新闻背景:最近关于小贝转会的消息众说纷纭,在事情没有最后定论之前,我们提供的是两位和小贝休戚相干的人对bbc专访的发言……
i would never sell beckham says eriksson
埃里克森对小贝转会表态
london (afp) - england manager sven-goran eriksson would never sell david beckham if he was manager of manchester united the swede told the bbc.
伦敦(法新社)-英格兰主教练埃里克森对bbc专访表示如果他是曼联教练,他就不会出售贝克汉姆。
★本文的if…would…是一个将来时态虚拟语气,表示“要是我…我就…”
eriksson said similarly if he was manager of another club he would pay anything to try and prise the 28-year-old playmaker away from united.
埃里克森还说,如果他是另一个俱乐部的经理人,他会不惜代价留住并奖赏这位28岁的队员。
★pay anything to意思是at all costs( =at any cost),也就是不惜任何代价, 无论如何。如:i will try to fulfill my plan at all costs.
★playmaker(篮球、 曲棍球等 ) 场上组织进攻的队员
however eriksson added that wherever beckham played would make no difference to his role for england.
但埃里克斯表示,不管贝克汉姆为哪个俱乐部效力,他对英格兰的影响将不会有很大差异。
★make no difference to的意思是没有影响,没有区别的意思,as near as makes no difference也是没有多少差别的意思,make a difference却是有影响,很重要的意思,一定要加以区别。
★sb's role 是指某人的角色,任务。play the role of(sb.)意思是(在剧中)扮演(某人)角色。还有很多和role相关的习惯用语,如:play an important role in,在……中起重要作用;play the leading role,起主要作用, 起带头作用。
kenyon said "when eric cantona left it was thought to be a disaster but we went on and won the title.
曼联首席执行官凯尼恩说:“坎托纳离开时,当时人们认为是一场灾难,但我们继续前进,还赢得了冠军。
★title在本文中的意思是冠军,这要结合新闻背景来加以理解,因为在坎托纳离开曼联俱乐部以后,他们确实再次得冠。
"success at manchester united is about a good footballing team not individuals.
"the thing is that in the end players do retire and have to be replaced. even david beckham will retire some day."
曼联的成功是一个好的球队的成功而不能归功于任何个人。球员总有退休或被替换的时候,即使是贝克汉姆,有朝一日也会退休。