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德國(guó)著名足球運(yùn)動(dòng)員弗朗茨 · 貝肯鮑爾被列為參與 2006 年德國(guó)世界杯賄選事件六名調(diào)查對(duì)象之一。在審查德國(guó)足球協(xié)會(huì)委托的一份報(bào)道后，世界性管理機(jī)構(gòu)國(guó)際足聯(lián)下屬的道德委員會(huì)決定采取相關(guān)措施。請(qǐng)聽(tīng)  Richard Conway 的報(bào)道。

The investigation centres on allegations that Germany made undue payments and contracts to secure votes when bidding successfully to host the 2006 World Cup.

Last year, the German publication Der Spiegel claimed Germany's World Cup committee had established a slush fund of ￡4.8m to buy votes and secure the rights to stage the tournament.

Mr Beckenbauer and other officials have denied the allegations.

詞匯表

centres 集中于
allegations 指控
undue 不適當(dāng)?shù)?br /> bidding 申辦
slush fund 行賄基金
stage 籌辦

測(cè)驗(yàn)

請(qǐng)聽(tīng)報(bào)道并回答下列問(wèn)題。

1. Is it certain that Germany made payments to ensure they were chosen to host the 2006 World Cup?

2. True or false? Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup.

3. Where were the claims about the payments made?

4. How has Mr Beckenbauer reacted to the claims?

答案

1. Is it certain that Germany made payments to ensure they were chosen to host the 2006 World Cup?
No. It is an allegation.

2. True or false? Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup.
True. Germany made a successful bid to host the 2006 World Cup.

3. Where were the claims about the payments made?
In the German newspaper Der Spiegel.

4. How has Mr Beckenbauer reacted to the claims?
Mr Beckenbauer has denied the allegations.