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Buzz - David Beckham
沸腾 – 大卫·贝克汉姆

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• packed house
• atmosphere
• turn up
• on the road

• fan
• buzz
• press conference
• into

• give 110%
• thrive off

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As the most famous soccer player in the world, David Beckham is an event. Everywhere he goes, whether he is playing in an MLS game with his team, the Los Angeles Galaxy, or in international competition, his fans come to support him. There is a buzz around town when David Beckham comes to visit.

A buzz is an excited feeling. It’s somewhere between happy and nervous. We were recently at a press conference where Beckham was asked how it feels to visit a new city. He said all the excitement of the fans gives him a buzz too. See what else he had to say and learn more about the buzz that follows this superstar below.

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Dialog

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Jason

Reporter

Beckham

Fan

Jason:  Wherever soccer superstar David Beckham goes, there is a buzz. A buzz is a feeling of excitement.

Jason:  But it’s not just the fans who get a buzz. Beckham feels it too.

Reporter:  A lot of people who aren’t even really into soccer, when they hear David Beckham’s in town, that means a lot to them. Do you still enjoy that and do you thrive off of that coming into a place like this?

Beckham:  It’s great. It’s what gives me a buzz. It’s one of the reasons why I’m still playing the game that I love and I’ve played for many years, because I love going into stadiums and them being a full, packed house and getting that atmosphere. I feel like 36 years old, I still love the game and love playing the game, and I love training the way I did when I was 21 years old. So until that changes, I’ll continue to play. But it’s great turning up to stadiums, coming into new cities and seeing the atmosphere there.

Jason:  David Beckham says that coming to new cities is exciting for him. It gives him a buzz.

Beckham:  It’s great. It’s what gives me a buzz.

Jason:  Perhaps this passion for playing on the road has helped him become such a great player.

Beckham:  Whatever game I’m involved in, I’m gonna give 110% wherever I’m playing, whatever league I’m playing in, whatever team I’m playing for.

Fan:  I love Beckham!

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