本文选自Express的Cristiano Ronaldo scores first-half hat-trick as ex-Man Utd star shines for Al-Nassr一文，原作者为Sam Smith

Cristiano Ronaldo hit a first-half hat-trick for Al-Nassr as the former Manchester United favourite starred once again in Saudi Arabia. Ronaldo is finally settling into life in Riyadh after initially struggling with his new club.

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C罗，这位前梦剧场的宠儿在沙特再次大放异彩，上半场便为利雅得胜利上演帽子戏法。他也从最初努力融入新球队，到如今最终适应了节奏。

favourite：这里作名词，表示特别喜爱的人（或事物），可以理解为骄子、宠儿等

settle into life：融入生活，安顿下来

The 38-year-old rolled back the years as he speedily kept up with a sweeping counter-attack and provided a composed finish to put Al-Nassr 3-0 up against Damac in the Saudi Pro League. It completed a second treble in just three appearances for the Real Madrid icon.

这位38岁的老将在全队快速反击的过程中迅速加速，冷静破门，帮助利雅得胜利3-0领先达马克。这一刻，仿佛时光倒流。这是这位皇马传奇在短短三场比赛中完成的第二个帽子戏法。

roll back the years：时光倒流，（人）老当益壮。roll back意为削弱、限制、降低

a sweeping counter-attack：一次快速反击

Ronaldo put his side ahead with a trademark penalty in the 18th minute. Five minutes later, he collected a cleverly threaded pass on the edge of the penalty area and drove home a left-footed strike.

比赛第18分钟，C罗凭借标志性的点球为球队打破僵局。仅五分钟后，他在禁区边缘接一记巧妙的直塞，用左脚破门得分。

trademark：这里指标志  If you say that something is the trademark of a particular person or place, you mean that it is characteristic of them or typically associated with them.

threaded pass：直塞

Al-Nassr then broke away on the counter-attack in the final minute of the first half and a team-mate unselfishly squared the ball into the path of Ronaldo. He swept his first-time effort into the top corner, barely breaking stride as he completed a rather easy hat-trick.

上半场最后一分钟，利雅得胜利靠反击再次打破场上局面。队友将球无私地传给了C罗，后者稍作调整，一脚将球打入上角，轻轻松松，顺利戴帽。

break stride：放缓步伐，调整步伐