篮球英文堂 第7期:库里的动力之源 (2)

 　　I was¹ always the smallest kid² on my team

　　我一直是队里个子最小的

　　when it comes to basketball, i was always the smallest kid on my team

　　说到篮球，我一直是队里个子最小的

　　You know everything happens for a reason³

　　凡事有因

　　Here is a story to, to everything

　　每件事都有故事

　　And if you take time to realize⁴ what your dream⁵ is

　　你要去发现自己的梦想

　　and what you really want in life⁶. No matter what it is, whether⁷ it's sports, whether its in other fields⁸

　　发现你真正想要的，不管是什么，体育，或者是其他领域

　　You have to realize that there is always work to do

　　你得意识到，脚步不能停歇

　　And you want to be the hardest-working person⁹ in whatever¹⁰ you do

　　你要在自己的领域做最刻苦的人

　　You put yourself¹¹ the position¹² to be successful¹³

　　努力使自己成功

　　You have to have a passion¹⁴ about what you do

　　你需要对自己做的事有激情

　　Basketball was mine

　　对我来说，篮球是我的激情

　　And that's what carries me to this point.

　　也是它让我有今天的成就

　　MVP ... MVP ... MVP ...

　　MVP(Most Valuable Player)最有价值球员

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 kid   

n.小孩；v.开玩笑，哄骗，嘲弄

参考例句：

• The kid was playing with his ball.孩子在玩皮球。
• Look at that cute kid.瞧瞧这可爱的小家伙。

3 reason   

n.原因，理由，理智，道理；v.劝说，推理

参考例句：

• That is the reason why we must go now.那就是我们现在必须走的理由。
• The reason for the flood was that heavy rain.水灾是那场大雨造成的。

4 realize   

vt.认识到；了解到，实现，使显得逼真，把…变为现金；vi. 变卖为现金

参考例句：

• Do you realize the importance of this question?你意识到这个问题的重要性了吗？
• He'll come to realize it one day.他总有一天会懂得这一点。

5 dream   

n.梦；梦想；v.做梦；向往

参考例句：

• I remembered my grandfather in my dream last night.昨晚我梦见了我的外祖父。
• It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.我的理想是获得诺贝尔奖。

6 life   

n.生活；生命

参考例句：

• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。
• At last he knew the meaning of life.终于，他知道了生命的意义。

7 whether   

conj.是否…，是不是…；是否…，是不是…

参考例句：

• I cannot say whether it was Saturday or Sunday.我无法肯定那天是星期六还是星期天。
• I don't care whether it rains,I am happy.我才不在乎下不下雨呢，我快活着呢。

8 fields   

n.田( field的名词复数 )；（作某种用途的）场地；（学习或研究的）领域；运动场

参考例句：

• The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields. 去那农舍的唯一通路是穿过田野。
• We had to make a detour around the flooded fields. 我们只得绕道避开被洪水淹没的田野。

9 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

10 whatever   

adj.不管怎样的；adv.无论如何，不管怎样；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• Whatever you do, try your best.无论你做什么，都要尽力而为。
• Whatever you say,facts are facts.任凭你怎么说，事实总是事实。

11 yourself   

pron.你自己

参考例句：

• I need you to do it yourself.我要你亲自做。
• Late again,Tom?I hope you can explain yourself.汤姆，又迟到了？我希望你能说明理由。

12 position   

n.位置，职位；状态，立场；vt.安置，决定...的位置

参考例句：

• He is the only possible man for the position.他是担任该职务的惟一合适人选。
• You don't understand what a difficult position I'm in.你不会明白我的处境多么困难。

13 successful   

adj.成功的，一帆风顺的，飞黄腾达的

参考例句：

• He was successful in his studies.他在学业上很成功。
• Thanks to your help,we were successful.由于你的帮助，我们得以成功。

14 passion   

n.热爱，强烈的感情，热情，耶稣的受难

参考例句：

• He had a passion for music.他酷爱音乐。
• In his passion,he tore the letter into pieces.在盛怒之下，他把那封信撕得粉碎。