World Cup 2030: Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay submit joint bid

2030年世界杯：阿根廷、智利、巴拉圭和烏拉圭提交聯(lián)合申請

The Argentine Football Association hosted a ceremony on Tuesday to formally announce the South American World Cup bid

阿根廷足協(xié)周二舉行儀式，正式宣布申辦南美世界杯

Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay have officially submittedtheir joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup - 100 years after the inaugural tournament was held in Montevideo.

阿根廷、智利、巴拉圭和烏拉圭正式提交了聯(lián)合申辦2030年世界杯的申請，2030年世界杯將是在蒙得維的亞（烏拉圭首都）舉行首屆世界杯100年之后。

The four South American nations have called for the World Cup to return to "where football was born".

這四個南美國家呼吁世界杯回到“足球誕生的地方”。

They will compete with a joint bid from Spain and Portugal, and possible bids from Morocco and Saudi Arabia.

他們將與西班牙和葡萄牙（聯(lián)合申請）以及摩洛哥和沙特阿拉伯（可能會申請）進行競爭。

The United States, Canada and Mexico will co-host the 2026 World Cup.

美國、加拿大和墨西哥將共同主辦2026年世界杯。

"The 2030 World Cup is not just another World Cup, it deserves a celebration with recognition for 100 years," said Alejandro Dominguez,South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) president.

南美洲足球聯(lián)合會（Conmebol）主席亞歷杭德羅·多明格斯（Alejandro Dominguez）表示：“2030年世界杯不僅僅是另一屆世界杯，世界杯100年值得慶祝?！?/span>

"We are convinced that Fifa has an obligation to honour the memory of those who came before us and believed in greatness and made the first World Cup," he added.

他補充道：“我們確信，國際足聯(lián)有義務紀念那些相信足球盛世并創(chuàng)造第一屆世界杯的前輩們?！?/span>

Two-time winners Uruguay won the first World Cup as hosts when it was held in the countrys capital Montevideo in 1930.

1930年在烏拉圭首都蒙得維的亞舉行的第一屆世界杯上，兩屆冠軍烏拉圭作為東道主贏得了冠軍。

Argentina, the 1978 hosts, werecrowned world champions for a third time at Qatar in 2022. Chile also previously hosted in 1962.

1978年東道主阿根廷于2022年在卡塔爾第三次加冕世界冠軍。智利也曾于1962年主辦。

Argentine Football Association (Afa) president Claudio Tapia said: "As world champions, we carry out this launch, which is the dream of all South Americans - not only on the centenary of the first edition, but because of the passion with which we live football."

阿根廷足球協(xié)會（Afa）主席克勞迪奧·塔皮亞（Claudio Tapia）表示：“作為世界冠軍，我們開展這項活動，這是所有南美洲人的夢想——不僅是在首屆世界杯舉辦100周年之際，也是因為我們熱愛足球?！?/span>

Argentinas President Alberto Fernandez also said on Twitter that neighbouring Bolivia will be asked to join "this dream".

阿根廷總統(tǒng)阿爾貝托·費爾南德斯也在推特上表示，鄰國玻利維亞將被要求加入“這一夢想”。

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重點詞匯：

1） sub·mit v./s?b?m?t/( -tt- ) [ VN] ~ sth (to sb/sth)to give a document, proposal, etc. to sb in authority so that they can study or consider it 提交，呈遞（文件、建議等）

?to submit an application/a claim/a complaint 呈遞申請書╱書面要求；提交控訴書

2） in·aug·uraladj./??n??ɡj?r?l/[ only before noun]

( of an official speech, meeting, etc. 正式講話、會議等 ) first, and marking the beginning of sth important, for example the time when a new leader or parliament starts work, when a new organization is formed or when sth is used for the first time 就職的；開幕的；成立的；創(chuàng)始的

?the Presidents inaugural address 總統(tǒng)的就職演說

?the inaugural meeting of the geographical society 地理學會的成立大會

?the inaugural flight of the space shuttle 航天飛機的首次飛行

3) host /h??st/[ VN] to organize an event to which others are invited and make all the arrangements for them 主辦，主持（活動）

?Germany hosted the World Cup finals. 德國主辦了世界杯決賽。

4) Cen·ten·aryn. /sen?ti?n?ri/ ( pl.-ies)

( BrE ) ( NAmEBrEcen·ten·nial) the 100th anniversary of an event 第100周年紀念

?The club will celebrate its centenary next year. 俱樂部明年要慶祝成立一百周年。

?the centenary year 一百周年紀念年

5) Crown/kra?n/ KING/ QUEEN 國王；女王

to put a crown on the head of a new king or queen as a sign of royal power 為…加冕[ VN]?Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1952. 伊麗莎白女王于1952年加冕。

MAKE COMPLETE 使完成 [ VN] [ often passive] ~ sth (with sth)to make sth complete or perfect, especially by adding an achievement, a success, etc. （尤指通過增添成就、成功等）使圓滿，使完美?The award of the Nobel Prize has crowned a glorious career in physics. 榮獲諾貝爾獎使其物理學研究的輝煌事業(yè)達到了頂點。

?Their efforts were finally crowned with success. 他們的努力終于取得圓滿成功。

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