人物点滴—贝克汉姆：4000万美元转汇到皇马

　　身价不菲的英国球员小贝，既是本国足球俱乐部争抢的重点，也是豪门皇家马德里的王牌。自从曼联转汇到皇马，也出力不少。教练希望下个赛季他能与皇马续约……

David Beckham has been a goal for many English soccer clubs, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said in an interview with Real Madrid television.

However, Perez hoped the midfielder would extend¹ his contract with Real Madris at the end of the season.

"All the English teams are fighting to try and get him to return there, but we are delighted with him," said Perez.

"With regard to renewing² his contract, he has still got a year and a half left and we've got time to keep talking. But I like to do these things at the end of the season otherwise they develop into a soap opera.

"People sometimes overlook³ that Beckham plays some great games because it was said that we only signed him to sell shirts. He has given Real some great evenings of football and he will give them many more."

Beckham joined Real on a four-year contract from Manchester United in June 2003 for a fee of up to 35 million euros (42.26 million U.S. dollars)

1 extend   

v.伸开；展开，伸展；扩大；加大

参考例句：

• Can you extend your visit for a few days more?你能把你的访问再延长几天吗？
• The examinations extend over two weeks.考试持续两个星期。

2 renewing   

（使）复原， （使）更新，赋予新的生命和活力( renew的现在分词 )； 重新开始； 继续； 补充

参考例句：

• He feels his youth renewing. 他觉得越活越年轻了。
• A lot of the cost of maintenance went into renewing brakes. 很多的维修费用都花在了更换刹车方面。

3 overlook   

v.忽视，忽略，俯瞰，眺望，宽容，宽恕

参考例句：

• How could you overlook paying the rent?你怎么会忘了付房租？
• It was a slight overlook on my part.这是我的一个小疏忽。