篮球英文堂 第304期:罗斯:曼巴精神最好的诠释者(2)

In June 2008, 19-year-old Derrick Rose was selected with the first overall pick by his hometown Chicago Bulls.

2008年6月，19岁的德里克-罗斯以第一顺位被家乡芝加哥公牛队选中。

In Rose's first NBA season (2008-09), he averaged 16.8 points and 6.3 assists per game,

在罗斯的第一个NBA赛季（2008-09），他场均得到16.8分和6.3次助攻，

earning Rookie of the Year honors and leading the Bulls back to the playoffs.

获得年度最佳新秀荣誉，并带领公牛队重返季后赛。

Over the next three seasons, the point guard molded himself into one of the game's best all-around players.

在接下来的三个赛季里，这位控球后卫把自己塑造成了全场最好的全能球员之一。

Following a stellar 2010-11 season that saw Rose average 25 points per game, the NBA named Rose its league MVP,

2010-11赛季，罗斯场均得分25分，在这个辉煌的赛季之后，

making him the youngest player (at 22 years, 191 days old) to receive the honor.

NBA将罗斯评为联盟最有价值球员，使他成为最年轻的MVP（22岁，191天）。

In the strike-shortened 2011-12 season, Rose led the Bulls to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. But in the first game of the postseason,

在因罢赛缩短的2011-12赛季，罗斯带领公牛队成为东部头号种子。但是在季后赛的第一场比赛中，

Rose went down with a serious knee injury that forced him to miss the remainder of the playoffs as well as all of the 2012-13 season.

罗斯的膝盖严重受伤，迫使他错过了季后赛剩下的比赛以及2012-13赛季的全部比赛。

Rose's tenure² with the Bulls came to an end in June 2016, when he was traded to the New York Knicks.

2016年6月，罗斯与公牛队的合同结束，他被交易到纽约尼克斯队。

Moving on to the Cleveland Cavaliers in July 2017. Traded to the Utah Jazz in February 2018, he was waived³ by his new club just two days later.

2017年7月转投克里夫兰骑士队。2018年2月，他被交易到犹他爵士队，仅仅两天后就被裁掉。

Rose then joined the Minnesota Timberwolves the following month, and remained with the club for the 2018-19 season.

随后，罗斯在次月加盟明尼苏达森林狼队，并在2018-19赛季继续留在森林狼队。

After signing with the Detroit Pistons⁴ in July 2019, Rose showed he still had plenty left in the tank

2019年7月，与底特律活塞队签约后，罗斯在连续14场比赛中至少得到20分，

by scoring at least 20 points in a career-best 14 consecutive⁵ games.

创下了职业生涯的新高，这表示他仍然能够继续征战赛场。

"Everything. I worked my ass¹ off." "I am in year 11 now. I tore my ACL in my third year. Most guys would have been retired⁶.

“这对我来说意味着一切，我付出了所有”“我已经打了11个赛季了。第3个赛季我韧带撕裂，绝大多数人大概会就此退役。

Financially, I have saved my money. It's all about the love. I still feel like I can hoop⁷."

打球的确让我小赚一笔。站上球场，一切就只关于热爱，我还能扣，我还能打！

1 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

2 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

3 waived   

v.宣布放弃( waive的过去式和过去分词 )；搁置；推迟；放弃（权利、要求等）

参考例句：

• He has waived all claim to the money. 他放弃了索取这笔钱的权利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I waived the discourse, and began to talk of my business. 我撇开了这个话题，开始讲我的事情。 来自辞典例句

4 pistons   

活塞( piston的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some pistons have seating rings of metal or leather. 有些活塞上有金属或皮革的密封环。
• A pump uses valves and pistons. 泵使用阀和活塞。

5 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

6 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

7 hoop   

n.（篮球）篮圈，篮

参考例句：

• The child was rolling a hoop.那个孩子在滚铁环。
• The wooden tub is fitted with the iron hoop.木盆都用铁箍箍紧。