英語名人堂：阿萊克斯·羅德里格茲

阿萊克斯·羅德里格茲(英文名：Alex Rodriguez)多米尼加裔美國棒球明星，綽號為“A-Rod”?，F(xiàn)效力于美國職棒大聯(lián)盟的紐約揚(yáng)基隊，擔(dān)任三壘手。先前曾在西雅圖水手隊和德克薩斯游騎兵隊效力，擔(dān)任游擊手。

Alexander Rodriguez, a.k.a. A-Rod, is one of the world’s greatest baseball players. He plays for the New York Yankees, after starting his career with Seattle and Texas. He holds a long list of baseball records. He is the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs. He will get $30 million if he breaks the all-time home run record of 762.

Rodriguez was born in 1975 in New York City to Dominican parents. He loved baseball when he was growing up and was a star player at school. He was the USA Baseball Junior Player of the Year and the Gatorade national baseball student athlete of the year. In 1993, Alex was the first ever high school player to try out for Team USA.

Rodriguez was signed by the Seattle Mariners. He made his major league debut aged 18, becoming the youngest position player in Seattle history. He quickly set many Seattle club records and in 1996 was the Major League Player of the Year. In 2000, he signed with the Texas Rangers in what was the most lucrative contract in sports history.

Rodriguez joined the New York Yankees in 2004. In 2007, he became the first player in history to have at least 35 home runs, 100 runs, and 100 RBI in 10 consecutive seasons. His success has brought criticism from the press. He told a magazine: "When people write about me, I don't know if it's because I'm good-looking [or] I make the most money.”

1 mariners

海員，水手(mariner的復(fù)數(shù)形式)

參考例句：

Mariners were also able to fix their latitude by using an instrument called astrolabe. 海員們還可使用星盤這種儀器確定緯度。

The ancient mariners traversed the sea. 古代的海員漂洋過海。

2 debut

n.首次演出，初次露面

參考例句：

That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老匯登臺，扮演一個溫文而雅的電臺記者。

The actress made her debut in the new comedy.這位演員在那出新喜劇中首次登臺演出。

3 aged

adj.年老的，陳年的

參考例句：

He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老點(diǎn)了。

He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而記憶力還好。

4 rangers

護(hù)林者( ranger的名詞復(fù)數(shù) ); 突擊隊員

參考例句：

Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers體育場在哪嗎? 來自超越目標(biāo)英語 第3冊

Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 現(xiàn)在我是Rangers的愛好者，所以我想離體育場近一點(diǎn)。 來自超越目標(biāo)英語 第3冊

5 lucrative

adj.賺錢的，可獲利的

參考例句：

He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他決定把自己的愛好變成賺錢的副業(yè)。

It was not a lucrative profession.那是一個沒有多少油水的職業(yè)。

6 consecutive

adj.連續(xù)的，聯(lián)貫的，始終一貫的

參考例句：

It has rained for four consecutive days.已連續(xù)下了四天雨。

The policy of our Party is consecutive.我黨的政策始終如一。