篮球英文堂 第214期:说话做事都需要考虑后果(3)

For me and my teammates, we were just hoping that that the game will continue to go,

对于我和我的队友来说，我们希望比赛能继续开展，

so many different events have been Cancelled throughout our time over there,

我们在那里的时候很多活动都取消了，

All we kept saying is, I mean shit, we we flew all these miles to come over to China,

我们一直在说的就是，我的意思是，太糟糕了，我们长途跋涉去到中国，

we would love to play the game of basketball In front of from the fans,

我们希望能在球迷面前打球，

that was our whole mind to be able to prepare yourself mentally,

那是我主要关注的，精神上做好准备，

coach kept harping¹ on, okay let's prepare ourself, we had a practice the day before, let's prepare ourselves as we're playing.

教练一直在说，好吧，我们自己做好准备，我们之前有训练，让我们像正式打比赛一直去做准备。

We were just hoping that the game wouldn't get cancelled because we wanted to play,

我们希望球赛不会被取消，因为我们想要打球，

There was a thought that there was a extra team-bonding that happened because of all the Distractions², is that accurate?

有个说法，由于这些额外的干扰，当时有增加球队行动管制，是这样的吗？

I think the great thing about, it is that we we did get an opportunity to be together a lot more, a lot of individual appearances got cancelled,

我觉得好处是我们有机会更多地在一起，很多个人出席的活动被取消，

so it kept us even closer that allow guys not to be able to go on their own.

这让我们更紧密地聚在一起，每个人不能自由行动。

and obviously we have a lot of people, have some business to take care while they were over there, too busy in basketball, but,

很多人当然有他们的事情需要处理，在中国的时候，全心投入到篮球中，但是，

What's the cancellation³ of so many different events in so many different appearances, that allowed us to be together.

当很多活动，出席的行程被取消，让我们能团聚在一起。

all of us just our whole team, obviously we missing one of my brother's Boogie cousins being here in LA, but he's not allowed to travel just yet, but,

我们整个球队的每一个人，很明显我们想念我们的兄弟，表妹，他现在在洛杉矶，他还不被运行长途去外地比赛，但是，

It allowed all of us to be able to just Come together even more, in the meal room, at the hotel, a couple bus rides that we had to go to practice and to the games.

让我们所有人能够更紧密聚集在一起，在餐厅，酒店，我们去训练或者比赛的路途当中。

And also the plane rides from America to Shanghai, Shanghai to Shenzhen, it back to America stuff,

同样在美国，上海，深圳各地打飞的途中，

That's not for me to understand, for me to worry about, I think we have hierarchy⁴,

那不是我能考虑和担心的，我们有管理层，

we have a hierarchy who will, Who will figure that out.

管理层会去解决的。

I think, but at the end of the day, only time will tell, none of us know,

最终，时间才能给出答案，我们都不知道，

none of us we were all and unknown, and we will see what happens at the day's going.

我们都不知道，随着时间推进我们看看事情会如何进展。

1 harping   

n.反复述说

参考例句：

• Don't keep harping on like that. 别那样唠叨个没完。
• You're always harping on the samestring. 你总是老调重弹。

2 distractions   

n.使人分心的事[人]( distraction的名词复数 )；娱乐，消遣；心烦意乱；精神错乱

参考例句：

• I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions. 我发觉在家里工作很难，因为使人分心的事太多。
• There are too many distractions here to work properly. 这里叫人分心的事太多，使人无法好好工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

4 hierarchy   

n.等级制度；统治集团，领导层

参考例句：

• There is a rigid hierarchy of power in that country.那个国家有一套严密的权力等级制度。
• She's high up in the management hierarchy.她在管理阶层中地位很高。