阿根廷足球國家隊主將梅西6日正式告別21年的國家隊生涯。（歐新社）
Argentina is confronting a once-unimaginable reality: a national team without soccer great Lionel Messi.
阿根廷正面對一個過去難以想像的現實：國家隊裡再也沒有足球巨星萊昂內爾．梅西。
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On Tuesday, 39-year-old Messi bid farewell to international soccer after 21 years, 126 goals, two Copa America titles and a World Cup championship, scoring a penalty and setting up Argentina’s other two goals for a 3-0 victory over Benin.
歷經21年征戰，取得126顆進球、兩座美洲盃冠軍與一座世界盃金盃後，39歲的梅西週二告別國家隊生涯。他在對貝南的比賽中罰進一記十二碼，並助攻阿根廷另外兩球，終場以3比0獲勝。
What was otherwise an unremarkable friendly against the West African nation became a moment that this soccer-crazed country had long dreaded.
這場對上西非國家球隊、原本平凡的友誼賽，卻成了這個足球狂熱國家長久以來最害怕面對的一刻。
“It feels like an era is ending, knowing he won’t play for the national team anymore,” said Valentino Ruso, 17, who was heading to a friend’s house in Buenos Aires to watch the game. “I’m sad. I think everyone is upset today. He will be missed.”
17歲的瓦倫蒂諾．魯索說：「知道他不會再為國家隊效力，感覺就像是一個時代正在結束」，當時他正準備前往布宜諾斯艾利斯的一位朋友家中觀看比賽。「我很難過。我想今天每個人都很不好受。大家會非常想念他。」
bid farewell to：片語，向…告別、送別。例句：She bid farewell to her colleagues before moving overseas.（她在移居海外前向同事們道別。）
dread：動詞，害怕、懼怕。例句：He had dreaded the day his father would retire.（他一直害怕父親退休那天到來。）
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