篮球英文堂 第259期:纪念科比(2)

Kobe Bryant the 2007-2008 most valuable player, and the true greatness means lifting those around you,

科比布莱恩特，2007-2008赛季最有价值球员，他意识到真正的价值是让周围人变得更好，

no easy points make them hard everything, he embraced his role as a leader,

别让人他们轻松得分，让他们任何事都难，他拥抱了一名领袖的角色，

and the result was a return to glory for the los angeles lakers.

回报就是洛杉矶湖人又重回荣誉殿堂。

basketball immortality¹ for the 09 los angeles lakers, the lakers repeat back to back titles!

09年的洛杉矶湖人永垂不朽，湖人卫冕了总冠军！

Kobe's ability to inspire wasnt limited to his body of work in the NBA,

科比激励他人的能力不仅体现在NBA，

they call me the OG, so it's fun for me to be around these guys and kind of mentor² them a little bit.

他们称我为老狗，和这些家伙一起教他们一些东西挺有趣的。

He was a driving force behind the 2008 Olympic team that restored USA basketball to the top of the podium,

他是美国男篮08年重回世界之巅的驱动力，

and one gold again in 2012, Team USA has won back to back gold metals,

12年他又做到了美国男篮卫冕了奥运会冠军，

the love by fans around the world, Kobe Bryant had transcended³ the game,

全世界的粉丝都爱他，他超越了比赛本身，

He embodied⁴ excellence⁵ achivement and aspiration⁶ for millons of fans everywhere.

他诠释了优秀，激励了全世界无数的粉丝。

1 immortality   

n.不死，不朽

参考例句：

• belief in the immortality of the soul 灵魂不灭的信念
• It was like having immortality while you were still alive. 仿佛是当你仍然活着的时候就得到了永生。

2 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

3 transcended   

超出或超越（经验、信念、描写能力等）的范围( transcend的过去式和过去分词 )； 优于或胜过…

参考例句：

• He wanted assurance that he had transcended what was inherently ambiguous. 他要证明，他已经超越了本来就是混淆不清的事情。
• It transcended site to speak to universal human concerns. 它超越了场所的局限，表达了人类共同的心声。

4 embodied   

v.表现( embody的过去式和过去分词 )；象征；包括；包含

参考例句：

• a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth 代表黑人青年希望的政治家
• The heroic deeds of him embodied the glorious tradition of the troops. 他的英雄事迹体现了军队的光荣传统。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 excellence   

n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德

参考例句：

• His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
• My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。

6 aspiration   

n.志向，志趣抱负；渴望；(语)送气音；吸出

参考例句：

• Man's aspiration should be as lofty as the stars.人的志气应当象天上的星星那么高。
• Young Addison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor.年幼的爱迪生渴望成为一名发明家。