세계인의 축제 “2006 월드컵” 개막
세계인의 축제 “2006 월드컵” 개막
From ABC News, this is World News tonight with Charles Gibson, reporting tonight Terry Moran. 32 nations vying for 경쟁하다, 우열을 다투다 soccer supremacy 최고,우위 which began in Germany. Soccer’s an afterthought 추가 부분, 보충 in American sports, but an obsession 집념, 사로잡힘 almost everywhere else. And that was quite clear today. ABC’s Jim Suitto is in Munich.
This is the World Cup which raises spirits and crushes <정신, 희망을> 꺾다 them, and somehow leaves everyone believing they’ve taken part in something unforgettable. “Most important event. More important than the Olympics? More important than the Olympics. More important than the Super Bowl.”
To some, it’s religion. Soccer is a big part of life, the head of Germany’s Protestant Church 개신교 교회 said this morning. In one game, you can experience more hope and disappointment than you normally would in months, even years.
It is the world’s biggest sporting event. It will reach a total television audience of 32 billion, 300 times that of the Super Bowl. Another 5 million are traveling to Germany, like us, to see it live. Everywhere we’ve been in Germany, we’ve seen United Nations of soccer fans. Here we have Germany, Iran, Mexico, Argentina and everyone we speak with says that the World Cup is about much more than the game of soccer.
Football is passion all over the world, except it seems, in the US, where the sport is still overshadowed <비교하여> 무색하게 하다 by baseball, football, and basketball. This year’s US team is probably the best ever and yet stars are still better known overseas than at home 본국에.
And so while World Cup highlights play last on American television, South Korean TV teaches viewers how to cheer louder and to keep their blood pressure down when matches are close. It was an English coach who said some people think the game is a matter of life and death, but it’s much more serious than that. Jim Sciutto, ABC News, Munich.