A: I can’t believe that the FIFA World Cup in Qatar will cost as much as US$220 billion!
B: Gosh, that’s about NT$6.82 trillion, it will be the most expensive World Cup in history.
A: As the first World Cup in the Middle East, the event has considerable historical significance.
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B: The organizer is also adopting the “SAOT” — semi-automated offside technology — for the first time.
A: Unfortunately, Qatar is notorious for its human rights abuses. Since same-sex activity is criminalized, same-sex couples could face punishment up to the death penalty. No wonder this has caused protests from all sides.
A: 本屆卡達世界盃足球賽的花費，竟然高達兩千兩百億美元天價！
B: 天啊等於六‧八二兆台幣，真是史上最貴世界盃。
A: 這也是首屆在中東國家舉辦的世界盃，歷史意義非凡。
B: 本屆首次採用「半自動越位判定系統」，也是項創舉。
A: 不過據說卡達人權紀錄很差，同性戀行為被視為非法，最嚴重可判處死刑，難怪會引起各方的抗議。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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