Fans Booted From Utah Soccer Game For Waving Flags http://kutv.com/sports/local_story_160181705.html 这是一个赶人的故事.... SALT LAKE CITY - A group of fans who were kicked out of an exhibition soccer game between the Chinese national team and Real Salt Lake say it was because they stirred up a political controversy by waving the flag of Tibet. ``I was really, really shocked. I couldn't believe this was happening in this country,'' said Colin Coker, who was among the small group of fans who were taken out of Rice-Eccles Stadium on Thursday night. 在盐湖城足球队vs中国国家队的一场表演赛中，有一群 球迷被主办单位赶出球场。他们说赶人的原因是他们挥 舞西藏的旗帜造成政治仅脏。其中一名叫做科林‧科克 的球迷说，他不敢相信这种事会发生在美国。 The fans had been waving the flag of Tibet, the Himalayan region that has been battling China over independence for decades, during the game Thursday night. Some of the Chinese players stepped off the field early in the second half and refused to play again until the flags were put away. 在这场比赛中，他们挥舞着西藏、台湾、还有抗议六四 的标志。中国队球员愤而离场拒绝继续比赛。这群球迷 後来有把旗帜收起来，不过後来还是忍不住又拿出来。 所以他们就被赶出去了。 The fans put away the Tibetan flags, as well as flags of Taiwan and a sign referring to China's Tiananmen Square protest in 1989, but brought them out again later in the game. Coker said he and several other fans were then kicked out of the stadium. Real Salt Lake spokesman Trey Fitz-Gerald said the fans were kicked out for being disruptive. He said they were more focused on harassing the Chinese players than making a political statement. 盐湖城足球队的发言人说，这群球迷被赶的原因是因为 他们破坏秩序，意图假政治之名行为行对中国球员骚扰 之实。 ``This is a case where we invited this team here, and we were their host, and we needed to be diplomatic,'' Fitz-Gerald said. 他还说，相逢自是有缘，盐湖城以客为尊。 Coker acknowledged he was partly trying to distract and annoy the Chinese team, but he also wanted to raise awareness about Tibet's fight with China. He said he was considering taking his complaint to the American Civil Liberties Union. 科科说他确实有要扰乱中国队球员的意思，不过更重要 的是要呼吁大家正视西藏的独立运动。他考虑到相关单 位申诉。 --

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