世界名人简介 第31期:克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多

 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.

克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多出生于1985年。人们广泛认为他是全球最佳球员之一。传奇人物荷兰人约翰·克鲁伊夫认为他是有史以来最伟大的球员之一。罗纳尔多是一名足球明星，他曾在英国曼联、西班牙皇马以及葡萄牙效力。他目前司职中场，他总会在这一位置有着惊艳的表现。

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.

罗纳尔多在三岁左右开始接触足球。他的技术特点非常明显，10岁之前，两家葡萄牙顶级俱乐部希望与他签约。他选择前往里斯本竞技，并成为了历史上首位在一个赛季中参加过16岁、17岁、18岁以下、B队以及A队的球员。他的技术技能很快就吸引了欧洲的顶级球队。

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.

曼联认为罗纳尔多是代替大为·贝克汉姆的最佳人选，并于2003年与他签约。他用他流畅的技术点亮了在英超的岁月，并帮助球队赢得了9座奖杯，包括欧冠冠军。他还荣获了2008年世界足球先生的称号。

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."

2009年，罗纳尔多加盟了儿时的英雄球队皇马，并成为了史上身价最高的球员。他的转会费超过了1亿3100万美金。在第二个赛季，罗纳尔多就打破了进球纪录，在各项赛事中打入53例入球。在2011-12赛季他更上一层楼，进60球，并帮助皇马赢得了西甲冠军。2012年，迭戈·马拉多纳认为罗纳尔多是全球最伟大的球员。

1.Manchester United 曼联

例句：Chelsea are up there, they have quality, and for me at Manchester United they showed that quality.

切尔西是很棒的球队，他们有实力。 在和曼联的比赛中他们展示了他们的才能。

2.Real Madrid 皇家马德里队

例句：On Sunday, during a game against Real Madrid, the LA Galaxy⁶ footballer wore a pair of football boots with the names of all four of his children stitched on in pink.

上周日，小贝所属的洛杉矶银河队在与皇家马德里队交手时，他穿了一双特别的球鞋，上面用粉色字绣着三个儿子及女儿的名字。

3.Sporting Lisbon 里斯本竞技

例句：His breakthrough, however, came when Bobby Robson employed him as his translator at Sporting Lisbon.

但是，当鲍比-罗比森聘请他到里斯本竞技队作他的翻译时，他的转机方才来临。

4.UEFA Champions League 欧洲冠军杯

例句：Monaco was the shock finalists in the UEFA Champions League in 2004, impressively beating the likes of Real Madrid and Chelsea along the way to the final.

摩纳哥在2004年欧洲冠军杯中作为一匹黑马，出人意料的战胜了皇家马德里和切尔西队直接进入决赛。

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》

6 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。