篮球英文堂 第227期:库里 上善若水

Belief is everything.

信仰至上。

Being comfortable in pressure situations is about believing that you're gonna succeed based on the time that you put into prepare,

能够在高压情况下依旧泰然自若的方法就是相信你长期以来的准备能够为你的成功奠定扎实基础，

I fell in love with the game, watching my dad play it,

我深深地爱上了篮球比赛，小时候看父亲的比赛，

from that point on, I live breath with each slept basketball.

从那以后，我就与篮球成了休戚与共的密友。

I would describe my game it's kind of fluid,

我会用水一样流畅来形容我的比赛，

I'm not the most athletic¹ guy, but I try to use my smartness and quickness to have an advantage on the court,

也许我不是场上块头最大的球员，但我尝试用我的球商以及速度，在球场上保有优势，

obviously I love to shoot the basketball, handle it ,pass it, try to be as versatile² as I can.

很显然我喜欢在场上投篮，运球以及传球，以此来尽可能地展示我的全能。

I enjoy those times when you can split defenders³ with behind the back dribble⁴,

我享受那些时刻，当你用背后运球的方式戏耍防守者，

when you have those dramatic moments, it kind of spices things up and gets the crowd going.

当你主宰那些引人注目的时刻，这能够为比赛增加趣味性，并让观众沸腾。

Having my first signature shoe was something already had happened, seeing that developing into the color ways, and different stories behind each shoe,

我的第一双签名球鞋已经诞生，能够见证我的签名球鞋颜色更加丰富，而且每双球鞋背后都有者不尽相同的故事，

that's truly special and personal to me because I have had a hand in there from the beginning,

对于我来说真的十分特别和充满个人色彩，因为在从一开始就参与球鞋创作的全过程，

it's a dream come true for me and something that I'll remember for a long term.

这对于我来说是梦想成真，所有球鞋背后的故事也会一直陪伴着我。

1 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

2 versatile   

adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的

参考例句：

• A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
• He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。

3 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 dribble   

v.点滴留下，流口水；n.口水

参考例句：

• Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
• He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水。