句子：这位足坛老将关于打击假球的呼吁得到了球迷们的支持。

　　误译：The appeal made by the veteran footballer for attacking the false ball won support from his fans.

　　正译：The appeal made by the veteran footballer for attacking match- fixing won support from his fans.

　　解释：

　　“假球”的意思是球赛造假,用违法手段操纵比赛结果，是一种违法行为，而不是“假的球”，不能字对字译为false ball。“假球”，英语可以译为match-fixing, match rigging, rigged match, rigged ballgame, football fraud, soccer fraud。

　　例1：A number of officials, football players and club managers have been arrested or detained in the past few months on suspicion of football match-fixing or gambling. 在过去几个月里，一些官员、足球球员和俱乐部经理因涉嫌假球或赌球而被拘留或逮捕。

　　“赌球”的意思是以足球、篮球等比赛结果进行赌博的行为。英语可以译为ballgame betting, betting, gambling。

　　例2：Police in Hunan Province have recently tracked down three criminal groups that organized betting on soccer via the internet. 湖南省警方最近追查到3个通过互联网组织足球赌球的犯罪团伙。

　　“黑哨”的第一个意思是裁判员收受贿赂或受人指使违反公平性原则的行为。英语可以译为referee cheating, referee trick。

　　例3：We must draw a distinction between the referee cheating and a player's devious act. 我们必须划清黑哨与球员欺诈行为之间的界限。

　　“黑哨”的第二个意思是违反公平性原则的裁判员。英语可以译为 match-fixing referee, unfair referee。

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