美国国家公共电台 NPR A Chaplain Talks March Madness

 

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

All right. If you want to succeed against the odds¹, you got to have faith. And this year, the University of Loyola-Chicago's men's basketball is succeeding against the odds. Here's a clip from the TNT network's coverage² of their upset win Saturday against the number-three seed Tennessee.

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UNIDENTIFIED MAN: Here comes the Player of the Year of the MVC. Rises - oh...

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MARTIN: Some say the team's success has something to do with their chaplain. Her name is Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt. She is 98 years old. When our co-host Noel King talked with Sister Jean, they discussed not only her team's rise to fame but her own.

NOEL KING, BYLINE³: You are 98 years old. And all of a sudden, you are in the media spotlight⁴. What is that like?

JEAN DOLORES-SCHMIDT: Well, it seemed to me it all kind of mushroomed at once. And I don't know how it really happened. But everybody loves it, and so do I.

KING: How did you end up as the the chaplain of the Loyola-Chicago men's basketball team? Did you have experience playing or coaching?

DOLORES-SCHMIDT: I was just asked to do that. I've coached girls basketball in - when I taught in the elementary school in Southern California. So they knew I had that experience. Also, I used to go to the games at Loyola because I really love basketball.

KING: And I want to talk about some of the work you do outside because I understand that you actually - you kind of scout⁵ the opposition⁶. Do you use that information to help your Ramblers? Do you do any coaching on the side?

DOLORES-SCHMIDT: Yes, I do. I scout the teams, and the coach knows that I do that. So I look at their record to see how they're doing and who stays in how many minutes, how good they are at free throws. So I use that in part of my prayer.

KING: Wait, how do you use your scouting⁷ in your prayer? Do you say, hey, you know, help us get around number 22? He's a real (laughter) - he's a real fast one. Like, how does that work?

DOLORES-SCHMIDT: I always start with good and gracious God, we need your help. And sometimes we need it more than ever, and that what's happening to us in the NCAA. We call upon you, God, to be there with us. We'll do our part. We'll run up and down the court to get our baskets. We'll keep away from fouls⁸, and we'll try to make our shots. I also will pray that the referees⁹ make their calls fairly for each side.

KING: Tomorrow, your Loyola Ramblers play the Nevada Wolf Pack. I'm guessing that you've probably gone online and scouted¹⁰ the Wolf Pack. What kind of guidance are you giving your players, and how do you think - how do you see this game playing out?

DOLORES-SCHMIDT: I haven't had time yet to do my scouting things for Nevada, but I will check their website today - look at their team to see how well they've done, how their players (unintelligible), how much time they've spent on the court, how many times they've fouled¹¹, how many times they rebound¹². And I put that all together and tell our young men what they should avoid.

KING: Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt, thank you so much for being with us.

DOLORES-SCHMIDT: Thank you so much. It's been a pleasure.

KING: And good luck.

DOLORES-SCHMIDT: Thank you so much.

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1 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

2 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

3 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

4 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。

5 scout   

n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索

参考例句：

• He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。
• The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。

6 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

7 scouting   

守候活动，童子军的活动

参考例句：

• I have people scouting the hills already. 我已经让人搜过那些山了。
• Perhaps also from the Gospel it passed into the tradition of scouting. 也许又从《福音书》传入守望的传统。 来自演讲部分

8 fouls   

n.煤层尖灭；恶劣的( foul的名词复数 )；邪恶的；难闻的；下流的v.使污秽( foul的第三人称单数 )；弄脏；击球出界；（通常用废物）弄脏

参考例句：

• The player was sent off the field because of fouls. 这名运动员因屡屡犯规而被罚下场。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Jones was ordered off in the second half after repeated fouls. 由于屡次犯规，琼斯在下半场中被责令退出比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 referees   

n.裁判员( referee的名词复数 )；证明人；公断人；（专业性强的文章的）审阅人

参考例句：

• The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees. 这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。
• If you want to appeal, the Court of Referees will decide. 如果你要上诉，可以由仲裁法庭去判决。 来自辞典例句

10 scouted   

寻找，侦察( scout的过去式和过去分词 )； 物色（优秀运动员、演员、音乐家等）

参考例句：

• They scouted around for a shop that was open late. 他们四处寻找，看看还有没有夜间营业的商店。
• They scouted around for a beauty parlour. 他们四处寻找美容院。

11 fouled   

v.使污秽( foul的过去式和过去分词 )；弄脏；击球出界；（通常用废物）弄脏

参考例句：

• Blue suit and reddish-brown socks!He had fouled up again. 蓝衣服和红褐色短袜！他又搞错了。
• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories. 整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。

12 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。