For some American fans, the World Cup is the be-all and end-all of international soccer. There is no close second.
对有些美国球迷来说,世界杯(World Cup)是首屈一指的国际足球赛事。其他赛事都远远不能与之相比。
Across the Atlantic, though, many fans, soccer writers and even some players have contended that the European championships, or Euros, which began on Friday, produce better soccer than the World Cup.
不过,在大西洋对岸,很多球迷、足球撰稿人、甚至球员都认为,周五开始的欧洲杯(the European championships)比世界杯更精彩。
The pro-Euro argument is that a lot more teams compete in the World Cup, including some from countries that have rarely done well at the international level. This can create too many lopsided games and possibly drag down the overall quality of the soccer. So while there have been many great games in the World Cup, the thinking goes, the standard of play has been lower on balance.
这一观点的论据是参与世界杯比赛的球队要多得多,有些国家的球队很少在国际赛事中有上佳表现。这会造成太多一边倒的比赛,因此可能拉低这一赛事的整体水平。所以,虽然世界杯上有很多精彩比赛,但有些人认为,它的比赛水平总体偏低。
There are reasons for assuming this is true. The best players from around the world overwhelmingly play for European clubs, which helps bolster the standard of European players. European national teams have won four of the last five World Cups, and seven of the 10 finalists were European.
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