篮球英文堂第312期:詹姆斯领衔NBA风尘四侠(2)（打印版）

"Racial profiling has to stop, the shoot-to-kill mentality 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 retaliation 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 frustrated 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 legacy 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 renounce 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。”