Ronaldinho in hot water at Flamengo

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Flamengo head coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo gave the club an ultimatum¹ on Wednesday, declaring that either Ronaldinho Gaucho² leave, or he will.

　　The uncomfortable situation at Flamengo has come to a boiling point. Luxemburgo gave the athletes specific instructions on conduct during the pre-season in order to focus strictly³ on soccer. One of the rules for each player was that no female visitors were allowed inside the club's compound.

　　However, Ronaldinho Gaucho broke the rule and was caught personally by Luxemburgo. Extremely irritated, the coach took quick measures and sought out club president Patricia Amorim, calling for the athlete's release. Amorim rejected Luxemburgo's demand, causing for the coach to become infuriated.

　　Luxemburgo promised that if Ronaldinho Gaucho were not to be released that he would quit. The coach said that he will lead Flamengo into the pre-Libertadores match on January 25 at Bolivia's Real Potosi, but that it could be his last match with Flamengo unless some sort of conciliation⁴ is made regarding Ronaldinho Gaucho's apparent lack of respect for authority within the club.

　　Fueling the dispute between the coach and player, Ronaldinho did not practice on Wednesday, alleging⁵ intestinal⁶ problems.

　　Another factor that may facilitate the athlete's departure is the fact that the club still owes Ronaldinho an estimated 2 million U.S. dollars, still unpaid⁷ from last season.

　　The drama will unfold when the team returns from Bolivia on January 26.

1 ultimatum   

n.最后通牒

参考例句：

• This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
• The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。

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 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

4 conciliation   

n.调解，调停

参考例句：

• By conciliation,cooperation is established.通过调解，友好合作关系得以确立。
• Their attempts at conciliation had failed and both sides were once again in dispute.他们进行调停的努力失败了，双方再次陷入争吵。

5 alleging   

断言，宣称，辩解( allege的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by a newspaper article alleging he'd evaded his taxes. 由于报上一篇文章声称他曾逃税，他的名誉受到损害。
• This our Peeress declined as unnecessary, alleging that her cousin Thornhill's recommendation would be sufficient. 那位贵人不肯，还说不必，只要有她老表唐希尔保荐就够了。

6 intestinal   

adj.肠的；肠壁；肠道细菌

参考例句：

• A few other conditions are in high intestinal obstruction. 其它少数情况是高位肠梗阻。 来自辞典例句
• This complication has occasionally occurred following the use of intestinal antiseptics. 这种并发症偶而发生在使用肠道抗菌剂上。 来自辞典例句

7 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。