Beckham shares joy of having baby girl on Facebook

 　　BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhuanet) -- David Beckham has posted a video on his Facebook page to share his joy of having a new baby girl Harper Seven Beckham in the house.

　　In the video, the footballer said: "Having a daughter is a whole new thing.

　　"Having pink in the house and lilac. You have to be more delicate with girls than boys and I am not used to that.

　　"You know it is a whole new experience but an amazing one. To have a bundle of joy in your hands, making those little noises.

　　"It really is an incredible moment for us."

　　And the 36-year-old father explained how the couple chose the name. He said: "Harper is an old English name which we loved.

　　"Victoria's favourite book is To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee - it is a passionate¹ strong book.

　　"And seven - a lot of people assume seven is my shirt number. Part of it is but that was not the main reason.

　　"It symbolises spiritual perfection, the seven wonders of the world, seven colours of the rainbow and in many countries around the world it is regarded as lucky."

　　Since welcoming the latest addition to his growing brood on July 10, David Beckham has wasted no time showing off his fatherly pride.

　　He posted on Sunday a black-and-white photo showing Harper and her mother, Victoria Beckham, dozing² away while doting³ Dad snapped the shot. He captioned⁴ it: "I took this picture of my two girls sleeping."

　　His team LA Galaxy⁵ played Real Madrid on Saturday and he wore pink-striped boots with the names of all four of his children emblazoned on the side.

　　Harper was born on July 10, to Beckham and former Spice Girl and fashion designer, Victoria. Their new daughter joins brothers, Brooklyn, 12 years-old, Romeo 8 and Cruz 6.

1 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

2 dozing   

v.打瞌睡,假寐 n.瞌睡

参考例句：

• The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
• He never falters in his determination. 他的决心从不动摇。

3 doting   

adj.溺爱的，宠爱的

参考例句：

• His doting parents bought him his first racing bike at 13.宠爱他的父母在他13岁时就给他买了第一辆竞速自行车。
• The doting husband catered to his wife's every wish.这位宠爱妻子的丈夫总是高度满足太太的各项要求。

4 captioned   

a.标题项下的； 标题所说的

参考例句：

• This paper reviews the production, development and nationalization of the captioned materials. 本文就铜系合金引线框架材料的生产、发展和国产化进程作一论述。
• Please advise other considerable hotels for this captioned group. 请推荐其它一些高级的旅馆给这一群打标语的人。

5 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。