今天是感恩节 Thanksgiving day，本来想跟大家聊点儿有关感恩的故事，但一大早就看到了马拉多纳突然离世的消息......唉~天妒英才的又一个典型！其实早在多年前，马拉多纳曾在节目采访中很坦诚地谈到了生和死：“如果有一天死了，我会在墓碑上写上墓志铭: 谢谢你，足球！”

得嘞，那今儿个咱就来回忆一把这位极具传奇色彩的一代球王吧，虽然绿茵场上的他早已退役，但相信专属于他的那一股对于足球的热爱和霸气将永恒地存在于人们的记忆之中。来吧，听一段有关他逝世的英语新闻，一边儿怀念一边儿练练听力吧！

Argentine Football Star Maradona Dies at 60 阿根廷足球明星马拉多纳去世，享年60岁

Soccer star Diego Armando Maradona died on Wednesday.

足球明星迭戈·阿曼多·马拉多纳于本周三去世。

Maradona is said to have suffered a heart attack at his home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He died less than one month after his 60th birthday.

据说马拉多纳在阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯的家中突发心脏病。他在60岁生日后不到一个月就去世了。

Maradona grew up in a poor area of Buenos Aires and led Argentinas national team to victory in the 1986 World Cup. However, he was kicked out of the 1994 World Cup for a drug violation. His career was cut short after years of drug use, overeating and alcoholism.

马拉多纳在布宜诺斯艾利斯的一个贫困地区长大，并带领阿根廷国家队赢得了1986年世界杯的冠军。然而，他却因吸毒被踢出了1994年世界杯。在多年的吸毒、暴饮暴食和酗酒之后，他的职业生涯戛然结束。

In 2000, Maradona nearly died of heart failure caused by use of the drug cocaine. But he came back in 2008 to coach the Argentina national team.

2000年，马拉多纳因服用毒品可卡因差点死于心力衰竭。但他在2008年回到阿根廷执教国家队。

He was one of the most gifted players in the history of the sport. And, he was honored like a god for his skills with the football, as it is called in much of the world. In Argentina, he was called ‘El Dios, or The God in English. It is a play on words on his number 10 shirt, ‘El Diez, in the Spanish language.

他是体育史上最有天赋的运动员之一。而且，他在足球方面的技术(世界上很多地方都这样称呼足球)让他像神一样受到尊敬。在阿根廷，他被称为“El Dios”，也就是英语中的上帝。这是他10号球衣上用西班牙语写的“El Diez”上的文字。

Some Argentinians consider Maradona the greatest football player ever, edging out Brazilian footballer, Pelé. Both were named FIFA Player of the Century in 2000.

一些阿根廷人认为马拉多纳是有史以来最伟大的足球运动员，他超过了巴西足球运动员贝利。两人都曾在2000年被国际足联评为本世纪最佳球员。

Maradona was largely responsible for Argentinas World Cup victory in 1986 in Mexico. He scored two famous goals in one game against England for a 2-1 victory.

1986年阿根廷在墨西哥世界杯夺冠，马拉多纳功不可没。在对英格兰的一场比赛中，他进了两个著名的球，帮助球队2:1获胜。

The first goal was scored with his fist but officials on the field did not see it. He later said, "It was partly by the hand of God and partly with the head of Maradona."

他的第一个进球是用拳头打进的，但场上的裁判并没有看到。后来他说:“这一部分是上帝之手，一部分是马拉多纳的头。”

Maradona then dribbled past half of Englands team for his second goal of the game. It is often called the goal of the century.

随后，马拉多纳带球越过了英格兰队的半场，打进了本场比赛的第二个进球。它通常被称为世纪之球。

Born with a football 与生俱来的足球

Born on October 30, 1960, in Buenos Aires, Maradona was the fifth of eight children of a factory worker. As a child, he slept with a football under his arm while his mother thought he would grow up to be an accountant.

马拉多纳于1960年10月30日出生在布宜诺斯艾利斯，他的父亲是一名工厂工人，家里有八个孩子，他排行老五。小时候，他睡觉时腋下夹着一个足球，而他母亲认为他长大后会成为一名会计。

Maradona played for the Argentinos Juniors at the age of 15. Two years later, he just missed being a part of Argentinas 1978 World Cup team.

马拉多纳15岁时为阿根廷青年队效力。两年后，他刚巧错失了成为1978年世界杯阿根廷队一员的机会。

In 1984, he joined the Italian team Napoli for a then world-record $7.5 million contract. He led the team to two Italian football championships.

1984年，他加入了意大利那不勒斯队(Napoli)，签下了当时创下世界纪录的750万美元的合同。他带领球队两次夺得意大利足球锦标赛冠军。

After the 1986 World Cup victory in Mexico, he also brought Argentinas national team to a World Cup final in Rome in 1990.

在1986年墨西哥世界杯夺冠后，他还带领阿根廷国家队进入了1990年罗马世界杯决赛。

But by 1991, drugs and alcohol began taking over his life.

但到了1991年，毒品和酒精开始占据他的生活。

That year Maradona received a 15-month suspension from the sport for a drug violation. He was banned again for 15 months after a drug test at the 1994 World Cup in the United States.

那一年马拉多纳因违禁毒品被停赛15个月。在1994年美国世界杯的一次药检后，他再次被禁赛15个月。

Of his troubles, Maradona once said, "Football is the most beautiful and healthy sport in the world. It shouldnt have to pay for my mistakes. Its not the balls fault."

谈到他的烦恼，马拉多纳曾说:“足球是世界上最美丽、最有益健康的运动。”它不应该为我的错误付出代价。这不是球的错。”

Maradona retired from professional football in 1997. After his near-death experience in 2000, he received treatment and spent some time with Cuban leader Fidel Castro.

马拉多纳1997年从职业足球队役。在2000年经历了濒死体验后，他接受了治疗，并与古巴领导人菲德尔·卡斯特罗共度了一段时间。

From China to Europe, Argentinians found they could make friends just by mentioning Maradonas name. Some even created the Maradoniana Church with a saying "Make Diego your middle name and name your first son Diego."

从中国到欧洲，阿根廷人发现只要提起马拉多纳的名字就能交到朋友。一些人甚至创建了马拉多纳教堂，并说:“把迭戈作为你的中间名，给你的第一个儿子取名迭戈。”

After hearing the news of Maradonas death, the football great Pelé told Reuters in a statement, "One day well kick a ball together in the sky above."

在听到马拉多纳去世的消息后，足球巨星贝利在一份声明中告诉路透社记者，“总有一天我们会一起在天上踢球。”

Im Jonathan Evans.

我是Jonathan Evans。