篮球英文堂 第209期:孩子们参加运动的意义是什么?(2)

Helicopter parents that's what I would say, how have you seen youth sports change over the years?

“直升机家长”我觉得是，近年来青少年体育的改变你怎么看？

You know, when Many many moons ago when I was younger, AAU is really starting to come around, and we started seeing sports being played more, more, more, more, more.

你知道，很长很长很长时间以前，我还年轻的时候，AAU（美国业余运动联盟）那会儿刚发展起来，我们看到各种竞技体育各种比赛，越来越多越来越多。

And now it's gotten to a point where it's basically¹ business a lot of these kids don't have the opportunity to let their bodies heal².

而现在这行已经发展到，基本就剩下商业了，很多孩子们连让身体恢复的机会都没有。

Don't have the opportunity to really grow as basketball players or as athletes because of all the pressure that's being put on them, and now think it's been going downhill for quite a while.

也没有真正成长为一个篮球运动员或是一个体育人的机会，因为他们承受了太多压力，而想想现在，体育行业已经有不短的一段衰退了。

well we talked about what parents can do to be different, how can coaches do a better job when they have these children in there, actually under their wings if you will.

我们说过了父母能改变哪些做法，教练们又能怎样让自己做得更好呢，毕竟他们要带着孩子们在自己的羽翼下让他们成长。

teach, teach and listen.

言传身教，教的同时也要听。

You know and it is not about us as coaches or us winning or losing this game, it has nothing to do with this game at this stage, it's really about helping³ these individual children these kids get better.

我们做教练不只是关乎一个职位或头衔，也不是关乎输赢，孩子们这个阶段的人生，与某项运动本身也没什么直接关系，我们要做的其实是帮助这些孩子成为更好的人。

How do you help them to become better people and better athletes, it's not about you and winning the game, and if you can remove yourself in that equation⁴, and just focus on teaching⁵.

你怎么去帮助他们成为更好的个体、更好的运动员，跟赢球没关系，如果你能把自己置身事外，全身心投入到孩子个人的教育中。

I think the kids experience will be much better.

我觉得孩子们会有更好的体验。

That's a solid message, get better, it's not about you, alright Kobe Bryant thank you so much, we appreciate your involvement in project PLAY and the effort to keep kids involved in Sports.

这个建议很实用，（让孩子））变得更好，不要只顾自己，好的，谢谢你科比-布莱恩特，我们很感谢你能参加PLAY项目，也感谢你为让孩子们参与运动做出的努力。

1 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

2 heal   

v.使愈合，治愈，使康复；平息(争吵等)；消除，解决(分支等)

参考例句：

• Time helped heal the old wounds.时间有助于治愈旧创伤。
• This wound will soon heal if yon keep it clean.如果你保持伤口清洁，它很快就会痊愈。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 equation   

n.方程式，等式，等同

参考例句：

• The solution can be expressed by a mathematical equation.答案可用一个数学方程式来表示。
• This equation is known as the ideal gas law.这个等式被叫做理想气体定律。

5 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。