小學英語 英語故事（名人故事）大衛(wèi)貝克漢姆小傳

大衛(wèi)貝克漢姆小傳The English soccer player hasnt had the greatest of years. His career couldnt compete in a fourth World Cup after injury. And then coach Fabio Capello called time on his international career. Lets look back on the highs and lows.這位英格蘭球員的光輝歲月已一去不復返先是因傷無緣他職業(yè)生涯的第四個世界杯，接著教練法比奧卡佩羅又宣布將不再讓他參加國際賽事。就讓我們一起來回顧大衛(wèi)貝克漢姆那跌宕起伏的過往歲月吧。Fanatic狂熱球迷David Robert Joseph Beckham was born on May 2nd, 1975, and is a lifelong Manchester United supporter. As a boy, he attended the Bobby Charlton Soccer School (Charlton is a Manchester United legend) and dreamed of emulating his hero Bryan Robson and wearing the famous No.7 shirt one day.大衛(wèi)羅伯特約瑟夫貝克漢姆生于1975年5月2日，一直都是曼徹斯特聯(lián)隊(譯者注：下稱“曼聯(lián)”)的支持者。孩童時代，他就進入了博比查爾頓足球學校(查爾頓是曼聯(lián)史上的一位傳奇巨星)，夢想著有朝一日也能成為像他的偶像布萊恩羅布森那樣的人物，穿上那件著名的7號球衣。Slick and Sharp鋒芒初露Beckham signed a Youth Training Scheme contract in 1991 with his beloved United. The boy wonder announced his arrival on the soccer scene in August 1996 by scoring a spectacular goal from inside his own half on the opening day of the season. Beckham was voted Young Player of the Year for 1996-97, scoring an impressive eight goals in 40 appearances.1991年，貝克漢姆與他所鐘愛的曼聯(lián)簽訂了青年培訓計劃合同。在1996年8月的賽季揭幕戰(zhàn)上，貝克漢姆在本方半場起腳遠射踢進不可思議的一球，從此這位足球神童開始在綠茵場上嶄露頭角。19961997賽季中，貝克漢姆戰(zhàn)績斐然：共出場40次，進球八個。他因此被票選為該賽季最佳新人。Hip to Be Square圓月彎刀Beckham scored his first goal for England during the 1998 World Cup in France vs. Colombia. He had somewhat surprisingly been left out of Englands two prior games in the tournament, and the outpouring of joy after he netted one of his trademark free kicks was clear for all to see. As he proceeded to thrust his hips, the nations women swooned.在1998年法國世界杯英格蘭隊對戰(zhàn)哥倫比亞隊的比賽中，貝克漢姆踢入了自己在國家隊的首個進球。在英格蘭之前的兩場比賽中，他出人意料地沒有被派上場，因此在射入他那記招牌式的任意球后(譯者注：人稱圓月彎刀)，他的欣喜若狂讓全場觀眾都看在眼里。當他繼而前后狂扭臀部時，英國的女人們?nèi)急幻缘蒙窕觐嵉埂rgy-bargy眾矢之的The undoubted low point of Beckhams playing career came when he received his first-ever red card in 1998, for flicking his leg out at Argentinas Diego Simeone during Englands World Cup knockout game. Then England was eliminated on penalty kicks. Beckham escaped the intense media scrutiny back home in Englandthe Daily Mirror printed a dartboard with a picture of him centered on the bulls-eyeby going to New York to be with his Spice Girl fiance Victoria Adams.1998年世界杯英格蘭隊與阿根廷隊的那場淘汰賽上，貝克漢姆突然抬腿輕輕絆倒了阿根廷隊的迭戈西蒙尼，吃到了自己的第一張紅牌，這無疑使他的職業(yè)生涯跌入低谷。而英格蘭隊也在隨后的點球大戰(zhàn)中被淘汰出局。為躲避英國國內(nèi)媒體鋪天蓋地的責難當時每日鏡報刊出了一幅以他的照片為靶心的鏢靶圖貝克漢姆遠走紐約，投奔其未婚妻“辣妹”組合的成員維多利亞亞當斯。Posh and Becks郎才女貌The U.K.s most famous couple got married at Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland on July 4th, 1999. The couples son Brooklyn, then four months old, was the ring bearer. The media were kept away from the ceremony, as the Beckhams had an exclusive deal with OK! magazine, but the tabloids still managed to show them sitting on golden thrones. Its believed that 437 people were employed to staff the reception, which was estimated to have cost the best part of $1 million.1999年7月4日，這對英國最出名的夫妻在愛爾蘭的路特爾斯頓城堡舉行了婚禮，而婚禮的男花童是兩人當時才四個月大的兒子布魯克林。由于貝克漢姆夫婦已同OK！雜志達成了由他們獨家報道婚禮的協(xié)議，其他媒體都被拒之門外，不過一些小報還是設法登出了兩人坐在金色“寶座”上的照片。這場婚禮花費達100萬美元，據(jù)說夫妻倆雇來招待賓客的侍者就達437人，估計這是這場婚禮的絕大部分開銷所在。Heart Break Again再次落敗A few months before the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Beckham was injured during a Champions League match. Suddenly all England fans became medical experts, and The Sun newspaper even asked people to place their hands on a front page depicting his injury, in a spiritual attempt to heal him. It must have worked, as he battled back to fitness and scored the winner in a group game against Argentina. Sadly for Beckham and England, they would be eliminated in the quarterfinals against the eventual champion Brazil.就在2002年韓日世界杯開賽前幾個月，貝克漢姆在歐洲冠軍杯聯(lián)賽的一場比賽中負傷。一時間，全英國的球迷都成了醫(yī)學專家。太陽報甚至號召人們把手放在報道貝克漢姆受傷消息的報紙頭版上，試圖通過意念來治愈他。這招肯定起作用了，不久貝克漢姆就傷愈回歸，還在世界杯小組賽階段對陣阿根廷的比賽中攻入制勝球。不過貝克漢姆和英格蘭隊的傷心事還在后面，他們將在四分之一決賽中輸給最終奪冠的巴西隊。Real-ity Bites轉會皇馬In the summer of 2020, Beckham signed with the Spanish giant Real Madrid. The midfielders career got off to a dream start when he scored in his debut, but trophies didnt come easily over his four-year period, with only a solitary league title and a cup to his and the teams name.2020年夏天，貝克漢姆簽約西班牙足球豪門皇家馬德里。貝克漢姆轉會后的首場比賽就有進球，這位中場球員為自己的職業(yè)生涯開創(chuàng)了一個新的良好開端。但勝利并沒有接踵而至，在隨后四年的皇馬歲月里，他隨球隊只獲得了一個西班牙甲級聯(lián)賽冠軍和一個西班牙超級杯冠軍。History in the Making創(chuàng)造歷史Back in the international scene, Beckham created history when he scored against Ecuador in the 2020 World Cup: it made him the first-ever English player to score in three separate World Cups, But yet again, the team was eliminated in the quarterfinal, this time courtesy of Portugal and those oh-so-cruel penalty kicks.回到國際賽場上的貝克漢姆書寫了一項新的歷史。在2020年世界杯對戰(zhàn)厄瓜多爾的比賽中，他又打入進球，成為首位在三屆世界杯上都有進球的英格蘭球員。然而舊幕重演，英格蘭隊又一次止步于八強，這一次是敗給了葡萄牙隊，又輸在了殘酷無比的點球大戰(zhàn)上。Coming to America進軍美國Quite simply, it was one of the most stunning transfers in the history of the sport: Beckhams move in 2020 to the Los Angeles Galaxy put Major League Soccer on the world map. Yet cynics would say that his move was a result of his no longer being selected for the England team.顯然，這是足球史上最轟動的轉會之一。2020年，貝克漢姆加盟洛杉磯銀河隊，美國職業(yè)足球大聯(lián)盟因此被納入世界足球的行列。不過，那些冷嘲熱諷的人也許會說，貝克漢姆之所以去美國是因為他沒有繼續(xù)入選英格蘭國家隊。Full Time終場Though he hadnt appeared for England since October 2020, Beckham was generally regarded as being a dead certainty to make Englands World Cup squad. But the cruelty of sports intervened: an Achilles injury has ended those hopes. Beckhams Achilles tendon, it turns out, was his Achilles heel.盡管自2020年10月之后貝克漢姆就再也沒有代表英格蘭隊出戰(zhàn)，人們還是普遍認為他鐵定入選英格蘭隊出征南非世界杯的隊伍。但體育運動的殘酷一面橫擋在前：貝克漢姆跟腱受傷，種種希望無果而終。結果，貝克漢姆的跟腱成了他的致命傷。End It Like Beckham貝氏結局Englands Italian coach Fabio Capello capped a miserable year for Beckham by confirming before the national sides friendly match with Hungary on August 11th, 2020 that he wont select him in another competitive international. Beckham cut a forlorn figure at times during Englands horrific World Cup campaign in South Africa as part of Capellos man