新奇事件簿 美国足球队前队员支持墨西哥遭炮轰

A former U.S. soccer player has justified¹ his support of rivals Mexico at the Russia World Cup. Landon Donovan, 35, played for the USA national team 157 times, scoring 57 goals. He is widely regarded as the best American player ever. However, his calls for fellow Americans to back rivals Mexico at the World Cup have landed him in hot water. Many of his ex-teammates have further criticized him for accepting payment from the company Wells Fargo in exchange for wearing a Mexico soccer jersey². He tweeted a photograph of himself with a scarf that read: "My other team is Mexico. The tournament is here. USA fans, our team may not be in Russia, but our neighbors to the south are. So join me...to cheer on our other team - Mexico."

前美国队球员在俄罗斯世界杯中支持对手墨西哥队。现年35岁的兰登·多诺万为美国国家队出场157次，共射进57粒进球。他是公认的迄今最好的美国球员。但是他号召美国同胞们在世界杯中支持对手墨西哥队，这一举动让让他陷入麻烦。他的很多前队友进一步谴责他接受了美国富国银行的报酬，作为交换条件，他穿上墨西哥球服。他在推特上上传了一张自己戴围巾照片并写到：“我的第二球队是墨西哥。比赛在这里。美国球迷、我们的足球队或许不在俄罗斯，但是我们在南边的邻居在赛场上。所以和我一起为我们的第二支球队墨西哥加油。”

Donovan explained why he wanted people to cheer for Mexico. He grew up in California and speaks fluent Spanish. He said: "My heart bleeds red, white and blue and no one should ever question my allegiance to and support of U.S. Soccer and its national teams. That being said, having grown up east of Los Angeles playing with Mexican teammates whose passion...inspired me at a very young age....I always have had a strong connection and respect for our neighbor." Current U.S. player Claudia Soto said: "I don't understand why he is doing this. Actually, I do - money." A Mexican fan said: "There are two guys that Mexico fans love to hate. Donald Trump³ and Landon Donovan."

多诺万解释了他希望人们为墨西哥加油的原因。他长在加利福尼亚，会说流利的西班牙语。他说：“我的心流淌着红白蓝的血液，没有人能够质疑我对美国足球和国家队的忠诚和支持。尽管如此，我生长于洛杉矶东部，和墨西哥组员们一起踢球，在我年轻时，他们的激情就鼓舞着我...一直以来我都和我们的这个邻居有着强烈的联系，我尊重他们。”现任美国运动员克劳迪娅·索尔表示：“我不明白他为什么这么做。事实上，我知道—为了钱。”一名墨西哥球迷说：“有两个人让墨西哥又爱又恨。一个是唐纳德·特朗普，另一个是兰登·多诺万。”

1 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

2 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。