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2022-05-30黄立平
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2022年4月，国际足联和卡塔尔公布了2022年卡塔尔世界杯足球赛的吉祥物La'eeb，这吸引了很多人的注意。La'eeb在阿拉伯语中的意思是“技艺高超的球员”。La'eeb是青春永驻的，来自“吉祥物宇宙”的它将把足球的快乐带给每一个人。
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FIFA and Qatar have revealed La'eeb as the official mascot for this year's FIFA World Cup 2022?. La'eeb is an Arabic word meaning a super-skilled player. He belongs to a parallel （平行的）mascot universe that is indescribable—everyone is invited to interpret what it looks like. La'eeb encourages everyone to believe in themselves as “Now is All”. He will bring the joy of football to everyone.
The adventurous， fun and curious La'eeb was revealed during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022?Final Draw， which took place in Doha.
Khalid Ali Al Mawlawi， Deputy Director General， Marketing， Communications and Tournament Experience， Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy， said， “We are delighted to unveil La'eeb as the official mascot for the first FIFA World Cup?in the Middle East and Arab world.”
“We are sure fans everywhere will love this fun and playful character. La'eeb will play a vital role as we engage fans young and old in Qatar's FIFA World Cup?experience，”added Al Mawlawi.
The courageous and uplifting La'eeb has attended every previous FIFA World Cup?tournament （锦标赛）and has contributed to some of the most famous moments in football history， including a number of iconic goals. La'eeb will be known for his youthful spirit， spreading joy and confidence everywhere he goes. La'eeb comes from a parallel world where tournament mascots live. It is a world where ideas and creativity form the basis of characters that live in the minds of everyone.
La'eeb will be everywhere—welcoming the world， inspiring young fans and cheering the action during the tournament， which will take place from 21 November to 18 December. In addition， fans will soon be able to download GIFs and stickers of La'eeb via a host of social media channels， including Facebook， Instagram， Twitter， TikTok， WhatsApp and Snapchat. La'eeb screensavers and filters will also be available for people to download.
Reading Check
1. What do we know about La'eeb from paragraph 1？
A. It's an English word.
B. It means a football fan.
C. It looks like a different football.
D. It has different images in different people.
2. What's Al Mawlawi's attitude toward La'eeb？
A. Negative.
B. Satisfied.
C. Unclear.
D. Mixed.
3. What does the fifth paragraph mainly talk about？
A. La'eeb's origin.
B. La'eeb's future.
C. La'eeb's contributions.
D. La'eeb's development.
4. In which section of the newspaper can we find this text？
A. Sports.B. Education.
C. Entertainment.D. Advertisement.
Language Study
I. Difficult sentence in the text
It is a world where ideas and creativity form the basis of characters that live in the minds of everyone.在這个世界里，想法和创造力构成了每个人脑海中的人物的基础。
【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句，where引导定语从句，修饰先行词a world;that引导定语从句，修饰先行词characters。
II. Text-centered chunks
belong to 属于
look like看起来像
take place发生;举行
play a vital role起关键作用
contribute to捐献;有助于;投稿
a number of 一些;许多
be known for因……而著名
in addition此外
be available for可供……利用的
