討厭世界盃 老美說10話 - 世足

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討厭世界盃 老美說10話

〔記者葉士弘／綜合報導〕

無論美國能否踢進前16強，大概都很難改變美國人就是不愛足球的習慣，
《華爾街日報》專欄作家弗里德曼(Jon Friedman)列舉了10個討厭世界盃
的理由。

10 reasons why I hate the World Cup
By Jon Friedman, MarketWatch
http://tinyurl.com/Why-JFriedman-hates-WorldCup

1.衝突太少：
Not enough head-butting.
My favorite moment in the 2006 World Cup occurred when the nitwit from the
French team -- Zinedine Zidane, for the record -- used his noggin to
cheap-shot Marco Materazzi, the poor sap from the Italian squad. Watch the
video.

Now, that's entertainment! Come to think of it, if players in the National
Hockey League did this sort of thing more often, the sport's television
ratings might soar.

法國席丹(Zinedine Zidane)在2006年世界盃冠軍賽的那一頂，
非常具有娛樂價值，如果能發生在職業冰球場上，體育台收視率
一定暴增。

2.美國隊太糟：
The U.S. team stinks.
OK, so my American pride is showing here. Why can't Americans learn how to
play this game? Nobody expects a replica of the 1980 gold-medal hockey team's
"Miracle on Ice" here. It's bad enough that the U.S. group is comprised of
a bunch of nameless, faceless guys. If they could actually compete on the
global stage, soccer -- er, football -- might have more meaning in this
country.

我們永遠不能期待足球隊可能上演如同1980年美國冰球隊擊敗蘇聯的
「冰上奇蹟」。

3.足球太勢利：
Soccer snobbery.
The World Cup in the U.S. is really an excuse for people to try and sound
sophisticated as they pound down Buds, the all-American beer. The world cup
is so chic! If soccer were so great in the first place, people would give a
damn more than every four years. Take that, David Beckham.

世界盃給了許多愛裝模作樣的人，拿著啤酒評論比賽的機會，
如果世界盃真那麼棒，怎麼每4年才踢一次？

4.沒有正妹啦啦隊：
No cheerleaders.
Let's get serious now. If each competing nation supplied an array of
cheerleaders, it would enliven the broadcasts, for openers. This could
put the Miss Universe beauty pageant to shame.

這個問題是很正經的。如果各國還能推出美女啦啦隊助威，
畫面將更賞心悅目，連環球小姐選拔都相形失色。

5.波諾(Bono)效應：
The Bono Factor.
Bono has been doing voiceovers on ESPN's television commercials for
the World Cup, making it official now: The U2 singer has officially
championed every cause to known to mankind. I love "Sunday Bloody Sunday"
more than clean water or air, but I do wish Bono would give it a rest
now and then.

波諾是樂團「U2」的主唱，他為ESPN世界盃的廣告配音，
不過他什麼都想參一腳，希望他能休息一下。

6.美國有真正的運動：
Detracts from real sports.
Indeed, such as the New York Yankees' pursuit of another baseball
championship.

舉例來說，看洋基隊再爭一座世界冠軍。

7.找不到餐廳吃飯：
Restaurant crisis in ethnic neighborhoods.
In 2006, I made the mistake of dining in the Little Italy section of
Manhattan on the same evening that the Italian team won the World Cup.
Can you imagine the wild celebration? It was fun to see the natives
looking so proud and happy. Problem was, every restaurant was jam-packed
and I couldn't get a table. Darned World Cup.

球迷們會在比賽時間將餐廳擠滿，例如在義大利出賽時，
想找一家義大利餐館吃飯，幾乎不可能。

8.錯過環法賽的肥皂劇：
Takes away from the real drama of the Tour de France.
With the soccer hoopla in full swing, we're not going to find out for
weeks whether Lance Armstrong actually did use steroids to win all of
those bicycle races.

大家都在關心世界盃，很難得知阿姆斯壯(Lance Armestrong)是不是
利用類固醇等禁藥贏得比賽。

9.足球流氓：
Hooligans in the stands.
And they aren't all Manchester United fans misbehaving, either.
What kind of an example are we setting for the kids when the TV cameras
show people in the stands running amok?

如果有足球流氓在觀眾席鬥毆，我們該怎麼教育一同看球的孩子。

10.沒有「大帝」詹姆斯(LeBron James)：
Has absolutely nothing to do with LeBron James.
This is blasphemy, pure and simple. If there is no tie-in to the national
fixation on where the Cleveland basketball superstar will play next season,
then who cares, right?

基本上這就是一種不敬，全美都在關注「大帝」新球季的動向，哪有時間
關心其他的運動。


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