United striker Owen out six weeks for thigh injury

 　　LONDON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- A thigh¹ injury forced Manchester United striker Michael Owen to be out of action until at least Christmas, the reigning² Premier³ League champions said on Monday.

　　A club spokesman said on Monday "Michael has a thigh muscle injury and will be out for six weeks or so."

　　The former England forward suffered the injury during the 2-0 Champions League home win against Otelul Galati.

　　He played just 10 minutes against the Romanians after straining his left thigh.

　　The injury means Owen, who made his name at Liverpool before spells at Real Madrid and Newcastle, is unlikely to play for United until December 26 at the earliest when the Red Devils are at home to Wigan.

　　United are currently second in the Premier League standings, five points behind leaders and cross town rivals Manchester City.

1 thigh   

n.大腿；股骨

参考例句：

• He is suffering from a strained thigh muscle.他的大腿肌肉拉伤了，疼得很。
• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。

2 reigning   

adj.统治的，起支配作用的

参考例句：

• The sky was dark, stars were twinkling high above, night was reigning, and everything was sunk in silken silence. 天很黑，星很繁，夜阑人静。
• Led by Huang Chao, they brought down the reigning house after 300 years' rule. 在黄巢的带领下，他们推翻了统治了三百年的王朝。

3 premier   

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。