PBS高端访谈:康州大学女篮是如何成为胜利的代名词的?

 　　A remarkable¹ accomplishment² has taken place now in college sports.

　　The women's basketball team at the University of Connecticut has now won 100 straight games. William Brangham has more.

　　To put this streak³ in context, the UConn women haven't lost a basketball game since 2014. No one has beaten them in over 800 days.

　　And inside that span, they also won two of their record four national championships.

　　One analyst⁴ called the UConn women — quote — "the most dominant⁵ program in the history of college basketball, period."

　　For more on these amazing women and their legendary⁶ coach, Geno Auriemma, I'm joined by USA Today's Christine Brennan.

　　Welcome back to the NewsHour.

　　Great to be here, William. Thank you.

　　So, explain this phenomenon that is these women. How do you explain their dominance?

　　Well, no one saw this coming, if you consider, UConn had won four national championships in a row. And …

　　Amazing, in and of itself.

　　That's right. And the top three players from that, the seniors who won all four years, all went in the WNBA draft first, second and third.

　　So, of all players coming out of college, they were the best three. They all left.

　　So, everyone thought this was going to be a down year for UConn. A rebuilding year.

　　Exactly, and expected a loss or two early in the season.

　　And all of a sudden, UConn is playing the best teams in the country, and they're not losing, and they're winning and winning and winning.

　　And here we are with this legendary 100th victory for a team that is synonymous with winning, but nothing like this.

　　So, I think it's really stunning⁷, because this was supposed to be, as you said, the rebuilding year, and they have just reloaded.

　　And, again, it's just a great testament⁸ to a program and a coach, Geno Auriemma,

　　that is not only just one of the greatest in the history of women's sports and certainly the best in women's basketball, but I think in all sports, men's or women's.

　　So, if you take the top three players out of your team — and those are the top three draft picks, as you say — how do they do this?

　　Is this — this obviously is a testament to something of the coaching ethos at that school.

　　Exactly. Well, Geno Auriemma will always get three or four of the best basketball players in the country every year, but you only have a team of 12.

　　It's not like he can pick 100 and have them, stockpile them somewhere in a gym in Storrs, Connecticut, and pull them out when he wants to.

　　So, this is the part, William, that is just so amazing to me. Today is the greatest day in women's sports, until tomorrow.

　　By that, I mean Title IX working its magic, coaching, parents caring, the salaries for coaches, the training for girls.

　　Everyone knows the girl next door, their niece, their daughter.

　　You see it every day in this country now, such a cultural phenomenon, girls playing sports, and then of course women's sports as well in college and onward⁹.

　　And to think that, at this most competitive time in the history of women's sports and women's basketball,

　　that you would have one team dominating like this, it's truly amazing to me, as a journalist who has covered sports all these years, that this is happening now.

　　What it means is, Geno Auriemma is such a great coach. He gets these great players.

　　And then he puts them into a system where he demands that they be teammates. They cannot be rock stars, superstars. Yes, they often — in fact, some of them become.

　　He wants them to be cogs in a system that has worked now for several decades. They buy into it, and they have championship after championship to prove it.

　　Lastly, I know this is an oft-debated question, but is this kind of a dynasty good for the sport? I have heard it argued both ways.

　　I mean, these women blow their teammates away — their opponents, largely. It this good for women's basketball?

　　I think it's both good and bad. One the one hand, dynasties are fun. We just went through the New England Patriots¹⁰. People are hoping the Cubs¹¹ will become a dynasty.

　　Obviously, you talk to a Yankee fan, they love that over the years. As much as people hate the Yankees, people love the Yankees.

　　So, I think we're into dynasties and winning, Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, et cetera.

　　I think that's certainly a headline always in sports. And so, from that aspect, I think it's a good thing.

　　The bad part is, it's like, OK, this is women's basketball? Where is the rivalry¹²? Where is the competition?

　　And I think there is concern — and I know I have certainly mentioned it — that, OK, again, at this most competitive time in the history of women's sports,

　　how is it possible that one team dominates like this? What does it say about the competition? What does it say about the other coaches?

　　My sense is that UConn may have a couple more really great years, but the history tells us and our culture tells us they can't keep this up.

　　And the Marylands, and the Baylors, and the Notre Dames¹³ are going to come on like gangbusters in a few years.

　　Christine Brennan, thank you so much.

　　Thank you, William.

　　And we will take it as a great day for women athletes everywhere. undefined

1 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

2 accomplishment   

n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能

参考例句：

• The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。

3 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

4 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

5 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

6 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。

7 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

8 testament   

n.遗嘱；证明

参考例句：

• This is his last will and testament.这是他的遗愿和遗嘱。
• It is a testament to the power of political mythology.这说明，编造政治神话可以产生多大的威力。

9 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

10 patriots   

爱国者，爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Abraham Lincoln was a fine type of the American patriots. 亚伯拉罕·林肯是美国爱国者的优秀典型。
• These patriots would fight to death before they surrendered. 这些爱国者宁愿战斗到死，也不愿投降。

11 cubs   

n.幼小的兽，不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a lioness guarding her cubs 守护幼崽的母狮
• Lion cubs depend on their mother to feed them. 狮子的幼仔依靠母狮喂养。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 rivalry   

n.竞争，竞赛，对抗

参考例句：

• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
• He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。

13 dames   

n.（在英国）夫人（一种封号），夫人（爵士妻子的称号）( dame的名词复数 )；女人

参考例句：

• Dames would not comment any further. Dames将不再更多的评论。 来自互联网
• Flowers, candy, jewelry, seemed the principal things in which the elegant dames were interested. 鲜花、糖果和珠宝看来是那些贵妇人的主要兴趣所在。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹