篮球英文堂 第235期:篮球之神乔丹亲述!成为强者的奥秘

Maybe I let you to believe it was easy when it wasn't.

或许，我让你们觉得这一切轻而易举，但其实不然。

Maybe I made you think my highlight¹ started at the free throw line and not in the gym.

或许，我让你们误以为我的成就是来自罚球线起跳灌篮而不是体育馆的苦练。

Maybe I made you think that every shot² I took was a game winner,

或许，我让你们误以为我的每一投，都是致胜一击，

that my game was built on flash, and not fire.

我的比赛总是光彩夺目，而非水深火热。

Maybe it's my fault that you didn't see that failure gave me strength, that my pain was my motivation.

或许我错在让你们忽视失败给我的力量，痛苦驱使我成长。

Maybe I let you to believe that basketball was a god-given gift and not something I work for every single day in my life.

或许我让你们误以为篮球靠的是上帝给予的天赋，而非我生命中日复一日的积累。

Maybe I destroy the game or maybe, you just making an excuses.

或许，我摧毁了比赛的真谛，又或许，这一切的一切，只是你们失败的借口。

1 highlight   

n.加亮区；v.加亮，强调；[计算机]醒目

参考例句：

• Her performance was the highlight of the show.她的表演是那场演出中最精彩的部分。
• The highlight of this term is the school trip to Austria.这学期最重要的活动就是去奥地利的校外旅行。

2 shot   

n.炮弹，射击，射手；v.射击，发出，发芽；vbl.射击，发出，发芽

参考例句：

• He shot a wild duck.他射中一只野鸭。
• All the children shot out their hands for the money.所有的孩子突然伸出手来要钱。