Botafogo fires head coach Caio Junior

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- One day after the team's 2-1 loss against America-MG, the Botafogo administration decided¹ to fire head coach Caio Junior on Thursday.

　　Losing five of its last six games, the vice-president of soccer at Botafogo Andre Silva and team manager Anderson Barros made the decision to Caio. Both Renato Gaucho² and the current head coach of Figueirense, Jorginho, are prospects³ to take control of the team.

　　The club does not intend on hiring a new head coach any time soon. With three rounds remaining in this year's Brazilian Championship, Botafogo's goalie coach Flavio Tenius will fill in as the interim⁴ head coach for the remainder of the season.

　　Botafogo currently stands in fifth place with 55 points and has lost all hopes of winning this year's tournament, trailing first place Corinthians by 9 points. The team now has the duty of remaining in fifth place or better in order to guarantee the participation⁵ in the 2012 Libertadores Cup.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 gaucho   

n. 牧人

参考例句：

• Outside the city there are many countryside ranches for city dwellers to live the gaucho life,or just enjoy country life in the pampas,the grasslands outside buenos aires.城外有许多农庄，可以供城市居民前往居住和体验牛仔生活，或者只是去享受一下草原上的农家生活。
• There are many working estancias where tourists can live out the gaucho lifestyl

3 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

4 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

5 participation   

n.参与，参加，分享

参考例句：

• Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
• The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities.这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。