世界名人简介 第34期:大卫·贝克汉姆

 David Beckham is an English footballer who has played for Manchester United and Real Madrid, as well as representing his country 100 times. He moved to the Los Angeles Galaxy¹ in 2007 to increase the profile of football in America. He married Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and has become a worldwide celebrity², an advertising³ brand and a fashion icon⁴.

大卫·贝克汉姆是一名英格兰足球运动员，曾在曼联和皇马效力，并代表国家队出场过100次比赛。2007年，为了提升在美国的足球名声，贝克汉姆转战洛杉矶银河队。他与辣妹维多利亚·贝克汉姆结为连理，并成为了一名世界名人、时尚达人以及广告赞助者。

Beckham was born in London in 1975. His parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters. His talent was obvious from an early age and he signed with Manchester United on his fourteenth birthday. He helped the youth team win several trophies⁵ and made his first team debut⁶ in 1995. He helped his team achieve considerable success in his eleven seasons with them.

1975年，贝克汉姆出生于伦敦。他的父母是狂热的曼联球迷。他从小就展现出了过人的天赋，并在他14岁生日时与曼联签约。他帮助青年队获得了诸多奖项，1995年，他迎来了在一队的首秀。在他效力的11个赛季里，他帮助球队赢得了伟大的成功。

Beckham has been runner-up twice as world football’s best player. He won many trophies with Manchester United, including the Champions League, and won a league title with Real Madrid. He also captained his club and country. He was famously sent off in a match against Argentina in the 1998 World Cup. In 2003, Beckham received an honour for services to football from Britain’s Queen.

贝克汉姆两次与世界最佳球员称号擦肩而过。他在曼联期间赢得了诸多奖杯，包括欧洲冠军杯，在皇马期间赢得了冠军联赛奖杯。他还曾经是球队和国家队的队长。1998年，在与阿根廷的世界杯比赛上，他被红牌罚下。2003年，因他为足球所作出的贡献，英国女王授予他大英帝国勋章。

Beckham has many interests off the soccer pitch and is rarely out of the headlines, especially concerning his marriage and children. He has established football academies in Los Angeles and London. In 2006 he was named a judge for the British Book Awards. He lives near Tom Cruise and the two are best buddies⁷. Beckham is also a United Nations Goodwill⁸ Ambassador.

在足球场外，他也是一位明星，并总是头版头条的常客，特别是关于他的婚姻和孩子问题。他在洛杉矶和伦敦建立了足球学校。2006年，他成为了英国图书奖的评委。他与汤姆·克鲁斯是近邻，两人成为了好友。贝克汉姆还是联合国亲善大使。

1.Manchester United 曼彻斯特联队

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.soccer pitch 足球场

例句：Perhaps the only place where the Chinese are not becoming more and more powerful nowadays is the soccer pitch.

也许，当今中国人唯一没有逐步强大的领域就是足球场了。

3.fashion icon 时尚达人

例句：He also appears to have a fondness for women's clothes, which has only served to fuel his status as a fashion icon.

他似乎也出现过对于女人衣服的嗜好，这仅仅为他的时尚偶像的地位增添了活力。

4.youth team 青年队

例句：It was as part of the Guangxi Film Studio "youth team" that Zhang Yimou found his feet as a filmmaker.

张艺谋能够站住脚成为一名电影创作者，有一部分归功于广西电影制片厂的“青年摄制组”。

1 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。

2 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

3 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

4 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

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 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

7 buddies   

n.密友( buddy的名词复数 )；同伴；弟兄；（用于称呼男子，常带怒气）家伙v.（如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般）交往( buddy的第三人称单数 )；做朋友；亲近（…）；伴护艾滋病人

参考例句：

• We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
• The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句

8 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。