JOHANNESBURG – By hosting the World Cup this month, South Africa is set to defy Africa’s image as too poor and trouble-ridden to stage one of the world’s great spectacles. With its pursuit of research into the farthest reaches of the universe – deep space – South Africa hopes to provide further proof that Africans can compete at all levels.
约翰内斯堡——通过本月举办世界杯赛，南非注定要挑战非洲积贫积弱、麻烦缠身、与全球盛事无缘的形象。凭借对宇宙最边缘部分外太空的研究，南非希望进一步向世人证明非洲人有能力在所有领域参与竞争。