无奈！阿布忍痛出售切尔西【健谈英语】

【头条播报】
Faced with the threat of financial sanctions targeting Russians, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich confirmed that he had decided to sell Chelsea Football Club, and promised to donate money from the sale to help victims of the war in Ukraine. The Russian businessman bought the London club in 2003 for around 233 million US dollars, and at that time Chelsea was around 130 million US dollars in debt. Abramovich's trophy asset made him a high-profile target for politicians demanding he be included among the wealthy and influential Russians to be hit with sanctions.

【分句讲解】
①Faced with the threat of financial sanctions targeting Russians, Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich confirmed that he had decided to sell Chelsea Football Club, and promised to donate money from the sale to help victims of the war in Ukraine.
面对针对俄罗斯人的金融制裁威胁，切尔西老板罗曼·阿布拉莫维奇证实，他已决定出售切尔西足球俱乐部，并承诺将出售所得款项捐赠给乌克兰战争的受害者。

1. (be) faced with 面临……

We are faced with a difficult choice.
我们面临着困难的抉择。

2. threat of 来自……的威胁

The threat of losing their jobs is a constant source of worry to them.
丢掉工作的威胁时常使他们忧心忡忡。

3. promise to do sth 承诺做某事

I promise to return the book to you as soon as I finish reading it.
我承诺一读完这本书我就把它还给你。

4. victims of the war 某场战争的受害者

victims of 某事的受害者
Women are still the main victims of domestic violence.
妇女仍然是家庭暴力的主要受害者。

②The Russian businessman bought the London club in 2003 for around 233 million US dollars, and at that time Chelsea was around 130 million US dollars in debt.
这位俄罗斯商人在2003年以2.33亿美元左右的价格买下了这家位于伦敦的俱乐部，而当时切尔西背负的债务约为1.3亿美元。

1. buy sth for + money 花多少钱买……

He walks casually into the store and offers to buy the cat for two dollars.
他漫不经心地走进店里，提出花两美元买那只猫。

buy for + sb 为某人购买……
But I haven't decided what to buy for my mother, probably some jewels.
但我还没决定给我妈妈买什么，可能是一些珠宝。

2. be in debt 处于负债状态下

After years of borrowing, Greece is in debt.
在借钱多年之后，希腊负债累累。

③Abramovich's trophy asset made him a high-profile target for politicians demanding he be included among the wealthy and influential Russians to be hit with sanctions.
阿布拉莫维奇极有价值的资产使他成为政界人士眼中惹人注目的目标，这使他被包括在受到制裁的一批富有和有影响力的俄罗斯人中。

1. trophy asset 特别有价值/重要的资产

trophy n. 奖品，战利品
asset n. 资产，财产

2. high-profile target 备受瞩目的目标

high-profile adj. 引人注目的
high-profile athletes 备受关注的运动员
high-profile academic conferences 高知名度的学术会议

3. be hit with 受到……打击

The country could thus potentially be hit with much higher costs for imported oil.
这个国家因此可能会因要以高得多的价格进口石油而受到打击。

4. sanction n. 制裁，处罚

economic sanction 经济制裁
administrative sanction 行政处分