2014世界杯球隊的有趣綽號

GHANA: “BLACK STARS”

加納：黑色之星（非洲黑星）

In another nod to the team's national flag, Ghana's team name references the eponymous black star that the country's flag sports in its center.

加納隊的綽號是對該國國旗的致敬，加納國旗中央就是一顆黑星。

UNITED STATES: “THE YANKS"

美國：美國大兵

Informally shortened from the colloquial term "Yankees," other Team USA nicknames include "The Stars and Stripes" and, well, "Team USA."

這個綽號是對Yankees（美軍）的非正式說法，美國隊其他的綽號還有“星條旗”以及“美國之隊”。。呃。

BELGIUM: “RED DEVILS”

比利時：歐洲紅魔

The nickname was first used by journalist Pierre Walckiers after a flurry of impressive victories in 1906 against France and the Netherlands — Belgium's uniforms prominently feature red.

1906年，比利時在對陣法國和荷蘭時取得勝利后，一位名叫皮埃爾?沃啟爾的記者首先使用了這個綽號，比利時隊的球衣主體顏色是紅色。

ALGERIA: “LES FENNECS" ("THE DESERT FOXES")

阿爾及利亞：沙漠之狐

Algeria is more than 80 percent desert (which probably makes for rough soccer conditions.) The titular fennec is a small, nocturnal fox native to Northern Africa.

阿爾及利亞80%以上都是沙漠（踢球的環境實在不太好）。沙漠狐是一種體型小，多在夜間活動的狐貍，為北非地區物種。

SOUTH KOREA: "TAEGUK"

韓國：太極虎

The taeguk (the yin and yang symbol front-and-center on the national flag) is a symbol of balance. The team has also been labeled as "The Reds" for their crimson team kit—the team's official supporters, started in 1995, banded together as "The Red Devils."

太極（韓國國旗上的陰陽標識）是平衡的標識。因為球衣為紅色，韓國隊有時也被稱為“紅隊”。自1995年起，韓國隊的官方支持團隊開始稱其為“紅魔”。

（中國日報網英語點津 Helen）