當伊朗隊正在準備同墨西哥的比賽時，國內的各大城市也準備好了迎接即將到來的足球狂熱。

　　首都德黑蘭首次決定在各大公園和廣場架設大屏幕轉播伊朗隊的比賽。警察們則準備好了處理即將到來的交通混亂。他們告誡民眾，最好是待在家裏看球，因為屆時德黑蘭的街道將會陷入空前的交通混亂，特別是如果伊朗隊能夠打平甚至戰勝墨西哥，那麼真個德黑蘭就會陷入足球狂歡之中。

　　警察們會封閉其中的一些道路和廣場，但是總的原則則是為狂熱的球迷們提供方便和安全保障。

　　鏈結： http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=afp-fblwc2006gpdiriiran&prov=afp&type=lgns

　　原文：Iranian cities brace for World Cup mayhem

　　Iranian cities brace for World Cup mayhem

　　AFP

　　June 11, 2006

　　TEHRAN (AFP) - Large cities across Iran are bracing for gridlock as the football-mad Islamic republic prepared to open its World Cup campaign against Mexico in Germany.

　　For the first time ever, Tehran's municipality has decided to show Iran's matches on giant screen televisions at major parks across the sprawling city. Police said they were anticipating huge crowds and traffic mayhem for Sunday's game.

　　"We recommend people stay at home to watch the match as much as is possible," Tehran's police spokesman, Mohammad Torang, told AFP.

　　"But if they want to watch the match on one Tehran's giant screens, we are ready to facilitate the traffic," he added, but nevertheless predicted that Tehran's streets would be brought to a "total standstill" if Iran managed to draw or win against Mexico.

　　If previous events are anything to go by, a good result is likely to prompt dancing on the streets and a cacaphony of firecrackers and horns well into the early hours of the morning.

　　"Having fun is the right of the people," Torang asserted, adding that police also shared the public's ambitions for the national team.

　　"Of course there will be some traffic restrictions in some of Tehran's main streets or squares, but all in all it will be to facilitate fun," he said.

　　President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, however, will be watching the game on television in his office.

　　"The president will carry on working, but he will follow the game at the same time," a source in the president's office told AFP.

　　Iran's opening first-round match was kicking off in the southern German city of Nuremberg at 1600 GMT.

　　作者- 北京外國語大學英語 柳瀚

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