皇马赢下欧洲冠军联赛，葡萄牙问鼎欧洲杯，这一切都助克里斯蒂亚诺•罗纳尔多四度荣膺金球奖。
The *prolific Portuguese player had previously won soccer’s ultimate individual honor in 2008, 2013 and 2014. But Ronaldo, famous for his *chiseled *physique, too-good-to-be-true tan and *penchant for fast cars, has arguably had his best year yet.
这位高产的葡萄牙球星曾分别于2008、2013以及2014年获得这一足球界个人最高荣誉。C罗以其雕塑般的形体、近乎完美的小麦肤色以及嗜好跑车而闻名于世，虽然是第四度加冕金球奖，但今年无疑是他最佳的一年。
He beat off competition from the likes of five-time Ballon winner Lionel Messi and French ace Antoine Griezmann, who finished second and third in the vote respectively. While both of those men had standout seasons for both club and country, their lack of international silverware counted against them when it came to determining the best in the world this year. Impressively, Ronaldo and Messi have now won the past nine Ballon d’Or awards between them.
C罗力压热门人选，五度金球王梅西以及法国王牌安东尼•格里兹曼赢得金球奖，后两者最终在投票中分列第二和第三位。尽管这两人在代表俱乐部和国家队出战的赛季中都有不俗表现，但在确定今年世界最佳球员人选时，二人却因国际奖项不足而败下阵来。令人感叹的是，C罗和梅西已经连续九年轮流拿走金球奖奖杯了。
The victor was unable to attend the Dec 12 awards ceremony in Paris as Real Madrid had traveled to Japan to take part in the FIFA Club World Cup.
但今年的金球奖得主C罗却无缘参加12月12日在巴黎举行的颁奖仪式，因为他已随皇马前往日本，征战国际足联俱乐部世界杯。
“For me, it’s an unbelievable moment – I’m so proud, so happy,” he told the audience on the big screen in a pre-recorded interview. “Thank you to everyone who voted for me. Thank you to my teammates, Portugal national team, and this trophy is for Real Madrid.”
“对我而言，这是个不可思议的时刻——我感到十分自豪，十分高兴，”C罗通过大屏幕，在一段事先录好的采访视频中对观众们说道。“感谢所有投我一票的人。感谢我的队友，葡萄牙国家队，这一荣耀属于皇马。”
Ronaldo was tipped to win the award after a *stellar year, but Messi had also been in superb form, helping Barcelona win La Liga last season as well as scoring 50 goals in 50 games in 2016. Messi also played in the Copa America for Argentina in the summer, scoring five goals, but missed a penalty in the final as Chile won the shootout 4-2.
经历了这辉煌的一年，C罗无疑成为了今年的夺奖热门，但梅西的势头也十分强劲。他在上赛季助巴萨罗那赢下西甲，在2016年的50场比赛中攻入50粒进球。他还在夏季代表阿根廷征战美洲杯，并贡献5粒进球，但却在决赛中错失一枚罚球，最终让智利以4-2赢下点球大战。
The confident Portuguese native has scored 38 goals and added 14 assists in 2016. He has the third-best minutes-per-goal ratio of anyone in the top five European Leagues.
而这位自信的葡萄牙球星则在2016年贡献了38次进球和14次助攻，在欧洲五大联赛的进球效率榜上位列第三。
“It is not easy,” he told L’Equipe TV of gaining his latest *accolade. “You can count those who are capable of playing at the highest level year after year on the fingers of one hand. I am among them. There are very few.”
“这并不容易，”他在接受L\'Equipe TV电视台采访时谈到了最近的这项荣誉。“能够年复一年地踢出最高水准的球员掰着指头也能数出来。人数非常少，而我是他们其中之一。”
The Ballon d’Or is decided by votes from 173 sports journalists from around the world.
金球奖由来自世界各地的173名体育记者投票决出。
It’s been awarded by esteemed magazine France Football every year since 1956, but for the past six years it became the FIFA Ballon d’Or, working in association with international soccer’s governing body.
自1956年起，金球奖每年都由负有盛名的《法国足球》杂志颁奖，但在过去的六年中，该奖项与国际足联进行合作，成为了国际足联金球奖。
However, FIFA ended its association with the award in September and handed full association of the honor back to the magazine this year.
但在今年9月，国际足联终止了和这一奖项的合作，所以今年又由《法国足球》杂志全权负责颁奖。
FIFA will hand out its own prize for the world’s best men’s player, along with the best women’s player and team of the year, at the Best FIFA Football Awards ceremony in Zurich on Jan 9.
1月9日，国际足联将会在苏黎世举行国际足联颁奖典礼，并揭晓年度最佳男子球员、最佳女子球员、最佳阵容等奖项。
