贝利非本名 解读巴西足坛巨星艺名

 　　Pele, Ronaldinho, Garrincha -- the names of past Brazilian superstars -- roll off the tongue like a verse of great romance poetry. These monikers are not always formal names but instead are often nicknames adopted for soccer.

　　据《洛杉矶时报》报道，贝利、罗纳尔迪尼奥、加林查，这些曾经的巴西足坛巨星的名字，让人读起来朗朗上口，押韵地如同罗马诗句。这些名字其实不是他们的本名，而是他们为了足球取的“艺名”。

　　Pele, widely considered the best soccer player ever, is actually named Edson Arantes do Nascimento, after the American inventor Thomas Edison.

　　Pele said he got his nickname as a kid when he mispronounced the name of Brazilian goalkeeper Bilé as Pilé. A playmate used the mistake to taunt¹ him, and when he moved to the city of Bauru, the “Pilé!” chants evolved to Pele, the name he used to represent Brazil in four World Cups. “Thanks to that goalie Bilé, and a classmate’s little joke, I became Pele,” he wrote. “Now it’s known across the world.”

　　贝利被认为是有史以来最伟大的足球运动员，他的本名其实是埃德森·阿兰蒂斯·多·纳西门托（Edson Arantes do Nascimento），源自于美国发明家托马斯·爱迪生（Thomas Edison）。贝利曾说他之所以叫贝利，是因为其孩童时期误把巴西队守门员Bilé叫成 Pilé。朋友用贝利的口误来开他玩笑，当他到了巴鲁（巴西东南部的一城市）， Pilé就变成了 Pele（贝利），而他用这个名字代表巴西队出战了四届世界杯。“感谢守门员Bilé，也感谢我朋友的小玩笑，我成为了贝利，”他写道，“现在全世界都知道了贝利这个名字。”

　　贝利非本名 解读巴西足坛巨星艺名

　　Hulk, the star forward on the current Brazilian World Cup team, got his nickname because he was obsessed² with the comic book character as a child. But physical attributes are often used to peg³ nicknames and if you take one look at Givanildo Vieira de Souza’s muscular build it’s easy to see why “Hulk” stuck.

　　浩克（Hulk），本届杯赛巴西阵中一员，司职前锋。他之所以叫浩克，是因为他从小痴迷于漫画人物绿巨人浩克。但是身形体格也是一个原因，当你看到吉万尼尔多·维埃拉·德·索萨（浩克的本名）结实的肌肉之后，浩克这个名字也就说的通了。

　　Dunga, captain of Brazil’s 1994 World Cup title team, got his nickname from the Brazilian name for Dopey, from Disney’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” film – because of his short stature⁴ as a kid.

　　邓加（Dunga），以队长身份率领巴西夺得1994年世界杯冠军。而Dunga在葡萄牙语中意为Dopey，Dopey是迪士尼动画片白雪公主与七个小矮人中的迷糊鬼，邓加小时候很瘦小，因而有了这个绰号。

　　Garrincha (for “little bird”), who played for Brazil in three World Cups from 1958 to 1966, was given his nickname because he flew right through defenders⁵ with his dribbles⁶.

　　加林查（葡萄牙语中意为小鸟），从1958年至1966年代表巴西队参战三届世界杯，他在球场上盘带过人，轻盈地如同小鸟，所以有了这个绰号。

　　A boy named Artur became Arturzico (little Artur), which was then abbreviated⁷ again to Zico, the famous Brazilian player of the '70s and '80s.

　　Arturzico缩减成zico，就是七八十年代著名的巴西球星济科的名字。

　　Sometimes the diminutive⁸ is not a choice. Ronaldinho used his nickname to avoid being confused with his slightly older teammate Ronaldo – they both were on Brazil’s 2002 World Cup winning team.

　　但有些时候，缩减名字也行不通，小罗就用他的昵称 Ronaldinho 以区别另一稍比他年长的巴西球星罗纳尔多，他们于2002年一起代表巴西队出战韩日世界杯。

1 taunt   

n.辱骂，嘲弄；v.嘲弄

参考例句：

• He became a taunt to his neighbours.他成了邻居们嘲讽的对象。
• Why do the other children taunt him with having red hair?为什么别的小孩子讥笑他有红头发？

2 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。

3 peg   

n.木栓，木钉；vt.用木钉钉，用短桩固定

参考例句：

• Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.把你的大衣挂在门厅的挂衣钩上。
• He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。

4 stature   

n.（高度）水平，（高度）境界，身高，身材

参考例句：

• He is five feet five inches in stature.他身高5英尺5英寸。
• The dress models are tall of stature.时装模特儿的身材都较高。

5 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 dribbles   

n.涓滴( dribble的名词复数 )；细滴；少量（液体）v.流口水( dribble的第三人称单数 )；（使液体）滴下或作细流；运球，带球

参考例句：

• That faucet dribbles badly. 那个水龙头漏水严重。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Question: How do you make the dribbles like you always do them? 就像你经常做的，你怎么盘带？（估计也是个踢球的）。 来自互联网

7 abbreviated   

adj. 简短的，省略的 动词abbreviate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand his article. 他的文章缩写词使用太多，令人费解。
• The United States of America is commonly abbreviated to U.S.A.. 美利坚合众国常被缩略为U.S.A.。

8 diminutive   

adj.小巧可爱的，小的

参考例句：

• Despite its diminutive size,the car is quite comfortable.尽管这辆车很小，但相当舒服。
• She has diminutive hands for an adult.作为一个成年人，她的手显得非常小。