Why was Qatar, a tiny desert state with no football pedigree, chosen to host FIFA's showpiece event?

为什么是卡塔尔这个没有足球血统的沙漠小国，为什么是它来主办国际足联的比赛？

Even if one didn't know from concrete examples(the 1936 Olympic Games, for instance) that international sporting contests lead to orgies of hatred, one could deduce it from general principles.

一个人即使不能从具体的事例（例如1936年的奥林匹克运动会）了解到国际运动比赛会导致疯狂的仇恨，也可以从常理中推断出结。

Some international soccer games have been played in empty stadiums.

一些国际足球比赛在空无一人的体场进行。

I asked you when the first international football match took place.

我之前问你，第一场国际足球比赛是何时举行的。

Thirty-two gymnasts from Japan,the U.S., Russia and China plus 2,000 social distanced fans gathered at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium earlier this month in Tokyo for one the first international sporting competitions since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

本初，32名来自日本、美国、俄罗斯和中国的体操运动员，以及2000名进行社交隔离的球迷聚集在东京的Yoyogi国家体，加自疫情爆发以来的首次国际体比赛。

For Neymar, this just goes down as another bad international tournament.

对内马尔来说，这只是一场糟糕的国际比赛。

Well, it's an international design competition and we have to come up with a new design for a typical domestic kitchen appliance.

它是一个国际性的设计比赛，我们需要为一种典型的家庭厨房用具想出一个全新的设计。

However, her agent told FIFA (the organisers of the tournament) that she has pulled out.

然而, 她的经纪人告诉国际足联(比赛的组织者), 她已经退出了。

In most international competitions, Australia is among the winning nations.

在大多数国际比赛中，澳大利亚都在获胜国之列。

Well, don't forget we have her, um, chess tournament tonight now.

别忘了今晚要去看她的国际象棋比赛。

It's famous because of its high altitude and it's even hosted some international competitions.

它因高海拔而闻名，甚至还举办过一些国际比赛。

The game is the second international competition of the 2022 Winter Olympic test series.

这场比赛是 2022 年冬奥会测试系列赛的第二场国际比赛。

And the World Series is going to game seven.

国际棒球世界比赛已经进入了第7场比赛。

Medical experts of football's world governing body have decided that a strict set of rules is needed concerning the treatment of head injuries in international football and European Club competitions.

世界足球管理机构医疗专家认为，应该针对球员在国际足球比赛和欧洲俱乐部比赛中头部受伤的治疗制定严格的规定。

For example, the toughest stance has been taken by track and field's World Athletics, which has excluded all Russians from international competition since the invasion started in February 2022.

例如，世界田径协会采取了最强硬的立场，自2022年2俄罗斯入侵以来，该组织已禁止所有俄罗斯人加国际比赛。

With European countries in high alert, an international football match in Germany was called off on short notice because what police described as a serious bomb threat.

欧洲国家提高警惕，因遭到炸弹威胁，德国国际比赛临时取消。

But the new stable has attracted tens of young Somalis who have signed up for training, or lessons, and dream of racing in international competitions one day.

但新的马场吸引了数十名索马里年轻人，他们已报名加训练（即课程），梦想着有一天能加国际比赛。

And a Welsh regby player had to miss an international club match in South Africa after his hand was bitten by a lion.

一名威尔士橄榄球运动员不得不错过南非举行的一场国际俱乐部比赛，因为他的手被一只狮子咬伤。

Riot police in Brazil have clashed with protesters outside the main football stadium in the capital Brasilia hours before the start of an international tournament.

在国际比赛开始前数小时，巴西首都巴西防暴警察在足球赛场外与抗议者发生冲突。

Competitive fire has been praised for the success of political candidates, Olympic athletes, and champion chess players who reached the top by racing someone else.

与他人一较高下，在政治竞选、奥运会以及国际象棋比赛中备受推崇。