梅西的小粉丝搬到巴基斯坦

AS IT IS 2016-05-05 Young Messi Fan Moves to Pakistan 梅西的小粉丝搬到巴基斯坦

A 5-year-old Afghan boy who became world famous earlier this year has fled his country because of safety concerns.

A photograph of Murtaza Ahmadi first appeared on the Internet in January. He was wearing a homemade soccer jersey¹ that looked like the one worn by Lionel Messi, the Argentinian soccer star.

The boy’s brother made the shirt from a blue-and-white striped² plastic bag. The bag had the name “Messi” and number 10 written on the back.

The photograph spread quickly on the Internet. Eventually, Messi himself heard about the boy and sent him a soccer ball and signed jerseys³.

The story seemed to have a happy ending.

But after the news spread, the Ahmadi family started receiving threatening telephone calls and even a letter from the Taliban.

The Associated Press says the Taliban have yet to comment on the boy’s case.

Murtaza's father said that at first he was not sure who was responsible for all the phone calls. At first, he thought it might have been criminals who falsely thought the family made a lot of money from the boy’s fame.

About one month ago, the family of eight quietly fled to Pakistan. They left behind all of their belongings⁴. They are currently⁵ living in a one-room house in the city of Quetta.

But Murtaza Ahmadi has not given up on soccer. Some days, the boy goes to a nearby field to play a game with his family.

His father adds that Murtaza still hopes that one day he will be able to meet his hero, Lionel Messi.

Words in This Story

jersey – n. a loose shirt worn by a member of a sports team as part of a uniform

soccer – n. the American name for a game known in many other countries as football

signed – adj. being in the writer’s own handwriting

1 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 striped   

adj.有斑纹的

参考例句：

• Jack's plaid shirt didn't mix well with his striped trousers.杰克的方格衬衫与条纹长裤不相配。
• His striped tie showed up well against his dark red shirt.他那条纹领带在深红色的衬衫下十分醒目。

3 jerseys   

n.运动衫( jersey的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The maximum quantity of cotton jerseys this year is about DM25,000. 平方米的羊毛地毯超过了以往的订货。 来自口语例句
• The NBA is mulling the prospect of stitching advertising logos onto jerseys. 大意：NBA官方正在酝酿一个大煞风景的计划——把广告标志绣上球服！ 来自互联网

4 belongings   

n.私人物品，私人财物

参考例句：

• I put a few personal belongings in a bag.我把几件私人物品装进包中。
• Your personal belongings are not dutiable.个人物品不用纳税。

5 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。