David Beckham 大卫•贝克汉姆
【词汇扫描】
draw 引起
United manager Alex Ferguson had a great deal of confidence
in the club's young players.
When three of his first-team players left the club
at the end of the 1994-95 season,
his decision to let youth team members replace them
instead of buying players from other clubs,
drew a great deal of criticism.

【逐句对照】
United manager Alex Ferguson had a great deal of confidence
in the club's young players.
When three of his first-team players left the club
at the end of the 1994-95 season,
his decision to let youth team members
replace them instead of buying players from other clubs,
drew a great deal of criticism.

【多学一点】
draw 平局 / 吸引
draw one's attention

【词汇扫描】
perform 表现
corner 角球
break into 进入
The criticism increased
when United started the season with a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa,
with Beckham scoring United's only goal of the game;
however, United won their next five matches
and the young players performed well.
Beckham became a regular player on the team
and helped them to win the Premiership
and FA Cup double that season,
scoring the winner in the semi-final against Chelsea
and also taking the corner that ?ric Cantona scored
from in the FA Cup Final.
Still, Beckham's form was not good enough
to break into the England squad before Euro 96.

【逐句对照】
The criticism increased
when United started the season with a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa,
with Beckham scoring United's only goal of the game;
however, United won their next five matches
and the young players performed well.
Beckham became a regular player on the team
and helped them to win the Premiership
and FA Cup double that season,
scoring the winner in the semi-final against Chelsea
and also taking the corner that ?ric Cantona scored
from in the FA Cup Final.
Still, Beckham's form was not good enough
to break into the England squad before Euro 96.

【多学一点】
perform 表现，演出
Our team performed well in the match yesterday.
corner 角球
Break into
enter 进入…
He broke into business at an early age.

【词汇扫描】
household name 家喻户晓的名字
halfway line 中场线
press 媒体
In August 1996, Beckham became something of a household name
when he scored a spectacular goal in a match against Wimbledon.
With United ahead 2-0,
Beckham noticed that Wimbledon's goalkeeper Neil Sullivan
was standing a long way out of his goal,
and hit a shot from the halfway line
that floated over the goalkeeper and into the net.
Beckham was frequently mentioned in the press,
and he made his first appearance
for the England national football team
on 1 September 1996,
in a World Cup qualifying match against Moldova.

【逐句对照】
In August 1996, Beckham became something of a household name
when he scored a spectacular goal in a match against Wimbledon.
With United ahead 2-0,
Beckham noticed that Wimbledon's goalkeeper Neil Sullivan
was standing a long way out of his goal,
and hit a shot from the halfway line
that floated over the goalkeeper and into the net.
Beckham was frequently mentioned in the press,
and he made his first appearance
for the England national football team
on 1 September 1996,
in a World Cup qualifying match against Moldova.

【多学一点】
something of
kind of 有几分
The professor is something of strange.
household 家喻户晓的
He is a household figure.
spectacular 惊人的，给人印象深刻的
spectacular waterfall
halfway line
float 漂动，飘浮
The empty boat was floating on the sea.
press 新闻界，新闻报刊
The power of the press is very great.

【词汇扫描】
retain 保持
peers 同行
deteriorated 下滑
He became an automatic first-choice player at United that season,
helping them to retain their league championship,
and was voted PFA Young Player of the Year by his peers.
United started the 1997-98 season well,
but their performance deteriorated when several players got injured.
They finished the season in second place, behind Arsenal.

【逐句对照】
He became an automatic first-choice player at United that season,
helping them to retain their league championship,
and was voted PFA Young Player of the Year by his peers.
United started the 1997-98 season well,
but their performance deteriorated when several players got injured.
They finished the season in second place, behind Arsenal.

【多学一点】
qualifying match 资格赛 / 预选赛
retain 留住，保留
He has managed to retain most of his fortune.
peer 同辈，同等的人
Children are easily influenced by their peer.
deteriorate 恶化，退化
His health had deteriorated while he was in prison.

【故事原文】
United manager Alex Ferguson had a great deal of confidence
in the club's young players.
When three of his first-team players left the club
at the end of the 1994-95 season,
his decision to let youth team players replace them
instead of buying players from other clubs,
drew a great deal of criticism.
The criticism increased
when United started the season with a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa,
with Beckham scoring United's only goal of the game;
however, United won their next five matches
and the young players performed well.
Beckham became a regular player on the team
and helped them to win the Premiership
and FA Cup double that season,
scoring the winner in the semi-final against Chelsea
and also taking the corner that ?ric Cantona scored
from in the FA Cup Final.
Still, Beckham's form was not good enough
to break into the England squad before Euro 96.
In August 1996, Beckham became something of a household name
when he scored a spectacular goal in a match against Wimbledon.
With United ahead 2-0,
Beckham noticed that Wimbledon's goalkeeper Neil Sullivan
was standing a long way out of his goal,
and hit a shot from the halfway line
that floated over the goalkeeper and into the net.
Beckham was frequently mentioned in the press,
and he made his first appearance
for the England national football team
on 1 September 1996,
in a World Cup qualifying match against Moldova.
He became an automatic first-choice player at United that season,
helping them to retain their league championship,
and was voted PFA Young Player of the Year by his peers.
United started the 1997-98 season well,
but their performance deteriorated when several players got injured.
They finished the season in second place, behind Arsenal.