MIA HAMM — 美国玫瑰米娅·哈姆


Growing up a military brat, Mia fell in love with soccer while her father was serving in Italy. By the age of 14, she was dominating women’s soccer in Texas and attracting attention from around the country.

brat：（口语）小家伙；米娅·哈姆出生在军人家庭，从小爱上了足球。
dominate：统治。
attention：注意，关心。

After a scouting trip to watch Mia play, coach Anson Dorrance made Mia the youngest member of the national team at age 15. Following an All-American high school career, Mia decided to continue to play for Dorrance at University of North Carolina. She led the Lady Tar Heels to NCAA championships in all four years she played, while setting conference scoring records.

scouting：侦察，守候；在15岁的时候，小米娅就被教练多伦丝请进了美国国家队，她成为了国家队中年级最小的队员。
NCAA：National Collegiate Athletic Association (美国)全国大学生体育协会；在北卡罗莱纳大学里，米娅四次带领足球队夺取NCAA冠军，并且创造了全联盟的进球纪录。

“I have always been uncomfortable talking about my personal accomplishments, but I must say that scoring my 100th career international goal was surprisingly emotional for me,” she said. “When I really stop and think, I have to admit that I’m a bit in awe and even thankful for the opportunity to play enough times for my country that I could score so many goals.

emotional：情绪激动的；米娅在访谈中说在她为国家踢进第一百个球的时候感到异常的激动。

“For a school or team to retire your number is the ultimate compliment, and being there with Kristine [Lilly] made it even more emotional, if that’s possible. My number was retired at halftime of Duke vs. Carolina basketball game. Basketball is a huge social and sporting event in North Carolina to begin with, but when interstate rival Duke is the visiting team, the ‘Dean Dome’ takes on the raucous trappings of a championship game. To have the ceremony at halftime of the Duke game underscored how much the university cared about us and our achievements.

retire：退休，退役；在北卡和杜克大学篮球赛的球场休息时间，北卡大学为米娅的球衣举行了退役仪式，纪念她对大学做出的贡献。
interstate：州际的。
underscore：强调，重视。