访谈录 2012-08-22&08-24 NBA小霸王斯塔德迈尔专访

 He makes looking casual, look awesome¹.

        Yeah, yeah.

        He also makes me look like a Lilliputian.

        Which is fantastic, actually. He is our next guest. Gone from the high school basketball courts of Florida to the NBA rookie of the year, NBA all-star, he calls this his home. He rules Manhattan and New York. He is, of course, Amar'e Stoudemire. And with us actually today because he is a man of many passions, including reading, and he's out now with a new book that he hopes will inspire kids to read. It is called "Stat, Home Court," it's based partly on his childhood. What a story it is. Standing² tall and talented. Amar'e, welcome to the program.

        Thank you.

        My friend.

        There's, look, you, you love a lot of stuff. You always have your hands in a lot of different things. But the book – where, why do this book? 

        Well I felt with the platform of me being, you know, in the NBA and being able to really inspire the youth, I feel like it was a great opportunity for me to really write some of myself stories and get them to understand, standing tall and talented is something that they should be able to heed³ to and succeed in life. 

        Yeah, it's been a big year for you. And I know, I'm very sorry, your brother was killed in a car crash in January. You dedicated⁴ the book to him. What did it mean to be able to do that? 

        It's awesome. I mean, you know, my brother was one of the main reasons of my success, you know, he played high school basketball. Inspired me to play basketball. And so his story was intriguing⁵ to me, you know what I mean, so that propelled me to become who I am today. So I wanted to dedicate that book, the first book of this series to him. 

        And, look, we're sorry for your loss. Really. Really. However, not all bad, your girlfriend, your mother, your children, Alexis Welch, you're now engaged. 

        That's right. 

        How'd you do it? 

        I did it in Paris. I rented out this amazing, this amazing suite⁶ in Paris. I had a panoramic⁷ view of the rooftops of Paris, and a candlelight dinner. I went full romantic with it. 

        Yeah, yeah, cheers. You set us all back. A lot, a lot of happenings. The Lakers have reloaded. The league has been remade again. How you feeling about the Knicks? 

        We're great, you know, we've got a great team. We feel like we made the right acquisitions this summer to, to make us better. And we've got a full training camp under our belt. Coach Mike Woodson is a phenomenal head coach for us, so it's gonna be a great year. 

        Of course, you and I go back. I had a former life before GMA, let's take a quick look at it, back to ESPN. He came by to shoot a commercial and he and I actually went toe-to-toe, head to head in a horse competition. Yeah, Robin⁸, look at that. Look at the form. And I just want to say, because it's the only time I'll ever be able to say it with regard to Amar'e Stoudemire and basketball of any kind, I won. I just want to say, I won. 

        Did he, Amar'e? 

        Yeah, he won because I'm not used to throwing trash balls into trashcans. 

        I have to say that's true. Yes, no, yes. Even when I, when I lose. Hey, everybody, Amar'e Stoudemire. OK. Congratulations, seriously. 

        Thank you, thanks a lot. Appreciate it.

1 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。

4 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

5 intriguing   

adj.有趣的；迷人的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的现在分词)；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• These discoveries raise intriguing questions. 这些发现带来了非常有趣的问题。
• It all sounds very intriguing. 这些听起来都很有趣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 suite   

n.一套(家具)；套房；随从人员

参考例句：

• She has a suite of rooms in the hotel.她在那家旅馆有一套房间。
• That is a nice suite of furniture.那套家具很不错。

7 panoramic   

adj. 全景的

参考例句：

• Most rooms enjoy panoramic views of the sea. 大多数房间都能看到海的全景。
• In a panoramic survey of nature, speed is interesting because it has a ceiling. 概观自然全景，速率是有趣的，因为它有一个上限。

8 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。