5 A Busy Time

CHAPTER 5 A Busy Time In the fall of 1958, Pelé was already well- known to soccer fans around the world. But he still had his club job with the Santos team. Earlier that year, he had moved out of the dormitory and was living with a local family. On an off day, he and some teammates went to watch a girls' basketball game. Pelé was interested in one of the players, and he asked to meet her. Rosemeri Cholbi was only fourteen, however, and Pelé was seventeen so they did not date right away. Rosemeri and Pelé saw a lot of each other with friends. The only problem was that Rosemeri did not like soccer at

1958年秋天，佩尔佩尔已经为全世界的足球迷所熟知。 但他仍然在桑托斯队的俱乐部工作。 那年早些时候，他搬出了宿舍，和当地的一个家庭住在一起。 在一个休息日，他和一些队友去看了一场女子篮球赛。 佩尔佩尔对其中一个球员很感兴趣，他要求和她见面。 然而，罗斯梅里·乔尔比只有14岁，佩洛埃尔17岁，所以他们没有马上约会。 Rosemeri和pelpele经常和朋友见面。 唯一的问题是，罗斯梅里不喜欢足球

all! After he turned eighteen, Pelé served in the army for one year. In Brazil, there were no exceptions to this rule, even for national heroes! Every healthy man over eighteen had to complete his service. Pelé was stationed right in Santos and was treated like any other soldier. He had to learn how to march, how to clean the barracks, and how to shoot a rifle. However, his service didn't keep him from playing soccer. Pelé played for an army team, for Santos, and for Brazil. During his year in the army, he played more than a hundred games!

所有人!18岁以后，佩莱尔在军队服役了一年。 在巴西，这条规则没有例外，即使是民族英雄！凡是年满十八岁的健康人都必须服兵役。 佩尔佩尔驻扎在桑托斯，受到和其他士兵一样的待遇。 他必须学习如何行军，如何打扫营房，以及如何射击步枪。 然而，他的服务并没有阻止他踢足球。 佩尔佩尔曾为一支军队、桑托斯队和巴西队效力。 在他当兵的那一年里，他打了一百多场比赛！

After his army time was up, the Santos Club wanted to make the most of Pelé and their other famous Brazilian stars. The next couple of seasons were filled with endless matches. The club scheduled games around the world, sometimes making the athletes play even when they were very tired. "It was a brutal schedule," Pelé said later, "designed to make the Santos Club rich, and with small regard for the players." Although he was the team's most famous player, professional teams paid very little. And players had to follow all the rules or lose their jobs. But the hectic schedule of matches led Pelé all over the world. Santos traveled to Central America and other parts of South America, and made a long trip to Europe. In Italy, Pelé and the team met Pope John XXIII. This was a big honor for Pelé, a lifelong Catholic. The team traveled to Egypt, where Pelé got to ride a camel. Wherever Pelé went, fans packed the stadiums to see his soccer magic. He welcomed them all with his big smile. Even when he was tired or sore, he wanted to make his fans happy.

在他的军旅生涯结束后，桑托斯俱乐部想要充分利用pelpele和其他著名的巴西球星。 接下来的几个赛季充满了无休止的比赛。 俱乐部在世界各地安排比赛，有时甚至让运动员在非常疲劳的情况下比赛。 “这是一个残酷的赛程，”佩洛伊后来说，“目的是让桑托斯俱乐部变得富有，却很少考虑球员。” 虽然他是球队最著名的球员，但职业球队支付的报酬很少。 玩家必须遵守所有规则，否则就会失去工作。 但是，繁忙的比赛日程让佩尔佩尔走遍了世界各地。 桑托斯去了中美洲和南美洲的其他地区，并做了一次长途旅行到欧洲。 在意大利，佩洛伊和他的团队会见了教皇约翰二十三世。 这对佩尔佩尔来说是一个巨大的荣誉，他一生都是天主教徒。 摄制组前往埃及，佩尔佩尔在那里骑了骆驼。 无论佩尔佩尔走到哪里，球迷们都挤在体育场观看他的足球魔术。 他带着灿烂的笑容欢迎大家。 即使在他感到疲倦或疼痛的时候，他也想让他的粉丝开心。

Santos continued in Brazil's league play, winning the championship in 1961 and for the next four years. Santos also won the Intercontinental Cup in 1962, a tournament played among the world's best professional clubs. Pelé scored three goals in that championship game over a team from Portugal.

桑托斯继续在巴西的联赛中踢球，并在1961年和接下来的四年中赢得了冠军。 桑托斯还在1962年赢得了洲际杯，这是一项在世界上最好的职业俱乐部之间举行的比赛。 在那场冠军赛中，佩莱切斯在对阵葡萄牙的比赛中进了三个球。

By this time, Pelé was beloved throughout Brazil. Fans couldn't wait to see what amazing skills he would show off next. He was also sought after by every club in the world. A team from Italy offered him half a million dollars to play there! He was twenty-one years old and that was ten times more than he was making at Santos! The president of Brazil stepped in. He ruled that Pelé was a "national treasure." It would be illegal for him to play for any club outside Brazil. Such an honor had never been given to any player anywhere. Although Pelé probably earned less because of it, he was a proud Brazilian and followed the new law. Pelé was now O Rei... the King!

在这个时候，pelpele在巴西各地都很受欢迎。 粉丝们迫不及待地想看看他接下来会展示什么惊人的技能。 他也受到了世界上所有俱乐部的追捧。 一支来自意大利的球队出价50万美元让他去那里踢球！他才21岁，这比他在桑托斯挣的钱多了十倍！巴西总统介入。 他裁定pelpele是“国宝”。 他在巴西以外的任何俱乐部踢球都是违法的。 这样的荣誉从来没有给过任何地方的球员。 尽管pelpele可能因此挣得少了，但他是一个自豪的巴西人，并遵守了新法律。 佩莱尔现在是奥雷……国王!

In the spring of 1962, Pelé injured his leg in a Santos game. Unfortunately, his injury came at a bad time, just as Brazil gathered its best players to defend their World Cup title. Pelé worked hard to get better. He played in the team's first game against Mexico and scored a goal. But in their second game, against Czechoslovakia, he reinjured his leg and had to come out of the game. The team made it to the final match, but Pelé could not play. Pelé watched with mixed emotions from the sidelines as his beloved Brazilians won their second straight World Cup.

1962年春天，佩洛伊在桑托斯队的比赛中伤了腿。 不幸的是，他的伤来的不是时候，当时巴西正集结最优秀的球员来捍卫他们的世界杯冠军。 佩尔佩尔努力使自己变得更好。 他在球队对阵墨西哥的第一场比赛中出场并打进一球。 但在对阵捷克斯洛伐克的第二场比赛中，他的腿又受伤了，不得不退出比赛。 球队进入了最后一场比赛，但佩尔佩尔不能上场。 当他心爱的巴西人连续第二次赢得世界杯冠军时，pelpele在场边怀着复杂的心情观看。