2019年双语新闻 再见！3号球衣闪电侠

Saying farewell to Flash

再见！3号球衣闪电侠

He ran between two defenders¹, past a third, and a couple of seconds later his team had two more points.

他从两名防守队员中穿过，绕过了第三名防守队员，几秒之后，他所在的球队又拿下了两分。

At the end of his final game, on April 11, he had scored 30 points.

在4月11日的谢幕战上，他一共拿下了30分。

This was the end of a career for Dwyane Wade², nicknamed³ "Flash". It was the 37-year-old's last game for the Miami Heat and his last appearance on an NBA basketball court.

这是“闪电侠”韦德职业生涯的终点，也是这位37岁老将最后一次为迈阿密热火队出战，出现在NBA的球场上。

Over his storied career, Wade played in 1,054 regular-season games, 177 playoffs, scored more than 23,000 points, appeared in three NBA championships and earned one Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.

在他的传奇生涯中，韦德共出场了1054场常规赛，177场季后赛，总得分突破 23000分，拿过3个NBA总冠军，1次总决赛最有价值球员。

He also won two Olympic medals, including a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games.

他还获得了包括2008年北京奥运会男篮金牌在内的两枚奥运奖牌。

Originally from Chicago, Wade's attitude and style of play moved many people, including former US President Barack Obama.

韦德来自芝加哥，他的心态和球风也感染了不少人，比如美国前总统奥巴马。

"Whenever you got knocked down, you always showed us how to get back up," Obama said in a tribute⁴ video. "You showed some Chicago spirit ... and you did us proud."

“不论你何时被击倒，你总会告诉我们如何爬起来，”奥巴马在一段致敬视频中如此说道。“你展现了芝加哥精神……你值得大家骄傲。”

Wade didn't have the easiest start in life. His parents divorced⁵ when he was young, and Dwyane was moved from the crime-ridden area in which he lived with his mother to stay with his father.

韦德的生活一开始并非一帆风顺。在他很小的时候，父母就离婚了，他搬离了母亲居住的犯罪高发区，和父亲同住。

The move changed Wade's life, because he could play basketball with his stepbrothers in a new environment.

这次搬家改变了韦德的一生，因为他能和同父异母的兄弟们在新环境里一起打篮球。

Wade broke down the door to the NBA in 2003 with his outstanding ball-handling skills and jumping ability.

2003年，韦德杰出的控球力和弹跳力助他敲开了NBA的大门。

He had a strong work ethic⁶, taking practice as seriously as he took games. He trained in the gym by himself during the off-season and exercised hard to stay in shape.

十分敬业的他训练起来和打比赛一样认真。休赛期他也会去健身房努力锻炼，保持体型。

Wade has also spoken out on social issues. In 2012, 17-year-old Heat fan Trayvon Martin, an African-American, was shot in a racist⁷ attack on his way home from watching the NBA All-Star Game.

韦德也会为社会问题发声。2012年，17岁的热火队非裔球迷特雷沃恩·马丁在观看完NBA全明星比赛的回家路上，遭遇种族歧视攻击，中枪身亡。

Wade, together with LeBron James, led the Miami Heat squad⁸, pulling up their hoodies in support of justice for Martin, who had his hoodie up when he was killed.

韦德和勒布朗·詹姆斯带领着迈阿密热火队全队都穿上了连帽衫，要求还马丁一个公道。马丁被害时也穿着连帽衫。

Wade hoped this action would bring attention to racist violence.

韦德希望这一举动能引起人们对种族主义暴力的关注。

In 2003, he founded the Wade's World Foundation⁹, which provides support to various education, health, and family service programs.

2003年，他成立了韦德世界慈善基金会，向多个教育、医疗以及家庭服务项目提供资助。

"Obviously¹⁰, I'm one person. I can't change the world, but I can help affect change in communities," Wade told ESPN. "That's what I want to continue to do."

“很显然，我个人无法改变世界，但我可以在社区中产生影响，带来改变，”韦德在接受娱乐与体育节目电视网采访时表示。“那是我想要一直做下去的事。”

This is not the end of Wade's story. He wants to continue fighting for economic and social equality in the US.

韦德的故事还没有结束。他想要继续为美国的经济与社会平等而奋斗。

1 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 wade   

v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉

参考例句：

• We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
• We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。

3 nicknamed   

vt.给…起绰号（nickname的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• 'The human sound-track' he nicknamed her in his own mind. 在心里他给她个绰号，就叫"人体录音带"。 来自英汉文学
• People said that he had jaundice and urchins nicknamed him "Yellow Fellow." 别人说他是黄胆病，孩子们也就叫他“黄胖”了。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

4 tribute   

n.颂词，称赞，(表示敬意的)礼物；贡品

参考例句：

• She accepted their tribute graciously.她慈祥地接受了他们的致意。
• Many conquered nations had to pay tribute to the rulers of ancient Rome.许多被征服的国家必须向古罗马的统治者朝贡。

5 divorced   

adj.离婚的；分开的；不相干的；脱离的v.与…离婚(divorce的过去式和过去分词)；分离；与某人离婚，判某人离婚

参考例句：

• Apparently they are getting divorced soon. 看样子，他们很快就要离婚。
• Many divorced men remarry and have second families. 许多离婚的男子再婚组成了新的家庭。

6 ethic   

n.道德标准，行为准则

参考例句：

• They instilled the work ethic into their children.他们在孩子们的心中注入了职业道德的理念。
• The connotation of education ethic is rooted in human nature's mobility.教育伦理的内涵根源于人本性的变动性。

7 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

8 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

9 foundation   

n.[pl.]地基；基础；基金会；建立，创办

参考例句：

• The foundation of the university took place 600 years ago.这所大学是600年前创办的。
• The Foundation gives money to help artists.那家基金会捐款帮助艺术家。

10 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。