Speculation about Ali al-Naimi's retirement has been a favourite guessing game in the oil market for well over a decade.

In a special series for Off the Pitch, we take a look at the rich and varied history of the world's favourite game.

在绿茵场外的特别系列中，让我们一起来认识世界第一大运动那丰富多彩的历史吧。

His favourite game is playing with balls, ropes and stones.

他最喜欢的游戏是玩球、绳子以及石块。

There were, however, also those who saw a different significance in Guan's success in capitalism's favourite game.

然而，对关天朗在这个资本主义世界最喜欢的运动中取得的成功，还有一些人有不同的看法。

She is the favourite to win the game.

她最有希望赢得这场比赛。

Through analysing the characteristic of real estate investment trust and the necessity of developing real estate investment trust, the author points out that trust will become the financing new favourite of the real estate, and puts forward the policy suggestion on popularizing it.

文章通过分析房地产投资信托的特点和发展房地产投资信托的必要性，指出信托必将成为房地产融资新宠，并就其推广提出政策性建议。

We conversationally sprinted over work, men and family before settling on to our new favourite subject: the woman my friend hates at work.

我们的谈话在工作、男人和家庭等话题之间穿梭，最终停留在我们的新宠话题上：我朋友最讨厌的女性同事。

Roof afforestation: a new "favourite" of environment planning

屋顶绿化：环境规划的新宠儿

Soybean protein fibre, a new favourite in man-made fibre family

大豆蛋白纤维人造纤维家族出新宠

Trust& the new favourite of real estate financing

信托&房地产融资新宠

Mei Flower& An Old Chinese Beauty to Be New Favourite for the World Propagation Experiment of Mei Flower by Nurse Seed Grafting

梅花&一种即将走向世界成为全球新秀的中国传统名花梅花芽苗砧嫁接实验

I will purchase the new product of my favourite sports shoes brand when I see its promotion.

当我看到我喜爱的运动鞋品牌新产品的促销时，我会购买此新产品。

My new favourite topping, shrimp!

我的新宠摘心，虾！

They are the new favourite toy of the rich and famous, but it seems the likes of Lauren Goodger, Brooklyn Beckham and Rochelle Humes will no longer be able to use one to glide along the street.

悬浮滑板是富人和名人们的新欢，劳伦·古杰（Lauren Goodger）、布鲁克林·贝克汉姆（Brooklyn Beckham）和罗谢尔·休谟（Rochelle Humes）都对它喜爱有加，但是现在看来，他们再也不能踩着悬浮滑板在大街上滑来滑去了。

Emma stars alongside Olivia Coleman and Rachel Weisz in the new period film The Favourite.

爱玛和奥莉薇亚库尔曼还有蕾切尔·薇姿一起拍摄电影《宠儿》。

I'm totally besotted with this new album from my favourite band – I've been playing it on a loop all week!

我一整周都在循环播放我最喜欢的乐队发布的这张新专辑，我完全被它迷住了。

More and more listed companies have interested in convertible bond since 2002. Convertible bond have become new favourite financing tool after seasoned equity offerings.

从2002年起，可转换债券这种新型融资工具，得到了越来越多的上市公司的关注，成为了继配股增发后的又一重要融资方式。

Women's market was important components of the tourist market, as competition of traveller's market being becoming fiercer, women's tourist market developed into the new favourite of tourist industry gradually.

女性市场是旅游市场的重要组成部分，随着客源市场的竞争日趋激烈，女性旅游市场逐渐发展成为旅游业的新宠。

During this period Vivien found a new favourite novel that she re-read several times-Gone with the wind.

就在这期间，费委丽找到一本心爱的小说，并反复阅读，这就是《乱世佳人》。

Broadband Network: New Scientific And Technological favourite of Network Era

宽带网：网络时代科技新宠

The Pacific Audio& Video Company has fetched out another new record of "Favourite Classics of the World".

太平洋音像公司又出一张新的世界名曲唱片。