歐足聯宣佈封殺嗚嗚祖拉
Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competition after UEFA said that the plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.
The plastic horns became a hallmark of the World Cup in South Africa, producing a monotonous droning sound which provided a backdrop for every match.
But they will not be allowed in stadiums in UEFA competitions such as the Champions League, Europa League and Euro 2012 qualifiers after UEFA's ruling on Wednesday.
"European football's governing body has informed its 53 member associations that it has taken the move for reasons related to Europe's football culture and tradition, saying that the atmosphere at matches would be changed by the sound of the vuvuzela," said UEFA in a statement.
"The World Cup was characterised by the vuvuzela's widespread and permanent use in the stands," it added.
"In the specific context of South Africa, the vuvuzela adds a touch of local flavour and folklore, but UEFA feels that the instrument's widespread use would not be appropriate in Europe, where a continuous loud background noise would be emphasised."
The statement then continued with a clear criticism of the controversial instrument.
"The magic of football consists of the two-way exchange of emotions between the pitch and the stands, where the public can transmit a full range of feelings to the players.
"However, UEFA is of the view that the vuvuzelas would completely change the atmosphere, drowning supporter emotions and detracting from the experience of the game.
"To avoid the risk of these negative effects in the stadiums where UEFA competitions are played and to protect the culture and tradition of football in Europe - singing, chanting etc. - UEFA has decided with immediate effect that vuvuzelas will not be allowed in the stadiums where UEFA competitions matches are played."
歐洲足球協會聯合會稱塑料喇叭嗚嗚祖拉淹沒了球迷的聲音，並擾亂比賽情緒，因此嗚嗚祖拉將被禁止出現在歐足聯比賽賽場。
這種塑料喇叭成爲南非世界盃的一個印記，它所發出的單調的嗡嗡聲成爲每場比賽的背景聲音。
不過，在歐足聯週三宣佈這一規定後，將不允許這種喇叭進入歐洲冠軍聯賽、歐羅巴聯賽、2012年歐錦賽預選賽這樣的歐足聯比賽的場館。
歐足聯在一項聲明中說：“歐洲足球管理機構在通知53個成員組織時說，採取這一舉措的原因與歐洲足球文化和傳統有關，稱嗚嗚祖拉的聲音會改變比賽的氣氛。”
它補充說：“看臺上隨處可見並且吹個沒完的嗚嗚祖拉是本屆世界盃賽的最大特色。”
“在南非的特定背景下，嗚嗚祖拉增添了幾分地方特色和民風，但是歐足聯覺得歐洲比賽不適合廣泛使用這種樂器，持續喧鬧的背景聲音在歐洲會很突出。”
該聲明隨後對這一有爭議性的樂器提出明確的批評。
“足球的魅力在於它是綠茵場和看臺上雙向的感情交流，公衆可以全方位地向球員傳達自己的感情。
“然而，歐足聯認爲嗚嗚祖拉會完全改變賽場氣氛，它會淹沒球迷的情緒，並減少看球過程中的樂趣。
“爲避免嗚嗚祖拉在歐足聯比賽場館中產生這些負面影響的風險，也爲了保護歐洲足球文化和傳統——唱歌、喊口號等等，歐足聯決定不允許嗚嗚祖拉進入歐足聯比賽場館，這一決定即時生效。”
Vocabulary:
drown out: 蓋過
hallmark: a feature or quality that is typical of somebody/something（特徵；特點；印記）
backdrop: the general conditions in which an event takes place, which sometimes help to explain that event （事態或活動的）背景
