去年【冬天】以3-1输给曼联之后，西汉姆联队的武断经理萨姆阿勒代斯（Sam Allardyce）为足球（队的）表现想（给）出了一个坦率的解释。你在联赛中结束的实际位置取决于你花费了多少钱，他解释。这是个数据上的事实，那。
After losing 3-1 to Manchester United last winter, Sam Allardyce, the [dogmatic] manger of West Ham United, came up with a straightforward explanation for /the/ footballing performance. Where you [actually] finish in the league depends on /how much/ [the] money you have spent, he explained. It's a statistical fact, that.
他大体上是正确的，这也是为什么英超联赛俱乐部耗费巨资在他们的球员身上。去年的薪水总额达17亿欧元£。他们消费（占据）了75%的俱乐部收入，从1996年则是46%（有所提升），相较之下，投资银行把30%的收入花费在薪酬上。而薪酬差距正在加大。《经济学人》已经统计了1996年到2014年间参与过甲（顶）级联赛的34只球队的数字。花在薪水上的金额和赢得的得分点之间有着紧密的联系（成正比）。
He is broadly right [, which is] why England's Premier League clubs lavish fortunes on their players. Last year/'s/ wages totalled £1.7 billion. They consumed 75% of /the/ club/'s/ revenues. up from 46% in 1996, [by] comparison, investment banks spen[d] 30% of their revenues on renumeration. And the wage gap is growing. The Economist has crunched [the] numbers of 34 clubs which[/that] played in the top division between 1996 [and] 2014. The link between the amount spent on wages and the [number of] points won is strong.
但是如果那暗示着冠军可以（用金钱）买到，那就不尽然是完整的故事了。疲劳可能是一个因素。利物浦这个赛季在联赛中可能状态很好，部分原因是它并没有一直在欧洲竞赛（角逐）。经理也很重要。于去年退休的Alex Ferguson爵士，曾掌舵曼城26年，考虑到该俱乐部花费在薪水上的金额，他赢得的得分点比预计的平均多了15分。
But[/Yet] if that suggests champions[hips] can be bought, it's not quite the full story. Fatigue [might] be a factor. Liverpool may have done well in the league this season, partly because it hasn't been competing in Europe. Mangers matter too. Sir Alex Ferguson[, who] retired as manager of Manchester United after 26 years, won an average of 15 points more than [might be] expected given the amount the club spent on /their/ wages.
规范欧洲足球的UEFA（欧足联）希望较平比赛场地将会鼓励俱乐部从长远角度规划战略，投资更多在本土的人才上，并允许经历更多时间来改善（提升）表现。
UEFA, which regulates European footabll, hopes [that] levelling [the] playing fields will encourage clubs to plan strategically in the long term, invest more on homegrown talent, and allow managers more time to improve performance.
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after losing 3-1 to
Manchester United/Sir Alex Ferguson
Sam Allardyce/the dogmatic manager of West Ham United
came up with a straightforward explanation/explained
dogmatic/straightforward
footballing performance/have done well in the league/improve performance
where you actualWhere you actually finish in the league depends on the money you've spent
The link between the amount spent on wages and the number of points won is strong.
a statistical fact/have crunch numbers of/the link is strong
broadly right/partly because
England's Premier League clubs/34 clubs that played in the top division
UEFA/which regulates European football
lavish fortunes on their players/wages totally £1.7 billion/consumed 75% of club revenues
wages/revenues/remuneration/
up from/wage gap is growing/
totalled/levelling
consumed/spend
championships can be bought/not quite the full story
factors/fatigue/managers
Liverpool/not competing in Europe
last winter/this season
an average of 15 points more than might be expected
given the amount
plan strategically for the long term/invest more in homegrown talent/allow managers more time to improve performance.
