Kaka left out of Brazilian squad

 　　GENEVA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil will take on Bosnia in their first friendly of the year on Wednesday in Switzerland, however, Real Madrid star Kaka was left out of the squad¹.

　　Kaka did play in the final two games of 2011 as Brazil beat Gabon and Egypt, but while coach Mana Menezes said he respects the player's abilities, he refused to give any explanation.

　　"I'm not going to give an explanation for every player not selected," he said.

　　Ronaldinho and Neymar have been included in the squad.

　　Ronaldinho, who is approaching 32, is still showing flashes of his old brilliance² with Flamengo.

　　The squad arrived in Switzerland on Sunday and Menezes said that "Bosnia are a quality rival³, who only just missed out on a berth⁴ at the Euro 2012 finals".

　　The Bosnians, currently⁵ ranked 19th in the world, just failed to gain a place in Poland and Ukraine. Brazil are currently seventh in the FIFA standings.

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 brilliance   

n.光辉，辉煌，壮丽，（卓越的）才华，才智

参考例句：

• I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings.她的绘画才能令我惊歎不已。
• The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。

3 rival   

n.竞争对手，敌手；vt.与…相匹敌，比得上

参考例句：

• None of us can rival him in strength.我们谁也没他劲大。
• She defeat all her rival for the job with nonchalant ease.她从容不迫地击败求职的所有竞争者。

4 berth   

n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊

参考例句：

• She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
• They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。

5 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。