英语听力精选进阶版 7068

Chelsea's outspoken¹ 直率的 manager, Jose Mourinho, has claimed referees³ never award penalties against his team’s title rivals 冠军竞争对手, Manchester United.

His comments came after Chelsea were denied what some pundits⁴ 专家（足球） described as a stonewall penalty 石墙， 这里指肯定的点球 in a goalless draw against Newcastle.

The title race 冠军竞赛 became even tenser over the weekend after league leaders Manchester United dropped two points 丢了两分 when they drew with Middlesbrough. During the match, the referee² didn’t give what many thought was a clear penalty against United in the last minute of the game.

He's so surprised that a penalty wasn’t awarded he thinks a new rule must have been invented: that it’s not possible to win a penalty against Manchester United when the game is played at their stadium, Old Trafford.

Manchester United's draw meant that Chelsea, who are in second place, could have narrowed the gap 缩短距离，缩短比分差距 to just one point if they had won their game. But there was penalty controversy⁵ 争议 in their game too. Mourinho felt a spot kick 点球 should have been given to his team after a handball 手球 by a Newcastle player.

When he says "It was a penalty", he means he’s certain the referee should have awarded a penalty. He thinks these decisions have cost his team points 导致他的球队丢分. He denies that it’s a conspiracy⁶ 阴谋, but he thinks the referees are biased⁷ 持有偏见. Mourinho says if he’s wrong it can only be because his eyesight is bad.

1 outspoken   

adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的

参考例句：

• He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
• She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。

2 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

3 referees   

n.裁判员( referee的名词复数 )；证明人；公断人；（专业性强的文章的）审阅人

参考例句：

• The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees. 这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。
• If you want to appeal, the Court of Referees will decide. 如果你要上诉，可以由仲裁法庭去判决。 来自辞典例句

4 pundits   

n.某一学科的权威，专家( pundit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pundits disagree on the best way of dealing with the problem. 如何妥善处理这一问题，专家众说纷纭。 来自辞典例句
• That did not stop Chinese pundits from making a fuss over it. 这并没有阻止中国的博学之士对此大惊小怪。 来自互联网

5 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

6 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

7 biased   

a.有偏见的

参考例句：

• a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
• The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。