巴西足坛巨星名字解读

时间：2014-07-08 07:10:15

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Pele, Ronaldinho, Garrincha -- the names of past Brazilian superstars -- roll off the tongue like a verse of great romance poetry. These monikers are not always formal names but instead are often nicknames adopted for soccer.

贝利、罗纳尔迪尼奥、加林查，这些曾经的巴西足坛巨星的名字，让人读起来朗朗上口，押韵地如同罗马诗句。这些名字其实不是他们的本名，而是他们为了足球取的“艺名”。
 
Pele, widely considered the best soccer player ever, is actually named Edson Arantes do Nascimento, after the American inventor Thomas Edison.
 
Pele said he got his nickname as a kid when he mispronounced the name of Brazilian goalkeeper Bilé as Pilé. A playmate used the mistake to taunt1（奚落） him, and when he moved to the city of Bauru, the "Pilé!" chants evolved to Pele, the name he used to represent Brazil in four World Cups. "Thanks to that goalie Bilé, and a classmate's little joke, I became Pele," he wrote. "Now it's known across the world."
 
Hulk, the star forward on the current Brazilian World Cup team, got his nickname because he was obsessed2 with the comic book character as a child. But physical attributes are often used to peg3 nicknames and if you take one look at Givanildo Vieira de Souza's muscular build it's easy to see why "Hulk" stuck.
 
Dunga, captain of Brazil's 1994 World Cup title team, got his nickname from the Brazilian name for Dopey, from Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs4" film – because of his short stature5 as a kid.
 
Garrincha (for "little bird"), who played for Brazil in three World Cups from 1958 to 1966, was given his nickname because he flew right through defenders6 with his dribbles7.
 
A boy named Artur became Arturzico (little Artur), which was then abbreviated8 again to Zico, the famous Brazilian player of the '70s and '80s.
 
Sometimes the diminutive9（小型的） is not a choice. Ronaldinho used his nickname to avoid being confused with his slightly older teammate Ronaldo - they both were on Brazil's 2002 World Cup winning team.

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1 taunt nIJzj     
n.辱骂，嘲弄；v.嘲弄
参考例句：
  • He became a taunt to his neighbours.他成了邻居们嘲讽的对象。
  • Why do the other children taunt him with having red hair?为什么别的小孩子讥笑他有红头发？
2 obsessed 66a4be1417f7cf074208a6d81c8f3384     
adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的
参考例句：
  • He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
  • The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。
3 peg p3Fzi     
n.木栓，木钉；vt.用木钉钉，用短桩固定
参考例句：
  • Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.把你的大衣挂在门厅的挂衣钩上。
  • He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。
4 dwarfs a9ddd2c1a88a74fc7bd6a9a0d16c2817     
n.侏儒，矮子（dwarf的复数形式）vt.（使）显得矮小（dwarf的第三人称单数形式）
参考例句：
  • Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. 莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town. 新大楼使城里所有其他建筑物都显得矮小了。 来自辞典例句
5 stature ruLw8     
n.（高度）水平，（高度）境界，身高，身材
参考例句：
  • He is five feet five inches in stature.他身高5英尺5英寸。
  • The dress models are tall of stature.时装模特儿的身材都较高。
6 defenders fe417584d64537baa7cd5e48222ccdf8     
n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者
参考例句：
  • The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》
7 dribbles a95b07a2a3dde82ec26e4c5d1bd35d44     
n.涓滴( dribble的名词复数 )；细滴；少量（液体）v.流口水( dribble的第三人称单数 )；（使液体）滴下或作细流；运球，带球
参考例句：
  • That faucet dribbles badly. 那个水龙头漏水严重。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Question: How do you make the dribbles like you always do them? 就像你经常做的，你怎么盘带？（估计也是个踢球的）。 来自互联网
8 abbreviated 32a218f05db198fc10c9206836aaa17a     
adj. 简短的，省略的 动词abbreviate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • He abbreviated so much that it was hard to understand his article. 他的文章缩写词使用太多，令人费解。
  • The United States of America is commonly abbreviated to U.S.A.. 美利坚合众国常被缩略为U.S.A.。
9 diminutive tlWzb     
adj.小巧可爱的，小的
参考例句：
  • Despite its diminutive size,the car is quite comfortable.尽管这辆车很小，但相当舒服。
  • She has diminutive hands for an adult.作为一个成年人，她的手显得非常小。

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