英语名人堂：克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多

克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多（Cristiano Ronaldo），1985年2月5日出生于葡萄牙马德拉岛丰沙尔。简称C罗，葡萄牙足球运动员，司职边锋可兼任中锋，现效力于西甲皇家马德里足球俱乐部，并身兼葡萄牙国家队队长[1-2]  。

C罗带球速度极快，善于突破和射门，拥有强悍的身体素质，技术非常全面[3]  。

C罗出道于里斯本竞技。2003年，加盟英超曼联，期间获得了英格兰足球超级联赛冠军、欧洲冠军联赛冠军、世俱杯冠军等十个赛事冠军。囊获了英超最佳射手、欧冠最佳射手、英格兰足球先生、世界足球先生、金球奖、欧洲金靴奖等个人荣誉[4]  。

2009年6月，C罗以身价9600万欧元转会至西甲皇马。前四赛季在199场比赛中201个进球49次助攻，以场均1.01球的进球率成为皇马历史上进球率最高的球员[5]  。

2014年1月，C罗获得2013年度国际足联金球奖[6]  ；8月29日，获得欧洲最佳球员奖[7]  。

2015年1月，C罗蝉联2014年度国际足联金球奖，是职业生涯中第三次获得金球奖[8]  ；5月，福布斯公布2014年球员总收入，C罗以7900万美元蝉联第一[9]  。10月，凭借上赛季在西甲联赛中的48个进球，皇马球星C罗第四次赢得欧洲金靴奖。[10]  11月30日，2015年国际足联金球奖的最终3人名单揭晓，C罗第8次入围最终三人候选名单。[11] 

2016年7月7月11日，C罗带领葡萄牙获得2016年法国欧洲杯冠军，这是葡萄牙国家队历史上的第一个国际大赛冠军。[12-13] 

 

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born in 1985. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. The legendary¹ Dutch genius Johan Cruyff said he's one of the best ever. Ronaldo became a soccer superstar playing for English team Manchester United, Spain's Real Madrid and for Portugal. He plays in midfield, from where he regularly scores spectacular goals.

 

Ronaldo started kicking a ball around when he was three. His skill was obvious then and by ten years old, two of Portugal's top clubs wanted to sign him. He joined Sporting Lisbon and became the only player in their history to play for the Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, B team and first-team within one season. His skills soon attracted Europe's big teams.

 

Manchester United decided² Ronaldo was the perfect replacement³ for David Beckham and signed him in 2003. He set the English Premier⁴ League alight in his time there with his silky skills, and helped the team win nine trophies⁵, including the UEFA Champions League. He also picked up the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2008.

 

In 2009, Ronaldo joined his boyhood heroes Real Madrid and became the most expensive footballer in history. His transfer fee was over $131 million. He broke Real's scoring record in his second season, with 53 goals in all competitions. He bettered that in 2011-12, netting 60 times to help Real win Spain's La Liga. In 2012, Diego Maradona said Ronaldo was "the best player on the planet."

1 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

4 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

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》