篮球英文堂 第156期:科比亲口叙述为什么凌晨四点起床

 　　Usually, I'm sleeping at 4:00 a.m. 凌晨四点我通常还在酣睡呢

　　You've been working out  你已经开始训练了

　　So, talk about that 那么，和我们说说这事吧

　　Okay¹, so, if, if, if your job is to try be the best basketball player³ you can be 如果你的工作是努力成为最好的球员

　　To do that you have to practice⁴, you have to train 那你就要练习，就要训练

　　You want to train as² much as you can 尽你所能得训练

　　As often as you can 尽可能多的训练

　　So if you get up at 10 in the morning 如果你早上10点起床

　　Train at 11, 12, say 12, train at 12 11点开始训练或者12点，假设12点开始训练吧

　　Train for 2 hours, 12 to 2 训练两小时，12点到2点

　　You have let your body recover⁵ 然后恢复体能

　　So you eat, recover, whatever⁶ you get back out 饮食，重新出发训练

　　You train start training⁷ again at 6, train from 6 to 8 六点再开始训练，六点到八点

　　And now you go home, shower, you eat dinner, you go to bed, you wake⁸ up, do it again, right? those are two sessions⁹ 然后回家，洗澡，吃饭，睡觉，醒来重复这个过程，对吧？一天可以训练两个回合

　　Now imagine you wake up at 3:00, you train at 4:00, 4 to 6, come home, breakfast, relax so so, so so now you're back at it again, 9 to 11 设想一下你三点起床，四点开始训练，四点到六点，回家，吃饭，休息 等等，然后再来一遍，9点到11点

　　Right, relax and now all of a sudden you're back at it again, 2 to 4, now you're back at it again 7 to 9 休息，然后再来一遍：2点到4点，然后7 点到9点，再来一遍

　　Look how much more training I have done by simply starting at 4 所以你看，四点起床让我可以多训练这么长时间

　　Alright and so now you do that 你一直坚持这么做

　　As the years go on 年复一年

　　The separation that you have with your competitors and your peers, just grows larger and larger and larger and larger and larger 竞争对手和你之间的差距会越来越大，越来越大……

　　And by year 5 or 6, It doesn't matter, what kind of work they're doing in the summer, they're never going to catch up 五六年之后，不管他们在夏天休赛期怎么练，他们永远追不上你

　　Cause they're five years behind 因为他们已经落后你五年了

　　So it makes sense to get up and start your day early, because you can get more work in 所以早点起床开始你的一天很有意义，因为这样你工作的时间会更多

1 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 player   

n.运动员，做游戏的人，选手，队员，比赛者；演员，演奏者，自动演奏装置，戏子

参考例句：

• She is our best player.她是我们最好的运动员。
• He is quite a good player.他是一个满不错的选手。

4 practice   

n.练习，实行，习惯；v.练习，实习，开业

参考例句：

• I need to practice more.我要多加练习。
• Knowledge comes from practice.知识来自于实践。

5 recover   

vi./vt.痊愈；恢复；重新获得

参考例句：

• What magic drug have you taken to recover so quickly?你吃了什么神奇的药恢复的如此之快？
• Don't worry.The patient will soon recover.你别愁，病人很快会好的。

6 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。

7 training   

n.训练，培养，锻炼

参考例句：

• She is training for the school sports meet.她在为参加学校运动会进行锻炼。
• I haven't had any real training.我没有受过什么真正的训练。

8 wake   

vt.叫醒，激发；vi.醒来，醒着；警觉，振奋；n.醒；守夜；尾迹，痕迹

参考例句：

• Please wake me up at six.请在六点钟叫醒我。
• Be quiet or you'll wake the whole house!安静点！别把全家人都吵醒了！

9 sessions   

n.（尤指法庭、议会等）开庭( session的名词复数 )；（自发或俱乐部的）聚会；会期；（进行某活动连续的）一段时间

参考例句：

• A few sessions talking to a counsellor should straighten him out. 跟辅道员谈几次就会使他改正过来的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sessions will enable you to discuss problems with fellow asthma sufferers. 这些环节让你和其他哮喘病患者一起讨论问题。 来自《简明英汉词典》