《一球成名》梦想开始的地方：足球

Goal! The Dream Begins (2006)

Summary

After immigrating to Los Angeles from Mexico, Santiago Munez and his family are struggling to make ends meet. While his father has big plans to own a lawn care service, Santiago's big dream is to play soccer. When he is given the chance of a lifetime, he must leave his family, his life in Los Angeles and everything that he knows to travel halfway around the globe to England and into a completely foreign world--the exciting, fast-paced and glamorous world of international soccer.

Story

As an underprivileged Mexican-American immigrant growing up in the poor section of Los Angeles, Santiago seemed destined to follow his father's path in life: laboring at menial jobs to earn just enough money to support his family. Naturally gifted, his amazing talent on the soccer field was wasted in recreation league games while he could only dream of playing on the world stage of professional soccer.

But when a British scout discovers his talent and gets him a tryout with one of England's premier soccer clubs, Newcastle United, Santiago must choose between his father's fate and his own destiny.

Now alone in a world where soccer is a religion and players are gods, this underdog must prove that he's got the talent and determination to make it amongst the best in the world. How far would he go to live his dream?

重点词汇

 lawn  n. 草地, 草坪

 make ends meet  收支平衡，以微薄收入糊口

 immigrant  n. 移民，侨民

 glamorous  a. 富有魅力的，迷人的

 menial  a. 仆人的

 underprivileged  a. 低人一等的，穷困的

 recreation  n. 消遣，娱乐

 underdog  n. 受压迫者

 scout  n. 侦察员，侦探

 tryout  n. 试验，试用，预赛(试)

 premier  a. 第一的，首要的

 Newcastle United  （英超足球队名）纽卡斯尔联队