访谈录 2013-11-01&11-03 NBA球星林书豪：我不会改变球风

 You are the NBA's first Asian American player. What do you think of that title? I think there is some controversy¹ behind that. I don't know, I’ve heard different.

 

All right, then you are very prominent Asian American player for the NBA right now. What you think of that title .

 

Well, you know I tried not to think about too much, caz I think that goes back to kind of identity thing it's just like if I focus too much on that ,you know, make the too big apart of what I am trying to do , then I am thinking it gets me off track of where I need to be.That’s what are people seeing me and that's what are people gravitated towards, that's what people look up to then and that's great. But I think the end of the day I just want to be myself.

 

Do you think that stops you and it has been a roadblock to getting you to a point to where you are today and may if happen sooner? otherwise?

 

Being Asian American? I have always said it's both, it's not really quantifiable in terms of how much harm versus² good, I think in the end of the day, maybe I have proved myself more or maybe I had those hard for me to get opportunity initially³, but then also, you know, the big reason why there is so much tension or the fame aspect or why so many more people care about the story. It's just ,there is an Asian element to it ,so it’s definitely there is poses(positives) and negatives.

1 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

2 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

3 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。