Italy to introduce new blood, says Prandelli

Italy to introduce new blood, says Prandelli

 ROME, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Italy head coach Cesare Prandelli said his side will introduce some new blood in preparation for the 2014 World Cup.

"We have to work out how to combine good football with results, therefore achieving qualification without going back on our need to renovate¹ the squad²," Prandelli was quoted as saying by football-italia.net.

"After all, that is what Spain did after winning the World Cup. They changed 50 percent of the side to target Euro 2012.

"It is only natural to run into some initial difficulties, but our objective has to be taking this Nazionale past that hurdle³ and into the 2014 World Cup.

"It is not easy, but we must do it, because the Italy squad has to be at least partially⁴ renovated⁵. There will not be any new faces in the next call-ups because recently we have already brought in quite a few," he said.

1 renovate   

vt.更新，革新，刷新

参考例句：

• The couple spent thousands renovating the house.这对夫妇花了几千元来翻新房子。
• They are going to renovate the old furniture.他们准备将旧家具整修一番。

2 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。

3 hurdle   

n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛

参考例句：

• The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
• She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

4 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

5 renovated   

翻新，修复，整修( renovate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He renovated his house. 他翻修了房子。
• The house has been renovated three years earlier. 这所房子三年前就已翻新。