爆笑! C罗奇葩铜像遭全民吐槽!

 　　It was supposed to be an honour befitting of an "example of excellence¹", the four-time footballer of the year who led Portugal to victory in last year's European Championship.

　　C罗曾4次获得年度足球先生，2016年他带领葡萄牙队夺得欧洲杯冠军，C罗铜像本该是一种象征“卓越典范”的荣耀。

　　Instead, the bronze bust² commemorating³ Cristiano Ronaldo's new namesake airport attracted widespread derision.

　　然而，这座为了庆祝马德拉机场更名为C罗名字的铜像却招来一片嘲笑声。

　　The bust hardly does the handsome footballer justice. It squashes his eyes close together, and the cheeky raised-eyebrow smile more resembles a leer.

　　铜像几乎"糟践"了这位英俊的足球运动员。C罗铜像的两眼距离太近，挑眉嬉笑的表情更像是抛媚眼。

　　爆笑! C罗奇葩铜像遭全民吐槽!

　　The face is also unusually chubby⁴, in contrast to Ronaldo's chiseled⁵ looks.

　　铜像的面部也出奇的圆润，与C罗轮廓分明的外形大相径庭。

　　The bust's sculptor⁶ Emanuel Santos said it took him 15 days to create the statue.

　　铜像雕刻师伊曼纽尔·桑托斯称，自己花了15天创作这个雕像。

　　He welcomed the stir his piece caused and said that "even Jesus did not please everyone, this is a matter of taste."

　　对于自己的作品引发的争议，他表示欢迎，并称“即便耶稣也无法让所有人都满意，这关乎个人喜好。”

1 excellence   

n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德

参考例句：

• His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
• My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。

2 bust   

vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部

参考例句：

• I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
• She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

3 commemorating   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements. 他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The post office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers. 邮局发行了一个纪念美国著名演艺人员的系列邮票。 来自互联网

4 chubby   

adj.丰满的，圆胖的

参考例句：

• He is stocky though not chubby.他长得敦实，可并不发胖。
• The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那个既矮又胖的绅士是我们的新主任。

5 chiseled   

adj.凿刻的，轮廓分明的v.凿，雕，镌( chisel的过去式 )

参考例句：

• Woltz had chiseled the guy, given him peanuts for the book. 乌尔茨敲了这个作家的竹杠，用了他的书，却只给微不足道的一点点钱。 来自教父部分
• He chiseled the piece of wood into the shape of a head. 他把这块木头凿刻成人头的形状。 来自辞典例句

6 sculptor   

n.雕刻家，雕刻家

参考例句：

• A sculptor forms her material.雕塑家把材料塑造成雕塑品。
• The sculptor rounded the clay into a sphere.那位雕塑家把黏土做成了一个球状。