篮球英文堂 第239期:我的统治力来自哪里?

So, Lebron we talked a little bit about this out there, but tonight,

勒布朗，我们之前在场内谈过这个话题，不过，

describe the effort from the men behind you, because as great as you have been, it required some help, so in different moments of this series,

能否再评论一下你身后这些队友今晚的努力，一路走来你已成就无数伟大，但这些仍然离不开队友的帮助，那么在这轮系列赛中的某几个时刻，

What do you remember about what these guys have given you?

你能否回忆一下这些队友为你做的那些事呢？

I think what people don't understand, people that never played the game of basketball, never played team sports, is that the only way to succeed, it has to be a team effort,

我觉得，人们有些东西很难理解，那些没打过篮球、没参与过团队运动的人，成功的唯一方法，就是团队的共同努力，

you know, I know I get a lot of the headlines, win lose or draw, whatever the case may be, but in order to be successful, it's a team game, I learned¹ that from when I was

我确实会上各种头条，不论输球赢球还是大比分打平，不管什么情况，如果我们想要成功，还是要倚仗团队的力量，我从很小就明白了这个道理，

my first time to pick up a basketball and play organized basketball at age nine,

我第一次接触篮球，第一次参加正规比赛是在九岁，

so you get all the doubters and people who never stepped in an arena², who's never played basketball, who's never put on a tank top and shorts,

所以质疑者总会围着你，那些连球馆都没进过的人，连篮球都没打过，连球衣都没穿过，

who's never played anything organized, always wanna try to kill my teammates, and it's unfair to them,

连一次正经组织的比赛、活动都没参加过的人，他们老想着贬低我的队友，这对我身边这群人来说太不公平了，

but Imma always stay true to the game of basketball cuz the game of basketball would stay true to me and

但我一直都是真心对待篮球，因为篮球也会真心对待我，

that's why we going to another finals because my teammates played a hell³ of a game.

这也是为什么我们能再度闯入总决赛，因为我的队友们再次奉上了精彩绝伦的表现。

Lebron, to acertain extent⁴, it feels like every time you step between the lines, there's a certain

勒布朗，一定程度上来说你给人感觉每次你上场时，你的生涯

referendum on your career and you keep going on and on,

都要被人说三道四，但你却一往直前，

what's inspiring you even though you face obstacles⁵, you face another one in the finals regardless of who comes out.

是什么激励着你，即便面对重重阻碍仍不回头，而且到总决赛不论谁胜出，你都会面对有一个巨大挑战。

cuz at the end of the day, the man above has given me a guide, given the ability and I just try to take full advantage of it,

因为不论世事如何，我都信奉着上帝给予我的指引，还有他赐给我的能力，我只是充分去利用这份力量，

win lose or draw no matter what at the end of my career, you never get someone to say he didn't leave it all on the floor.

胜、败、平，不管是什么，在我职业生涯结束之时，绝对不会有人说詹姆斯没有在场上倾尽全力。

you know wins or losses or ties are things that happens to other course of life,

你懂得，胜败乃兵家常事，人生其他方面也都是有赢有输，

it's just how you pick yourself up how you continue to get better and better,

（重要的）只是你怎么重拾自我，丰富自我，提高自我，

and the difference between me and a lot of other people,

我与很多人的区别在于，

you know a lot of other people, have played the game of basketball, they get so in-depth and so deep about putting everything in the game of basketball,

你知道全世界打篮球的人数不胜数，但他们太苛求于让篮球成为自己生活的全部，

I'm just I'm true to who I am,

但我只是真实地面对自己，

I'm true to my family, I'm true to my teammates, I'm true to my craft⁶, and then at the end of the day, what ever happens happens so,

以真心对待家人，对待队友，对待自己的天赋，最后的最后，一切皆过眼烟云，过去便过去，所以，

I could care less about finals records, I could care less about who played well in this game or,

我完全不在乎总决赛战绩，不在乎这场比赛哪名队员发挥得好，或者，

you know if my teammates don't show up, because I know how much I've put into the game and nobody can take that away from me.

哪名队员没有站出来，因为我知道我为比赛付出了多少，这是任何人不能否认不能夺走的东西。

Congratulations to the 2018 Eastern Conference Champion, Cleveland Cavaliers!

再次恭喜2018东部冠军克利夫兰骑士！

1 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

2 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

3 hell   

n.地狱，阴间；用以咒骂或表示愤怒，不满

参考例句：

• It's a hell of a hike from Sydney to Perth.从悉尼到珀斯的徒步旅行简直苦死了。
• The boss really gave me hell today.老板今天着实数落了我一通。

4 extent   

n.程度，范围，限度；广度，宽度，大小

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent. 这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• What's the extent of the damage? 损坏的程度如何?

5 obstacles   

n. 干扰；障碍

参考例句：

• I think most of these obstacles can be surmounted. 我认为这些障碍大多数都是可以克服的。
• There's no formidable obstacles in the world. 世上没有无法逾越的障碍。

6 craft   

n.工艺，手艺；小船，飞机；行业；诡计

参考例句：

• The harbour was full of pleasure craft.港口满是游艇。
• He's a master of his craft.他有一手好手艺。