篮球英文堂 第281期:曼巴精神:何谓领袖(2)

"He publicly defended me numerous times. When I was out of the league, I told you I was a Chelsea fan… he knew I really liked Didier Drogba.

“他多次公开为我辩护。当我离开联赛的时候，我告诉过你我是切尔西的球迷……他知道我真的很喜欢德罗巴。

He's one of my favorite players of all-time, and so, the year after I'm not with the Lakers,

他是我有史以来最喜欢的球员之一，所以，在我不在湖人队的第二年，

Robert Lara, the security for the Lakers, texted me and said, 'What's your address?' I gave him my address.

湖人队的保安罗伯特拉拉给我发短信说，“你的地址是什么？”我把地址给了他。

I didn't think anything of it, and I get a package in the mail, and it's an autographed game-worn Didier Drogba jersey¹,

我什么也没想到，我在邮件里收到了一个包裹，这是一件迪迪埃·德罗巴的球衣，上面有签名，

and on it, it says, 'Best wishes, to Adam,' and it's signed.

上面写着“向亚当致以最美好的祝愿”，并且签了名。

"I always thought Kobe made a phone call. Still cool. That night [when Kobe passed], I'm scrolling² through everything.

“我一直以为科比打过电话。仍然很酷。那天晚上（科比去世的时候），我在浏览所有的东西。

I'm emotional reading stuff, and on Chelsea's Instagram page, it says, 'When Kobe visits Stamford Bridge,"

我在读一些感情用事的东西，在切尔西的Instagram页面上，上面写着“当科比造访斯坦福桥时”，

and the first picture is him holding the fucking jersey with Didier Drogba and if you zoom³ in, it says, "To Adam.'

第一张照片是他和德罗巴拿着该死的球衣，如果你放大，上面写着“给亚当”。

Since Bryant passed away back in late January of this year, the loss of the NBA icon⁴ has sent shockwaves throughout the world.

自从今年1月底科比去世以来，这位NBA偶像的逝去在全世界掀起了轩然大波。

Everyone that has ever met, been inspired, played alongside or against the Hall of Famer has been devastated⁵ by the news.

每一个曾经遇到过、受到过鼓舞、与名人堂并肩作战或与名人堂对抗的人都被这条消息所摧毁。

Morrison is one of a few former Lakers players that was able to suit up with Bryant and be touched by a kind gesture from the late superstar.

莫里森是为数不多的前湖人球员之一，他能够和科比一起穿上球衣，并被这位已故巨星的友好姿态所感动。

Even though the Lakers legend is no longer with us,

尽管湖人传奇已经不在我们身边了，

Bryant continues to inspire and leave a lasting⁶ impact on people aspiring⁷ to achieve something in life or follow their passion.

但是科比继续激励那些渴望在生活中有所成就或追随他们激情的人，并给他们留下持久的影响。

1 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 scrolling   

n.卷[滚]动法，上下换行v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的现在分词 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Another important detail required by auto-scrolling is a time delay. 自动滚屏需要的另一个重要细节是时间延迟。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• In 2D visualization and drawing applications, vertical and horizontal scrolling are common. 在二维的可视化及绘图应用中，垂直和水平滚动非常普遍。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 zoom   

n.急速上升；v.突然扩大，急速上升

参考例句：

• The airplane's zoom carried it above the clouds.飞机的陡直上升使它飞到云层之上。
• I live near an airport and the zoom of passing planes can be heard night and day.我住在一个飞机场附近，昼夜都能听到飞机飞过的嗡嗡声。

4 icon   

n.偶像，崇拜的对象，画像

参考例句：

• They found an icon in the monastery.他们在修道院中发现了一个圣像。
• Click on this icon to align or justify text.点击这个图标使文本排齐。

5 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

6 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

7 aspiring   

adj.有志气的；有抱负的；高耸的v.渴望；追求

参考例句：

• Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
• He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句