财富精英励志演讲64：不要怀疑,相信自己(3)

 　　We lost the next year, but we gained another heroic figure in Pat Riley. He was the man who brought four championships to Los Angeles. What a career, what glory, what fun to have you as my guardian¹ angel. Jerry West decided² another Hall of Famer, so he drafted James Worthy³. Big Game James, certainly one of the nicest men anybody will ever meet. There were times when I would sit in the locker⁴ room, and I would be surrounded by five Hall of Famers. As a fan, you can't imagine how wonderful that feels.

　　第二年我们输了，但是我们获得了另一个英雄般的成员帕特·赖利。他的到来使湖人队获得四次冠军。多么辉煌的职业生涯！多么光荣！湖人拥有你这位守护天使是多么令人高兴的事啊！杰里·韦斯特决定了另一个名人堂成员的命运。他招进了詹姆斯·沃西，这个相当和善的人。有好几次，在更衣室里，聚集在我周围的是五个名人堂的巨星。我这个粉丝的兴奋之情难以想象。

　　Still, it couldn't last. We had a few rough years. We missed the playoffs one year -- something unheard of in Lakerland -- and then the chapter two begins. Jerry West comes to me and says he has an eye on a 17-year-old phenomenon, Kobe Bryant.

　　这种状态没有持续多长时间。球队过了几年艰难的曰子。我们有一年竞然错过了季后赛，这是湖人队有史以来从未听说过的！之后，我篮球职业生涯的第二章掀开了。有一次，杰里·韦斯特到我这里来，说看上了一个17岁的叫科比·布莱恩的孩子。

　　I said, "Great, in three or four years, he'll be good."

　　我说：“好啊！三四年之后，他应该会很棒的。”

　　He said, "No. Now."

　　他说：“不是！他现在就很棒。”

　　I said, "What?"

　　我说：“什么？”

　　"Well, not only that, Jerry," he was telling me, "also Shaq has said he wants to come to Los Angeles. This could be the greatest one-two punch in the history of basketball."

　　“呃，不仅这样，杰里，”他告诉我说，“沙奎尔·奥尼尔也表示想到湖人来打球。这将是篮球历史上最棒的组合了！ ”

　　重点讲解：

　　1. in years

　　年老；几年内；在年龄上

　　eg. This year, and in years to come, we have a solemn responsibility to do it right.

　　今年以及随后几年，我们有一项庄严的责任，那就是正确实行这项改革。

　　eg. Jim Guy Tucker was lieutenant⁵ governor, probably the ablest person ever to hold the job, and we were working together, rather than at cross-purposes, for the first time in years.

　　吉姆.盖伊.塔克是副州长，很可能是有史以来最有能力的副州长，那是多年来头一次，我们俩为着共同的目标一起奋斗，而不是相反的目的。

　　2. not only

　　不仅是；不只

　　eg. Not only do you win, but so do your employees.

　　不仅你会是赢家，你的员工也是赢家。

　　eg. Not only I like this movie, but my mother likes it as well.

　　不但是我喜欢这部电影，我的妈妈也很爱看它。

　　3. one-two punch

　　连环出击；连续左右猛击；连续出击的组合拳

　　eg. Mix in colds, which are prevalent this time of year, and the immune system of Americans could be dealt a one-two punch.

　　在一年之中的这个时候，由于混合了普通感冒，美国人的免疫系统将面临组合拳的打击。

　　eg. He and DeMarcus Cousins could form the next deadly one-two punch in the NBA.

　　他和德马库斯-考辛斯将会组成联盟中下一个强大的组合。

　　背景资料

　　杰里·巴斯（1933.01.27～2013.02.18），男，1933年1月27日出生于美国盐湖城。杰里·巴斯对于享誉世界的湖人队来说是一个里程碑式的人物，湖人在巴斯的经营下迅速成为NBA最成功的球队之一。20世纪50年代，杰里·巴斯依靠房地产起家，并于1979年与合伙人一起花6750万美元买下湖人等球队。带领湖人队赢得10个总冠军，贾巴尔、魔术师约翰逊、奥尼尔和科比·布莱恩特这样的巨星先后在这里绽放光芒。赶走奥尼尔使他在相当一部分球迷中失去了口碑，不过以科比为核心重新塑造了湖人。1979年湖人队的单独估价是1600万美元，而福布斯杂志估计，2013年的湖人队价值10亿美元。北京时间2013年2月18日晚因癌症在美国洛杉矶去世，享年80岁。

1 guardian   

n.监护人；守卫者，保护者

参考例句：

• The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
• The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

4 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

5 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。