篮球英文堂 第203期:已经做好准备为湖人总冠军而战了(1)

They didn't even have their parade in Toronto, already Laker's fans are dreaming of another one of their own, The big headline Anthony Davis is a Los Angeles Laker,

在多伦多还没有举行胜利大游行时，湖人的球迷已经梦想获得另一座属于他们的总冠军了，头条大新闻是安东尼戴维斯已经成为一名湖人成员了，

What is it feel like to hear Anthony Davis Los Angeles Laker? It's different, Something that I'm excited about, for sure it sounds, It sounds weird¹ for sure.

当你得知你加盟湖人你是怎么想的？感觉不一样，让我觉得兴奋的事情，当然这听起来，这听起来很奇怪。

This isn't just any team, It's a team where there are 10 NBA trophies² behind you, have you ever been in a room with an NBA trophy³ before?

这不是别的任何球队，在你背后这是一支拥有十冠的球队，你之前呆过有NBA奖杯的房间吗？

not until now, that's motivation right there, Anytime I walk in here and I see these trophies and see the banners, See the stars around, I get excited and I'm ready to start it.

之前都没有过，那是一个激励，任何时候我经过这里，看到这些奖杯和旗帜，看见周围的球星，我很兴奋，我准备好了开创新的篇章。

What Anthony Davis is saying through rich Paul is, I can't do this by myself, I'm not a good enough player, I gotta go with the better players are.

戴维斯通过rich paul说的是我自己做不到，我不是一名足够好的球员，我需要和更好的球员在一起。

I think that it's valid⁴ that the Lakers are favor to win the title next year.

我认为湖人是夺冠热门这是合理的判断，明年夺冠。

Getting here didn't come without a cost for you though, You asking for trade in the middle of season, Very unpopular, why do it then instead of just waiting until the summer?

虽然来到这里你是付出代价的，在赛季中期你要求交易，非常不受欢迎的做法，为什么在那个时候要求交易而不是等到休赛期？

I knew that I wasn't probably going sign the extension, that my time in New Orleans definitely coming to an end.

我知道我不太可能会续签了，我在新奥尔良的时间快要结束了。

So I thought doing it at that time will definitely going to be beneficial for myself and for our organization to get the best package available so that the way organization is still in hand.

所以我认为那时那样做绝对有利于我自己和我的球队，球队在市场上获得最好的交易选择，球队处于主动状态。

Do you wish you did anything differently? no. I wish I did it the way I did it, I'm a very upfront and honest, You know I want to tell you what it is.

你是否希望之前作出不同的选择？不，我希望按我原来的方式去做，我很诚恳，你知道我想告诉你实际情况是什么。

I love the City of New Orleans, you know but from crucial stand point occupation of basketball, I felt like it was up for me to move on.

我爱新奥尔良，你知道，但是从职业篮球的角度来看，我感觉是时候分开了。

1 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

2 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

4 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？