Who's Staying, Who's Going? 谁去谁留?

时间:2009-06-08 03:28:33

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After a weekend in which the so-called 'big four' teams of Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal1 could all only manage draws 平局, the big questions in the Premier2 League are concerned with who will be sold and who will be sacked 解雇 over Christmas.

The Premiership rumour3 mill 制造谣言的人或物 is already working overtime4, and speculation5 猜测,推测 is rife6 流行的 that Blackburn manager Paul Ince’s job is hanging by a thread 摇摇欲坠 with a number of other managers lined up to replace him.

Ince’s Blackburn lost 3-0 to Wigan on Saturday, heaping the pressure on the already beleaguered7 受围攻的 manager. However, Ince found an unlikely ally不太可能的搭档 in the Wigan manager Steve Bruce.

Bruce predicted that Ince "will come out fighting and snarling8 吼叫, and determined9 to turn it around", meaning that Ince will fight like a wild animal to improve his side’s performances.

One manager whose position looks safer, at least until the end of this season, is Newcastle United’s Joe Kinnear, whose team managed to drag themselves up 费力的提升 the table with a deserved 3-0 victory over Portsmouth on Sunday.

Newcastle have been in disarray10 一团混乱 since the beginning of the season with boardroom turmoil11 董事会混乱 and a serious losing streak12 一段时间里连续输球 hurting the club.

But Sunday's win has given manager Kinnear reason to hope that his team have started improving.

"We grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck 颈背部(这里指控制了球赛的局势) and put them to the sword," said Kinnear, meaning his team took charge of the game and killed the opposition’s chances.

Kinnear was delighted with a goal from striker Michael Owen who has started to return to form after long periods out of the game with injuries 伤病.

However, it will be hard to prevent Owen from leaving the team either in January or at the end of the season when his contract expires 合同到期.

Kinnear has said he wants Owen to stay and won’t be accepting any offer for him, but he also admits that although he is confident of other players staying with him, he sees Owen as "a different kettle of fish", which means he is to be seen differently to all the others.


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1 arsenal qNPyF     
n.兵工厂,军械库
参考例句:
  • Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
  • We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。
2 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。
3 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。
4 overtime aKqxn     
adj.超时的,加班的;adv.加班地
参考例句:
  • They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
  • He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。
5 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。
6 rife wXRxp     
adj.(指坏事情)充斥的,流行的,普遍的
参考例句:
  • Disease is rife in the area.疾病在这一区很流行。
  • Corruption was rife before the election.选举之前腐败盛行。
7 beleaguered 91206cc7aa6944d764745938d913fa79     
adj.受到围困[围攻]的;包围的v.围攻( beleaguer的过去式和过去分词);困扰;骚扰
参考例句:
  • The beleaguered party leader was forced to resign. 那位饱受指责的政党领导人被迫辞职。
  • We are beleaguered by problems. 我们被许多困难所困扰。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 snarling 1ea03906cb8fd0b67677727f3cfd3ca5     
v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的现在分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说
参考例句:
  • "I didn't marry you," he said, in a snarling tone. “我没有娶你,"他咆哮着说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • So he got into the shoes snarling. 于是,汤姆一边大喊大叫,一边穿上了那双鞋。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
9 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
10 disarray 1ufx1     
n.混乱,紊乱,凌乱
参考例句:
  • His personal life fell into disarray when his wife left him.妻子离去后,他的个人生活一片混乱。
  • Our plans were thrown into disarray by the rail strike.铁路罢工打乱了我们的计划。
11 turmoil CKJzj     
n.骚乱,混乱,动乱
参考例句:
  • His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
  • The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
12 streak UGgzL     
n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动
参考例句:
  • The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
  • Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹?

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