ys, where he played until the year 2000. At the age of 13, Lionel
Messi crossed the Atlantic to try his luck in Barcelona, and joined
the Under 14s. 这位阿根廷射手的足球生涯是从1995年的newell old
boys足球俱乐部开始的，他在那里效力了五年。在梅西13岁的时候，他横跨大西洋到巴塞罗那试试运气，后来他加入了14岁以下的青训队
Messi made
spectacular progress at
each of the different age levels,
climbing
through the ranks of the different youth teams and then
Barça C, followed by Barça B and the first team
in record
time.梅西在不同的年龄水平中取得惊人的进步，从青年队到C队，从C队到B队，从B对来到一线队在短时间内~
In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16, Messi made his
first team
debut in a friendly with
Porto
that marked the opening of the new
Dragao stadium. The following championship-winning season,
Messi made his first appearance in an official match on October 16,
2004, in Barcelona's derby win against Espanyol at the Olympic
Stadium
(0-1).在03-04赛季，只有16岁的梅西在巴塞罗那与porto友谊赛中上演自己的处子秀。他在正式比赛首次上场是在04年欧冠，10月16号在奥林匹亚体育馆，巴塞罗那与西班牙人的巴塞罗纳德比的比赛中
With several first team players seriously injured, the services of
several
reserve team players were
called upon, and
Messi became a regular
feature of Barça squads. On May 1, 2005, he became the
youngest player ever to score a league goal for FC Barcelona -
against Albacete when Messi was only 17 years, 10 months and 7 days
old. That record would eventually be beaten by
Bojan.随着几位一队队员严重受伤，几位预备队的球员来到了1队，梅西成为了正式巴萨的一名球员~在2005年5月1号，对Albacete
他成为巴萨进球史上最为年轻的球员~~当时他只有17岁零10个月零7天大，现在这项纪录已被Bojan打破~~~
At the Under 20 World Cup in Holland, Messi not only won the title
with Argentina, but was also the leading goalscorer and was voted
best player in the tournament. Aged 18 years, he had become one of
the hottest
properties in the world
game. Shortly after, he made his first full international
appearance in a friendly against
Hungary.在荷兰U20世青赛中，他不仅带领阿根廷赢得冠军，还凭借着他的进球，被评为最佳球员。年仅18岁就成为最热的球星之一，不久后他第一次代表国家队上场与匈牙利进行友谊赛。
His
breakthrough as a player came in
the 2005-06 season, starting with an amazing performance in the
Joan Gamper
Trophy match against
Juventus. He was also outstanding at the Santiago Bernabéu, in
Barcelona's unforgettable 3-0 win, and also at Stamford Bridge, in
the Champions League match against Chelsea. Injury kept him
sidelined for much of
the latter stage of the season. Messi played a
total of 17 league games, 6 in the Champions League and 2 in the
Copa del Rey. Messi scored eight
goals.他作为一名球员来到05-06赛季的重大突破,是在xxx锦标赛对阵尤文图斯，上令人惊讶的表演开始的。他在的Santiago
Bernabéu，在巴萨令人难忘的3-0的的比赛中和欧冠中在斯坦福对阵切尔西中都有突出的表现。伤病使他在这赛季中经常坐板凳~~。梅西总共上场17场比赛，6场是欧冠的，2场是Copa
del Rey。他的总进球数为8
CHARACTERISTICS
Messi is an unusual player.
He is highly
creative, and has the skills to take on defenders with ease. He is a versatile left-footed player
who can play either in the middle or on either wing, or even as a
centre
forward.梅西是个不同寻常的球员。他难以预测，他所具有的即时可以使他轻松面对后卫们。他不仅可以当左边锋，他还可以打中路或者是边路，甚至是中锋~~
Although he is quite short, he is so fast and
physically strong that he can
cope with larger
opponents. He is
incredibly powerful, and a specialist in such
dead ball situations as corners, free
kicks and
penalties.虽然他很矮，但是他跑起来很快，身体上的强壮使他可以很对手抗衡。他有着不可相信的能量，在角球、定位球和点球上算得上专家
Leo Messi is cool-headed and able to
assume several responsibilities in times of need.
He is a player who is
destined to have
a very successful career in
football.里奥梅西有着冷静理智的头脑，能够在需要的时候承担很大的责任~。他是一个命中注定将在足球生涯中获得成功的球员。
HONOURS
FC Barcelona
2006-07 Spanish Supercup
2005-06 Champions League
2005-06 League
2005-06 Spanish Supercup
2004-05 League
Argentinian National Team
2004-05 World Cup Under-20
from巴塞罗那英文官网
词汇积累
1 spectacular
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DJ: [
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adj.(very grand,interesting or attractive)壮观，精彩，吸引人的,惊人的
the view from the top of the hill is quite
spectacular.从山顶向下望，景色颇为壮观
a spectacular display of fireworks/a spectacular fireworks display
精彩的烟花表演
(unusually great or large)巨大的，辉煌的
his new show is a spectacular success 他的新节目去得了巨大成功
n.(an event or performance that is very large and
impressive)壮观的场面，盛大的演出
a television spectacular 场面宏大的电视节目
2 rank
(1)position in army/organization
军队/组织中的职位 the position or level that someone holds in an
organization,especially in the police or armed
force.等级[尤其指，军阶，军衔]
promotion to the rank of general. 晋升为将军。
职务 high/senior/low/junior rank
(2)
the ranks (all the members of the
armed forces who are not officers普通士兵)
a* be reduced to the ranks 降为士兵（be punished
by no longer being an officer）
b* rise from the ranks 从士兵升为军官（become an
officer after being an ordinary soldier）
the ranks (the people
who belong to an organization or to a group[组织或团体的]成员)
the pay freeze led to a lot of
discontent in the ranks.工资冻结导致职员牢骚满腹
the christian democrats now face
opposition from within their own ranks.基督教民主党目前面临来自党内的反对。
a* join the ranks of(become a member of a
group)加入…的行列
she was forced to join the ranks of
the self-employed.他被迫加入自由职业者的行列。
（3）
close ranks (紧密团结)
if the people in a
group close ranks,they joy together to support each other
people.
at the first hint of the
trouble their family closes ranks.刚露出麻烦的迹象，他们全家便团结一致了。
（4）
break ranks
a* (to stop supporting a group that
you are member of)
不再支持[所属团体]
b*
乱了队形
（5）pull rank (on)
（不公正地）运用权势
you may just have
to pull rank and
tell them they have to do it.也许你只需运用权势，告诉他们必须这样做。
rank （6）
人或物的行，列
rank after rank/ rank upon rank
on
the shelves were rank after rank of lipuor bottles.架子上是一排排的酒瓶
列队 a line of polices,soldiers etc standing
side by side.
(7)
of the first rank 一流的
mary is a poet of the first rank.mary是一流的诗人。
（8）
社会阶层
the
people of all ranks in society.社会各阶层的人
（9）出租车站
（10）具有…等级
rank among/as/with
