Ronaldo reveals desire to become president of CBF

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Retired¹ soccer star Ronaldo on Sunday revealed his aspirations² of entering the world of politics and becoming the next president of the Brazilian Confederation of Soccer (CBF).

　　With the sudden and unexpected resignation of Ricardo Teixeira from the presidency³ of the CBF, Jose Maria Marin has stepped in. Marin recently traveled to represent the CBF in other South American countries, making Ronaldo the acting⁴ president in Brazil.

　　Ronaldo had an important role during a recent meeting between FIFA president Joseph Blatter and Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. The event seems to have inspired Ronaldo to pursue a life in politics.

　　Ronaldo believes that just as talented as he was on the soccer field, so can he be in politics. Ronaldo currently serves as the president of Brazil's Local Organizing Committee for the 2014 World Cup.

　　The experience gained while helping⁵ to prepare to host the world's largest soccer event, something he promised to be "the best-ever", will serve as a platform for his forecasted candidacy to become president of the CBF.

　　However, Ronaldo claims that he will only consider assuming the post in 2015, or sometime after the 2014 World Cup.

1 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

2 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。

3 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

4 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

5 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。