在地球的另一端，還有一個特殊的葡萄牙球迷，在他的心裏，有比球隊在世界盃上表現如何更值得他憂慮的事情。

　　這個人就是前葡萄牙殖民地－東帝汶的總統，沙納納古斯芒。他訪問裏斯本的時候還時常出席聯賽或葡萄牙的國際比賽。葡萄牙在30年前離開了東南亞的這塊殖民地。

　　最近幾週古斯芒的國家籠罩在一片動亂中，一些軍隊的士兵發生了叛亂，從而顯現出這個國家深深的政治派別隔閡。

　　週日應古斯芒的請求，葡萄牙隊的球員在公共場合展示了一幅大的標語。這副標語是為了團結東帝汶國內的民眾而設計的，上面用當地語言書寫著：“Timor Leste, klamar ida deit, povu ida deit”，意思是“東帝汶，一個靈魂，一個國家”。

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

　　原文:LONG-DISTANCE MESSAGE

　　On the other side of the world from Germany there's a Portugal fan who is occupied by bigger worries than how the team does at the World Cup.

　　Xanana Gusmao, the president of former Portuguese colony East Timor, often attends league or international games when he's on a state visit to Lisbon. Portugal withdrew from the Southeast Asian country nearly 30 years ago.

　　In recent weeks Gusmao's country has been racked by violence after a group of soldiers mutinied and exposed deep political divisions.

　　On Sunday, at Gusmao's request, the Portuguese players unfurled a large banner in a public gesture designed to unite the East Timorese people. It read, in the Timorese language: "Timor Leste, klamar ida deit, povu ida deit" (East Timor, one soul, one country).

　　作者-北京第二外國語大學英語系王帥

責編：佟杉杉