篮球英文堂 第278期:盘点那些文武双全的球星们(2)

"It's impossible to walk into an NBA locker¹ room without finding a few players ready to throw down in their favorite video game."

当你走进NBA的更衣室时，你一定会看到有些球员正一心投入于他们最喜欢的电子游戏中。

As a huge PlayStation fan, he loves it so much that he and Nike collaborated² with Sony on George's PG 2.5 signature shoe

作为一个骨灰级PS迷，他甚至通过耐克与索尼合作，以经典灰色游戏机为原型

to create a PlayStation color based on the original gray console, complete with light-up logos on the tongues.

设计出了他的2.5代签名鞋的一个特殊配色，鞋舌上还印有发光的PS公司的标志。

George doesn't just talk— if you ever see him online, don't expect him to go easy on you.

不过乔治可不是个电竞花架子，要是碰巧在游戏中撞上了他，可别指望他会对你手下留情。

Minnesota Timberwolves Center, Karl-Anthony Towns, has been seen streaming Fortnite and PUBG up until the wee hours of the night, sometimes stretching even further to 6 a.m.

明尼苏达森林狼队中锋卡尔-安东尼·唐斯就经常直播自己打堡垒之夜或者绝地求生直到凌晨，甚至有时候通宵打到早上6点都停不下来。

In an interview with PGL, Lin said that he feels his own life story resonates with pro³-gamers,

在接受中国电竞职业联赛频道采访时，林书豪表示，和他一样，

who, like Lin, frequently have to deal with people doubting their ambitions to make it as a pro.

职业玩家也经常要面对职业的自我怀疑，觉得自己的人生故事与这些职业玩家也产生了共鸣。

Don't ever stereotype⁴ competitive gamers—especially not around Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward. He's an real gamer who enjoys the esport's scene.

永远不要对热爱竞争的游戏玩家们抱有成见——尤其是在凯尔特人队前锋戈登·海沃德面前。他是一个不折不扣的电竞迷。

Hayward isn't a guy who just recently jumped on the eSports bandwagon. Back in 2011, he joined an IGN pro league.

海沃德不是一个电子竞技潮流的外行人。2011年，他加入了IGN职业联赛。

Because he also bucks⁵ the physical stereotype of gamers, he was just the man to putCowherd in hisplace.

因为他也颠覆了人们对游戏玩家身体素质的刻板印象，也给批判电竞玩家的记者好好考沃德上了一课。

Kings Point Guard, De'Aaron Fox, is also an avid⁶ gamer who discovered his penchant⁷ for gaming

国王队的控球后卫达龙·福克斯也是一个狂热的玩家，

when Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare⁸ was released, apparently⁹ playing it non-stop.

当《使命召唤4:现代战争》发行时，他发现了自己对游戏的嗜好并一发不可收拾。

He's also used the Sacramento Kings' arena¹⁰ as his own personal living room, playing Dragonball FighterZ.

他还把萨克拉门托国王队的球馆当成自己的私人客厅，在国王队的屏幕上(与油管粉丝)进行“龙珠Z大战”

1 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

2 collaborated   

合作( collaborate的过去式和过去分词 )； 勾结叛国

参考例句：

• We have collaborated on many projects over the years. 这些年来我们合作搞了许多项目。
• We have collaborated closely with the university on this project. 我们与大学在这个专案上紧密合作。

3 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

4 stereotype   

n.固定的形象，陈规，老套，旧框框

参考例句：

• He's my stereotype of a schoolteacher.他是我心目中的典型教师。
• There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen.人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。

5 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 avid   

adj.热心的；贪婪的；渴望的；劲头十足的

参考例句：

• He is rich,but he is still avid of more money.他很富有,但他还想贪图更多的钱。
• She was avid for praise from her coach.那女孩渴望得到教练的称赞。

7 penchant   

n.爱好，嗜好；（强烈的）倾向

参考例句：

• She has a penchant for Indian food.她爱吃印度食物。
• He had a penchant for playing jokes on people.他喜欢拿人开玩笑。

8 warfare   

n.战争(状态)；斗争；冲突

参考例句：

• He addressed the audience on the subject of atomic warfare.他向听众演讲有关原子战争的问题。
• Their struggle consists mainly in peasant guerrilla warfare.他们的斗争主要是农民游击战。

9 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

10 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。