马拉多纳病逝
Diego Maradona, Argentine soccer genius, dead at 60
Maradona had died after suffering a heart attack at his home in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, those close to him confirmed. Argentine President Alberto Fernandez declared three days of national mourning.
Rising to stardom from a grimy Buenos Aires slum to lead Argentina to World Cup victory, Maradona was a rags-to-riches story in his soccer-mad homeland and gained the iconic status of fellow Argentines Che Guevara and Evita Peron.
One of the most gifted soccer players in history, Maradona's pinnacle of glory came when he captained Argentina to win the World Cup in 1986 before plunging to misery when he was kicked out the 1994 World Cup for doping.
Years of drug use, overeating and alcoholism truncated a stellar career and altered his appearance from the lithe athlete who could slalom effortlessly through teams to a bloated addict who nearly died of cocaine-induced heart failure in 2000.
But he reinvented himself in a stunning comeback in 2008 as coach of the Argentina team, persuading managers that with sheer charisma he could inspire the team to victory, despite a lack of coaching experience.
A magician with the ball - deceptively quick and a visionary passer - Maradona is considered by some as the greatest soccer player ever, edging out that other great, Brazil's Pele. In Argentina, he was worshipped as 'El Dios' - The God - partly a play on words on his number 10 shirt, 'El Diez.'
He was largely responsible for Argentina's World Cup victory in 1986 in Mexico, scoring two famous goals in one game against England in the quarter-finals.
The first was a notorious goal scored with his fist, and the second, where he dribbled past half the England team, is often called the goal of the century.
"It was partly by the hand of God and partly with the head of Maradona," he said of his opener in the 2-1 win.
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重点词汇整理：
Argentine /ˈɑːrdʒəntaɪn/n. 阿根廷人；银adj. 阿根廷的；银的
genius /ˈdʒiːniəs/n. 天才，天赋；精神n. （Genius）妙选
national mourning国丧；全国哀悼
/ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/n. 哀痛；服丧
stardom /ˈstɑːrdəm/n. 演员们；明星界；明星身份
grimy/ˈɡraɪmi/adj. 肮脏的，污秽的
rags-to-riches story白手起家的故事
/ræɡ/n. 破布；碎屑vt. 戏弄；责骂
iconic status标志性地位
iconic /aɪˈkɑːnɪk/adj. 偶像的，图符的；
pinnacle /ˈpɪnəkl/n. 高峰；小尖塔；尖峰；极点
glory /ˈɡlɔːri/n. 光荣，荣誉；赞颂
misery /ˈmɪzəri/n. 痛苦，悲惨；不幸；苦恼；穷困
overeating /ˌoʊvərˈiːtɪŋ/v. 吃得过多；过度饱食（overeat的ing形式）
truncated a stellar career截断了他的明星生涯
lithe /laɪð/adj. 轻盈的（等于lithesome）；柔软的
bloated addict臃肿的瘾君子
/bloʊt/n. 膨胀；过度，过量；（牛、羊等的）胃气胀adj. 肿胀的，鼓起的；饮食过度的，胃胀的
stunning/ˈstʌnɪŋ/adj. 极好的；使人晕倒的；震耳欲聋的
sheer charisma纯粹的魅力
/kəˈrɪzmə/n. 魅力；神授的能力；非凡的领导力
edging out 挤掉
quarter-final /ˌkwɔːrtər ˈfaɪnl/adj. 四分之一决赛的n. 四分之一决赛；半准决赛
notorious /noʊˈtɔːriəs/adj. 声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的
dribble /ˈdrɪbl/n. v 点滴，细流；口水；运球
百度翻译：
阿根廷足球天才迭戈·马拉多纳去世，享年60岁
据知情人士证实，马拉多纳在布宜诺斯艾利斯郊区的家中心脏病突发身亡。阿根廷总统费尔南德斯宣布全国哀悼三天。
马拉多纳从一个肮脏的布宜诺斯艾利斯贫民窟一跃成为明星，带领阿根廷队夺得世界杯冠军，在他足球狂热的祖国，马拉多纳是一个白手起家的故事，并获得了阿根廷同胞切·格瓦拉和埃维塔·佩隆的标志性地位。
作为历史上最有天赋的足球运动员之一，马拉多纳在1986年作为阿根廷队队长赢得世界杯时，他达到了辉煌的顶峰，但在1994年因服用兴奋剂被踢出世界杯时陷入了痛苦。
多年的吸毒、暴饮暴食和酗酒缩短了他辉煌的职业生涯，并改变了他的外貌，从一个轻巧的运动员可以轻松地在团队中旋转，变成了一个肿胀的瘾君子，他在2000年差点死于可卡因引起的心力衰竭。
但他在2008年以惊人的复出重新塑造了自己，成为阿根廷队的教练，他说服教练们，尽管缺乏执教经验，但凭借绝对的魅力，他可以激励球队取得胜利。
马拉多纳是一个带球的魔术师，速度令人难以置信，他是一个有远见的传球手，被一些人认为是有史以来最伟大的足球运动员，他击败了另一位伟大的巴西选手贝利。在阿根廷，他被奉为“埃尔迪奥斯”（El Dios）——上帝——这在一定程度上是在模仿他10号球衣上的文字
他对阿根廷1986年在墨西哥赢得世界杯负有主要责任，在四分之一决赛中一场对英格兰的比赛中打进两个著名的进球。
第一个进球是一个臭名昭著的进球，而第二个进球，他带球越过英格兰队的一半，通常被称为世纪进球。
“一部分是上帝之手，一部分是马拉多纳的头球，”他在谈到自己2:1获胜的开场白时说。