偶像励志英语演讲 第70期:不说绝不(4)

　　Buss Peterson, My roommate. When I first met Buss, all I heard about was that this kid from Ashville North Carolina was clearly unplayed against but he has never played against me then, so how do you come to be the player of the year? Is that some type of media, exposure, you know I came from Wiilmington, you know, where two channels, channel ABC, and channel NBC that I never saw NBA sports at all when I grow up. They didn't have CBS affliation in North Carolina or Wilmington also. Buss Peterson became a dot on my board. When I got a chance to meet Buss Peterson on the basketball court. But he is a great person. It isn't the fault of his. It was just my competitive natures. I didn't think he can beat me or is better than me as a basketball player. And he became my roommate. From that point on, he became my focal point not knowingly. He didn't know it, but he did. And Coach Smith, the day when he was on the Sports Illustrated¹, he named four starters and he didn't name me. That burned me up, because I got to be on that Sports Illustrated. He had his own vision about giving a freshman² that exposure, I totally understand that but from a basketball sense I deserve to be on that Sports Illustrated, and he understand that.
现在我想谈谈罗伯特·彼得森，我的室友，当时我只知道他是北卡年度的最佳球员。但是他从来没和我比赛过。这样怎么可以成为最佳球员。我想可能是因为媒体的宣传或曝光之类的原因。我们就像两个互不关联的频道——ABC和NBC，从小到大我都没在那两个台看过NBA比赛，在北卡接收不到CBS的节目。但是彼得森成为了我的目标，当我有机会在球场上见到彼得森，好胜的天性使我渴望打败他。当然他本人还是不错的，但是我不认为他可以打败我。后来，他成为了我的室友。从那一刻起，他就是我竞争的目标，当然这一切他都不知道，当然后来他知道了。史密斯教练在选拔人员的那一天，他挑了4名先发球员，但是却没有我的名字，这使我火冒三丈。我认为我有资格成为先发。当然他对是否给新人这样的曝光有他自己的想法，这一点我完全理解。但是从一名篮球运动员的角度看，我有资格成为先发。他也明白这个道理。
重点讲解：
1. play against
（和…）比赛；
eg. I've played against him a few times.
我已多次和他交手。
eg. He got more than he reckoned for when he chose to play against such an opponent.
他选择与这样的对手比赛，获益比他估计的要多。
2. from that point on
从那时起；
eg. From that point on, Johnson's affairs prospered³.
从此以后，詹生的事业就一帆风顺了。
eg. From that point on, Wright received many requests to design buildings.
自那时起，莱特就开始收到大量的建筑设计请求。
3. focal point
焦点；（关注）中心；
eg. The focal point of our discussion was the need for action.
我们讨论的中心是采取行动的必要性。
eg. In rural areas, the school is often the focal point for the local community.
在农村，学校常常是当地社区的活动中心。
4. burn up
使发怒；
eg. That would just burn me up. Isn't that the worst, having somebody talk behind your back?
如果换我的话，那简直会气炸的。世界上难道还有比人家在您背后造谣生事还恶劣的事吗？
eg. The boy's laziness burnt up his teacher.
男孩的懒惰使他的教师感到恼火。
5. deserve to do sth.
应得；应受；值得做某事；
eg. That film doesn't deserve to be mentioned.
那个电影不值得一提。
eg. To do her justice, we must admit that she did deserve to win.
说句公道话，我们得承认她应该获胜。
名人简介：
成长经历
童年生活
乔丹出生在布鲁克林，童年是在北卡的威明顿（Wilmington，North Carolina）度过的。他进入Emsley A. Laney 高中，在那里他是一个平均成绩B+和三栖体育明星--橄榄球（4分卫），棒球，篮球。在大学里他的专业是地理学。
乔丹有两个哥哥，Larry和JamesR.一个姐姐Delores一个妹妹Roslyn. James 。R.Jordan是18空降兵团35信号旅的军事长。在他47岁时因为坚持留守在伊拉克而小有名气。乔丹现在住在Highland⁴ Park，Illinois.
他参加了Laney高中的校队， 第二年时5英尺11英寸瘦弱的Jordan却被踢出了校队，到高三时，他的身高已经窜到了6英尺3英寸，从此，他真正迈上了巨星之路。

1 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

2 freshman   

n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)

参考例句：

• Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
• He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。

3 prospered   

成功，兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The organization certainly prospered under his stewardship. 不可否认，这个组织在他的管理下兴旺了起来。
• Mr. Black prospered from his wise investments. 布莱克先生由于巧妙的投资赚了不少钱。

4 highland   

n.(pl.)高地，山地

参考例句：

• The highland game is part of Scotland's cultural heritage.苏格兰高地游戏是苏格兰文化遗产的一部分。
• The highland forests where few hunters venture have long been the bear's sanctuary.这片只有少数猎人涉险的高山森林，一直都是黑熊的避难所。