偶像励志英语演讲 第69期:不说绝不(3)

　　And the competition didn't stop there. My sister who is one year younger than me, never want to be home by herself. She took classes, extra classes, graduated from high school with me, to go to university North Carolina with me, and to graduate fairer than me. And you guys ask me where my competition nature comes from, it came from them, it came from my older sister and she is not here today. My father who is not here today, obviously¹ he is with us, all of us. My competitive² nature has gone a long way from the first time I picked up any sports, baseball, football, run-track, basketball, anything in this class I played it.
我体内的竞争意识的源泉还远远不止这些。我的妹妹，她比我小一岁，从来不喜欢一个人在家。她参加了许多额外的课程，最终和我同一年毕业。之后我们都去了北卡罗来纳大学，她却比我早一年毕业。你们问我体内的竞争意识，竞争的本能源自何处，这就是答案。它还来自我的姐姐，她今天没有出席。我的父亲，虽然他已经不在了，但是他的精神一直陪伴着我。我的竞争意识从我第一天从事体育运动就开始萌发，任何运动，棒球、橄榄球、田径、篮球，你们所能列举的运动我都参加过。
When you think about, they started to fire me; you know that fire started from my parents. As I moved on my career, people add wood to that fire. Coach Smith, what can I say about him? He is a legendary³ coach. Lerold Smith, now you guys think that's a mistake. Lerold Smith was the guy when I got kicks he made in the team. He is here tonight. He is still the same six seven guy. He is not even bigger. His lev l is probably about the same. But he started the whole process for me, because when he made the team and I didn't, I wanted to prove, not just to Lerold Smith, not just to myself, but to the coach who actually picked Lerold over me. I want to make sure you understood you make a mistake, dude.
他们点燃了我心中的火焰。从我的父母开始，随着我的职业生涯的发展，一些人使这股火焰更加旺盛。比如史密斯教练，我该对他说些什么呢？他是一个有着传奇色彩的教练。里罗德·史密斯，你们可能都认为我说错了，因为他就是当年我被踢掉的时候进校队的人。他今天也在现场，他还是六尺七寸那么高，一点也没长高，水平也和以前差不多。但就是他点起了我心中的火焰——为什么他可以进校队而我不能，我要证明——不仅仅是向我自己或者他，我还要向教练证明你做出了一个错误的选择。
重点讲解：
1. pick up
获得，学会；
eg. I don't want to pick up any bad habits from those people.
我不想从那些人那里染上任何坏习惯。
eg. I was the only one to pick up on what the teacher was really saying.
我是唯一明了老师真正在说什么的人。
2. move on
继续前进；
eg. This point is really relevant⁴ and we had better move on.
这一点至关重要，我们还是接着谈吧。
eg. Time seemed to be endless and never move on.
时间好想变得无穷无尽，停滞不前。
3. add to
添加；增加；掺加；
eg. A few jokes add leaven⁵ to a boring speech.
几句笑话可给枯燥无味的演讲增添活跃的气氛。
eg. He did nothing but add to our trouble.
他什么也没做，只是增加了我们的麻烦。
4. pick over
仔细检查…以便选出佳品；挑拣；
eg. Pick over the lentils carefully in case there are any stones among them.
把这些豆子里的沙粒挑出去。
eg. Pick her over all the other girls you hang out with.
从你周围的所有女孩中认出她。
5. make sure
确定；确保；核实；
eg. Please make sure all mobile⁶ phones are switched⁷ off during the performance.
请确保演出时关上所有手机。
eg. They wanted to make sure they got a slice of the profits.
他们想确保自己可得到一份利润。
名人简介：
个人简介
中文全名：迈克尔·杰弗里·乔丹
粤语译名：米高·佐敦
身高：1.98米/6英尺6英寸
体重：98公斤/216磅（体测时185磅，216磅是长胖后的体重）
场上位置：得分后卫、小前锋
号码：23、45（95年复出曾短暂穿过）、9（84年、92年奥运会）、5（83年泛美运动会）、12（球衣被偷了，临时找的球衣，但没有背名，当晚砍下49分）；其他号码：15（81年
Capital Classic⁸穿的号码，当时乔丹代表的是U.S state all-stars Capital Classic high school basketball game高中全明星赛）、53（84年奥运代表队公开训练赛）、7（82
年代表NCAA全明星欧洲友谊赛）
效力球队：芝加哥公牛队（1984-1993、1995-1998）、华盛顿奇才（2001-2003）
选秀：84年第1轮第3顺位
评价：被认为美国职业篮球史乃至世界篮球史最伟大的球员，被称为穿着23号球衣的上帝，是NBA最好的球员。
启蒙教练：韦恩·斯拉皮(wayne slappy)
脂肪含量：3.0%（一般人通常15%~20%）
百米速度：10.7秒，大一时曾是校田径队运动员，后因篮球教练担心乔丹受伤，乔丹才退出校田径队，当时主要练习短跑、跳远
垂直弹跳：0.98米
绝对弹跳：1.09米
最大摸高：3.78米
跳高：2.21米
跳远：7.78米
跟腱长度：28.5厘米
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1 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

2 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

3 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

4 relevant   

adj.有关的，贴切的

参考例句：

• I don't think his remarks are relevant to our discussion.我认为他的话不切我们的议题。
• These materials are relevant to the case.这些材料与这案件有关。

5 leaven   

v.使发酵；n.酵母；影响

参考例句：

• These men have been the leaven in the lump of the race.如果说这个种族是块面团，这些人便是发酵剂。
• The leaven of reform was working.改革的影响力在起作用。

6 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

7 switched   

v.转变，改变( switch的过去式和过去分词 )；转换；挥动（棍棒、鞭子等）；迅速转动

参考例句：

• A single red LED shows that the power is switched on. 单支红色发光二极管表示电源已接通。
• The block becomes magnetic when the current is switched on. 一通上电流，这块板就会有磁性。

8 classic   

n.经典作品；adj.经典的，一流的；古典的

参考例句：

• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。
• The football match was a classic.那场足球比赛堪称典范。