5月 08 2008
Daily Quote: pub footballer
Simon Hattenstone on Iván Campo:
The spaniard does not just look like a pub footballer, he looks like a pub footballer who has sunk 14 pints with William Hague on a Friday night, gone down the rankest curry house for chicken vindaloo and chips, missed the last bus home, slept on a park bench, not washed and turned up at the Reebok, 2.55pm on the Saturday, to play for Bolton Wanderers.
Somehow I can’t find this article the Guardian website (was published on 30 April 2008).
pub footballer: 相对于 professional footballer，有“乌合之众”之意。
14 pints with William Hague: 前保守党党魁 William Hague 有一次为显示自己并非脱离劳动大众，称自己年轻时打工运送啤酒到酒吧，按规矩每次酒吧都会请搬运工喝一杯(pint)啤酒，并称他最多一天可以送14个酒吧。于是并传成“年轻时每天喝14杯啤酒”(14 pint Hague)。
rank: adj. Strong and offensive in odor or flavor.
chicken vindaloo and chips: 去印度餐馆吃 chips 是改造的吃法。
Reebok: Bolton Wanderers 的主场。
2.55pm on the Saturday: 英超足球比赛的正常开赛时间是周六下午3点。
