Pirlo joins Juventus on three-year contract

     ROME, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Former AC Milan midfielder Andrea Pirlo joined Turin giants Juventus on a three-year deal on Tuesday.

    The 32-year-old Italian international had been released from newly-crowned Serie A champions AC Milan on a mutual² acceptance.

    "Andrea Pirlo is now officially a Juventus player," read a club statement. "The club has reached an agreement with the midfielder.

    "The contract signed is from July 1, 2011 until June 30, 2014."Juventus also added that the 32-year-old has already taken the necessary tests and stated: "This morning, Andrea Pirlo underwent the usual medical check-up for Juventus.""The midfielder underwent tests and analyses at Fornaca di Sessant clinic, Isokinetic centre and Sports Medicine Centre in Torino."The contract enables Pirlo to play for Italy's big three clubs Inter¹ Milan, AC Milan and Juventus.

    Pirlo underwent medical tests on Tuesday in Turin before the announcement of confirming the transfer from AC Milan.

    Pirlo had went through remarkable³ 10 seasons with AC Milan, playing more than 400 games. The 2006 world champion won a second scudetto in the past season after helping⁴ the Rossoneri lift two Champions League trophies⁵ in 2003 and 2007.

    He joined Juventus at no cost because his contract with Milan had expired.

    Juventus have reportedly offered him a three-year contract worth 3.5 million euros (4.9 million dollars) per year.

    After a disappointing season closed Sunday in seventh position, without qualifying for any continental⁶ tournament, Juventus have already chosen their former midfielder Antonio Conte as new coach.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

2 mutual   

adj.相互的，彼此的；共同的，共有的

参考例句：

• We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
• Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。

3 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。