英语名人堂：大卫·贝克汉姆

大卫·贝克汉姆（David Beckham），1975年5月2日出生于伦敦雷顿斯通，前英国职业足球运动员。

大卫·贝克汉姆青少年时期在曼联成名，1999、2001年两次获世界足球先生银球奖，1999年当选欧足联最佳球员，2001年被评为英国最佳运动员，2010年获得BBC终身成就奖。

贝克汉姆一共效力过曼联、普雷斯顿、皇马、洛杉矶银河、AC米兰和巴黎圣日耳曼6家俱乐部，拿到1次欧冠、1次丰田杯冠军、6次英超冠军奖杯，2次足总杯、4次慈善盾杯、1次西甲冠军、1次西班牙超级杯、2次美国职业大联盟总决赛冠军、1次法甲冠军。[1] 

2013年5月16日晚，大卫·贝克汉姆通过英足总官网发布公告，宣布他将在赛季结束后退出职业足坛，正式退役。小贝1996-2009年总共代表英格兰队出场115次，打进17粒进球，其中58次担任三狮军团的队长。[1-2] 

 

David Beckham is an English footballer who has played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, as well as representing his country 100 times. He moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy¹ in 2007 to increase the profile of football in America. He married Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and has become a worldwide celebrity², an advertising³ brand and a fashion icon⁴.

 

Beckham was born in London in 1975. His parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters. His talent was obvious from an early age and he signed with Manchester United on his fourteenth birthday. He helped the youth team win several trophies⁵ and made his first team debut⁶ in 1995. He helped his team achieve considerable success in his eleven seasons with them.

 

Beckham has been runner-up twice as world football’s best player.  He won many trophies with Manchester United, including the Champions League, and won a league title with Real Madrid. He also captained his club and country. He was famously sent off in a match against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup. In 2003, Beckham received an honour for services to football from Britain’s Queen.

 

Beckham has many interests off the soccer pitch and is rarely out of the headlines, especially concerning his marriage and children. He has established football academies in Los Angeles and London. In 2006 he was named a judge for the British Book Awards. He lives near Tom Cruise and the two are best buddies⁷. Beckham is also a United Nations Goodwill⁸ Ambassador.

1 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。

2 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

3 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

4 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

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》

6 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

7 buddies   

n.密友( buddy的名词复数 )；同伴；弟兄；（用于称呼男子，常带怒气）家伙v.（如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般）交往( buddy的第三人称单数 )；做朋友；亲近（…）；伴护艾滋病人

参考例句：

• We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
• The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句

8 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。