January Sales 一月销售
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It's the final day of the January transfer window 一月份的球员转让时段 and football fans are keeping a close eye on 密切关注 the proceedings1 to find out who's in and who's out.

One player who seems already certain to make a move is Newcastle United's Charles N'Zogbia who is heading for Wigan.

N'Zogbia's departure was made all the more likely last week after an embarrassing gaffe2 出丑 by Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear who repeatedly mispronounced 发错音 the player's name at a post-match press conference.

Kinnear stumbled 结结巴巴的说 over N'Zogbia's name, calling him "insomnia3", a sleeping disorder4 which makes sufferers unable to get to sleep.

N'Zogbia then made a public statement in which he said that Kinnear's words were a direct "insult" 羞辱 to him.

"Having been insulted by Joe Kinnear, I will never play for him again while he remains5 Newcastle manager," said N'Zogbia.

Kinnear, who is known for his forthright6 直率了当的, no-nonsense personality and blunt 耿直的 way of speaking, claimed that N'Zogbia was merely using his slip of the tongue 口误 as an excuse to force a transfer away from Newcastle.

"Sadly, this just smacks7 of 就像是 (俚语)a desperate attempt to engineer a move away from Newcastle United," said Kinnear.

"OK, I got a little tongue-tied 舌头打结, but if I had a pound 一英镑 for every time I've mispronounced a player's name down the years, then I'd be a very wealthy 有钱的 man indeed," he continued, meaning it is normal to get people's names wrong from time to time.

The club's misfortunes 不幸的遭遇 have been compounded 加重了by the loss of their goalkeeper Shay Given, who has been sold to the Premiership’s wealthiest club, Manchester City.

The last day of the transfer window is always full of rumour9 谣传 and speculation10 推测 with fans all across the UK reporting sightings of new players arriving at stadiums around the country.

Liverpool's Robbie Keane, who has had a poor season at Anfield has been seen in lots of places according to the rumour mill 制造谣言的人或物.

"Robbie Keane seems to have been spotted11 everywhere. On the hard shoulder 高速公路上的紧急停车道 of the M6 英国的一条高速公路路名, building snowmen 雪人, in the queue at a DIY shop 装修材料商店, in London, at the airport... He is clearly having one very busy morning," said one commentator12 on the BBC Sport forum13 论坛 page.

Monday promises to be a frenetic 疯狂的 day in the Premier8 League and all the signs suggest that many deals will go right down to the wire.



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1 proceedings Wk2zvX     
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
参考例句:
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
2 gaffe bhqxA     
n.(社交上令人不快的)失言,失态
参考例句:
  • I had no idea of the gaffe which I was committing.我不清楚我犯了什么错误。
  • He made an embarrassing gaffe at the convention last weekend.他在上周末的会议上出了洋相,狼狈不堪。
3 insomnia EbFzK     
n.失眠,失眠症
参考例句:
  • Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
  • He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。
4 disorder Et1x4     
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
参考例句:
  • When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后,他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
  • It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
5 remains 1kMzTy     
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹
参考例句:
  • He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
  • The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
6 forthright xiIx3     
adj.直率的,直截了当的 [同]frank
参考例句:
  • It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offence.又直率又不得罪人,这有时很难办到。
  • He told me forthright just why he refused to take my side.他直率地告诉我他不肯站在我这一边的原因。
7 smacks e38ec3a6f4260031cc2f6544eec9331e     
掌掴(声)( smack的名词复数 ); 海洛因; (打的)一拳; 打巴掌
参考例句:
  • His politeness smacks of condescension. 他的客气带有屈尊俯就的意味。
  • It was a fishing town, and the sea was dotted with smacks. 这是个渔业城镇,海面上可看到渔帆点点。
8 premier R19z3     
adj.首要的;n.总理,首相
参考例句:
  • The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
  • He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。
9 rumour 1SYzZ     
n.谣言,谣传,传闻
参考例句:
  • I should like to know who put that rumour about.我想知道是谁散布了那谣言。
  • There has been a rumour mill on him for years.几年来,一直有谣言产生,对他进行中伤。
10 speculation 9vGwe     
n.思索,沉思;猜测;投机
参考例句:
  • Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
  • There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
11 spotted 7FEyj     
adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的
参考例句:
  • The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
  • Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。
12 commentator JXOyu     
n.注释者,解说者;实况广播评论员
参考例句:
  • He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛,是个好的解说者。
  • The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。
13 forum cilx0     
n.论坛,讨论会
参考例句:
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
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