2007年VOA标准英语-Soccer Star David Beckham Arrives in Washington

By VOA Sports
08 August 2007

Fans in Washington are hoping to see the Major League Soccer debut¹ of English star David Beckham as his Los Angeles Galaxy² takes on host DC United Thursday night (7pm ET kickoff) at Washington's RFK Stadium.  VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer³ was at Beckham's pre-game news conference at the stadium on Wednesday and has this report.

David Beckham (VOA photo - P. Brewer)

Other than what could be described as a token appearance of 16 minutes on July 21 in a friendly match at the Galaxy's home field against English club Chelsea, David Beckham, 32, has been kept on the sidelines since joining his new team in the United States.

The midfielder has not been fully⁴ fit since injuring his left ankle June 6 while playing for England in a European Championship qualifier.  He aggravated⁵ it June 17 in his final game for Spanish club Real Madrid.

David Beckham practicing at RFK Stadium

Beckham says this is his first-ever visit to Washington and he is anxious to see game action.

"I think it's always frustrating⁶ when you're a sportsman and you can't do what you love doing," he said.  "And it's very frustrating because it's an injury that I've had now for almost eight weeks.  And it's getting better.  It's improving every day.  A lot of people and myself want it to be a bit quicker."

Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy's game against DC United is already a sellout.  About 45,000 fans will be on hand hoping to see David Beckham's Major League Soccer debut.

1 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

2 galaxy   

n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)

参考例句：

• The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
• The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。

3 brewer   

n. 啤酒制造者

参考例句：

• Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
• I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职，做一名酿酒人。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 aggravated   

使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 )； 使更严重； 激怒； 使恼火

参考例句：

• If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
• Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。

6 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》