Top 10 world sports events of 2005

2005年世界体坛风云变幻热点不断, 有人欢喜有人愁. 有"黑哨"被揭的无比尴尬, 私自"服药"的频频曝光; 更有申奥成功的欣喜若狂, 掀翻"车神"的后生可畏. 下面即是新华社评选出的2005国际十大体育事件.

1.German referee Robert Hoyzer admitted fixing matches. He was sentenced to two years and five months in prison in November for his part in a scandal which has embarrassed the 2006 World Cup host and shocked the soccer world.



德国"黑哨"被捕引发关注
今年1月, 德国足球裁判霍泽尔因涉嫌与地下赌博集团勾结并试图控制多场比赛而被德国警方逮捕. 此案引出的连串假球案不仅引发了德国足坛的大地震, 更是引起了国际足联等各方面的强烈关注.

2.Bulgarian IOC member Ivan Slavkov, implicated in a BBC television documentary last year on alleged Olympic corruption, was ousted from the International Olympic Committee in July. Suspended IOC vice president Kim Un-yong of South Korea resigned in May rather than face expulsion at the Singapore IOC meeting. Kim was suspended by the IOC last year after being convicted of corruption charges in South Korea.



金云龙因腐败离开国际奥委会
国际奥委会5月20日宣布, 韩国前国际奥委会副主席金云龙辞去他在国际奥委会的一切职务. 此前他以受贿罪被韩国高等法院终审判处两年徒刑, 并处以7·88亿韩元(约69万美元)罚款.

3.American billionaire Malcolm Glazer spent 790 million pounds to buy Manchester United outright in June.



格拉泽巨资收购英超曼联
美国石油大亨格拉泽6月以7·9亿英镑的天价收购了"红魔"曼联俱乐部, 将曼联变成其私人财产, 此行为招致曼联球迷强烈抵制.

4. On July 6, London beat Paris, Madrid, Moscow and New York to win the right to host the 2012 Olympic Games.



伦敦申办2012年奥运会成功
7月6日, 伦敦在与巴黎, 马德里, 莫斯科和纽约的竞争中胜出, 获得主办权.

5.The International Olympic Committee removed baseball and softball from the 2012 Olympic program.



国际奥委会将棒球, 垒球排除出2012年奥运会
7月国际奥委会决定将棒球和垒球排除出2012年奥运会, 其他26个奥运会项目被保留下来.

6.After Lance Armstrong won his seventh straight Tour de France in July, the French sports daily L'Equipe published a story alleging the American cyclist had taken the banned blood booster EPO (erythropoietin) in 1999.



阿姆斯特朗传出"服药"消息
美国自行车运动员阿姆斯特朗7月在环法大赛中史无前例获得"七连冠", 此后宣布退役. 但法国《队报》随后报道说, 法国国家反兴奋剂实验室查出阿姆斯特朗在1999年首次夺得环法冠军时的尿样中含有违禁药物EPO(促红细胞生成素).

7. Spain's Fernando Alonso became Formula One's youngest champion at 24, ending seven-time winner Michael Schumacher's string of five straight season titles.



阿隆索冲破舒马赫对F1垄断地位
"车神"舒马赫和其效力的法拉利车队在一级方程式赛车大奖赛(F1)多个赛季的垄断地位9月被西班牙人阿隆索打破, 阿隆索在巴西大奖赛中获得赛季车手总冠军, 成为历史上最年轻的F1冠军.

8.The 32 slots for the 2006 World Cup finals were decided as Togo, Ghana, Angola, Cote d'Ivoire and Trinidad and Tobago qualified for soccer's premier event for the first time. Australia returned to the finals after a hiatus of 32 years.



德国世界杯足球赛32强产生
各大洲豪强为争夺2006年德国世界杯的入场券展开激烈鏖战, 最终产生了全部32强. 欧美以及亚洲强队大多过关, 而非洲喀麦隆, 尼日利亚, 塞内加尔等传统强队则被多哥, 加纳, 安哥拉, 科特迪瓦等新军挡在世界杯大门外. 中北美的特立尼达和多巴哥队首次晋级决赛圈, 澳大利亚队也在32年后再次杀入决赛圈.

9.Three-time Olympic weightlifting gold medallist Halil Mutlu was banned for two years for steroid use. The Turkish lifter, who tested positive for nandrolone at the European championships in Bulgaria in April, is banned until April 2007.



穆特鲁因使用禁药被禁赛
由于使用禁药, 土耳其举重运动员穆特鲁在2007年4月20日前被禁止参加所有国际性赛事. 今年4月在保加利亚举行的欧洲举重锦标赛上, 穆特鲁被查出服用了违禁药物. 穆特鲁被誉为土耳其举重"神童", 曾连续三次在奥运会举重比赛中获得金牌.

10.Manchester United legend George Best, widely regarded as the best soccer player Britain has ever produced, died on November 25 aged 59 after decades of alcohol abuse.



英国传奇球星贝斯特逝世
现年59岁的英超"红魔"曼联俱乐部的传奇明星乔治·贝斯特于英国当地时间11月25日因病逝世. 贝斯特在曼联队战绩辉煌, 但由于沉迷于酒精和美女, 26岁时就宣布退役.

 

Avoid using toothpicks

During meals, it is easy for particles of meat or fibrous vegetables to get caught in the gaps between your teeth, causing discomfort and even swelling and pain. When this happens, it is necessary and right to remove these particles using a toothpick. Fragments of food caught between teeth can easily rot and decompose, and if bacteria take root there it can lead to gum disease.

However, the enamel at the base of your teeth is very thin, and frequently picking your teeth can cause damage. If your teeth lose this protective coating, they will become very sensitive to heat, cold, acidity and sweetness, and these things will cause pain. Dental floss can effectively clean the surface of your teeth, and can remove particles of food wedged between them. Flossing should be carried out once a day, especially after your evening meal. When flossing, form a 3-5 inch length of floss into a loop, or wrap the two ends around your middle fingers and use your thumbs to press the floss into the gaps between your teeth. Gently rub the floss against one side of your tooth, then the other side. Repeat four or five times, or until the tooth is clean and any particles lodged around it have been removed.

剔牙最好不用牙签
Translated by Phil

吃饭时, 肉类及一些含纤维素多的蔬菜很容易塞进牙缝引起不适和胀痛. 这时用牙签将它们剔出来无可非议. 因为塞在牙缝中的食物残渣容易腐败变质, 如果发生细菌感染就会引起牙病.

但是牙根处的牙釉质很薄, 经常剔牙会使牙釉磨损. 牙齿失去保护层就会对冷, 热, 酸, 甜敏感, 引起牙痛. 牙医师提倡使用牙线. 牙线能起到清洁牙面, 剔出嵌塞食物的作用. 使用牙线最好每日一次, 特别是晚饭后, 用时将牙线结成环形, 或将线两端绕在两个中指上, 两指间剩余3~5寸, 用两拇指将线压入牙间隙, 沿一侧牙面轻轻抽动, 再换另一侧. 反复四五次, 直到牙面清洁或清除嵌塞物为止.

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Health garden

Dogs trained to sniff out cancer
训狗查癌
With only a few weeks of basic "puppy training", ordinary household dogs are able to detect both early and late-stage lung and breast cancers by merely sniffing the breath samples of patients. Lung and breast cancer patients are known to exhale well defined patterns of biochemical markers in their breath. Dogs are expected to become an important tool in early screening and detection, which can greatly improve a patient's survival chances.

Abrupt awakening can be dangerous
自然醒较安全
When a person is awakened suddenly, by a fire alarm for example, they go through a groggy period, known as sleep inertia. In that period, no amount of motivation is sufficient to overcome the residual effects of sleep. Short-term memory, counting skills and cognitive abilities are significantly impaired. In fact, people newly awakened perform as badly as or even worse than if they were drunk. It takes some time before we're able to make decisions efficiently and think clearly.

Headache most common complaint for city dwellers
城镇居民头疼最多
In a recent survey, headaches were recorded as the most common complaint among urban residents in China, with people aged between 30 and 45 accounting for over 70 percent of headaches. Indiscriminate use of painkillers has become a real problem, with most urban residengs taking medicine without knowing anything about the ingredients. Toothache and joint pain were also common, with sufferers mostly aged over 45.

Scientists find plant virus in human gut
人体内脏有植物病毒
A group of scientists have found a common plant virus residing in the human gut. The findings suggest that "certain plant viruses can survive passage through the harsh environment of the human gastrointestinal tract and that a new viral transmission cycle may exist between plant and humans."

Vocabulary
puppy 小狗
inertia 惯量
cognitive 认知的
groggy 头昏眼花的
indiscriminate 任意的
gut 内脏
viral 病毒的
enamel 牙釉质