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The World Cup Did Not Become the European Championship. 世界杯未成欧洲杯 Thanks to our prosperous motherland and to CCTV for the live broadcast. 感谢富强的祖国，感谢央视实况转播 We were able to watch the “USA-Canada-Mexico” World Cup from beginning to end. 我们得以自始至终观看“美加墨”世界杯 Because I am a retired elderly person, I don’t need much sleep. 因为我是一个退休老人，需要的睡眠时间少 Moreover, I have been accustomed to “early to bed and early to rise” all my life. 加之我一生习惯“早睡早起” Haha, waking up at 3 a.m. is just right for watching the World Cup. 哈哈，凌晨3点，起床就正好看世界杯 It was quite a luxury to watch nearly 100 group stage and knockout matches. 很奢侈，看了近100场的小组赛和淘汰赛 It was a feast for the eyes. 大饱眼福 The only regret is that every time I saw the national flags displayed at the stadiums when the matches began, I always wondered: in which year will the Five-Starred Red Flag be shown at a World Cup football stadium? 唯一的遗憾是每当看到各大体育馆开赛展示国旗的瞬间，总是在想，哪年也会在足球世界杯赛场中展示“五星红旗” Looking to the future, Dong Lu predicts it will be 2034. I hope I can live past 2034 (to 88 years old). 寄望未来，董路的预测是2034年，但愿我能活过2034（88岁） Even if I don’t make it, I will have no regrets in this life, having watched so many World Cups, 即使活不到也此生无憾了，我看了那么多届的世界杯， including the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup in which the Chinese team took part. 包括中国队曾经参加过2002年“日韩世界杯” I still clearly remember that year, in order to watch the World Cup final at 2 p.m. with my students, 还清楚记得当年为了和学生们一起看下午两点的世界杯决赛 I told the students to start class early right after lunch (I had two chemistry classes that afternoon), 通知学生吃过中饭马上提前上课（下午有我的两节化学课） and then we watched the live broadcast on TV in the lecture hall. 然后在阶梯教室看电视直播 It seems I can be considered a “veteran football fan.” 看来我算是一个“资深球迷” I hope the Chinese national football team (men’s team) will make a firm resolution, work hard, and train diligently, 希望国足（男队）痛下决心、发奋图强、刻苦训练， fight for the honor of the country, and qualify for the World Cup finals once again. 为国家的荣誉而战，再次打入世界杯决赛圈， This is also the long-cherished wish of an old football fan. 这也是一个老球迷的宿愿。 I have a soft spot for Argentina. I once predicted that in this tournament they would be the lone survivor from South America. 偏爱阿根廷队，曾预言他们本届将为南美留下一根独苗 After many hard-fought battles, the Asian teams have gone, the African teams have gone. 几经鏖战，亚洲队走了、非洲队走了， If you go too, then the semi-finals will be entirely dominated by Europe, and the World Cup will become the “European Cup.” 如果你们再走，那四强就成了欧洲的一统天下，世界杯就成了“欧洲杯” The last time the World Cup became a “European Cup” was in 2018 上一次世界杯成“欧洲杯”是2018年 (The semi-finalists were England, Belgium, Croatia, and France.) （四强是英格兰、比利时、克罗地亚、法国） European teams have swept all four semi-final spots five times (1934, 1966, 1982, 2006, 2018). 欧洲球队曾五次包揽四强（1934、1966、1982、2006、2018） You are very tenacious, you are very resilient, and you are a great role model for the Chinese team. 你们很坚韧，你们很顽强，你们是中国队的好榜样 I hope after a hundred matches you can go one step further and score again. 希望百场比赛后更进一步，再次进球， Although the road to defending the title is difficult — no team has successfully defended the title in this century — 虽然卫冕的道路很难，本世纪还没有球队卫冕成功 the last time was Brazil winning back-to-back titles in 1998 and 2002, 上一次还是巴西1998年和2002年连冠， and earlier, Italy achieved it in 1934 and 1938. 更早是意大利在1934年和1938年做到过 You are the last light for the other continents. This is also Messi’s last World Cup. 你们是其它各大洲的最后一道光，这也是梅西的最后一届世界杯 To break this curse, you need to overcome two more European powerhouses. 你们要打破这个魔咒，还需要再克两支欧洲劲旅 I hope the Argentina team led by Messi will successfully defend the title and May the glory of this new generation of "King of Football" remain forever in the annals of the World Cup.希望梅西带领的阿根廷球队卫冕成功，把新一代“球王”辉煌永留世界杯史册。May Messi enjoy the twilight of his football career to the fullest.祝愿梅西纵情享受足球的暮年。