贝克汉姆获封最性感男士 自谦称毫无魅力

 　　David Beckham is a global superstar, devoted¹ husband and down-to-earth dad of four. And now, the humble² British heartthrob is this year's Sexiest Man Alive.

　　贝克汉姆是全球超级明星，忠诚的丈夫和四个孩子的父亲。而这位一直很谦虚的英国万人迷当选为今年全球最性感男人。

　　"It's a huge honor," Beckham, 40, tells PEOPLE of scoring our 30th anniversary Sexiest Man crown. "And I'm very pleased to accept."

　　“这是很高的荣誉，”作为《人物》杂志创刊以来选出的第30位最性感男士，现年40岁的贝克汉姆表示“我十分高兴获得此荣誉。”

　　Although he's been a sex symbol for nearly two decades, the self-effacing soccer icon³ isn't sure he's even deserving of the mantle⁴. "I never feel that I'm an attractive, sexy person," he says in this week's cover story.

　　虽然近二十年来，他一直被人视为性感的象征，但这位谦虚的足球明星并不确定他是否能配得上这个称号。他在这周的封面故事上说“我从来不觉得自己是个有魅力的性感男人。”

　　贝克汉姆获封最性感男士 自谦称毫无魅力

　　"I mean I like to wear nice clothes and nice suits and look and feel good, but I don't ever think of myself that way."

　　“我的意思是，我虽然喜欢穿帅气的衣服、扮酷，自我感觉良好，但从来不认为自己性感。”

　　Still, when Beckham shared the news with his wife, fashion mogul Victoria Beckham, 41, she was totally on-board.

　　当贝克汉姆告诉41岁的妻子、时尚大亨维多利亚这一消息时，妻子却很淡定。

　　"I would hope that she feels this way about me all the time anyway!" he says with a shy smile. "But she said, 'Congratulations!' "

　　贝克汉姆害羞地笑着说，“我本来期待她说在她心里我一直很性感，但是她说‘恭喜’！”

　　"We kind of laughed about it with the boys and the boys kind of laughed at me and said, 'Really?! Sexiest man alive? Really?' "|

　　“儿子们把这事当笑话，他们嘲笑我说‘真的吗？！现世最性感男人？真的吗？’”

　　A hands-on father of Brooklyn, 16, Romeo, 12, Cruz, 10, and Harper, 4, Beckham says he's getting the most ribbing from his eldest⁵: "Brooklyn was the one who was like, 'Are you sure it's not me that's meant to be there today?'"

　　身为资深父亲的贝克汉姆有四个孩子——16岁的布鲁克林、12岁的罗密欧、10岁的克鲁兹和4岁的哈柏，他说大儿子嘲笑得最厉害，布鲁克林说：“你肯定当选的那个人不是我？”

　　Vocabulary

　　self-effacing: 谦逊的；不出风头的

　　hands-on: 亲身实践的

　　ribbing: 取笑别人的言词

1 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

2 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

3 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。

4 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

5 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。