篮球英文堂 第312期:詹姆斯领衔NBA风尘四侠(2)

"Racial profiling has to stop, the shoot-to-kill mentality¹ has to stop.

“种族歧视应该停止了，杀害无辜的群众该停止了。

Not seeing the value of black and brown bodies has to stop, but also the retaliation² has to stop.

那些无视黑色人种和棕色人种价值的行为该停止了，同时无休止的报复该停止了。

The endless gun violence in places like Chicago, Dallas, not to mention Orlando, it has to stop. Enough, enough is enough.

无尽的枪击暴力，在芝加哥、达拉斯，更别说奥兰多这些地方，都应该停止了。都够了，都该适可而止。

Now, as athletes it's on us to challenge each other to do even more than what we already do in our own communities.

我们作为运动员更加联合起来，比以往更要卖力为社区做些宣传。

The conversation cannot, it cannot stop as our schedules get busy again.

我们的行程即便变得繁忙，这些交流也一刻不能停下。

It won't always be convenient, it won't. It won't always be comfortable, but it is necessary."

有时候我们的努力可能不够有说服力，有时候我们做得没那么让人舒适，但是这是必要的。”

"We all feel helpless and frustrated³ by the violence, we do, but that's not acceptable.

“我们都对暴力感到无助和沮丧，我们确实也这样，但不能无动于衷。

It's time to look in the mirror and ask ourselves, what are we doing to create change?

是时候照镜子扪心自问，我们对此还能做些什么改变？

It's not about being a role model, it's not about our responsibilities to a tradition of activism.

这与楷模无关，这与我们自身的责任无关。

I know tonight, we honor Muhammad Ali the GOAT, but to do his legacy⁴ any justice,

我知道今晚我们以默罕默德·阿里为荣，他是有史以来最棒的，也要为他留下来的宝贵遗产继续传承，

let's use this moment as a call to action for all professional athletes to educate ourselves,

借助这一刻我们发声，让所有职业运动员反省自己，

support these issues, speak up, use our influence, and renounce⁵ all violence.

一起探索这个社会问题，大胆说出心声，利用我们的影响力，与暴力割裂关系。

And most importantly, go back to our communities, invest our time, our resources,

然后最主要的是，回到社区中去，多花些时间、资源，

help rebuild them, help strengthen them, help change them. We all have to do better, thank you."

帮助人们重建信心，增强自己，帮助人们改变自己。我们所有人都必须做得更好，谢谢。”

1 mentality   

n.心理，思想，脑力

参考例句：

• He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。
• Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。

2 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

5 renounce   

v.放弃；拒绝承认，宣布与…断绝关系

参考例句：

• She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
• It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。