奥尼尔为佛罗里达的孩子带去篮球大惊喜

AS IT IS 2016-01-28 Basketball Great Surprises Florida Children 奥尼尔为佛罗里达的孩子带去篮球大惊喜

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Bobby White works¹ as a police officer in Gainesville, Florida.

On January 15, he was told to investigate a noise complaint. A group of young men were playing basketball in the street.

Instead of lecturing the boys or sending them home, White joined in on the game.

He said: "Can you believe someone's calling to complain about kids playing basketball in the street -- can you believe that?"

White started shooting baskets with the kids. And a few minutes later, some more boys joined the game.

Later, the police officer and the kids lowered the basketball hoop² and were having a “slam-dunk” contest.

The camera on White’s police car recorded the event.

The police department posted the video on Facebook. It was seen over 15 million times.

Department officials praised White for the way he reacted to the complaint.

Before he left the boys, White said he would come back again “with back-up.” That generally is what police officers say when they are requesting help from other officers.

As the video spread, a former basketball star became interested in what happened in Gainesville.

That player was Shaquille O’Neal. He was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers when they won the National Basketball Association³ championship. He also played for the Orlando Magic, a team not too far from Gainesville.

The other day, O’Neal visited the Gainesville police and spoke⁴ with White.

And then they went out to “the scene.” That is what police officers call the area where a crime happened. But of course, there was no crime.

This time, White told the boys “told you I was going to bring some back-up, right? You guys ready?”

And O’Neal emerged⁶ from a nearby sports utility⁷ vehicle.

One of the kids said “Oh, my God, you’re huge!,” as O’Neal, weighing over 140 kilograms and standing⁸ over 2 meters tall, walked up.

O’Neal played basketball with the boys and other officers as a crowd gathered.

O’Neal eventually gathered the boys together and offered this wisdom: “Be a leader, not a follower;” “Respect your peers¹⁰ and your elders;” and “You can be whatever you want to be.”

In addition, he passed out $100 to each boy – as long as he made one free throw shot.

Words in This Story

contest – n. an event in which people try to win by doing something better than others

peer⁹ – n. a person who belongs to the same age group or social group as someone else

wisdom – n. knowledge that is gained by having many experiences in life

emerge⁵ – v. to rise or appear from a hidden or unknown place or condition :to come out into view

complain – v. to say that you do not like something

elder – n. a person who is older — usually plural¹¹

scene – n. the place of an event or action

1 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

2 hoop   

n.（篮球）篮圈，篮

参考例句：

• The child was rolling a hoop.那个孩子在滚铁环。
• The wooden tub is fitted with the iron hoop.木盆都用铁箍箍紧。

3 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 emerge   

vi.（从水中等）出来，出现，浮现，形成

参考例句：

• The baby's head was starting to emerge from the womb.婴儿的头开始从母亲的子宮中露出来。
• It's still hard to tell who will emerge victorious.鹿死谁手尚难逆料。

6 emerged   

vi. 浮现, (由某种状态)脱出, (事实)显现出来

参考例句：

• They emerged from the church into the bright daylight. 他们走出教堂来到明亮的日光下。
• The swimmer emerged from the lake. 游泳者从湖水中浮出来。

7 utility   

n.公共设施，效用，公用程序，实用品，实用；adj.多效用的，多功能的

参考例句：

• A fur coat has more utility in winter than in autumn.毛皮外衣在冬天比在秋天更有用。
• Utility bills didn't amount to much.公用事业的费用有限。

8 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

9 peer   

n.同辈，同等地位的人，伙伴，贵族；vi.仔细看，费力地看

参考例句：

• Children are easily influenced by their peer.孩子很容易受同辈影响。
• He is a peer.他是一个贵族。

10 peers   

n.同等的人，贵族vi.凝视，窥视vt.与…同等，封为贵族v.凝视( peer的第三人称单数 )；盯着看；同等；比得上

参考例句：

• She enjoys the respect of her peers. 她受到同侪的尊敬。
• She peers into my eyes. 她盯着我的眼睛。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。