Brazilian soccer great Pele has called on thousands of protestors demonstrating over poor quality public services and corruption to leave the streets and focus on football, an appeal that was quickly met with derision on social media.
巴西足球巨星比利呼籲成千上萬抗議公共服務品質低劣和政府貪腐的示威者離開街頭，把焦點放回到足球上，但這項呼聲迅速在社交媒體上招來網友冷嘲熱諷。
"Let’s forget all this commotion happening in Brazil, all these protests, and let’s remember how the Brazilian squad is our country and our blood," Pele said in a brief broadcast via the O Globo TV network, which was also posted online.
「讓我們忘記巴西目前發生的這場騷動，所有這些示威，我們該記得巴西隊才是我們國家和血統的代表，」比利在環球電視台的簡短轉播中表示，這段談話也被貼上網路。
While revered by soccer fans the world over, Pele’s image has been tarnished at home by a string of perceived clumsy comments over the years, once prompting former Brazilian strike Romario to famously comment that "Pele when silent is a poet".
儘管受到全球足球迷尊崇，比利在巴西國內的形象卻因為他多年來連續失言而大打折扣，還一度引起前巴西隊前鋒羅馬里歐發表著名評論說，「比利不說話時是個詩人。」
Social media users were less than complimentary about his latest comments, many saying the Brazil great’s wealth meant he knew little of how ordinary Brazilians lived.
社交媒體用戶對於比利的最新發言可就沒這麼客氣，許多網友說，這位巴西足球巨星財富過人，所以對一般巴西民眾的生活一無所知。
"Go to the hospitals, take a bus with no security, then I want to see if you keep saying stupid things," wrote one Brazilian in response to an online local media report on his remarks. "Pele, your ignorance is in proportion with your footballing genius," wrote another poster.（Reuters）
「到醫院裡去，或者去搭沒有保全的巴士，我要看看你還會不會繼續說這些蠢話，」一名巴西網友回應網路上的相關報導說。「比利，你的無知跟你的足球天賦成正比，」另一名網友說。（路透）
新聞辭典
commotion：名詞，指騷動、喧鬧，如She was distracted by a commotion across the street.（她因為對街發生的一場騷動而分心。）
complimentary：形容詞，指讚賞的、恭維的、表示敬意或問候的，如The reviews of his latest film have been highly complimentary.（他的新片獲得如潮好評。）
in proportion：片語，指使成比例、相稱，如That man’s large head is not in proportion to his small body.（那人的頭太大，跟他瘦小的身體不成比例。）
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