David Beckham 大卫•贝克汉姆
【词汇扫描】
maternal 母系的
influence 影响
Judaism 犹太教
Beckham was born in Leytonstone, East London,
the son of David Edward Alan "Ted" Beckham,
a kitchen fitter and Manchester United fan,
and Sandra Georgina West, a hairdresser.
He regularly played football in Ridgeway park,
Chingford as a child.
His maternal grandfather, Joseph West, is Jewish,
and Beckham has spoken of the influence
the religion has had on him
but is not known to practice Judaism or any other faith,
though he stated in his book Both Feet on the Ground
that growing up he always attended church with his parents and sisters.

【逐句对照】
Beckham was born in Leytonstone, East London,
the son of David Edward Alan "Ted" Beckham,
a kitchen fitter
and Manchester United fan,
and Sandra Georgina West, a hairdresser.
He regularly played football in Ridgeway park,
Chingford as a child.
His maternal grandfather, Joseph West, is Jewish,
and Beckham has spoken of the influence
the religion has had on him
but is not known to practice Judaism or any other faith,
though he stated in his book Both Feet on the Ground
that growing up he always attended church with his parents and sisters.

【多学一点】
maternal 母系的，母亲的
maternal grandfather 外公
my maternal uncle
influence 影响
on
The influence of climate on crops are clear.
Judaism
-ism …主义，…说
犹太教 / 犹太主义
犹太人 Jewish
music

【词汇扫描】
fanatical 狂热的
home matches 主场比赛
inderite 继承
passion 热情
training session 训练课
His parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters
who would frequently travel to Old Trafford from London
to attend Manchester United's home matches.
David inherited his parents' love of Manchester United
and his main sporting passion was football.
He attended one of Bobby Charlton's football schools in Manchester
and won the chance to take part in a training session at FC Barcelona,
as part of a talent competition.
As a child he played for a local youth team
called the Ridgeway Rovers coached by his father,
Stuart Underwood and Steve Kirby.

【逐句对照】
His parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters
who would frequently travel to Old Trafford from London
to attend Manchester United's home matches.
David inherited his parents' love of Manchester United
and his main sporting passion was football.
He attended one of Bobby Charlton's football schools in Manchester
and won the chance to take part in a training session at FC Barcelona,
as part of a talent competition.
As a child he played for a local youth team
called the Ridgeway Rovers
coached by his father,
Stuart Underwood and Steve Kirby.

【多学一点】
fanatical 狂热的
fanatic
fanatical idolater
home match 主场比赛
away match 客场比赛
inherit 继承
He inherited his father's farm.
passion 热情，热爱
have a passion for 对…酷爱
I have a passion for music.
passionate 充满热情的
make a passionate speech
session
a period of time
a recording session
a cooking session
talent 天份，天赋
talent for 有…的天赋
The boy has a talent for piano.

【故事原文】
Beckham was born in Leytonstone, East London,
the son of David Edward Alan "Ted" Beckham,
a kitchen fitter and Manchester United fan,
and Sandra Georgina West, a hairdresser.
He regularly played football in Ridgeway park,
Chingford as a child.
His maternal grandfather, Joseph West, is Jewish,
and Beckham has spoken of the influence
the religion has had on him
but is not known to practice Judaism or any other faith,
though he stated in his book Both Feet on the Ground
that growing up he always attended church with his parents and sisters.
His parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters
who would frequently travel to Old Trafford from London
to attend Manchester United's home matches.
David inherited his parents' love of Manchester United
and his main sporting passion was football.
He attended one of Bobby Charlton's football schools in Manchester
and won the chance to take part in a training session at FC Barcelona,
as part of a talent competition.
As a child he played for a local youth team
called the Ridgeway Rovers coached by his father,
Stuart Underwood and Steve Kirby.