歷史今天:1940年球王貝利出生(10.23)

【英文原文】

Edison Arantes do Nascimento , (born, Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 23 October 1940), best known by his nickname Pelé (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [peˈlɛ], usual English pronunciation: /ˈpɛleɪ/) is a Brazilian football player. He was given the title "Athlete of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee. In 1999 Time Magazine named Pelé one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century. While his birth certificate shows his first name as Edison, he prefers to call himself Edson, but it is as Pelé that he has become a sporting legend.

【中文譯文】

愛迪生·阿蘭特斯·多·納西門託，（1940年10月23日出生於巴西米納斯吉拉斯的特雷斯科拉鬆伊斯），綽號貝利（巴西葡萄牙語發音：[peˈlɛ], 通常的英語發音：/[pɛleɪ/）是巴西足球運動員。他被國際奧林匹克委員會授予“世紀運動員”的稱號。 1999年貝利被時代雜誌評爲20世紀最重要100名人物之一。雖然他的出生證顯示的名字是愛迪生，他更喜歡稱自己埃德森，但貝利這個名字已經成爲一個體育傳奇。