狼王加内特正式宣布退役 感谢这段旅程!

 　　American basketball star Kevin Garnett is retiring after 21 seasons in the NBA.

　　美国篮球巨星凯文·加内特在自己的第21个NBA赛季结束之后，正式宣告退役。

　　"Thank you KG," tweeted ASM Sports, Garnett's longtime agency. "Loved on and off the court, a role model, and one of the most influential¹ players to ever play the game."

　　加内特长期所在的经纪公司ASM体育发推文称：“谢谢你，KG（加内特名字缩写）。你带给我们赛场内外的爱，是我们的模范，也是最有影响力的球员之一。”

　　Garnett led the down-trodden Timberwolves to eight consecutive² playoff appearances, starting in 1997, after becoming the first player in 20 years to jump from high school to the NBA.

　　作为20年内首位从高中毕业后直接进入NBA的球员，自1997年起，加内特带领备受压制的的森林狼队连续八次杀入了季后赛。

　　He was selected the NBA's most valuable player in 2004 after leading the Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals.

　　在2004年，他带领森林狼队挺进西部决赛，并被评为当季NBA最有价值球员。

　　He later teamed with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen to revive³ the Boston Celtics as an Eastern Conference power, winning an NBA title in 2008 over the Los Angeles Lakers.

　　之后，他和保罗·皮尔斯以及雷·阿伦组队，使波士顿凯尔特人队重新成为东部强队，并最终战胜洛杉矶湖人队，成为了2008年的NBA总冠军。

　　狼王加内特正式宣布退役 感谢这段旅程!

　　Garnett, 40, leaves Minnesota having played 970 of his 1,462 NBA games there. During his 21-year career, he scored 26,071 points and took down 14,662 rebounds⁴.

　　今年已经40岁的加内特在NBA一共打了1462场比赛，其中在森林狼队就有970场。在21年的职业生涯中，他一共拿下了26071分外加14662个篮板球。

　　Garnett posted a farewell video on Friday, four days before the Minnesota Timberwolves are set to open training camp. He narrates⁵ the short, black-and-white video that shows him walking alone through Target Center with sunglasses on.

　　在森林狼新赛季训练营开始4天前，加内特于本周五发布了一段告别视频。在这份黑白的告别视频里，加内特戴着墨镜独自走在标靶中心内。

　　"I'm just thankful. I can't even put that into words," Garnett says. "I'm just thankful. I'm just thankful for everybody and the love. I never would have thought that people love me like this. "

　　加内特表示：“我的心里只有感激。我甚至无法用语言来形容这种心情。我只是心怀感激，感谢所有人和所有给予我的爱。我从没有想过人们会如此爱我。”

1 influential   

adj.有影响的，有权势的

参考例句：

• He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
• He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。

2 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

3 revive   

v.（使）复苏，（使）重振活力，恢复生机，复兴

参考例句：

• These flowers will revive in water.这些花在水中会再活。
• They managed to revive the injured driver with cardiac massage.他们通过心脏按压使受伤的司机苏醒了过来。

4 rebounds   

反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴

参考例句：

• V is the velocity after the gas particle rebounds from the wall. V是粒子从壁上弹开后的速度。
• In the former case, the first body rebounds with practically its original velocity. 在前一种情况下，第一个物体实际上以原来的速度弹回。

5 narrates   

v.故事( narrate的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• It narrates the unconstitutional acts of James II. 它历数了詹姆斯二世的违法行为。 来自辞典例句
• Chapter three narrates the economy activity which Jew return the Occident. 第三章讲述了犹太人重返西欧后的经济活动。 来自互联网