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2. 重点单词的中英文解释；

3. 中英文翻译；

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The president speaks with the squad in light of the defeat to Villarreal and the news that Xavi will step down at the end of the season.

Joan Laporta is with both the team and Xavi Hernández after the defeat to Villarreal and the coach's announcement that he will step down at the end of the season. As such, FC Barcelona's president stopped by the Ciutat Esportiva on Sunday morning to say a few words to the squad.

Prior to training, Xavi Hernández explained the reason for the decision he announced yesterday, and then Joan Laporta followed up once the training session on the Tito Vilanova pitch had come to an end.

The president and Xavi standing together shows that the Board of Directors are with the coach, which he himself highlighted during the Villarreal post-match press conference. Furthermore, he encouraged the players to be positive and urged them to keep fighting during the final four decisive months of the season.

Laporta then took time to speak with the Club's media, explaining "Xavi informed me that he would leave at the end of the season. He wanted to finish the season and it's a formula that I accept because it was Xavi who proposed it to me. And he is a Barça legend. He is an honest person; he acts with complete dignity; and he is a person who loves Barça."

Decision taken on board, Laporta wanted to focus on the remaining months of the season, stating "we have to give everything we have to try to win the Champions League. We are in the next round against Napoli, and we are going step by step, and I think that, with commitment, with more character, without losing concentration, with the coach giving everything that I know he will, and with the players fully committed, we will be able to achieve some of the goals we have set for ourselves at the end of the season."

Lastly, he addressed the FC Barcelona fans as follows, "This is a complicated season. We already knew that we had to go to Montjuïc. We will return to Spotify Camp Nou at the end of this year if there are no unforeseen issues. In principle, everything is going according to plan.

And, first of all, I want to thank you for your commitment to the team, and to the Club, because the fans are responding. We had the second-best attendance yesterday, but it’s not just about the attendance, it's about the fans, cheering at all times, when the team are going through the most difficult times. I want to thank you for that and I ask you to keep it up. To make the effort of going to Montjuïc to cheer on Barça again when we play Osasuna."

1. Squad：a group of players, runners, etc. from which a team is chosen for a particular game or match，运动（代表）队；

2. In light of：If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible because you have this information，根据；

3. Step down：If someone steps down or steps aside, they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place，退位；

4. Prior to：If something happens prior to a particular time or event, it happens before that time or event，在 (某时间或事件) 之前；

5. Follow up：If you follow up something that has been said, suggested, or discovered, you try to find out more about it or take action about it，跟进；

6. Formula：A formula is a plan that is invented in order to deal with a particular problem，方案；

7. Propose：If you propose something such as a plan or an idea, you suggest it for people to think about and decide upon，建议；

8. Dignity：If someone behaves or moves with dignity, they are calm, controlled, and admirable，尊贵；

9. Address：to say sth directly to sb，向…说话；

10. Unforeseen：If something that has happened was unforeseen, it was not expected to happen or known about beforehand，未预见的；

11. In principle：If something is possible in principle, there is no known reason why it should not happen, even though it has not happened before，在理论上；

12. Attendance：The attendance at an event is the number of people who are present at it，出席人数；

The president speaks with the squad in light of the defeat to Villarreal and the news that Xavi will step down at the end of the season.

主席在与球队交谈时谈到了输给维拉里尔以及哈维将在赛季末辞职的消息。

Joan Laporta is with both the team and Xavi Hernández after the defeat to Villarreal and the coach's announcement that he will step down at the end of the season. As such, FC Barcelona's president stopped by the Ciutat Esportiva on Sunday morning to say a few words to the squad.

在输给维拉里尔以及哈维宣布赛季末辞职之后，琼·拉波尔塔与球队和哈维·埃尔南德斯站在了一起。因此，巴塞罗那足球俱乐部主席周日早上前往体育城，向球队说了几句话。

Prior to training, Xavi Hernández explained the reason for the decision he announced yesterday, and then Joan Laporta followed up once the training session on the Tito Vilanova pitch had come to an end.

在训练之前，哈维·埃尔南德斯解释了他昨天宣布的决定的原因，然后在蒂托·比拉诺瓦球场的训练结束后，琼·拉波尔塔进行了跟进。

The president and Xavi standing together shows that the Board of Directors are with the coach, which he himself highlighted during the Villarreal post-match press conference. Furthermore, he encouraged the players to be positive and urged them to keep fighting during the final four decisive months of the season.

主席和哈维站在一起，表明董事会支持这位教练，他自己在维拉里尔赛后的新闻发布会上也强调了这一点。此外，他鼓励球员们保持积极态度，并敦促他们在赛季最后四个决定性的月份里继续战斗。

Laporta then took time to speak with the Club's media, explaining "Xavi informed me that he would leave at the end of the season. He wanted to finish the season and it's a formula that I accept because it was Xavi who proposed it to me. And he is a Barça legend. He is an honest person; he acts with complete dignity; and he is a person who loves Barça."

拉波尔塔随后抽出时间与俱乐部的媒体交谈，他解释说：“哈维告诉我他将在赛季结束时离开。他想完成这个赛季，我接受了这个方案，因为是哈维向我提出的。而且他是巴塞罗那的传奇。他是个诚实的人；他行为举止完全有尊严；他是个热爱巴塞罗那的人。”

Decision taken on board, Laporta wanted to focus on the remaining months of the season, stating "we have to give everything we have to try to win the Champions League. We are in the next round against Napoli, and we are going step by step, and I think that, with commitment, with more character, without losing concentration, with the coach giving everything that I know he will, and with the players fully committed, we will be able to achieve some of the goals we have set for ourselves at the end of the season."

在做出决定后，拉波尔塔希望把重点放在本赛季剩余的几个月上，他表示：“我们必须竭尽全力尝试赢得欧洲冠军联赛。我们已进入了下一轮比赛，对手是那不勒斯，我们正在一步一步前进，我认为，只要有决心，有更多的斗志，不失去专注力，有教练付出我知道他会付出的一切，有球员们的全力以赴，我们就能够实现我们在赛季结束时为自己设定的一些目标。”

Lastly, he addressed the FC Barcelona fans as follows, "This is a complicated season. We already knew that we had to go to Montjuïc. We will return to Spotify Camp Nou at the end of this year if there are no unforeseen issues. In principle, everything is going according to plan.

最后，他向巴塞罗那球迷们致辞：“这是一个复杂的赛季。我们已经知道我们必须前往蒙特惠奇。如果没有意外情况，我们将在今年年底重返Spotify诺坎普球场。原则上，一切都在按计划进行。

And, first of all, I want to thank you for your commitment to the team, and to the Club, because the fans are responding. We had the second-best attendance yesterday, but it’s not just about the attendance, it's about the fans, cheering at all times, when the team are going through the most difficult times. I want to thank you for that and I ask you to keep it up. To make the effort of going to Montjuïc to cheer on Barça again when we play Osasuna."

首先，我要感谢你们对球队和俱乐部的支持，因为球迷们正在做出回应。昨天的观众人数是第二多的，但这不仅仅是关于观众人数，而是关于球迷们，他们一直在为球队加油，即使球队经历了最困难的时期。我要感谢你们，并希望你们继续这样做。当我们对阵奥萨苏纳时，请再次前往蒙特惠奇为巴塞罗那加油。”