David Beckham 大卫•贝克汉姆

【词汇扫描】
posh 时髦的
Spice Girls 辣妹组合
be dubbed 被称为
tremendous 巨大的
coverage 报道
best man 伴郎
ring bearer 花童
exclusive 独家的
In 1997, Beckham started dating Victoria Adams,
widely known as "Posh Spice" of the pop music group Spice Girls,
and their relationship attracted a great deal of media interest.
The couple were dubbed "Posh and Becks" by the media.
He married Adams at Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland on 4 July 1999.
The wedding attracted tremendous media coverage.
Beckham's teammate Gary Neville was the best man,
and the couple's son Brooklyn,
then four months old, was the ring bearer.
The media were kept away from the ceremony,
as the Beckhams had an exclusive deal with OK! Magazine,
but newspapers were still able to obtain photographs
showing them sitting on golden thrones.
437 staff were employed for the wedding reception,
which was estimated to have cost ?500,000.

【逐句对照】
In 1997, Beckham started dating Victoria Adams,
widely known as "Posh Spice" of the pop music group Spice Girls,
and their relationship attracted a great deal of media interest.
The couple were dubbed "Posh and Becks" by the media.
He married Adams at Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland on 4 July 1999.
The wedding attracted tremendous media coverage.
Beckham's teammate Gary Neville was the best man,
and the couple's son Brooklyn,
then four months old, was the ring bearer.
The media were kept away from the ceremony,
as the Beckhams had an exclusive deal with OK! Magazine,
but newspapers were still able to obtain photographs
showing them sitting on golden thrones.
437 staff were employed for the wedding reception,
which was estimated to have cost ?500,000.

【多学一点】
posh 时髦的，漂亮的
a posh hat
spice girls
spice 辣椒
spice girls 辣妹
dub 把…叫做，称呼为
They dubbed him as traitor.
tremendous 极大的 / 非常多的
They cost a tremendous amount of money.
coverage 新闻报道
TV coverage of the election
best man 伴郎
ring bearer 男花童
exclusive 独家的，专有的
The reporter had an exclusive interview with the Nobel prize winner.
reception 宴会，招待会
wedding reception 婚宴

【词汇扫描】
universally 普遍地
tabloid 小报
affair 桃色事件
ludicrous 可笑的
obsessive 强迫的
The Beckhams, who came to be known almost universally
as "Posh and Becks",
have three sons: Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born 1999),
Romeo James Beckham (2002)
and Cruz David Beckham (2005).
In April 2004, Beckham's former personal assistant Rebecca Loos,
sold a story to a tabloid newspaper
in which she claimed to have had a four month affair with Beckham,
which he described as "ludicrous".
In an 3 April 2006 interview, Beckham told The Daily Mail
that he suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder.

【逐句对照】
The Beckhams, who came to be known almost universally
as "Posh and Becks",
have three sons:
Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born 1999),
Romeo James Beckham (2002)
and Cruz David Beckham (2005).
In April 2004, Beckham's former personal assistant Rebecca Loos,
sold a story to a tabloid newspaper
in which she claimed to have had a four month affair with Beckham,
which he described as "ludicrous".
In an 3 April 2006 interview, Beckham told The Daily Mail
that he suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder.

【多学一点】
universally 普遍地，到处地
People universally agree on this.
tabloid 小报
affair
have an affair with
It was reported that professor had an affair with a girl called Monica.
ludicrous 可笑的，滑稽的
ridiculous
The old woman looked ludicrous in her daughter's clothes.
obsessive compulsive disorder
obsessive / compulsive 强迫性
compulsive education 强制性教育
disorder 失调，异常
mental disorder 精神错乱

【故事原文】
In 1997, Beckham started dating Victoria Adams,
widely known as "Posh Spice" of the pop music group Spice Girls,
and their relationship attracted a great deal of media interest.
The couple were dubbed "Posh and Becks" by the media.
He married Adams at Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland on 4 July 1999.
The wedding attracted tremendous media coverage.
Beckham's teammate Gary Neville was the best man,
and the couple's son Brooklyn,
then four months old, was the ring bearer.
The media were kept away from the ceremony,
as the Beckhams had an exclusive deal with OK! Magazine,
but newspapers were still able to obtain photographs
showing them sitting on golden thrones.
437 staff were employed for the wedding reception,
which was estimated to have cost ?500,000.
The Beckhams, who came to be known almost universally
as "Posh and Becks",
have three sons: Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born 1999),
Romeo James Beckham (2002)
and Cruz David Beckham (2005).
In April 2004, Beckham's former personal assistant Rebecca Loos,
sold a story to a tabloid newspaper
in which she claimed to have had a four month affair with Beckham,
which he described as "ludicrous".
In an 3 April 2006 interview, Beckham told The Daily Mail
that he suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder.