橄榄球世界杯将在新西兰开赛_体育新闻

橄榄球世界杯将在新西兰开赛

文章来源：未知文章作者：enread 发布时间：2011-09-09 07:13 字体： [大中小]　进入论坛

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New Zealand is preparing to open the Rugby World Cup, described by Prime Minister John Key as the biggest event his country has staged.

新西兰正准备举办橄榄球世界杯，总理约翰·基称这是新西兰举办的最大的一场赛事。

Thousands of rugby fans have gathered at downtown Auckland's waterfront to enjoy the festivities
Thousands of rugby fans have descended¹ on Auckland for the celebrations that will include a waterfront（海滨） firework display and mass Haka dance.

The first match will be between the All Blacks and Tonga at Eden Park.

Matches will be held at stadia（视距） across the country except in Christchurch, devastated² by the 22 February quake.

The natural disaster killed 181 people and large parts of the city have been written off as uninhabitable.

Christchurch, the most famous of all rugby cities in New Zealand, subsequently lost its rights to host seven World Cup matches.

England manager Martin Johnson paid his respects in Christchurch on Wednesday, visiting the Lancaster Park pitch. Australia as well as the All Blacks will also visit.

The International Rugby Board has launched a fundraising appeal to bolster³ the rugby community in the area.

"The people in Christchurch are going to be in our hearts and our minds on many occasions during the tournament," said organising committee chairman Martin Snedden.

"It's been a tough 12 months in New Zealand. The country is ready to have fun. It's ready to have a party."

Thousands of rugby fans have gathered at downtown Auckland's waterfront, wearing their team's jerseys⁴（毛织运动衫） , draped with flags and covered in face paint, to enjoy the opening ceremony, which gets under way shortly.

The six-week World Cup event is the first in New Zealand since the inaugural⁵ tournament in 1987 - the last time the All Blacks won the title.

New Zealand and Tonga will kick-off on Friday. Tonga won a toss of the coin to perform their war dance, known as the sipi tau, first. The All Blacks will then start their world-famous Haka.

Fans started lining⁶ up outside the gates at Eden Park as early as 1000 (2200 GMT), keen to be among the 12,000-strong capacity crowd.

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1 descended
a.为...后裔的，出身于...的
参考例句：
A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。 The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

2 devastated
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的
参考例句：
The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。 His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

3 bolster
n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励
参考例句：
The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。 He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

4 jerseys
n.运动衫( jersey的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The maximum quantity of cotton jerseys this year is about DM25,000. 平方米的羊毛地毯超过了以往的订货。来自口语例句 The NBA is mulling the prospect of stitching advertising logos onto jerseys. 大意：NBA官方正在酝酿一个大煞风景的计划——把广告标志绣上球服！来自互联网

5 inaugural
adj.就职的；n.就职典礼
参考例句：
We listened to the President's inaugural speech on the radio yesterday.昨天我们通过无线电听了总统的就职演说。 Professor Pearson gave the inaugural lecture in the new lecture theatre.皮尔逊教授在新的阶梯讲堂发表了启用演说。

6 lining
n.衬里，衬料
参考例句：
The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。 Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。