篮球英文堂 第226期:库里教你成为神射手

Growing up, I was always the littlest guy on my team,

从小到大我一直是队里最小的那个，

Even now, I think I still am.

到现在依然如此。

You don't listen to what anybody says you can't do,

你不必在意别人说你不行，

because you know that you can, You ready?

因为你知道你行，准备好了吗？

Being able to shoot is all about becoming a more complete and confident ball-handler,

想要成为神射手，就是要掌控全局，娴熟且自信地处理球，

"Curry¹, putting on a dribbling² clinic." To maximize the quickest release possible for you lock in on the path that the ball takes from your catch-ready position,

“库里，眼花缭乱的运球，”为了让你的出手更快，从开始做准备姿势，

to your final release point. So that's how you can shoot the same from whether it's in the paint all the way out to the deep 3 area,

到最后的出手，都要盯住球的路径，这样无论在底线或者超远三分位置，

and knock it down.

都能命中三分。

When you catch and you're ready to shoot, I look where the rim³ and the net meet, put that basketball right on those hooks,

当你看准时机准备投篮时，看着篮筐边缘和篮网的交接处，

and that's what I lock in on.

朝着篮筐出手，这就是怎样盯住球。

"Curry splits the defense⁴." "Behind the back, fires a three." "Oh, and he puts it in!"

“库里撕裂了防守，后撤，出手三分，噢，他投进了！”

Stop it right there, Rewind it, My defender⁵ has clearly established his lead foot,

在这暂停下，倒回去，防守我的人已经明确伸出了领引脚，

Make him open his whole body, and create a driving angle,

要迫使他展开整个身躯，然后找到一个进攻角度，

I have all the control, all the leverage⁶ in the world right here,

就在这时，我趁机抓住这个机会，掌控住了全场，

Look at Ian travel, though Good gracious.

看，伊恩好像走步了，太棒了。

When we overload⁷ ourselves in the workout with two basketballs or a tennis ball,

我们用两个篮球和一个网球超负荷练习，

it makes the game seem a lot slower, and you're able to process things a lot better,

让比赛变得看起来更慢，更好地处理球，

That's why we're here, to get better,

我们在这练习就是为了变得更好，

It might be tough, you might have to overcome a lot more than the guy next to you, but that's what makes it all worth it,

过程可能会艰辛，你需要比你身边的人克服更多的困难，但当你成功后会发现这一切都值得，

No matter where you are in your progression, we're all in the same boat.

不管你身处追求成功的哪个阶段，我们都可以一起奋斗努力。

I'm still searching for perfection and the full potential in this game,

我在比赛种依然追求完美，激发自己所有的潜能，

The time is now for you to start your journey to find ways to get better,

现在就是你重整旗鼓，开始寻找让自己变强的方法，

That's why we're all here.

这也是我们全都聚集在这的意义。

You need to get in the gym and get to work,

你得走进球场开始训练，

Time's ticking, I'm Stephen Curry, and this is my MasterClass.

时间不等人，在下斯蒂芬·库里，这就是我的成就神射手之课。

1 curry   

n.咖哩粉，咖哩饭菜；v.用咖哩粉调味，用马栉梳，制革

参考例句：

• Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
• Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。

2 dribbling   

n.（燃料或油从系统内）漏泄v.流口水( dribble的现在分词 )；（使液体）滴下或作细流；运球，带球

参考例句：

• Basic skills include swimming, dribbling, passing, marking, tackling, throwing, catching and shooting. 个人基本技术包括游泳、带球、传球、盯人、抢截、抛球、接球和射门。 来自互联网
• Carol: [Laurie starts dribbling again] Now do that for ten minutes. 卡罗：（萝莉开始再度运球）现在那样做十分钟。 来自互联网

3 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

4 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

5 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

6 leverage   

n.力量，影响；杠杆作用，杠杆的力量

参考例句：

• We'll have to use leverage to move this huge rock.我们不得不借助杠杆之力来移动这块巨石。
• He failed in the project because he could gain no leverage. 因为他没有影响力，他的计划失败了。

7 overload   

vt.使超载；n.超载

参考例句：

• Don't overload the boat or it will sink.别超载，否则船会沉。
• Large meals overload the digestive system.吃得太饱会加重消化系统的负担。