这绝对是贝克汉姆被黑的最惨的一次……

David Beckham was told to sort out his taxes if he wanted a knighthood.

大卫贝克汉姆被告知,要是想成为爵士,先理理清自己的税务情况。

It emerged last night that Beckham was on the verge of becoming Sir David in the 2014 New Year's Honours list until a secret 'red flag' warning from HM Revenue and Customs sunk his nomination. Beckham's involvement in an alleged tax avoidance scheme had scuppered his hopes.

昨晚爆出,2014年贝克汉姆眼看就快成上新年荣誉名单了,英国税务海关总署亮起了“红灯”发出秘密警告,提名被搁置。贝克汉姆卷入一场避税风波,破灭一切希望。

The Honours Committee had already agreed that Beckham's nomination. His taxes were the problem.

The former footballer, 41, was one of dozens of wealthy celebrities who invested in the controversial Ingenious Media scheme to fund movies and reduce investors' personal tax liability.

这位前足球运动员,现年41岁,是投资Ingenious媒体的有钱名人之一,Ingenious的计划颇具争议,资助电影来减少投资者个人税务责任。

HMRC labelled the scheme a tax avoidance vehicle. It is understood the Honours Committee then entered into an extraordinary dialogue with Team Beckham to 'sort out' the issue, raising the suggestion that high-profile individuals can be told what they need to do to get a knighthood.

英国税务海关总署视这一计划为避税方式。因而可以理解英国税务海关总署旋即与贝克汉姆团队进行了一场不同寻常的对话,以“ 捋情”问题,提出建议说,可以告知名人物要成为爵士需要做什么准备。

The former Manchester United and England ace was widely expected to be knighted after his 20-year football career ended in May 2013. He had also played a key role in the London 2012 Olympics.

人们普遍都期望前曼联和英格兰顶级球员在2013年结束20年的足球生涯时会成为爵士。在2012年伦敦奥运会时他也扮演重要角色。

The leaked emails reveal that when he found out he had been passed over in 2013, the ex-England captain denounced the committee members as 'a bunch of c***s' who were 'unappreciative' of his national-treasure status.

泄露的邮件显示,2013年发觉自己被剃除名单后,这位前英格兰队长谴责委员会成员,称其为“一票**",根本不赏识他的国宝级地位。

The former England football may have been a victim of a £1million blackmail plot over hacked emails.

There were attempts to sort it out, because everybody felt he merited a knighthood. There was not any other factor, just the tax.

也有曾试图理清问题,因为大家都认为爵士是他应得的。但影响因素别无其它,就是税务。

Last night a friend of Beckham's said: 'It's been a rough few days but, actually. He knows he's done nothing wrong. The frustrating thing from his end is all the tireless work he has done for charity that hasn't been documented, and the idea he doesn't donate personally.

昨晚,贝克汉姆的一位朋友说道,“这两天确实艰难,他知道他没做错任何一件事情。令人沮丧之处不但在于为慈善的付出一切都未曾记录,还因为有人认为他没有以个人身份捐赠过。