篮球英文堂 第232期:麦迪承认科比是生涯最强对手

Kobe this weekend of course would be playing his final all star game,

科比这个周末打了他最后一场全明星赛，

What do your thoughts on Kobe as he goes thru this year, and his prolonged¹ goodbye and farewell and thank you tour from the NBA.

你对科比今年的表现有什么想法，包括他一年来的的退役告别巡演。

Finally, oh my, finally, go enjoy your kids, man, go enjoy your kids and enjoy life, I can't imagine

终于来了。好吧。去享受你的家庭，享受人生去吧

playing half, you know, half of the time in NBA is, half of your life and 20 years in the league is phenomenal.

难以想象，在NBA打了这么长时间，半辈子在NBA打球，这二十年的职业生涯太棒了。

I don't know how he did it, but the drive、the competitive² nature that he displayed for 20 years,

我不知道他怎么做到的，他在过去的20年里所表现出的竞争的天性和能力，

he was one of the guys that I always look forward to competing against in the game because he brought the best out of me,

他是我一直都想要对抗的球员之一，因为他能把我最好的水平给激发出来，

and 5 time champion, this guy is unbelievable.

5枚冠军戒指，他太棒了。

you know, he deserves³ everything that he is getting in this year,

你知道，他理应得到今年他所有得到的一切尊重（意指赛季退役巡演），

I wish him well in his second career.

我希望他在他的下一段事业中也能够很好。

Is he the best player you've ever played against?

他是你对抗过的最棒的球员么？

He is the best player I've ever played against, I played against Michael my rookie year,

当然是，我在我还是新秀的时候和乔丹打过球，

you know that, going up against MJ in my rookie was quite frightening,

你知道的，我还是新人就和乔丹对位还是挺吓人的，

I also played against him when he's with Washington, but Kobe at that time was in his prime⁴,

后台乔丹去了奇才队，我也和他打过，科比那时候是在他的巅峰时期，

MJ was kind of on the back door of his career,

而乔丹已经快要退役了，

but playing against Kobe in his prime, and I'm in my prme, is no doubt the best player I've ever faced.

但是在我和科比都是巅峰时期的时候，和他打过球，所以无疑他是我对位的最棒的篮球运动员。

1 prolonged   

a.长时期的；持续很久的

参考例句：

• Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry. 长时间的罢工削弱了这个行业的活力。
• prolonged exposure to harmful radiation 长时间接触有害辐射

2 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

3 deserves   

v.应受，应得，值得( deserve的第三人称单数 )；应受报答；应得报酬；应得赔偿

参考例句：

• A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon. 不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He is the only poet in this country that deserves the name. 他是这个国家唯一的一位名副其实的诗人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 prime   

adj.首要的，主要的；最好的，第一流的

参考例句：

• The prime minister spoke of the general insecurity in the country.总理谈到了全国普遍存在的不安全。
• He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour.他和日本首相会见了一个小时。