材料：在中国历代王朝中，宦官集团祸乱朝政是一个严重的问题。东汉的党锢之祸源于宦官专权；明代的阉党为祸更加严重……清朝除继续沿用朱元璋制定的各项约束宦官的法规外，还进一步采取了诸多措施……顺治元年，清世祖作出取消厂卫的决定，同时确定宦官事务归内务府管辖，撤销宦官衙门……与此同时，顺治帝还下诏旨：“中官之设，虽自古不废，然任使失宜，遂贻祸乱……朕今裁定内官衙门及员数职掌，法制甚明。以后但有犯法干政窃权，纳贿嘱托内外衙门，交结满汉官员，越份擅奏外事，上言官吏贤否者，即行凌迟处死，决不姑贷。特立铁碑，世世遵守。”……明末宦官多至十万，顺治时裁减为数千人，到清末仅剩八九百人……此外，康熙帝时明确规定：“各衙门官品虽有高下，寺人不过四品。”……乾隆时还废除太监读书制度，奏事宦官一律改姓为秦、赵、高，其用意是“借此三字以自儆也”，可随时汲取秦代宦官赵高擅权乱政、祸国亡秦的历史教训

——朱子彦《中国朋党史》

Beckham in a Football Movie

    Do you like football? You must know David Beckham. But do you know that he will be in a movie? He will be David Beckham in the movie Goal.

    Beckham said, "I want to teach kids how to play football when I finally hang up my boots." "I believe that Goal will send a positive message to kids around the world."

    Beckham, 29, said, "I think that Goal will make football more popular in America and Asia. I am very happy because I can help do it," he said.