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COPA MUNDIAL 2014 - Parte 1/2:
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WORLD CUP 2014 - Part 1/2 |
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From VOA Learning
English, this is "As It Is". I'm Anna
Matteo in Washington. |
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Technology is
changing many
parts of our lives. But
when it comes to
sports, fans do not
always like new
technology. Sports
fans can be very
loyal. They may
not be too pleased
if technology threatens to
change the way
their sport is played or
viewed. |
lives: vidas; fans: simpatizantes, hinchas; when it comes to: en lo que respecta a; loyal: leales, fieles; too pleased: muy satisfechos; threatens: amenaza con; viewed: enfocado, considerado; |
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But what if
something can be
fixed for the better? Something
like making sure
all good soccer
goals count?
International soccer’s governing
body, FIFA, thinks
most sports fans
would approve of that
change to the game. Here’s June
Simms with more on that
story. |
but what: pero qué ocurre; fixed for the better: arreglado para mejor; like making sure: como asegurarse; all good soccer goals: todos los goles del fútbol válidos; count: suman; governing body: órgano directivo; most: la mayoría de (los); would approve: aprobarían; game: partido; |
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Goal line
technology was introduced in
international football at the
Confederations Cup in
Brazil last year. The move to
goal line technology
follows international
pressure on the sport's
governing body,
FIFA, after a missed
call in the 2010 World
Cup. |
goal line technology: la tecnología de la línea de gol (señalada con tiza o pintura); introduced: presentada; move: pase, cambio; follows: obedece; pressure: presión, apremio; missed call: desacierto, paso en falso (metida de pata); |
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Video
replays of a match clearly
show that England's
Frank Lampard
scored a goal against
Germany. That goal,
however, was denied.
Neither the referee
nor linesman saw
the ball cross the
goal line.
Fans were
not happy, to put it
gently. And FIFA
heard their protests
loud and clear. |
replays: repeticiones de un partido; clearly show: muestran claramente; scored a goal against: marcó un gol contra; however: sin embargo; was denied: fue negado, refutado; Neither the referee: ni el árbitro; nor linesman: ni el juez de línea; saw the ball cross: vieron cruzar la pelota; to put it gently: para decirlo con delicadeza; loud and clear: unánimente; |
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The incident
led to the development of
goal line
technology approved by FIFA. That technology was put to the
test at the Confederations
Cup in Brazil in 2013. |
incident: episodio; led to: desembocó en; development: desarrollo; was put to the test: fue sometida a prueba; |
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Bjorn
Linder is the chairman of
GoalControl, the German-based
company that won the goal
line technology
contract for the 2013 Confederations
Cup. His team
spent weeks in
Brazil before the games as
part of the FIFA
certification process. |
chairman: presidente; German-based: de origen alemán; that won: que ganó; contract: contrato; team: equipo de colaboradores; spent weeks: pasó semanas; before the games: antes de los partidos; as part of: como parte de; |
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“The whole
system uses 14
cameras that are installed on the
catwalk. We have seven
cameras per goal
and computers that are connected
to those cameras. The
computers are catching the
images, around 500
pictures per second.” |
the whole system: el sistema completo; catwalk: puente de trabajo, pasarela; per goal: por gol; catching: capturando; around 500 pictures per second: aprox. 500 imágenes por segundo; |
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Computers
track the path of the ball
in real time and
reconstruct the play. “And once
the computer (perceives) the
ball has crossed the
goal line, it
gives a signal to the referee's
watch. So all
the referees on the field
receive a signal and it
vibrates and gives an
optical signal ‘goal’
and he knows a goal has
occurred.” |
track the path: rastrean el curso; reconstruct: reconstruyen; the play: el juego; once: una vez que; perceives: detecta que; has crossed the goal line: ha cruzado la línea de gol; it gives a signal: envía una señal; referee's watch: reloj del árbitro (ver imagen arriba); vibrates: vibra; an optical signal "goal": una señal óptica que indica "gol"; a goal has occurred: un gol se ha producido; |
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Electronic
eyes on the goal line
may settle
arguments, but the data is still
only a reconstruction of
reality. Nic
Fleming is a London-based science
and technology writer. He
believes the use of
goal line
technology is a chance to educate
people about the
role of uncertainty in science. |
electronic eyes: los ojos electrónicos (ver imagen arriba); may settle arguments: pueden resolver las discusiones; the data is still: la información sigue siendo; London-based: radicado en Londres; a chance to: una oportunidad para; about the role of uncertainty: sobre el rol (que desempeña) la incertidumbre; in science: en la ciencia; |
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“There are
fantastic tools, but let’s be
realistic about their
limitations, that science is
about probabilities. Now,
what better way
than to have this
message in a game that's so
popular.” |
tools: herramientas; let's be realistic: seamos realistas; is about probabilities: trata de las probabilidades; what better way: qué mejor manera; than to have this message: que disponer de este mensaje; in a game that's so popular: en un deporte tan popular; |
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Goal Control claims an
accuracy of plus or
minus 5 millimeters. This is
well under FIFA’s
minimum requirement of
plus or minus 3
centimeters. Nic Fleming
would like to see
that number flashed on the
screen. He says
viewers could compare the
replays to the computer
reconstructions and learn a
little science. |
claims: afirma, alega; accuracy: precisión, exactitud; of plus or minus 5 millimeters: de 5 mm en más o en menos; that number flashed on the screen: que ese número destellara en la pantalla; viewers: los espectadores, televidentes; could compare: podrían comparar; learn a little science: aprender algo de ciencia; |
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“And the wider
point really is that
science is central to
many public
debates today, whether
that's climate change or
nuclear power or
genetic modification. Now,
in all of these
cases science provides
probabilities. It does not
provide yes-no,
black-white answers. And it’s
quite important that the public
understands that.” |
the wider point: el aspecto más amplio; is central to: es primordial para; public debates: debates públicos; whether that's: llámese; climate change: cambio climático; nuclear power: energía nuclear; genetic modification: ingeniería genética; provides: provee; |
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Goal line
technology may
become a central part of
the sport. But, it is important to
remember that it is still the
referee -- not the computer --
that makes the final
call.
I’m June
Simms. Cheers,
June. And I’m Anna
Matteo. |
a central part: una parte fundamental; it is still the referee: sigue siendo el árbitro; that makes the final call: el que adopta la decisión final; |
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So,
what do you
think soccer fans?
Will this technology help or
hurt the game of
soccer? |
soccer fans: simpatizantes de fútbol; help or hurt: ayudar o perjudicar a; the game of soccer: el fútbol. |
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