德主帥半決賽將繼續穿好運藍毛衣
Germany coach Joachim Loew will continue to wear his trademark blue sweater at matches and won't have it cleaned while his team keeps winning.
He claimed on Monday he was not superstitious but admitted that pressure from other coaching staff and players to keep wearing his familiar sweater had paid off ahead of their World Cup semi-final clash against Spain in Durban on Wednesday.
"The thing with the sweater is that I am not driven by superstition," a smiling Loew told reporters. "The other coaching staff said I should be wearing the sweater now because every time I wear it we score four goals."
Germany beat England 4-1 in the second round and reached the semi-finals following a 4-0 demolition of Argentina, with Loew donning the V-necked garment each time.
"I am not even allowed to wash it now and I think I will wear it again (against Spain)," he said.
Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger also hoped to see his coach wearing it at Durban Stadium.
"I do not know how many sweaters he has that are blue. But I hope he has the one or two left in his suitcase," he said.
德國隊在本屆世界盃上可謂戰績驕人，而在德國隊接下來的比賽中，主教練尤阿希姆•勒夫打算繼續穿着他的那件標誌性的藍毛衣，暫時不會洗它。
勒夫的藍色毛衣給德國隊帶來了連連好運。勒夫於本週一在接受採訪時稱這並不是因爲他迷信，但坦稱是迫於教練組其他成員和球員們的要求。德國將於本週三在德班舉行的世界盃半決賽中對陣西班牙。
勒夫笑着告訴記者說：“我穿這件毛衣不是因爲迷信。教練組的其他成員說現在我應該穿着這件毛衣，因爲每次我穿上它，我們都能進四個球。”
在世界盃的第二輪比賽中，德國隊以4比1擊敗英格蘭隊，又以4比0大勝阿根廷，晉級半決賽，而在每場比賽中勒夫都穿着這件V領毛衣。
他說：“他們現在甚至都不讓我洗它，我想（在對西班牙的比賽中）我還會穿着它。”
德國隊中場球員巴斯蒂安•施魏因施泰格也希望在德班的球場上看見教練穿着這件藍毛衣。
他說：“我不知道他有幾件藍毛衣。不過我希望他的行李箱裏有一兩件備用的。”
Vocabulary:
pay off: (of a plan or an action, especially one that involves risk) to be successful and bring good results（尤指冒險的計劃或行動）成功；奏效；達到目的
don: to put clothes, etc. on 披上；穿上；戴上
