外国人最想和你聊的时事话题：超级足球联赛
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What is English Premier League 什么是超级足球联赛
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 matches each, totaling 380 matches in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. It was known as the Premiership from 1993 to 2007. It is currently sponsored by Barclays Bank and therefore officially known as the Barclays Premier League.
The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League, which was originally founded in 1888, and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal. The Premier League has since become the world's most watched association football league. It is the world's most lucrative football league in terms of revenue, with combined club revenues of over ￡2 billion in 2008-2009. It is ranked first in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years, ahead of Spain's La Liga and Germany's Bundesliga.
Since 1888, a total of 23 clubs have been crowned champions of the English football system. Of the 44 clubs to have competed since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, four have won the title: Manchester United (12 titles) Arsenal (3), Chelsea (3) and Blackburn Rovers (1). The current champions are Manchester United, who won the title in the 2010-2011 seasons.
The Premier League is operated as a corporation and is owned by the 20 member clubs. Each club is a shareholder, with one vote each on issues such as rule changes and contracts. The clubs elect a chairman, chief executive, and board of directors to oversee the daily operations of the league. The current chairman is Sir Dave Richards, who was appointed in April 1999, and the chief executive is Richard Scudamore, appointed in November 1999. The former chairman and chief executive, John Quinton and Peter Leaver, were forced to resign in March 1999 after awarding consultancy contracts to former Sky executives Sam Chisholm and David Chance. The Football Association is not directly involved in the day-to-day operations of the Premier League, but has veto power as a special shareholder during the election of the chairman and chief executive and when new rules are adopted by the league.
The Premier League sends representatives to UEFA's European Club Association, the number of clubs and the clubs themselves chosen according to UEFA coefficients. For the 2010-2011 seasons the Premier League had 10 representatives in the Association. The European Club Association is responsible for electing three members to UEFA's Club Competitions Committee, which is involved in the operations of UEFA competitions such as the Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
英格兰足球超级联赛（FA Premier League），2004年巴克莱斯银行（Barclays Bank）成为英超的赞助商（sponsor），冠名为巴克莱斯超级足球联赛（Barclays English Premier League），通常简称"英超"，是英格兰足总属下的职业足球联赛（professional league football matches）。由超级联盟(super organization)负责具体运作。英格兰超级联赛成立于1992年2月20日，其前身是英格兰甲级联赛，是英格兰联赛系统的最高等级联赛。现在英超联赛已经成为世界上最受欢迎的体育赛事之一。
FA Premier League is held on schedule in Saturday, and JoséMourinho will use the results that fight against Middlesbrough to show Chelsea's ability of facing challenge to other strong teams.
本周英超联赛如期举行，周六穆里尼奥将用对阵米德尔斯堡的结果向其他强队展示切尔西应对挑战的水平。
While red and yellow cards count against a team's score in the league table, points are awarded by Premier League match delegates for respect towards opponents, respect towards the referee, behavior of club officials and the already mentioned positive play.
英超联赛委员会就"尊重对手"、尊重裁判"、"俱乐部官员举止"以及先前提到的"积极比赛"几项给各支队伍打分，而红黄牌会减少球队在排行榜上的积分。
Winger Nani says United's mini-Portuguese community will help him adapt to life in England and the Premiership next season.
边锋纳尼说曼联的微型葡语圈会帮助他适应英超联赛和英伦生活。
Sir Alex has claimed his side will need to amass over90 points-65 more from28 games-in order to prevent Jose Mourinho's side and capture a third successive crown.
弗格森爵士日前在一次采访中表示为了能够战胜穆里尼奥的切尔西，夺得今年的英超联赛冠军，他和他的曼联队打算在接下来的28轮联赛中至少拿65分，使赛季总积分超过90分。
Neither megastar fit into the outspoken Portuguese coach's system, and both players' inabilities to adapt this season threw the team off-just one of many reasons why Chelsea flamed out of the Champions League again and came up short in its bid for a third straight English Premier league title.
这两位巨星没有适应这位心直口快的葡萄牙人的教练体系，而他们在这个赛季里也都没能尽快改进，这使得他们脱离了球队--但这只是切尔西在冠军联赛中再次出局以及没能第三次获得英超联赛冠军的诸多原因中的一个。
The Liverpool stopper claims his countryman will have no problems adapting to life in the Premiership.
这名利物浦门将表示，他的国家队队友在适应英超联赛上完全没有任何问题。
Chelsea remains in the hunt for the FA Cup and Premiership as well and Kenyon maintains there is a lot to look forward to over the next couple of months.
切尔西同时在争夺足总杯和英超联赛的冠军，肯扬表示在接下来的几个月中将会有很多好戏看。
Having dropped two points in the last Premiership outing, the manager is looking for a strong reaction, even with the Villa game a distant fortnight ago.
上轮英超联赛以平局收场，让切尔西全取3分的计划落空了。如今2周过去了，因此而抓狂的主教练穆里尼奥依然在苦寻良方。
Owen missed the last five months of the Premiership season with a broken foot and was substituted in the early stages of Saturday's1-0 victory against Paraguay as well.
欧文因脚伤错过了5个月的英超联赛，并且在1：0战胜巴拉圭的比赛中被换下。
Didier Drogba has explained how a summer summit meeting with Jose Mourinho transformed him from an expensive workhorse into the Premiership's most deadly striker.
迪迪尔·罗巴向人们解释了他在夏天与穆里尼奥进行了高层会晤以后，他是怎样从一个高薪蓝领蜕变为现今英超联赛中最致命的杀手。
Asked if Ballack was suited to the Premier League, his national team boss was adamant he has no qualms.
在被问到巴拉克是否适合英超联赛时，勒夫斩钉截铁地表示这并不是问题。
Deco admits he is a fan of the Premier League and would be tempted by a move to Chelsea.
德科表示他很喜欢英超联赛，并且也愿意加盟切尔西。
The Serbia and Montenegro striker has only started six league matches at Stamford Bridge since joining from PSV Eindhoven last summer.
这位塞黑前锋从PSV埃茵霍温转会到斯坦福桥之后，仅仅在英超联赛获得了六次首发。
Chelsea has a title duel with Manchester United on Sunday but Portuguese coach Mourinho insists his charges are focused on the task in hand.
本周六，切尔西将与曼联展开英超联赛的争夺战，不过葡萄牙教练穆里尼奥强调说他会对眼前的任务全力以赴。
Part 3 Let's Talk！ 开始交流吧！
Matt: You face is sweating, did you do sport?
马特：你脸上很多汗水，刚刚运动过吗？
Leon: Yes, I played football with my friends just now.
莱昂：是的，我刚刚和朋友去踢球了。
Matt: Are you a football fan?
马特：你是个球迷？
Leon: Yes.
莱昂：是的。
Matt: You must like watching football game, don't you?
马特：那么你一定很喜欢看足球比赛喽？
Leon: Of course, I really enjoy watching the Football League on TV.
莱昂：当然，我很喜欢在电视上收看足球联赛。
Matt: Which Football League do you usually watch?
马特：你通常看什么足球联赛呢？
Leon: English Premier League.
莱昂：英格兰超级联赛。
Matt: How many teams are there in English Premier League?
马特：英格兰超级联赛总共有多少支球队参赛？
Leon: There are 20 teams.
莱昂：一共20支。
Matt: Which football team do you support?
马特：你支持哪支球队？
Leon: I support Manchester United Football Club.
莱昂：我支持曼联队。
Matt: Who is your favorite player?
马特：你最喜欢的球员是谁？
Leon: Steven Gerrard, the team leader of England. He is very confident and versatile. How about you?
莱昂：英格兰的队长杰拉德。他是一个非常自信的队员，也是技术非常全面的队员。你呢？
Matt: I prefer basketball. Shaquille O'Neal is my idol.
马特：我更喜欢篮球比赛。奥尼尔是我的偶像。
Leon: I think the field of basket ball is too small with relatively low speed, which is not as exciting as football.
莱昂：我认为篮球场地小，速度慢，不如足球精彩。
