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1、VOA常速英语听力2012年09月合辑（文本）：Chinese-Invest-in-Italian-Soccer-ClubMILAN—AgroupofChineseinvestorsissettobecomethesecond-biggeststakeholderinanItaliansoccerclub,Milan'steamInternazionale.WithEurope'scontinuingeconomictroubles,fanssaytheyareexcitedaboutthedealbringingmorefinancialsecurityandanewstadium,buil
2、tbyChina'ssecond-biggestconstructioncompany.InternazionaleMilan,oneofItaly'smostfamousteams,hasplayedinthecountry'stopleague,SerieA,sinceitsfoundingin1908.MassimoMoratti,theteampresidentandmainshareholder,recentlyannouncedan$87-milliondealwithagroupofChineseinvestorsfor15percentoftheteam'sshares.Spo
3、rtscommentatorGianLucaRossisaysMoratti'sprimarybusinessinoildrillingandrefiningwashithardbythepoliticalupheavalinLibya.Thoselosses,aswellasthedeepeningoftheeconomiccrisisinEuropemadeitmoredifficultforhimtofundtheprestigiousbutlessprofitablesoccerteam."Thedramaticthinghereisthatfansthinkthatapoorcoun
4、trycanstillhavearichsoccer,"notedRossi.RossiaddsthatMorattihadbeenlookingforinvestmentfromAsiaforatleasttwoyears."FromwhatIgatheredtalkingtoMorattirecently,theideaofnothavingtobealoneinwritingchecksfor20,30,50millionissomethingthatgiveshimhisbreathback,andmakeshimlookatthefuturewithgreatoptimism,"sa
5、idRossi.Aspartofthedeal,anewstadiuminMilanwillreplacetheSanSirovenue,whichissharedwithInter'srivalteamACMilan.Thestadiumwillbebuiltbythestate-ownedChinaRailwayConstructionCorporationasitsfirstprojectinEurope."Thestadiumnow,coststhetwoteamssomethinglike16million[euros-about$20million]eachyear,soforea
6、chclubit'sarentofeightmillioneuro[$10million],"Rossinoted."Obviously,thisismoneythatshouldbespentelsewhere,foraclubthatissupposedtobemakingimportantbuystostaycompetitive.AsfansgatheredinMilanforthefirstmatchoftheItalianchampionship,mostwerehappyaboutMoratti'schoiceofpartners."Itisdefinitelyawell-cho
7、sendeal,"saidGiacomodellaVecchia,presidentofa-2-nearbycity'sInterclub."Becausenowadaystherecanbenotycoon,likeinthepast,thatcompletelysponsorsateamanduniquelyshouldersalltheexpenses.Itisamodernthingand
