EN: The phrasal verb 'grow up' means to spend one's childhood and mature into an adult. In this sentence, it is used in the past tense ('grew up') to describe a completed action in the past.
中文: 短语动词「grow up」意为「长大、成长」,指度过童年并成熟为成人的过程。在本句中,它以过去式「grew up」呈现,用以描述过去已完成的动作。
She grew up in a small town in southern France.
她在法国南部的一个小镇长大。
EN: The prepositional phrase 'near the English city of Birmingham' uses 'near' to indicate geographical proximity, and the appositive structure 'the English city of Birmingham' (using 'of') clarifies which city is being referred to.
中文: 介词短语「near the English city of Birmingham」中,使用「near」表示地理位置上的邻近,而同位语结构「the English city of Birmingham」(使用「of」)则明确指出了是哪一座城市。
He lives near the historic city of Kyoto.
他住在历史名城京都附近。
EN: Birmingham is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom and has a rich industrial history. In British English, the suffix '-ham' in place names like Birmingham is pronounced as a weak schwa /əm/, unlike the American pronunciation which sometimes emphasizes the 'h'.
中文: 伯明翰是英国第二大城市,拥有丰富的工业历史。在英式英语中,像「Birmingham」这样以「-ham」结尾的地名,其尾音通常弱读为 /əm/,不发「h」的音,这与美式英语有时会强调「h」的发音不同。
EN: The relative pronoun 'who' is used to introduce a defining relative clause (adjective clause) that modifies a person (in this case, 'a police officer'). It acts as the subject of the verb 'scored' in the relative clause.
中文: 关系代词「who」用于引导限定修饰人(在此句中为「a police officer」)的关系从句(形容词从句)。它在关系从句中担任动词「scored」的主语。
She is a talented artist who paints beautiful landscapes.
她是一位才华横溢的艺术家,画出美丽的风景画。
EN: The phrase 'hundreds of' is used to express a large, indefinite number of things. It is always followed by a plural countable noun (here, 'goals').
中文: 短语「hundreds of」(数以百计的)用于表达数量庞大但非确切的数字。其后必定接复数可数名词(在此为「goals」)。
There were hundreds of people waiting outside the stadium.
体育场外有数百人在等待。
EN: In the UK, football (soccer) has a deep-rooted pyramid system. 'Amateur' football refers to non-professional leagues where players play for passion rather than a career. Scoring 'hundreds of goals' even at this level is highly respected and shows a natural athletic pedigree that Jude Bellingham inherited.
中文: 在英国,足球拥有根深蒂固的金字塔联赛体系。「业余」(amateur)足球是指非职业联赛,球员参赛是出于热情而非以此为业。即使在业余水平,能「攻入数百个进球」也是极受尊敬的成就,这展现了裘德·贝林厄姆所继承的优良运动基因。
EN: The verb 'work' is often modified by the adverb 'hard' to describe intense effort. This is followed by an infinitive phrase ('to keep...') expressing purpose (why she worked hard).
中文: 动词「work」(工作、努力)常由副词「hard」(努力地)修饰,用以描述付出的极大努力。其后接不定式短语(「to keep...」)来表示目的(她为何如此努力)。
She studied hard to pass the exam.
她努力学习以通过考试。
EN: The structure 'keep + object + adjective' is used to describe causing someone or something to remain in a specific state. Here, 'grounded' is a past participle used as an adjective meaning sensible, realistic, and not spoiled by success.
中文: 「keep + 宾语 + 形容词」的结构用于描述使某人或某事保持在特定状态。在这里,「grounded」是过去分词作形容词用,意思是「脚踏实地的、务实的、不因成功而飘飘然的」。
His friends helped keep him grounded after he became famous.
在他成名后,他的朋友们帮助他保持脚踏实地。
EN: In English-speaking sports culture, keeping a young prodigy 'grounded' is highly valued. When young athletes achieve sudden fame and immense wealth, families and mentors play a crucial role in ensuring they remain humble, hard-working, and connected to their roots, rather than becoming arrogant or distracted.
中文: 在英语系的体育文化中,让年轻的天才球员保持「grounded」(脚踏实地)被视为极其重要的事。当年轻运动员一夜成名并获得巨大财富时,家庭和导师在确保他们保持谦逊、努力并与初心相连(而非变得傲慢或分心)方面扮演着至关重要的角色。
EN: The preposition 'as' is used here to mean 'in the role of' or 'during the time of being'. In this context, 'as a boy' functions as a temporal adverbial phrase meaning 'when he was a boy'.
中文: 介词「as」在此处表示「以……的身份」或「在……的时期」。在这个语境中,「as a boy」作为时间副词短语,意思是「当他还是个男孩的时候」。
She started playing the piano as a child.
她小时候就开始弹钢琴了。
EN: The phrase 'make one's debut' is a common collocated idiom meaning to perform or appear in public for the first time. 'First-team' acts as a noun adjunct modifying 'debut', specifying the level of the debut.
中文: 短语「make one's debut」是一个常用的搭配词,意思是「首次亮相」或「进行处女秀」。「First-team」(一线队)在此作为名词修饰语来修饰「debut」,说明首秀的级别。
The young actress made her Broadway debut last night.
这位年轻的女演员昨晚在百老汇首度亮相。
EN: In English football (soccer) culture, making a 'first-team debut' at sixteen is exceptionally rare and indicates a player of extraordinary talent. The 'first team' represents the senior professional squad, as opposed to the youth academies where players of that age typically play.
中文: 在英国足球文化中,十六岁就能在「一线队首秀」(first-team debut)是极其罕见的,这代表该球员拥有非凡的天赋。「一线队」指的是俱乐部的顶级职业成年队,而非该年龄段球员通常效力的青年学院。
EN: The phrase 'unheard of' is a phrasal adjective meaning 'unprecedented' or 'surprising because it has never happened before'. The preposition 'of' is retained at the end of the clause, which is a common feature in relative clauses and passive-like structures in English.
中文: 短语「unheard of」是一个短语形容词,意思是「前所未有的」或「因为从未发生过而令人惊讶的」。介词「of」保留在从句的末尾,这是英语关系从句和类似被动结构中常见的特征。
In the 19th century, traveling by airplane was completely unheard of.
在19世纪,搭乘飞机旅行是完全前所未闻的。
EN: Indefinite pronouns like 'something', 'anything', and 'nothing' are modified by adjectives that come *after* them (postpositive adjectives), rather than before them.
中文: 像「something」(某事)、「anything」(任何事)和「nothing」(没事)这类不定代词,其修饰形容词必须放在代词的「后面」(后置形容词),而非前面。
She wanted to do something useful for the community.
她想为社区做一些有用的事情。
EN: In football (soccer) culture, retiring a shirt number (not allowing future players to wear it) is a massive honor usually reserved for legendary players who spent decades at a club or passed away tragically. For Birmingham City to retire the number 22 shirt for a 17-year-old who had only played one full season was indeed 'almost unheard of' and drew significant media attention and some skepticism at the time, though Bellingham's subsequent success at Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid later vindicated the decision.
中文: 在足球文化中,退役球衣号码(不再允许未来的球员穿着该号码)是一项巨大的荣誉,通常只保留给在俱乐部效力数十年或不幸去世的传奇球员。伯明翰城足球俱乐部为一名仅踢了一个完整赛季的17岁小将退役22号球衣,确实是「几乎前所未闻」的举动,在当时引起了媒体的极大关注和一些质疑,不过贝林厄姆随后在多特蒙德足球俱乐部和皇家马德里的成功证明了这个决定的远见。
EN: The phrasal verb 'leave for' means to depart from one's current location in order to go to a specific destination. It is followed directly by the destination.
中文: 短语动词「leave for」表示离开目前所在地并前往某个特定的目的地。后面直接接目的地名称。
She is leaving for Paris tomorrow morning.
她明天早上要出发前往巴黎。
EN: The structure 'decide to + infinitive' is used to express a choice or resolution to perform an action. 'Decide' is followed by a to-infinitive as its object.
中文: 结构「decide to + 不定词」用于表达决定或下定决心做某事。「decide」后面接不定词(to + 动词原形)作为其宾语。
They decided to buy a new house near the city center.
他们决定在市中心附近买一栋新房子。
EN: In professional sports, 'retiring a shirt (or jersey) number' is a prestigious honor usually reserved for legendary players who spent many years at a club. For Birmingham City to retire the number 22 shirt of a 17-year-old who had only played one full season was unprecedented and highly debated in the football world, reflecting how highly they valued Jude Bellingham's talent and the financial lifeline his transfer fee provided to the club.
中文: 在职业运动中,「退役球衣号码」是一项至高无上的荣誉,通常只保留给在俱乐部效力多年、贡献卓越的传奇球员。伯明翰城足球俱乐部决定为一名仅踢了一个完整赛季的 17 岁少年退役其 22 号球衣,这在足球界是史无前例且极具争议的,这反映出他们对朱德·贝林厄姆天赋的高度重视,以及他的转会费为俱乐部带来的财政救赎。
EN: The dummy pronoun 'it' is used as a preparatory subject when the real subject is an infinitive phrase (to retire a shirt...). This avoids top-heavy sentences.
中文: 虚主语 'it' 用作预备主语,当真正的主语是不定词短语(to retire a shirt...)时使用,以避免句子显得头重脚轻。
It is important to practice English every day.
每天练习英文是很重要的。
EN: The determiner 'such' is used with 'a/an' and a singular countable noun to emphasize the degree or quality of something (meaning 'of that kind' or 'so').
中文: 限定词 'such' 与 'a/an' 及单数可数名词连用,用以强调某事物的程度或特质(意为「那样的」或「如此的」)。
She is such a talented musician.
她是一位如此有才华的音乐家。
EN: In professional sports, 'retiring a shirt' (or number) is a prestigious honor reserved for legendary players who have spent many years at a club. For Birmingham City to retire 17-year-old Jude Bellingham's number 22 shirt after just one full season was an unprecedented move that shocked the football world, reflecting his extraordinary talent and the massive transfer fee that helped save the club financially.
中文: 在职业运动中,「退役球衣」(或号码)是一项至高无上的荣誉,通常只保留给在俱乐部效力多年的传奇球员。伯明翰城足球俱乐部在 17 岁的朱德·贝林厄姆仅效力一个完整赛季后,就决定退役他的 22 号球衣,这是一个震惊足球界的空前举动,反映了他非凡的天赋,以及他转会所带来的巨额转会费帮助俱乐部渡过了财政难关。
EN: The past perfect tense ('had passed') is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past (the club's belief, 'believed').
中文: 过去完成式('had passed')用于描述在过去某个动作(俱乐部的相信 'believed')之前就已经完成的动作或状态。
She realized she had left her keys at home.
她意识到她把钥匙忘在家里了。
EN: The compound adjective 'once-in-a-generation' uses hyphens to connect multiple words acting as a single modifier before a noun ('talent'). It means extremely rare, occurring only once in a generation.
中文: 复合形容词「once-in-a-generation」(一代人中才出现一次的/难得一见的)使用连字符将多个单词连接起来,在名词('talent')前充当单一修饰语,表示极其罕见、一个世代中仅此一个。
Winning the championship was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
赢得冠军是一生一次的难得机会。
EN: The phrase 'passed through their doors' is a common English idiom used by institutions, clubs, or schools to proudly refer to talented individuals who were once part of their organization before moving on to global success.
中文: 短语「passed through their doors」(走过他们的大门)是机构、俱乐部或学校常用的英文表达,用以自豪地提及那些在走向全球成功之前,曾是该组织一员的优秀人才。
EN: The infinitive 'to sign' is used as the direct object of the verb 'decide'. In English, certain verbs like 'decide', 'hope', 'plan', and 'agree' must be followed by an infinitive (to + verb) rather than a gerund (verb-ing) to express a future action or intention.
中文: 不定词「to sign」(签署)在此用作动词「decide」(决定)的直接宾语。在英文中,某些动词如「decide」、「hope」、「plan」和「agree」后面必须接不定词(to + 动词),而非动名词(动词-ing),用以表达未来的行动或意图。
They decided to buy a new house next year.
他们决定明年买一间新房子。
EN: The past simple tense ('decided') is used to describe a completed action that took place at a specific time in the past, which is indicated here by the time adverbial phrase 'In 2023'.
中文: 简单过去式(「decided」)用于描述在过去特定时间(此处由时间副词短语「In 2023」指出)已经完成的动作。
In 2020, she graduated from university.
在 2020 年,她从大学毕业了。
EN: Real Madrid is one of the most successful and famous football clubs in the world. In football culture, 'signing' a player means officially buying their contract from another club. Real Madrid is known for signing 'Galácticos' (superstars), and Bellingham's transfer in 2023 was one of the biggest and most anticipated football transfers of that year.
中文: 皇家马德里是世界上最成功且最著名的足球俱乐部之一。在足球文化中,「signing」(签下)一名球员意味着正式从另一家俱乐部买断其合约。皇家马德里以签下「Galácticos」(银河舰队,即超级巨星)而闻名,贝林厄姆在 2023 年的转会(转会)是当年最大且最受瞩目的足球转会之一。
EN: The structure 'noun + after + noun' (e.g., 'goal after goal') is used to emphasize a large, continuous, and repetitive quantity of something occurring over time.
中文: 「名词 + after + 名词」(例如「goal after goal」)的结构用于强调某事随着时间推移,大量、持续且重复地发生。
She faced difficulty after difficulty, but she never gave up.
她面临了一个又一个的困难,但她从未放弃。
EN: The verb 'begin' can be followed by an infinitive ('to' + verb) to describe the initiation of an action, often used to show a transition into a new state.
中文: 动词「begin」后面可以接不定式(to + 动词)来描述一个动作的开始,常用于表示进入新状态的转变。
The leaves began to turn yellow as autumn arrived.
随着秋天到来,树叶开始变黄。
EN: In football (soccer) culture, a player's 'first season' at a major club like Real Madrid is highly scrutinized. To 'explode' with goals immediately is rare and establishes a player as an instant superstar, especially for a midfielder like 朱德·貝林漢姆 who is not a traditional forward.
中文: 在足球文化中,球员在皇家马德里等豪门俱乐部的「第一个赛季」会受到极高标准的检视。能够立即以大量进球展现「爆发式成长」是非常罕见的,这能让球员迅速奠定超级巨星的地位,特别是对于像裘德·贝林厄姆这样并非传统前锋的中场球员而言。
EN: The conjunction 'as' is used to indicate that two actions are happening at the same time, often translated as 'while' or 'just when'. It connects a main clause with a subordinate clause.
中文: 从属连接词「as」在此用于表示两个动作同时发生,常译为「当……时」或「随着」,用来连接主句与从属子句。
She smiled as she waved goodbye.
她挥手告别时露出了微笑。
EN: The verb 'help' can be followed by a bare infinitive (verb in its base form without 'to') or a full infinitive (with 'to'). In this sentence, 'helped win' is used, which is very common in modern English.
中文: 动词「help」(帮助/协助)后面可以直接接原形动词(不带 to 的不定词),也可以接带 to 的不定词。在本句中使用的「helped win」在现代英语中非常普遍。
He helped wash the dishes after dinner.
晚餐后他帮忙洗碗。
EN: The song 'Hey Jude' was originally released by the legendary English rock band The Beatles in 1968. Because Jude Bellingham shares his first name with the song's title, football fans adopted the famous anthem to celebrate his incredible performances on the pitch, creating a powerful cultural link between British pop history and modern football.
中文: 歌曲 "Hey Jude" 最初由传奇英国摇滚乐队披头四(The Beatles)于 1968 年发行。由于裘德·贝林厄姆(Jude Bellingham)的名字与歌名相同,足球迷们便借用这首著名的经典歌曲来庆祝他在球场上的精彩表现,在英国流行音乐历史与现代足球之间建立起了强大的文化连结。
EN: The prepositional phrase 'By + [time/age]' is used to indicate a deadline or a point in time by which an action or state has been achieved or completed.
中文: 介词短语「By + [时间/年龄]」用于表示在某个特定时间点或年龄之前,某个动作或状态已经完成或达成。
By thirty, she had established her own successful software company.
到了三十岁,她已经创立了自己成功的软件公司。
EN: The passive voice construction 'be celebrated as...' is used to show that someone or something is widely praised, honored, or recognized as holding a certain status or identity.
中文: 被动语态结构「be celebrated as...」(被誉为/被颂扬为……)用于表示某人或某事因其特定身份或成就而受到广泛的赞誉、推崇或认可。
The scientist was celebrated as a pioneer in cancer research.
这位科学家被誉为癌症研究领域的先驱。
EN: In football (soccer) culture, being named 'one of the best midfielders on Earth' at just twenty years old is an extraordinary feat. Midfielders typically require years of tactical maturity and physical development to dominate the game, making Jude Bellingham's rapid rise to global stardom with Real Madrid a rare phenomenon in modern sports.
中文: 在足球文化中,年仅二十岁就被誉为“地球上最优秀的中场球员之一”是一项非凡的成就。中场球员通常需要多年的战术成熟度和身体发展才能主导比赛,这使得朱德·贝林厄姆在皇家马德里迅速崛起成为全球巨星,成为现代体育界罕见的现象。
重要单词附有 IPA 发音、定义、例句和互动式测验。
在本文中: 业余的,非职业的
在本文中: 脚踏实地的,理智现实的
在本文中: 首度亮相,初次登场
在本文中: 前所未闻的,极为罕见的
在本文中: 使(球衣号码)退役
在本文中: 罕见的,稀有的
在本文中: 天才,有才华的人
在本文中: (事业等)迅速爆红,爆发式增长
在本文中: 著名的,驰名的
片语包含类型标示、双语定义、用法说明和例句。
Extremely rare, only appearing once in a lifetime or generation
一代人中仅出现一次的、百年一遇的
To enter, visit, or be a part of an institution or place for a period of time
进出其门户、在此学习或工作过
To honor a player by ensuring no other player in the team wears the same jersey number in the future
使球衣号码退役