马塔周记：不忘初心，方得始终

马塔周记，每周一期。有了马塔蜀黍，麻麻再也不用担心我的英语了。

小伙伴们，大家吼啊！今天，我在西班牙来给大家更新这篇周记。一会儿，我们就要飞往马其顿的首都斯科普里了。正如大家所知道的一样，这一周是国家队比赛日，我们即将迎来第二场欧预赛的比赛了。第一场比赛的结果很不错，我们2-0击败了斯洛伐克。自从2004年5月以来，他们战胜了所有对手。另外值得一提的是，这场比赛在奥维多举行，那是我的家。

Hi everyone. Today I’m writing from Spain. We are about to take a flight to Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. As you know, this is an international break for the European Championship qualifiers and now we face the second of these two games. The first one went quite well: a 2-0 victory against Slovakia, a team that had won everything since may 2004. Besides, it happened in Oviedo, my home.

尽管我没能得到出场比赛的机会，但是在过去的几天中，那么多球迷对我的喜爱让我感到开心。毫无疑问，这对我非常特别。几年前，我还在我的学校为了快乐而踢球，现在，我则乘着西班牙国家队的大巴经过了同一地点，我简直不敢相信。还有很多跟这个故事相似的故事，因为现在我看家乡的角度跟以前我所习惯的完完全全不一样了。念念不忘，必有回响；不忘初心，方得始终。

I didn’t have the chance to play, but having so much affection from so many people in the last few days has made me really happy.It’s been very special for me, no doubt about it. I can’t believe that a few years ago I was a kid playing football just for fun at my school, “Gesta I”, and now I was passing by the same place on the bus with the national team of Spain. And there are plenty of stories like this one, because I have seen Oviedo from a totally different perspective that the one I was used to… Whims of fate, dreams made true…

与此同时，我也得到了与亲朋好友团聚的机会。那是我重回阿斯图里亚时，最美好的时刻。对我来说，这是一次很特殊的旅行，我回到了自己梦开始的地方，在家乡人民的支持下，西班牙战胜了对手。谢谢你们所有人。

Also, I could spend time with my family and friends. That was the best part of my visit to Asturias! So, it’s been a very special trip, going back to my background and also getting an important win in a good game, with Oviedo supporting the team. Thanks to all!

现在，我们必须要完成对阵马其顿的比赛。他们在小组里的排名并不好，但是我相信击败他们并不会很容易。想在他们的主场赢球并不容易。同时，我们也会关注乌克兰和斯洛伐克的比赛，因为他们的比分会对小组的走势有重要的影响。

Now we must finish the job against Macedonia. They are not in a good position in the group, but I’m sure it’s going to be a tough team to beat. It won’t be easy to win in Skopje. And we will keep an eye on the other game between Ukraine and Slovakia, because the score can have a big impact on the group.

同时，我也要恭喜英格兰，成为了第一支进军2016欧洲杯的球队。他们每个位置的球员都很强大，我相信他们会是明年法国欧洲杯上的大热门。我还要特别恭喜一下我的队友鲁尼，他追平了查尔顿爵士，成为了英格兰历史上的第一射手。在我合作过的队友当中，鲁尼是最棒的一个，我相信他会创造一个后无来者的纪录的。

Also, I would like to congratulate England for becoming the first team already qualified for the Euro 2016. They have good players in every line and I’m sure they’re going to be one of the main rivals in France. Special congrats to my team-mate Wayne Rooney for equalling Sir Bobby Charlton as England’s leading all-time goalscorer. Wayne is one of the best players I’ve ever had as a team-mate, and I’m sure he’s going to set a record very difficult to beat in the future…

总体来说，英国的几支球队在欧预赛的表现都很不错。威尔士和北爱尔兰是各自小组的领头羊，在输给格鲁吉亚之后，苏格兰小组的局势有点复杂。

In general, the national teams in the British Islands are doing very well in the qualifiers. Wales and Northern Ireland are the leaders of their respective groups, whereas Scotland is in a more complicated situation after being defeated in Georgia.

在篮球方面，欧洲杯的比赛已经开始了。虽然西班牙的开局并不好，但是我相信这些顶尖队员会完成逆袭，再一次向奖牌发起冲击的。与其他巴尔干的国家队一样，塞尔维亚也是块难啃的骨头。祝西班牙男篮好运。

In basketball, the European Championship has already started. Spain hasn’t had the best possible start, but I’m sure this group of top players will find the way to come back and fight for the medals one more time. Serbia is always tough and competitive, as any other team in the Balkan countries. The best of luck to the Spanish team!

该跟大家说债见了，我们再过一会儿就要起飞了。我希望带着2战2胜，进军欧洲杯的结果回到曼彻斯特，我们要卫冕欧洲杯冠军。这周有一场非常重要的比赛，下一周的周记嘛，你懂的;-)。

It’s time to sign off, we are taking off in a little while! I hope to go back to Manchester with two wins out of two and to seal our passport to the Euro 2016; we are the defending champions. Thank you for your support. There is a big game ahead, the next weekend… ;-)

祝你们这周过得愉快，抱抱，娟儿

Have a nice week. Hugs,Juan

PS:从现在开始，你们会先在Kicca上看到我的周记。可以加入Kicca，我感到excited！期待着在那里与你们分享更多美好的故事。

PS: From now on you will first find my weekly posts on Kicca. I’m excited to join it and I’m looking forward to telling you good stories around here.