篮球英文堂 第195期:超燃励志!奋斗!找到你真正想要的(1)

 　　The bottom line is the fact that I realized that even the group of people I hung around with 最重要的是我意识到即使和我一起的那一群人

　　You know, I was easy for me to think that I was doing a lot, because I was doing more to try to move myself forward than they were 你也知道，我很容易认为我做了许多，因为我比他们付出更多努力去推动自己前进

　　And I should be the weakest link in my chain 我应该是我的链条中最薄弱的一环

　　That I have and that will make me be stronger or make me run faster. I mean like an analogy¹. I've always used is 它使我更加强或者使我跑得更快我的意思是打个比方，我经常使用它

　　Alright, if you run the hundred yard dash² with a people that can't run as fast as ya, you'll win hands down. You know that 如果你以一百码的速度和一个跑得没你快的人跑，你会轻松获胜，这毫无疑问。你知道这一点

　　But if you run with people much faster than you 但是如果你和一个跑得比你快得多的人跑

　　All right, yeah, you might come in last every single time, but your time will be better 你可能每次都会是最后一个到的，但你的时间会更好

　　Because they're making you run all the faster they're making, they're making you dig down just a little bit more 因为他们会让你跑得更快，他们会让你挖掘自己的潜力更多一点

　　It doesn't matter that you won, your time is faster 你有没有赢这并没有关系，你的时间更快了

1 analogy   

n.类似，相似，类比，类推

参考例句：

• It is not always reliable to argue by analogy.靠类推法论证并不总是可靠的。
• A close analogy with the art of singing can be made.可以用歌唱艺术作类比。

2 dash   

v./n.快跑，冲刺，短跑

参考例句：

• The prisoners made a dash for freedom.囚犯逃奔自由。
• Day and night the waves dash against the rocks.波浪日夜冲击着岩石。