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進入《中英對照讀新聞》School offers crash soccer course for women學校為女性推出速成足球課
◎陳宜君
A German adult education center is offering a women-only crash course on the basics of soccer to prepare them for next year's World Cup.
德國一所成人教育中心推出限女性才能參加的足球基本知識速成課程，俾便她們做好迎接明年世界盃（足球賽）的準備。
The Training Center in the southern city of Nuremberg promises those who enroll in the course, entitled "Understand Soccer–Women Want to Know Now!", an overview of the game's rules and language, as well as a potted history of some of the soccer's leading players. Nuremberg will be one of the 12 host cities for World Cup matches in 2006 and was also a venue for Confederations Cup matches in June 2005.
這所設於南部都市紐倫堡的「訓練中心」向參加此一名為「了解足球–女人現在就要知道！」課程的人保證，教授足球比賽規則與用語概論，以及部分重要足球球員的簡介。紐倫堡將是2006年世界盃比賽12個主辦城市之一，也是2005年6月聯邦盃（足球）賽的一處比賽地點。
"Ever wonder why men love soccer so much?" the school's website asks. "Do you want to know why referees call off-sides? With nothing but the World Cup on the airwaves, you now have the chance to understand what everyone's talking about." The course, taught by two women, includes an excursion to a Bundesliga match.
「曾經納悶男人為何如此喜歡足球？」該校的網站如此詢問。「想知道為何裁判會喊越位嗎？當廣電頻道上只播出世界盃時，你現在有機會了解大家都在談論什麼。」由兩位女士教授的該課程，還包含實地觀賞一場德國甲組聯賽的短途旅行。
新聞辭典
crash：本文中當形容詞，意指應急、速成的。例句：He wanted to lose weight, so he went on a crash diet. （他想減重，所以展開速成節食計劃。）
promise：此字可當動、名詞用，均有答應、保證、給人指望、大有…可能之意。例如：Tom's son is showing great promise as a singer.（湯姆的兒子極有可能成為歌星。）I promise you, it won't be easy.（我警告你，那可不容易。）另外，promise someone the moon （或earth）則是指向某人開空頭支票。
potted：形容詞，有肉醬的、盆栽的、簡化的等意思。a potted history of the world即指世界簡史。
off-side：可當形容詞與名詞，越位（犯規）之意，相反詞是on-side（在正規位置、不越位）。Off-side還有右側之意，例如the off-side rear light of a car是指汽車右側的後車燈。
