访谈录 2014-07-04&07-06 勒布朗詹姆斯跳出合约 三巨头散伙？

 Turn out that big news, one of the biggest stars in sports. Miami superstar Lebron James has become a free agent, wants to explore options, but does King James really want to leave the Heat or is it a powerplay to force changes in the team? ABC's Marc G has the story.

The king of the D that now look pass, and the clutch three may be on the market for a new empire to reign¹ over.Lebron James, AKA King James, announcing three agencies Tuesday, just weeks after his team Miami Heat melted in the MBA finals against the Senial Spurs in the team's fourth straight finals.

Well, he is arguably the League's best player, he is now the best heat player,ranking 9th just under 20 million dollars a year. Not bad. But he took a paycut in 2010, breaking Cleveland's heart and headed to Miami, the much marked radio stunt² for a decision. Where might he be taking his talents next? By opting³ out of his contract Tuesday, the 29-year-old superstar now has plenty of options and could even resign for more money. Miami still the top choice because it can offer Lebron the longest and most lucrative⁴ contract. And * could even return home to Cleveland.

If they give Lebron James, you could argue very strongly that they have more talents around him now than they had before when he was there. And they won 66 games one year, 61 in another.

His wife instergram pictures fueling speculation⁵, he might do just that. The Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets are contenders and both the LA Clippers and LA Lakers are reportedly in the hunt.

Wherever he goes next season is definitely going to be a contending team.

But of course the most intriguing⁶ question is will Lebron dump Miami and returned to his first love Cleveland adds odds⁷ that's not gonna happen. But here's why snagging him could be so important.

A study shows that since Lebron came to the Heat, the team helped bringing in 1.4 billion dollars and 21,000 jobs a year to the Miama economy.

Give me the study for that.

1 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

2 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

3 opting   

v.选择，挑选( opt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网

4 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

5 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

6 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？