梅西印度见面会引发混乱

近日，梅西在印度举行的商业活动因首站加尔各答现场秩序失控引发球迷骚乱。

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🤔️小作业：

1. How does the article primarily frame the cause of the crowd violence at the stadium?

A. As a spontaneous reaction to inadequate security control

B. As a motivated protest encouraged by local officials

C. As the result of unmet expectations combined with poor event management

D. As a cultural misunderstanding between international athletes and local fans

无注释原文：

Angry fans throw chairs and bottles at Messi event in India

From: BBC

Angry fans attending Lionel Messi's tour of India ripped up seats and threw items towards the pitch after his appearance at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium.

Thousands of adoring supporters had paid up to 12,000 rupees (£100; $133) to catch a glimpse of the football star, but were left disappointed when he emerged to walk around the pitch and was obscured by a large group of officials and celebrities.

When the Argentina and Inter Miami forward was whisked away early by security after around 20 minutes, elements of the crowd turned hostile.

West Bengal's chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, said she was "deeply disturbed and shocked" by the events.

Announcing an enquiry, Banerjee apologised to Messi and "sports lovers" for the incident at the stadium.

"The [enquiry] committee will conduct a detailed enquiry into the incident, fix responsibility, and recommend measures to prevent such occurrences in the future," the chief minister said on X.

A spokesperson for Messi said that he fulfilled the time commitment that had been agreed in advance. In terms of the organisation of the event itself, he referred the BBC to the apology issued by Banerjee on social media.

A police official told reporters that the event's "chief organiser" had been arrested, without giving any further details, AFP reports.

Authorities will look into how organisers could refund money to those who bought tickets, the official added.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) said it was not involved in the "private event".

Messi is in India for his 'GOAT [greatest of all time] tour', a series of promotional events in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi.

His tour began with the unveiling of a 70ft (21m) statue of himself in Kolkata, which had been assembled over the course of 27 days by a 45-strong crew. Messi appeared virtually due to security concerns.

Thousands of fans travelled to the city's stadium for a chance to see the footballer in person.

They were chanting, buying jerseys and wearing "I love Messi" headbands.

Messi initially walked out at the stadium waving to fans, but after his appearance was abruptly ended on Saturday, some frustrated fans stormed the pitch and vandalised banners and tents, as others hurled plastic chairs and water bottles.

The 2022 World Cup winner - considered one of football's greatest ever players - had been expected to play a short exhibition game at the stadium, the AFP news agency reports.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为BBC官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

Angry fans throw chairs and bottles at Messi event in India

From: BBC

Angry fans attending Lionel Messi's tour of India ripped up seats and threw items towards the pitch after his appearance at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium.

参加莱昂内尔·梅西印度巡回活动的球迷愤怒地在加尔各答盐湖体育场拆毁座椅并向球场投掷物品，此前梅西刚刚现身该场地。

rip /rɪp/ up表示“把…撕成碎片”，英文解释为“to tear something into small pieces”举个🌰：She ripped up his letters and burned the pieces. 她把他的信撕成碎片烧了。

pitch /pɪtʃ/ 作名词 1）表示“投球”，英文解释为“a throw in a baseball game”如：a good/bad pitch 质量好/差的投球。

2）表示“运动场地；（尤指）足球场”，英文解释为“an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football”如：a football/hockey/cricket pitch 足球/曲棍球/板球赛场。

3）表示“（尤指乐音的）音高”，英文解释为“how high or low a sound is, especially a musical note”举个🌰：A basic sense of rhythm and pitch is essential in a music teacher. 基本的韵律感和音高感是音乐教师的必备素质。

4）表示“（感情、活动等的）程度，力度；（事物的）最高点”，英文解释为“the degree or strength of a feeling or activity; the highest point of sth”举个🌰：By this time their disagreement had reached such a pitch that there was no hope of an amicable conclusion. 此时，他们的分歧已如此之大，不可能善罢罢休。

5）表示“摊位”，英文解释为“a place in a public area where a person regularly sells goods or performs” 作动词，pitch /pɪtʃ/ 表示“竭力劝说”，英文解释为“to try to persuade someone to do something”举个🌰：She pitched her idea to me over a business lunch. 她在一次吃工作午餐时竭力向我游说她的想法。

6）be pitched into sth表示“突然有（某种不好的感觉）”，英文解释为“to suddenly experience a bad feeling”举个🌰：He was pitched (headlong) into despair by what happened to him in his final year at college. 大学最后一年发生的事使他一下子绝望了。

📍“pitch”还是一个商业术语，通常用于描述提出一个想法、产品、服务或企业给潜在的投资者、客户或合作伙伴的过程。可以将它翻译为“推销”，“销售提案”或“推介”。

Thousands of adoring supporters had paid up to 12,000 rupees (£100; $133) to catch a glimpse of the football star, but were left disappointed when he emerged to walk around the pitch and was obscured by a large group of officials and celebrities.

数千名热情支持者支付高达1.2万印度卢比（133美元；935元人民币），只为一睹这位足球巨星的风采，但当梅西现身绕场一圈时，却被大批官员和名人挡住视线。

adoring /əˈdɔː.rɪŋ/ 表示“爱慕的；热爱的；倾慕的”，英文解释为“showing very strong love for someone”举个🌰：I refuse to play the part of the adoring wife. 我拒绝饰演那个对丈夫倾心敬慕的妻子的角色。

rupee /ruːˈpiː/ 表示“卢比（印度、巴基斯坦、毛里求斯、尼泊尔、斯里兰卡和塞舌尔等国的标准货币单位）”，英文解释为“the standard unit of money used in India, Pakistan, Mauritius, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Seychelles”

glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ 一词早在iOS 14来了!文中出现过Apple just offered a glimpse at how the experience of using an iPhone is about to change.

1）表示“一瞥；一见”，英文解释为“an occasion when you see something or someone for a very short time”举个🌰：He caught a glimpse of her in the crowd. 他一眼瞥见她在人群里。

2）表示“短暂的感受（或领会/体验）”，英文解释为“a quick idea or understanding of what something is like”举个🌰：This biography offers a few glimpses of his life before he became famous. 这部传记展示了他成名前的一些生活情况。

📺英剧《神探夏洛克》（Sherlock）第一季中的台词提到：I've given you a glimpse, Sherlock, just a teensy glimpse. 我给过你暗示 夏洛克 一点点提示/只字片语。

obscure /əbˈskjʊə/ 作形容词，表示“无名的；鲜为人知的；默默无闻的”，英文解释为“not known to many people”。也可以表示“费解的，晦涩的；模糊的，朦胧的；不清楚的”，英文解释为“not clear and difficult to understand or see”举个🌰：His answers were obscure and confusing. 他的回答模糊不清，令人费解。

作动词，表示“遮掩；遮蔽；使不分明”，英文解释为“to prevent something from being seen or heard”举个🌰：Two new skyscrapers had sprung up, obscuring the view from her window. 两座新摩天大楼拔地而起，挡住了她窗外的风景。

When the Argentina and Inter Miami forward was whisked away early by security after around 20 minutes, elements of the crowd turned hostile.

约20分钟后，这位阿根廷及国际迈阿密（Inter Miami）前锋在安保护送下提前离场，引发部分观众情绪失控。

whisk /wɪsk/ 表示“突然拿走，快速带走”，英文解释为“to take something or someone somewhere else suddenly and quickly”举个🌰：Our coffees were whisked away before we'd even finished them. 我们的咖啡还没有喝完就被匆匆拿走了。

hostile /ˈhɒstaɪl/ 1）friendly 的反义词，表示“怀有敌意的，敌对的，不友善的”英文解释为“angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone, and ready to argue with them”如：a hostile crowd 不友好的人群。

2）表示“艰苦的，恶劣的；不利的”，英文解释为“difficult or not suitable for living or growing”如：hostile weather conditions 恶劣的天气条件。

3）也可以表示“不同意的”（not agreeing with something）。

West Bengal's chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, said she was "deeply disturbed and shocked" by the events.

西孟加拉邦首席部长玛玛塔·班纳吉（Mamata Banerjee）表示，她对事件“深感不安和震惊”。

Announcing an enquiry, Banerjee apologised to Messi and "sports lovers" for the incident at the stadium.

她宣布展开调查，并就事件向梅西及“体育爱好者”致歉。

同inquiry，1）表示“询问，打听”，英文解释为“(the process of asking) a question”举个🌰：I've been making inquiries about/into the cost of a round-the-world ticket. 我一直在打听环球游的票价。

2）表示“调查，查究”，英文解释为“an official process to discover the facts about something bad that has happened”如：a judicial inquiry 司法调查。

"The [enquiry] committee will conduct a detailed enquiry into the incident, fix responsibility, and recommend measures to prevent such occurrences in the future," the chief minister said on X.

班纳吉在社交平台X上表示：“调查委员会将对事件进行详细调查，追究责任，并提出防止类似事件再次发生的措施。”

A spokesperson for Messi said that he fulfilled the time commitment that had been agreed in advance. In terms of the organisation of the event itself, he referred the BBC to the apology issued by Banerjee on social media.

梅西的发言人则表示，他已履行事先约定的时间承诺。关于活动组织问题，他建议BBC参考由班纳吉在社交媒体上发表的道歉声明。

A police official told reporters that the event's "chief organiser" had been arrested, without giving any further details, AFP reports.

据法新社报导，一名警官透露活动的“主要组织者”已被逮捕，但未提供更多细节。

arrest /əˈrest/ 表示“逮捕；拘捕”，英文解释为“If the police arrest someone, they take them away to ask them about a crime that they might have committed.”举个🌰：He was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag. 因海关人员在他的包中发现了毒品，他被捕了。

Authorities will look into how organisers could refund money to those who bought tickets, the official added.

该警官还称，当局将研究组织方可以如何向购票入场者退款。

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) said it was not involved in the "private event".

印度足协（AIFF）声明表示，该活动属于“私人活动”，足协并未牵涉其中。

Messi is in India for his 'GOAT [greatest of all time] tour', a series of promotional events in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi.

梅西此次到访印度，参加“GOAT（史上最伟大）巡回”，行程包括加尔各答、海得拉巴、孟买以及德里。

His tour began with the unveiling of a 70ft (21m) statue of himself in Kolkata, which had been assembled over the course of 27 days by a 45-strong crew. Messi appeared virtually due to security concerns.

他的巡回活动以在加尔各答揭幕一座高达70英尺（约21米）的雕像开始，该雕像由45人团队耗时27天制作完成。由于安全考量，梅西当时仅以连线方式亮相。

unveil /ʌnˈveɪl/ 1）表示“ 为…揭幕；揭开…上的覆盖物；拉开…的帷幔”，英文解释为“to remove a cover or curtain from a painting, statue, etc. so that it can be seen in public for the first time”举个🌰：She unveiled a plaque to mark the official opening of the hospital. 她主持揭幕式，标志着医院正式启用。

2）表示“（首次）展示，介绍，推出；将…公之于众”，英文解释为“to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first time”举个🌰：They will be unveiling their new models at the Motor Show. 他们将在汽车大展上首次推出自己的新型汽车。

🎬电影《复仇者联盟1》（The Avengers）中的台词提到：We look beyond the Earth to the greater worlds the Tesseract will unveil. 而我们则放眼地球之外 那些将被宇宙魔方开启的更广博的世界。

🎬电影《超人高校》（Sky High）中的台词提到：We can't unveil the Stronghold Three without Will. 我们不能在威尔（Will）不在场时 向大家介绍斯特朗霍德三侠（Stronghold Three）。

📍词根“-veil”表示"面纱"，前缀“un-”表示“不”。联想宫殿：在宫殿的一个房间，你看到一个被面纱覆盖的新产品即将被“揭露”。近义词：reveal（揭示） 同根词：veil（面纱），常用短语：unveil a plan（公布计划）

assemble /əˈsembl/ 1）表示“集合，聚集；收集”，英文解释为“to come together in a single place or bring parts together in a single group”举个🌰：We assembled in the meeting room after lunch. 午饭后我们在会议室集合。

2）表示“组装；装配”，英文解释为“to make something by joining separate parts”如：furniture that is easy to assemble 易于组装的家具。

Thousands of fans travelled to the city's stadium for a chance to see the footballer in person.

数千名球迷涌入体育场，只为亲眼见到这位足球巨星。

They were chanting, buying jerseys and wearing "I love Messi" headbands.

他们高喊口号、购买球衣，并佩戴“我爱梅西”头带。

chant /tʃɑːnt/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，1）表示“重复地说（或唱）；反复吟唱；反复念诵”，英文解释为“to repeat or sing a word or phrase continuously”举个🌰：The crowd were chanting the team's name. 人群正反复呼唤着自己足球队的名字。

2）表示“吟诵；唱圣歌”，英文解释为“If you chant or if you chant something, you sing a religious song or prayer.”举个🌰：Muslims chanted and prayed. 穆斯林唱了圣歌并祈祷了。

Messi initially walked out at the stadium waving to fans, but after his appearance was abruptly ended on Saturday, some frustrated fans stormed the pitch and vandalised banners and tents, as others hurled plastic chairs and water bottles.

周六的活动，梅西先是走进体育场，向球迷挥手致意，但在活动突然结束后，一些愤怒的球迷冲进球场，破坏横幅和帐篷，还有人投掷塑胶椅和水瓶。

frustrated /frʌsˈtreɪ.tɪd/ 1）表示“灰心的，气馁的”，英文解释为“feeling annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want”举个🌰：Are you feeling frustrated in your present job? 你做现在这份工作感觉气馁吗？

2）表示“失意的；不成功的”，英文解释为“used to say that a person who has not succeeded in a particular type of job”举个🌰：Frustrated writers often end up in publishing. 失意的作家最后往往投身出版业。

3）表示“情感受挫的”，英文解释为“A frustrated emotion is one that you are not able to express.”如：her frustrated love for him 她对他的爱情受挫了。

vandalize/vandalise 表示“故意破坏，肆意破坏（尤指公共财物）”，英文解释为“to damage sth, especially public property, deliberately and for no good reason”举个🌰：The walls had been horribly vandalized with spray paint. 这些墙壁已被人用喷漆破坏得一塌糊涂。

📺动画片《鲍勃汉堡店》（Bob's Burgers）中的台词提到：They ride around town on their bikes, vandalize stuff, 他们骑车四处乱逛 肆意破坏。

hurl /hɜːl/ 1）表示“猛扔；猛投；猛摔”，英文解释为“to throw sth/sb violently in a particular direction”举个🌰：He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。

2）表示“ 大声说出（辱骂或斥责等）”的意思，英文解释为“to shout insults, etc. at sb”举个🌰：Rival fans hurled abuse at each other. 两帮对立的球迷相互高声辱骂。

3）另外还有“呕吐”的意思（to vomit）。 🎬电影《伴娘》（Bridesmaids）中的台词提到：I'm going to hurl. I feel really sick, Annie! 我要吐了，好难受。

🎬电影《海底总动员2：多莉去哪儿》（Finding Dory）中的台词提到：Hey, dude, if you're gonna hurl, 如果你要吐的话，

The 2022 World Cup winner - considered one of football's greatest ever players - had been expected to play a short exhibition game at the stadium, the AFP news agency reports.

据法新社报导，这位被认为是史上最伟大球员之一的2022年世界杯冠军队长，原本预计会在体育场进行一场短暂的表演赛。

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