwerequicklyfollowedbyArsenal,Liverpool,ManchesterUnitedandTottenham.Theplansweremetwithcondemnationfromclubsandplayersaswellasgoverningbodies,politiciansandespeciallyfans.TheESLwasbeingpushedmostkeenlybyRealMadridpresidentFlorentinoPerez,whosaidthecompetitionwasneededto"savefootball".ThemoneycomingthroughTVrightsisdiminishingandthebusinesssideoffootballhastochange.Theyjustwentaboutitthewrongway.Theyforgottotalktoplayers,fans,otherclubs,everyone.ItwastheworstPRcampaignever.Noonecanrememberatimewhensomethinghasunitedeverybodyinfootball.Thegamehassomanypeoplewithhugerivalries,tribalism,whoargueandfightwithoneanother.Thisissomethingthathasbroughteverybodytogetherandthatissomethingweshouldallbeproudof.生词好句1.opttoIfyouopttodosomething–youdecideorchoosetodoit/youmakeadecision–youchoosefromarangeofpossibleoptions;youchooseonethingorpossibilityinsteadofothers.拓展:Aftergraduatingsheoptedforacareerinmusic.毕业后她选择了从事音乐工作。Manyworkersoptedtoleavetheirjobsratherthantakeasalaryreduction.许多工人宁愿辞职也不愿减薪。2.pulloutofIfyoupulloutofanactivity–youstopbeinginvolvedinanactivity.拓展:Wehaveoptedtopulloutoftheprojectbecausewethinkit’stoorisky.我们之所以选择退出这个项目，是因为我们认为风险太大。Theypulledoutofthedealatthelastminute-wedon’tknowwhy.他们在最后一刻退出了交易，我们不知道其中的原因。3.backlash英[ˈbæklæʃ] 美[ˈbæklæʃ]abacklashisaverystrongfeelingamongagroupofpeopleaboutachangeorrecentevents/averystrongreaction-negative,andoftenangry拓展:Thecompany’sdecisionprovokedahugebacklashfromitscustomers.该公司的决定引起了客户的强烈反对。Thenewsstorycreatedahugebacklashfromreaders.这则新闻在读者中引起了强烈反响。4.tomakeamovetodosomething(oftenusedinbusiness)拓展:I’mwaitingbeforeImakemymove.在我行动之前，我会等待（时机）。Let’swaitforthemtomaketheirmovebeforeweofferthemaprice.我们先观望他们的动作，然后再给他们报价。5.tobemetwithcondemnationIfsomethingismetwithcondemnation,itiscriticizedstronglybymanypeople.拓展:condemnation=theactofcondemningsomethingorsomeone:(thenounformoftheverb‘condemn’)Ifyoucondemnsomething-youcriticizeitverystrongly.Thecompany’sannouncementwasmetwithcondemnationbyworkers.公司的公告遭到工人的谴责。France’snewtradelawwasmetwithcondemnationbyBritain.法国的新贸易法遭到了来自英国的谴责。6.governingbodyagroupofpeople/anorganizationthatgoverns/rulesorcontrolssomething;inthissentence,bodymeansagroupofpeoplewhoworktogetherforanorganizationorthegovernmentandhaveimportantresponsibilities.拓展:governingbody=rulingbodygoverningbody(oftenusedinwriting)rulingbody(oftenusedinoralEnglish)Football’srulingbodyisFIFA.足球比赛的管理机构是国际足联。7.PRcampaignPRisshortforpublicrelations.Foracompanyororganization-thisismanagingyourrelationshipwiththepublic,andinfluencingotherpeople'sopinions.拓展:Thecompanyneedstore-branditselfandrunanewPRcampaign.这家公司需要重塑自己的品牌，开展新的公关活动。TheirPRcampaignwasatotalfailure-itwasmetwithcondemnationfromthepressandahugebacklashfromcustomers.他们的公关活动完全失败了。这场活动遭到了媒体的谴责和客户的强烈反对。8.rivalry英[ˈraɪvəlri] 美[ˈraɪvəlri]arivalryiswhentwogroupsortwopeoplecompeteverystronglywitheachother拓展:Thereisastrongrivalrybetweenthetwo