历史英雄名人演讲 第11期:贝克汉姆演说(2)

 　　Our performance during this World Cup has not been enough to progress further, and both myself and all the players regret that and are hurt, and are hurt by that more than people realize.

　　在本届世界杯上，我们的表现还不够好，也无法再前进一步。我和其他所有球员都为此表示抱歉，我们受到的伤害和打击也远比你们想象的要深得多。

　　I wish to thank all the players, for their support, during my time as captain as well Peter Tailor, Steven and all the coaches.

　　我感谢在我担任队长期间所有支持我的球员们，还有泰勒、埃里克森和所有的教练。

　　I would also like to thank the press and, of course, the England supporters who have been both great to me and my teammates

　　我还想感谢媒体，当然还有所有英格兰队的支持者们，你们给予我和我的队友们许多关爱。

　　and I want them to know for me, it has been an absolute¹ honor².

　　我希望他们知道，这对我来说是无比的荣耀。

　　Finally, I have lived the dream. I have, I am extremely proud to have worn the armband and been captain of England.

　　最后，我要说，我已经实现了我的梦想。能戴上队长袖标成为英格兰国家队的队长，这让我极其自豪。

　　And for that, I would always be grateful. Thank you very much.

　　对这所有的一切，我都非常感激。谢谢你们。

1 absolute   

adj.十足的；绝对的；不受任何限制的

参考例句：

• The first year of the course was an absolute doddle.第一年的课程简单极了。
• I look upon this as an absolute necessity.我认为这是绝对必要。

2 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。