Brazil runs risk of not hosting 2014 World Cup

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- A long line of poor communication within the Brazilian government and towards FIFA has caused the country to consider the possibility of losing the privilege to host the 2014 World Cup on Monday.

　　A mixed reaction throughout Brazil has the country talking.

　　Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is currently not speaking with the president of the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer, Ricardo Teixeira, causing problems in the coordination¹ of planning for the World Cup as well as creating animosity.

　　Additionally, Brazil's minister of sports Aldo Rebelo decided² to cut communication with FIFA's Secretary-General Jerome Valcke due to the recent harsh criticisms related to Brazil's behind- schedule chronogram.

　　"Although I would like to see the World Cup held in Brazil, maybe we need the shame of losing the title as host of the competition in order for our politicians to wake up and start to take things seriously," said shop owner Valdair Addor.

　　Valcke will be visiting Brazil on March 7 in order to inspect the level of progress made in the cities of Curitiba, Cuiaba, Manaus, Natal³, Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo. Chaperoned by Ronaldo, Bebeto and Aldo Rebelo, the Brazilians will have to fully⁴ impress Valcke in order to avoid serious repercussions⁵.

　　Valcke recently described Rebelo's decision to appeal the secretary-general's participation⁶ in further negotiations⁷ with Brazil as "childish". Should Valcke consider Brazil's preparations as inadequate⁸, he can convey to FIFA's President Joseph Blatter the necessity to change the host country of the 2014 World Cup.

　　"There is no way that FIFA can take the honor of hosting the World Cup away from us. It would be a criminal act. Just as Brazil needs to be a little more flexible in the preparations for the World Cup, so does FIFA. It's time to start acting⁹ like adults and work together. I want to see Brazil win its sixth World Cup title on its home turf," said a soccer fan named Jose Calvacante.

　　Legally, FIFA has until July 2012 to withdraw Brazil as the host of the 2014 World Cup without having to pay any fines. Such measures would be unprecedented¹⁰ and would stun¹¹ the international community. However, Brazil's lack of seriousness regarding necessary preparations as well as the lack of respect for FIFA's time lines have caused the drastic consequence to be given a new light.

1 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

2 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。

3 natal   

adj.出生的，先天的

参考例句：

• Many music-lovers make pilgrimages to Mozart's natal place.很多爱好音乐的人去访问莫扎特的出生地。
• Since natal day,characters possess the visual elements such as dots and strokes.文字从诞生开始便具有了点画这样的视觉元素。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 repercussions   

n.后果，反响( repercussion的名词复数 )；余波

参考例句：

• The collapse of the company will have repercussions for the whole industry. 这家公司的垮台将会给整个行业造成间接的负面影响。
• Human acts have repercussions far beyond the frontiers of the human world. 人类行为所产生的影响远远超出人类世界的范围。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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。

7 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

8 inadequate   

adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
• She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

9 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

10 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

11 stun   

vt.打昏，使昏迷，使震惊，使惊叹

参考例句：

• When they told me she had gone missing I was totally stunned.他们告诉我她不见了时，我当时完全惊呆了。
• Sam stood his ground and got a blow that stunned him.萨姆站在原地，被一下打昏了。