导读:尼日利亚男子足球队最近有点心塞。他们在和日本队打比赛之前几个小时才赶到巴西。结果赛前放的国歌还放错了。
No team had a harder time getting to Rio de Janeiro than the Nigerian men’s soccer team, and when the players finally arrived they had just hours to prepare for a match against Japan. What was their reward for a tumultuous trip? The wrong national anthem.
没有一支队伍比尼日利亚男子足球队在里约的日子更加不好过。他们在和日本队打比赛之前几个小时才赶到里约。结果匆匆忙忙赶来比赛的回报是什么？国歌放错了。
When it came time before the game to honor each country with the playing of the national anthem, Nigeria heard a tune that was definitely not right.
赛前放国歌的时候，尼日利亚队明显感觉旋律不对。
The Nigerians were evidently unfazed by the error, holding off Japan for a 5-4 victory. But their disappointment was apparent when the music began playing.
尼日利亚人显然没有受到影响，以5比4击败了日本队。但是当音乐响起的时候，他们脸上的失望是掩盖不住的。
It didn’t go unnoticed by Nigerian fans watching the match, either. Plenty tweeted about the gaffe, including some sports writers from the country.
这一点同样也被尼日利亚队的粉丝注意到了。他们发推表达对这次失态的不满，其中也包括一些尼日利亚体育运动专栏作家。
Nigeria arrived in Brazil with less than seven hours until the beginning of its opening game against Japan, but shook off the jet lag to pour on enough offense to grab three crucial points in the group standings.
尼日利亚足球队在距离对战日本队的首次比赛前7个小时才到达巴西，但是他们很快就把时差倒了过来，并在团体积分榜上拿到了至关重要的三分。
A draw between Sweden and Colombia on Thursday means Nigeria will enter its second match in first place in Group B. If Nigeria — finally able to get some rest and proper preparation — is able to beat Sweden on Sunday, it will clinch a spot in the quarterfinals.
瑞典和哥伦比亚在周四打成了平局，这意味着尼日利亚将以B组第一名的成绩进入第二场比赛。如果休息充足、准备充分的尼日利亚队能在周日击败瑞典队，那么该队就能在四分之一决赛中为自己争取一席之地。
That will also give stadium officials a few days to find a recording of Nigeria’s national anthem so the team can be properly introduced for its next Olympics match.
这也给了体育场工作人员几天时间去寻找正确的尼日利亚国歌，这样就可以在该队的第二场奥运比赛上放了。
