人物点滴—托蒂：罗马队年轻的足球王子谈隐私

罗马队的足球王子托蒂访谈摘录。在这个充满诱惑的城市里，不能为所欲为地做年轻人都能做的事情，因为到哪里都有争着和他照相、要亲笔签名的球迷……

Adored by the fans, cuddled by his parents Fiorella and Lorenzo, pushed by popular acclaim¹ to Cesare Maldini's national team, Totti is now happy, rich and famous.

However he keeps on saying "I grew up too quickly", and, maybe to cherish his roots, he still lives in his old house of Vetulonia, where still a very blond child with an impertinent face he began to play and became a champion.

Rome is a city with many temptations. Do you ever go to dance?

It's a necessary moment of relax for me, otherwise my privacy would be almost inexistent. There are so many things that people of my age do and I can't do because of my profession.

Is it not difficult to find a moment of privacy and relax, when everybody around you asks for autographs and photos?

That's part of my job. However I usually go where I have friends and people that already know me very well. So they don't stifle² me.

重点词汇

adore  v. 崇拜	cuddle  v. 抱，搂
impertinent  a. 不相关的	temptation  n. 诱惑，诱惑物
autograph  n. 亲笔签名	stifle  v. 使窒息，闷死

1 acclaim   

v.向…欢呼，公认；n.欢呼，喝彩，称赞

参考例句：

• He was welcomed with great acclaim.他受到十分热烈的欢迎。
• His achievements earned him the acclaim of the scientific community.他的成就赢得了科学界的赞誉。

2 stifle   

vt.使窒息；闷死；扼杀；抑止，阻止

参考例句：

• She tried hard to stifle her laughter.她强忍住笑。
• It was an uninteresting conversation and I had to stifle a yawn.那是一次枯燥无味的交谈，我不得不强忍住自己的呵欠。