篮球英文堂 第311期:詹姆斯领衔NBA风尘四侠(1)

"Good evening! Tonight is the celebration of sports, celebrate our accomplishments¹ and our victories.

“晚上好，今晚是体育一场颁奖盛会，庆祝我们的一些成就和胜利果实。

But in this moment of celebration, we have to start this show tonight this way.

但是就在这个时候，我们要这样为这个盛会做个开场。

The four of us are talking to our fellow athletes with the country watching because we cannot ignore the current realities of the state of America.

我们四位不能对当前美国的一些社会现状熟视无睹。

The events of the past week have put a spotlight² on the injustice³, distrust, and anger that plague so many of us.

过去几周之内，我们都对社会上发生的不公平待遇非常关注，人们互相猜忌和相互仇视、让我们深陷麻烦。

The system is broken, the problems are not new, the violence is not new, and the racial divide definitely is not new.

就好像系统都快崩塌，但是这个问题一点也不新鲜，暴力一直都存在，种族隔阂依旧如鲠在喉。

But the urgency to create change is at an all-time high."

我们急需做出改变。”

"We stand here tonight accepting our role in uniting communities to be the change we need to see.

“我们现在能够站在这里，代表着接受美国这个社会群体，也希望为改变做出努力。

We stand before you as fathers, sons, husbands, brothers, uncles, and in my case, as an African-American man

我们身份有父亲，儿子，丈夫，兄弟，舅舅，就我个人来讲，作为一个非裔美国人，

and the nephew of a police officer who is one of the hundreds of thousands of great officers serving this country.

我还有一个外甥在警局工作，他说成千上万警察局中的普通一员。

But Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner⁴, Laquan McDonald, Alton Sterling⁵, Philando Castile, this is also our reality.

但是，特雷沃恩·马丁（枪击受害者）、迈克尔·布朗、泰米尔·赖斯、埃里克·加纳、拉胡安·麦克唐纳、埃尔顿·斯特林、费兰多·卡斯提尔，这些也是我们面临的现实。

Generations ago, legends like Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, John Carlos, and Tommy Smith,

时代在不断改变，传奇人物像杰西·欧文斯，杰基·罗宾森，穆罕默德·阿里，约翰·卡洛斯，汤米·史密斯，

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown, Billie Jean King, Arthur Ashe, and countless⁶ others.

卡里姆·阿布杜尔-贾巴尔，吉姆·布朗，比利·简·金，阿瑟·阿什，还有其他无数的体育名人。

They set a model for what athletes should stand for, so we choose to follow in their footsteps."

他们为体育健将树立了完美的榜样，我们选择跟随他们的脚步。”

1 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

3 injustice   

n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利

参考例句：

• They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
• All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。

4 garner   

v.收藏；取得

参考例句：

• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals.他的提议得到了广泛的支持。
• Squirrels garner nuts for the winter.松鼠为过冬储存松果。

5 sterling   

adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)

参考例句：

• Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
• Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。

6 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。