Football teaches us teamwork and fair play

    足球教我們團(tuán)隊(duì)協(xié)作和公平競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

    Football is a global language.

    足球是全球通用的語(yǔ)言。

    It can bridge social, cultural and religious divides.

    足球可以彌合社會(huì)、文化和宗教分歧。

    It enhances personal development and growth,

    足球促進(jìn)個(gè)人發(fā)展和成長(zhǎng)，

    teaches us teamwork and fair play, builds self-esteem and opens doors to new opportunities.

    教我們團(tuán)隊(duì)協(xié)作和公平競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，建立自尊并打開(kāi)新的機(jī)會(huì)之門(mén)。

    This, in turn, can contribute to the well-being of whole communities and countries.

    進(jìn)而可以促進(jìn)整個(gè)社會(huì)和各個(gè)國(guó)家的福祉。

    That is why the United Nations is using football as a tool in our work to reach the Millennium Development Goals - the set of powerful, people-centred objectives adopted by all countries as a blueprint for building a better world in the 21st century.

    正因?yàn)槿绱�，�?lián)合國(guó)正在把足球作為我們工作中一個(gè)工具，用以實(shí)現(xiàn)千年發(fā)展目標(biāo)——即各國(guó)作為建設(shè)二十一世紀(jì)更美好世界的藍(lán)圖而通過(guò)的一整套強(qiáng)有力的、以人為本的目標(biāo)。

    And it is why the United Nations is turning to football in our efforts to heal the emotional woundsof war among young people in refugee camps, and in countries recovering from armed conflict.

    也正因?yàn)槿绱�，�?lián)合國(guó)正在難民營(yíng)內(nèi)和剛剛擺脫武裝沖突的國(guó)家借助足球來(lái)彌合戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)給年輕人留下的情緒創(chuàng)傷。

    At the World Summit last year, all of the world's Governments declared that

    世界各國(guó)政府曾在去年世界首腦會(huì)議上宣布，

    "sports can foster peace and development, and can contribute to an atmosphereof tolerance and understanding".

    “體育可以促進(jìn)和平與發(fā)展，并可助長(zhǎng)寬容與諒解的氣氛”。

    Over the next few weeks, as billions of people worldwide focus on the FIFA World Cup,

    今后幾個(gè)星期，全世界幾十億人都將聚精會(huì)神地關(guān)注世界足聯(lián)的世界杯比賽，

    we appeal to players and fans everywhere to support to us in our mission.

    我們吁請(qǐng)各地球員和球迷們支持我們的使命。

    Let us harness the magic of football in our quest for development and peace.

    讓我們利用足球的魅力來(lái)促進(jìn)發(fā)展與和平的事業(yè)。