Tearful Pele released from hospital

 RIO DE JANEIRO, NOV. 15 (Xinhua) -- Football legend Pele has been released from hospital after undergoing successful hip¹ replacement² surgery.

The 72-year-old wept as he spoke³ to reporters upon leaving the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo in a wheelchair on Thursday.

"I never imagined that the Brazilian people would be so concerned about me," Pele said. "I want to thank everybody who sent me messages of support."

Pele underwent the surgery last Saturday (Nov. 10) after originally visiting his doctor for a routine medical check to renew his health insurance.

Dr Roberto Dantas Queiroz, who was responsible for the procedure, said the former Santos and New York Cosmos⁴ star would remain in a wheelchair during his initial recovery stage.

According to Queiroz, the joint's damage had largely been caused by years of wear and tear suffered during the Brazilian's playing career.

Pele featured in three World Cup-winning teams for Brazil and scored 1281 goals in a career spanning more than two decades.

1 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

2 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

3 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

4 cosmos   

n.宇宙；秩序，和谐

参考例句：

• Our world is but a small part of the cosmos.我们的世界仅仅是宇宙的一小部分而已。
• Is there any other intelligent life elsewhere in the cosmos?在宇宙的其他星球上还存在别的有智慧的生物吗？