西班牙举国欢庆世界杯夺冠

A thunderous roar erupted across the Spanish capital and fans danced in the streets chanting "Viva Espana!" as the country's first ever World Cup trophy¹ sparked a nationwide fiesta.

西班牙首次夺冠世界杯，举国上下一片欢庆。雷鸣般的欢呼声响彻西班牙首都，球迷们在街上一边跳舞一边高喊着“西班牙万岁！”

The centre of Madrid was a sea of the red and gold national colors as Spain celebrated² its nailbiting 1-0 extra-time win over Holland Sunday.

The deafening³（震耳欲聋的，极喧闹的） sounds of cheering, klaxons（电喇叭） , firecrackers（鞭炮，爆竹） and cars horns rang out as the World Cup's perennial⁴（多年生的，常年的） underachievers won the trophy（奖品，战利品） in their first appearance in the final thanks to a late goal from Andres Iniesta.

"The dream has come true," said the El Pais daily on its website.

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said he was "happy and emotional.

"This has been an epic⁵ match, I suffered like never before," he told Cadena Ser radio.

In blistering⁶（猛烈的，极热的） heat, more than 150,000 supporters watched the match on massive screens in a giant fan park in a one-kilometre (half-mile) stretch of the city's main thoroughfare（大道，通路） .

"We are very proud and very happy, I thought it would go to penalties（点球，处罚） , Iniesta saved us," said Raul, 18. "We deserved it after winning the European championship in 2008."

Said Adolfo, 25, "It's an extraordinary feeling, of happiness and nerves."

Others crammed⁷ into bars or gathered at home for the match, which left the country paralysed（瘫痪的，麻痹的） for two and a half hours Sunday evening.

Most were either wrapped in the Spanish flag, wore the red team shirts or red wigs⁸（假发） , or had their faces painted red and gold.

One young woman was disguised as an octopus⁹（章鱼） , in tribute to Paul, the now famous clairvoyant¹⁰（千里眼，有洞察力的人） cephalopod（头足类动物） in Germany who predicted Spain's victory.

"Spain, Spain, Spain!" screamed the daily El Mundo（西班牙世界报） in a headline on its website. "This World Cup has crowned one of the best teams of all time."