荷兰足坛巨匠克鲁伊夫去世

 Netherlands footballing great Johan Cruyff has died of cancer aged¹ 68. Cruyff, who made his name as a forward with Ajax and Barcelona, was European footballer of the year three times.

荷兰足球巨匠：约翰尼斯·亨德里库斯·克鲁伊夫因癌症逝世，享年68岁。克鲁伊夫曾经是阿贾克斯队和巴塞罗那队的前锋。三次获得欧洲年度球手。

He won three consecutive² European Cups with Ajax, coached Barcelona to their first European Cup triumph in 1992 and helped the Dutch reach the 1974 World Cup final, where they lost 2-1 to West Germany.

克鲁伊夫在阿贾克斯队期间，连续三年获得欧洲杯。之后他担任巴塞罗那队教练，使巴塞罗那队在1992年获得第一个欧洲杯冠军；此外他还带领荷兰队进入1974年世界杯总决赛，虽然决赛中荷兰队以2-1告负西德队。

荷兰足坛巨匠克鲁伊夫去世

The Dutch FA said: "Words can hardly be found for this huge loss."King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands said the country had "lost a unique and brilliant sportsman". Holland's friendly against France on Friday will stop after 14 minutes for a minute-long silence in tribute³ to Cruyff, who wore number 14 as a player.

荷兰足协称：难以用语言来形容这个巨大损失。荷兰国王威廉·亚力山大说，荷兰“痛失一位独特又天才的运动员”。周五进行的荷兰VS法国友谊赛也将在开场后的14分钟时为克鲁伊夫默哀一分钟，以悼念这位曾经的14号球员。

Cruyff scored 293 goals in 521 appearances for five different clubs. With his precision speed, technique and goalscoring ability, Cruyff set new standards as a player.

克鲁伊夫曾加入5个足球俱乐部，在521次征战中共打入293球。他以精准的速度、技巧和得分能力，为运动员设立了新的标杆。

Barcelona won four consecutive La Liga titles - 1991 to 1994 - under Cruyff, who remained influential⁴ at the club after his sacking in 1995.

在克鲁伊夫的带领下，1991到1994年期间巴塞罗那连续4次获得西甲冠军。克鲁伊夫于1995年离职，但他在巴塞罗那足球俱乐部内依旧很有影响力。

He "died peacefully in Barcelona, surrounded by his family after a hard-fought battle with cancer", according to a statement on his official website.“

在和癌症的苦战后，他在家人的陪伴中，平静的离开了~”，克鲁伊夫官网发言人说。

巨匠虽逝，但他的传奇故事和那些励志名言依旧激励着无数热爱足球的人们，对于自己，他曾经有过这样的评价：

"Actually, I never make a mistake, because it takes a huge effort for me to make a mistake."

“实际上，我从不犯错，因为为了犯错，我需要付出很大的代价。”

"I don't believe in God. In Spain, all 22 players cross themselves. If it works, the game is always going to be a tie."

“我不相信上帝。在西班牙，22名球员全部在祷告。如果真的有上帝，那比赛就会是平局了。”

克鲁伊夫对足球和生活也有自己独特又深刻的看法：

"Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is."

“踢足球很容易，但把足球踢简单却是最难的事情。”

"Quality without results is pointless. Results without quality is boring."

“只求质量不求结果，毫无意义。只求结果不求质量，十分枯燥。”

逝者已去，可是他的不凡和传奇，依旧让人惊叹。他为荷兰国家队出场48次，打入33球，帮助橙衣军团拿到1974年世界杯亚军；世界杯决赛开场仅1分钟，克鲁伊夫就创造点球机会。在决赛告负的情况下，克鲁伊夫仍然被评选为1974年世界杯最佳球员。1999年，克鲁伊夫又被国际足球历史与统计委员会评选位欧洲最佳球员……

这些传奇，只属于克鲁伊夫！！！让我们共同祝愿，足球巨匠在天国幸福，安好~

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

3 tribute   

n.颂词，称赞，(表示敬意的)礼物；贡品

参考例句：

• She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
• Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。

4 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。