Beckham to train with Spurs

    LONDON, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Former England team captain David Beckham is going to train with Tottenham Hotspur during the offseason of the MLS（美国职业足球大联盟）, announced the Premier¹ League side on Sunday.
    According to the London club, the 35-year-old will train with the Spurs' first team squad² until February 10 when he will be required to return to LA Galaxy³（洛杉矶银河队） ahead of the start of the MLS season.
    Spurs manager Harry⁴ Redknapp said, "David is a fantastic professional - he will be a great influence around the place and I am sure we will all benefit from his winning mentality⁵. I think everyone will enjoy having him here."Spurs have been interested in including the midfield star in their squad for three months on loan but failed to reach an agreement with LA Galaxy.
    "We'd love to have him here for longer but respect his commitments to LA Galaxy. They wanted him back in early February so that made it difficult to do a playing deal on the basis of three weeks," said Redknapp.
    Beckham said, "It's important that I maintain a high level of fitness during the MLS off season. I'm thankful to Tottenham and Harry Redknapp for giving me the opportunity to train with the team over the next month. I'm grateful to the LA Galaxy for allowing to me to train with Spurs. I look forward to getting to work as soon as possible."（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 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。

2 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

3 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。

4 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

5 mentality   

n.心理，思想，脑力

参考例句：

• He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
• Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。