Bordeaux sacks striker Maazou on hostile remarks

    PARIS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- French Ligue 1 soccer club Bordeaux said Tuesday they fired Nigerian striker Moussa Maazou on his hostile（敌对的） remarks to the club and its supporters.
    Local daily Le Parisien said the Nigerian（尼日利亚） striker on loan in Bordeaux was excluded from the team squad¹ after he declared his indifference² with supports' critics.
    Joining Bordeaux team since the start of the season, the 23- year-old striker told media: "I am tranquil³. I have my contract with Moscow. It's playing the European Cup."His remarks fuelled supporters' anger already complaining his weak performance.
    "He eliminated himself and we shouldn't see him wearing again the jersey⁴ of the Girondins," Jean-Louis Triaud, the club's president was quoted as saying.
    Bordeaux ranked the tenth in the French top soccer division standings, 11 points behind the pace-setters Lille.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

2 indifference   

n.不感兴趣，不关心，冷淡，不在乎

参考例句：

• I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
• He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。

3 tranquil   

adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的

参考例句：

• The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平静的池面。
• The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 这乡村景色的宁静是绝无仅有的。

4 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。