偶像励志英语演讲 第78期:不说绝不(12)

　　I know you guys have got to go. I know I've been up here a lot longer than I told my friends I was gonna up here, I cried, I was supposed to get up, and say "Thank you" and walked off and I am not able to do that. So I appreciate it. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. As I close, the game basketball has been everything to me, my refuge, my place I've always gone when I need to find comfort and peace. It's been a source of intense pain and a source of the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. The one that no one can even imagine. It's been a relationship of bond over time. It gave me the great expects and love for the game. It provided me with a platform and shared my passions with millions in the way I neither expected nor could have imagined in my career. I hope that it's given millions of people with that touch, optimism and desire to achieve their goals through hard work, perseverance¹ and positive attitude. Although I am recognized with this honor of being in the Basketball Hall of Fame, I don't look this moment as the defining end of the relationship between me and basketball. It simply is a continuation of something I started a long time ago. One day, you may look up a senior player at a game of 50. Oh, no. Don't laugh. Do't laugh. Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.
我知道你们都需要离开，我也知道我讲了很长时间，我跟朋友说我本应该说完谢谢就转身离开。但是，我做不到。我很感谢你们。我的演讲就要进入尾声，我想说，篮球就是我生命中的一切，我心灵的庇护，当我需要安慰与内心的平静时，篮球总会在那里静静地等待我。它带给过我沉重的伤痛，强烈的喜悦，以及自我的满足感。这种情感是你们无法了解与想象的。它就像一种建立许久的交集。它成就了我的伟大也带给了我无尽的喜悦。它给我搭建了一个平台，让我能与成千上万的人一起分享我的激情。这是我在职业生涯中不曾预料，也无法想象的。我希望我能够激励成千上万的人通过自己的努力、坚持不懈以及积极乐观的态度来实现他们的人生梦想。虽然今天进入名人堂是我职业生涯中无上的荣耀，但我不希望这是我篮球情缘的终结。这仅仅是我从小梦想的一种延续。也许有一天你们会看到一个50岁的乔丹在场上打球。别笑、别笑。不要说“绝不”，因为我们所遇到的限制，比如恐惧，只不过是一种幻觉。
Thank you very much!
非常感谢！
重点讲解：
1. be supposed to do sth.
应当；应该做某事；
eg. He is supposed to know the law.
他应该懂得法律。
eg. You are not supposed to gull² your friends.
你不应该欺骗你的朋友。
2. share with
分享；
eg. We hope you'll share with us your successful experience.
我们希望能分享你的成功经验。
eg. It's even better that friends encourage and share with each others.
能分享及相互勉励当然更棒。
3. neither...nor...
既不……也不（谓语动词跟就近主语）；
eg. This essay hardly makes any sense, it's neither rhyme nor reason.
这篇文章写得不伦不类，简直不知所云。
eg. She lives in retirement³, neither making nor receiving visits.
她过着隐退的生活，既不访客，也不见客。

1 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。

2 gull   

n.鸥；受骗的人；v.欺诈

参考例句：

• The ivory gull often follows polar bears to feed on the remains of seal kills.象牙海鸥经常跟在北极熊的后面吃剩下的海豹尸体。
• You are not supposed to gull your friends.你不应该欺骗你的朋友。

3 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。