世界名人简介第31期:克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多（打印版）

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born in 1985. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world. The legendary 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 decided Ronaldo was the perfect replacement for David Beckham and signed him in 2003. He set the English Premier League alight in his time there with his silky skills, and helped the team win nine trophies, 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。

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。

例句：On Sunday, during a game against Real Madrid, the LA Galaxy 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。

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。

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。

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