詹姆斯父子同台创历史

近日，2024-2025赛季NBA常规赛正式揭幕。湖人队的詹姆斯父子同时登场，创造NBA历史。据了解，布朗尼·詹姆斯（Bronny James）于2004年10月6日出生，勒布朗·詹姆斯（LeBron James）于1984年12月30日出生。

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🤔️小作业：

1. According to the text, which of the following best describes Bronny James' attitude toward the criticism he receives?

A) He ignores the criticism.

B) He feels discouraged by it.

C) He uses it as motivation.

D) He avoids discussing it in public.

无注释原文：

LeBron, Bronny James make NBA history with father-son appearance

From: VOA

LeBron and Bronny James made NBA history on Tuesday, becoming the first father-and-son duo to play alongside each other in a regular season fixture as the Los Angeles Lakers opened their campaign against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The duo, who played together briefly in a pre-season game earlier this month, took to the court together late in the second quarter at the Crypto.com Arena with the Lakers leading 51-35.

An enormous roar went up from the home crowd as the James duo were brought onto the court by coach J.J. Redick after the Lakers had surged into a double-digit lead.

In a perfectly scripted moment that was pure Hollywood, the James' double-act was watched at courtside by Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr, who made baseball history playing for the Seattle Mariners as father and son in 1990-1991.

"We made history; now we get to watch history," said Griffey Jr., who joined his father to pose for photos with LeBron and Bronny James shortly before Tuesday's tip-off.

Lakers officials had been coy before Tuesday's season-opener about where and when LeBron James and Bronny would play their first regular season fixture together.

However, NBA superstar LeBron James, who turns 40 in December, admitted in pre-game remarks that he could scarcely contain his excitement at the prospect of realizing his long-cherished dream of sharing a court with his son.

"Just to run out the tunnel knowing that he'll be in uniform, run out the tunnel with him, see him warm up, and be out there with the rest of my teammates," James told reporters during a morning shoot-around on Tuesday.

"This is my 22nd time running out on opening night so I don't know how many times I'll have an opportunity, how many times I've got left to run out. I won't take it for granted."

Anticipation about the James double-act has dominated the Lakers' preparations for the new season since Bronny James was selected by the franchise with the 55th pick in the draft in June.

'It's been a treat'

Bronny James, 20, is expected to spend most of his rookie season in the developmental G-League rather than the Lakers senior squad.

LeBron James however said Tuesday that he had relished being able to accompany his son on his first steps into professional basketball.

"It's been a treat and just in preseason, the practices, just every day," James said. "The plane rides, the bus rides of being with him and showing him the ropes, along with his teammates and coaches. Just what this professional life is all about and how to prepare every day ... super-duper cool."

Bronny James' ascent to the ranks of the NBA has been made all the more remarkable given that just over a year ago he suffered a cardiac arrest during a workout with his University of Southern California college team-mates.

James Sr. said his son's swift recovery from that life-threatening episode had convinced him that he would one day play in the NBA.

"To see him play in a college Division I game the same year he had heart surgery ... I knew that at that moment that there really was going to be nothing to stop him from anything that he wants to do," James said.

Bronny said at the Lakers recent media day he was fueled by the words of critics who have suggested he owes his place on the Lakers roster entirely to his superstar father.

"I'm just taking all that stuff, that criticism and backlash that people have given me and turning it into something that can fuel me," he said.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

LeBron, Bronny James make NBA history with father-son appearance

From: VOA

LeBron and Bronny James made NBA history on Tuesday, becoming the first father-and-son duo to play alongside each other in a regular season fixture as the Los Angeles Lakers opened their campaign against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

本周二，在洛杉矶湖人队（Los Angeles Lakers）对阵明尼苏达森林狼队（Minnesota Timberwolves）的揭幕战中，勒布朗·詹姆斯（LeBron James）和布朗尼·詹姆斯（Bronny James）创造了NBA的历史，成为首对在常规赛中同场竞技的父子组合。

duo /ˈduː.oʊ/ 1）表示“二重奏演奏者；二重唱演唱者；二人组合表演者；（歌手、乐手等的）二人组合，一对搭档”，英文解释为“A duo is two musicians, singers, or other performers who perform together as a pair.”如：a famous dancing and singing duo. 一个著名的歌舞表演二人组。

2）表示“（有共同点的）一对人”，英文解释为“You can refer to two people together as a duo, especially when they have something in common.”

fixture /ˈfɪks.tʃər/ 1）表示“固定设施，固定装置”，如房屋内安装的浴缸或抽水马桶；

2）英式用法，还可以表示“（定时举办的）体育活动，体育赛事”，英文解释为“a day and usually a time agreed for a sports event”举个🌰：Next season's fixtures will be published early next month. 下赛季的赛事日程将在下月初公布。

📍在这里的意思是一个固定的、常见的或经常出现的事物。它通常用来描述某种事物或事件在某个地方或文化中已经变得普遍或常态化。

📍词根“fix-”表示“固定”。想象大厅中的吊灯是一个不可移动的“固定装置”。联想宫殿：在宫殿的宏伟大厅中，你看到一盏华丽的吊灯，它是那里的一个永久“固定装置”。近义词：furnishing（家具），同根词：affix（附加），常用短语：a fixture in the community（社区的常客）

The duo, who played together briefly in a pre-season game earlier this month, took to the court together late in the second quarter at the Crypto.com Arena with the Lakers leading 51-35.

这对父子曾在本月早些时候的季前赛中短暂同场竞技，但这次是在Crypto.com体育馆中，第二节后半段湖人队以51-35领先时，他们共同上场。

arena /əˈriːnə/ 表示“（体育比赛或表演用的）场地，竞技场，剧场；斗争场所；竞争舞台；活动场所”，英文解释为“a large, flat area surrounded by seats used for sports or entertainment”如：an Olympic/a sports arena 奥运会/运动会比赛场地，the international arena 国际舞台。

An enormous roar went up from the home crowd as the James duo were brought onto the court by coach J.J. Redick after the Lakers had surged into a double-digit lead.

当湖人队将分差扩大到两位数时，主教练J.J.雷迪克（J.J. Redick）将詹姆斯父子换上场，主场观众发出了巨大的欢呼声。

表示“吼叫；呼啸；咆哮”，英文解释为“a loud, deep sound”举个🌰：The lion let out a loud roar. 狮子发出一声吼叫。

surge /sɜːdʒ/ 1）作动词，表示“急剧上升；飞涨；剧增”，英文解释为“If something surges, it increases suddenly and greatly, after being steady or developing only slowly.”举个🌰：The company's profits have surged. 公司的利润激增。

2）表示“涌动，蜂拥向前”，英文解释为“to move quickly and powerfully”举个🌰：An angry crowd surged through the gates of the president's palace. 愤怒的人群涌进了总统府的大门。

3）作名词，表示“剧增”，英文解释为“A surge is a sudden large increase in something that has previously been steady, or has only increased or developed slowly.”举个🌰：An unexpected surge in electrical power caused the computer to crash. 突然出现的电压剧增导致电脑死机。

🎬电影《雷神2：黑暗世界》（Thor: The Dark World）中的台词提到：But she will not survive the amount of energy surging within her. 但她体内涌动的能量太大 她撑不住的。

double-digit /ˌdʌb.əlˈdɪdʒɪt/ 表示“两位数的”，英文解释为“relating to a number or series of numbers between 10 and 99”

In a perfectly scripted moment that was pure Hollywood, the James' double-act was watched at courtside by Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr, who made baseball history playing for the Seattle Mariners as father and son in 1990-1991.

这个仿佛电影桥段般的时刻还迎来了特别的见证者——坐在场边的肯·格里菲父子（Ken Griffey Sr.和Ken Griffey Jr.），他们曾在1990至1991年间效力于西雅图水手队（Seattle Mariners），成为棒球史上首对同场竞技的父子组合。

scripted /ˈskrɪp.tɪd/ 表示“（讲话或广播）使用稿子的，照稿子念的”，英文解释为“A scripted speech or broadcast has been written before it is read or performed.”举个🌰：He read from a scripted speech and refused to answer any questions at all at the end of it. 他照着事先写好的演讲稿念，在最后的时候拒绝回答任何问题。

"We made history; now we get to watch history," said Griffey Jr., who joined his father to pose for photos with LeBron and Bronny James shortly before Tuesday's tip-off.

“我们曾创造历史，如今我们在见证历史，”小格里菲说。赛前，他和父亲共同与詹姆斯父子合影留念。

摆pose这个词大家应该都比较熟悉，作名词，表示“（为拍照、画像等摆出的）样子，姿势”，英文解释为“a particular position in which a person stands, sits, etc. in order to be photographed, painted, etc.”

pose作动词，1）表示“摆好姿势（拍照）”，英文解释为“to move into and stay in a particular position, in order to be photographed, painted, etc.”举个🌰：We all posed for our photographs next to the Statue of Liberty. 我们都在自由女神像边摆好了姿势拍照。

2）表示“造成，引起（尤指问题或困难）”，英文解释为“to cause something, especially a problem or difficulty”举个🌰：Nuclear weapons pose a threat to everyone. 核武器对所有的人都构成了威胁。

3）表示“（尤指在正式场合）提出（问题），质询”，英文解释为“to ask a question, especially in a formal situation such as a meeting”举个🌰：Can we go back to the question that LR posed earlier? 我们能否回到LR早先提出的那个问题上去？

表示“告密；通风报信；密报”，英文解释为“a secret warning or piece of secret information”举个🌰：Following a tip-off from a friend, we sold all our shares in the company. 根据一位朋友透露的消息，我们出售了手中该公司的所有股份。

📍“tip-off”在篮球比赛中指的是比赛的开始，尤其是通过掷球决定开球权的动作和时刻。

Lakers officials had been coy before Tuesday's season-opener about where and when LeBron James and Bronny would play their first regular season fixture together.

在周二的揭幕战之前，湖人队官方一直对詹姆斯父子将在何时何地的常规赛首次同场竞技一事守口如瓶。

coy /kɔɪ/ 表示“故作神秘的；遮遮掩掩的；含糊其词的”，英文解释为“intentionally keeping something secret”举个🌰：She's very coy about her age. 她对自己的年龄遮遮掩掩。

However, NBA superstar LeBron James, who turns 40 in December, admitted in pre-game remarks that he could scarcely contain his excitement at the prospect of realizing his long-cherished dream of sharing a court with his son.

不过，将于12月年满40岁的NBA巨星勒布朗·詹姆斯在赛前采访中坦言，能够实现和儿子同场竞技的梦想让他难掩兴奋之情。

scarcely /ˈskeəs.li/ 1）表示“勉强；几乎不”，英文解释为“almost not”举个🌰：I was scarcely able to move my arm after the accident. 那场事故以后，我的手臂几乎不能动了。

2）表示“刚…就”，英文解释为“used to say that something happened immediately after something else happened”举个🌰：I had scarcely sat down/Scarcely had I sat down to eat when the phone rang. 我刚坐下，电话铃就响了。

1）表示“防止…蔓延（或恶化）”，英文解释为“to prevent sth harmful from spreading or getting worse”如：to contain an epidemic 防止流行病的蔓延。

2）表示“控制，克制，抑制（感情）”，英文解释为“to keep your feelings under control”举个🌰：She was unable to contain her excitement. 她无法抑制内心的激动。

🎬电影《哥斯拉》（Godzilla）中的台词提到：That's why our mission was to contain it. 所以我们的主要任务是控制它。

📍类似的一个词，restrain表示“阻止，制止；遏制”（to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something）举个🌰：She was so angry that she could hardly restrain herself. 她气得几乎都控制不住自己。

📍类似的短语：keep / get sth under control，举个🌰：You should learn to keep your temper under control. 你应该学会控制自己的脾气。

prospect /ˈprɒs.pekt/ 1）表示“（发生好事情的）可能，可能性，机会”，英文解释为“the possibility that something good might happen in the future”举个🌰：Is there any prospect of the weather improving? 天气有可能好转吗？

2）表示“前景；展望；设想”，英文解释为“the possibility of being successful, especially at work”举个🌰：She's hoping the course will improve her career prospects. 她希望这门课能改善自己的职业前景。

"Just to run out the tunnel knowing that he'll be in uniform, run out the tunnel with him, see him warm up, and be out there with the rest of my teammates," James told reporters during a morning shoot-around on Tuesday.

“想到我们会一起从球员通道跑出来，看到他穿着队服，和他一起热身，再与队友们并肩作战，就让我感到无比激动。”勒布朗·詹姆斯在周二上午的投篮训练中对记者说道。

tunnel /ˈtʌn.əl/ 表示“隧道；地道；坑道”，英文解释为“a long passage under or through the ground, especially one made by people”举个🌰：The train went into the tunnel. 火车驶入隧道。

📍the tunnel还可以特指“（足球或橄榄球等比赛时球员走向球场的）球员通道”，英文解释为“the long passage through which football, rugby etc. players walk to get to the pitch”。

表示“做准备活动，热身”，英文解释为“to prepare yourself for a physical activity by doing some gentle exercises and stretches”举个🌰：If you don't warm up before exercising, you risk injuring yourself. 如果你在运动之前不做准备活动，会有受伤的危险。

表示“投篮训练；投篮热身”，英文解释为“an informal basketball game or practice”

"This is my 22nd time running out on opening night so I don't know how many times I'll have an opportunity, how many times I've got left to run out. I won't take it for granted."

“这是我第22次在揭幕战上出场，我不知道自己还有多少次机会。我一定会珍惜每一次机会。”

take sth for granted 表示“认为…是理所当然的”，英文解释为“to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it”举个🌰：I didn't realize that she hadn't been to college - I suppose I just took it for granted. 我不知道她没上大学——我只是想当然地认为她上过了。

Anticipation about the James double-act has dominated the Lakers' preparations for the new season since Bronny James was selected by the franchise with the 55th pick in the draft in June.

自从布朗尼·詹姆斯在今年6月的选秀大会上以第55顺位被湖人队选中以来，人们对詹姆斯父子同场竞技的期待就成为湖人队备战新赛季的焦点话题。

dominate /ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ 表示“占支配地位；占主导地位；拥有优势；最明显的”，英文解释为“To dominate a situation means to be the most powerful or important person or thing in it.”举个🌰：The book is expected to dominate the best-seller lists. 这本书预期将居畅销书榜首。

franchise /ˈfræntʃaɪz/ 最常见的意思与“特许经营权”有关，既可以作可数名词，又可以做及物动词。作可数名词时具体表示“（公司授予某人的）特许经营权”，英文解释为“A franchise is an authority that is given by an organization to someone, allowing them to sell its goods or services or to take part in an activity which the organization controls.”比如“建造、运营隧道的特许权”就可以用“the franchise to build and operate the tunnel.”表示。

📍可以理解为「一部电影的所有系列，系列电影」A film series is also called a film “franchise” which consists of a number of films based on the same characters. 或者“franchise”可以指一个商业品牌或者产品系列，它由相同主题或品牌下的多个作品组成，这些作品可以是电影、电视剧、漫画、视频游戏等。

📍作及物动词时具体表示“出售…的特许经营权”，英文解释为“If a company franchises its business, it sells franchises to other companies, allowing them to sell its goods or services.”举个🌰：She has recently franchised her business. 她最近已出售了其公司的特许经营权。

📍它还有另外一个意思，表示“选举权”，用作不可数名词，英文解释为“Franchise is the right to vote in an election.”

📍而在体育运动领域，指的是“球队，职业运动队”（a professional sports team），如在“湖人总冠军！”文中出现过：Second, Pelinka lived up to Bryant's prediction that Pelinka would help turn the franchise around within two to three years after the Lakers hired him in 2017. 第二，佩林卡不负布莱恩特的预言，在2017年湖人队聘请他之后，佩林卡将在两到三年内帮助球队扭转局面。

draft /drɑːft/ 1）作名词，表示“草案；草稿；草图”，英文解释为“a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form”举个🌰：This is only a rough draft - the finished article will have pictures too. 这只是一个粗略的草稿——定稿后的文章中还会有一些图片。

2）熟词僻义，表示“（美国职业球队在赛季之初选拔新队员的）选秀制度”，英文解释为“the system by which sports teams in the US choose new young players at the beginning of each season”如：the NBA draft，NBA选秀制。

3）作名词，表示“（钻进某处的）风”，英文解释为“A draft is a current of air that comes into a place in an undesirable way.”举个🌰：Block drafts around doors and windows. 挡住门窗周围的风。

4）作动词，表示“起草（文件、计划等）”，英文解释为“to write down a document for the first time, including the main points but not all the details”举个🌰：Draft a proposal for the project and we can discuss it at the meeting. 先起草一个项目草案，我们可以在会上就此讨论。

'It's been a treat' 这是一种享受

Bronny James, 20, is expected to spend most of his rookie season in the developmental G-League rather than the Lakers senior squad.

布朗尼今年20岁，预计新秀赛季大部分时间他将为发展联盟（G-League）效力，而不是直接为湖人队出战。

rookie /ˈrʊk.i/ 表示“生手，新手”，英文解释为“a person who is new to an organization or an activity”举个🌰：These rookie cops don't know anything yet. 这些新警察现在还什么都不懂呢。

squad /skwɒd/ 1）表示“（为参加某体育比赛而组成的）运动队；球队”，英文解释为“a group of players from which a team will be chosen for a particular sports event”如：the Chinese World Cup squad 代表中国参加世界杯的球队。

类似的：

📍team的英文解释为“a group of people who play a game or sport together against another group”（游戏或体育比赛的）队。

2）squad也可以表示“（警察的）特别行动小组”和“（士兵组成的）班，小队”如：bomb squad officers 爆破小组的队员，a drill squad 操练小队。

LeBron James however said Tuesday that he had relished being able to accompany his son on his first steps into professional basketball.

不过勒布朗·詹姆斯周二表示，他很高兴能够陪伴儿子迈出职业篮球生涯的第一步。

relish /ˈrel.ɪʃ/ 1）表示“享受；喜欢”，英文解释为“to like or enjoy something”举个🌰：I always relish a challenge. 我一向喜欢迎接挑战。

2）表示“期盼；憧憬；指望”，英文解释为“If you relish the idea or thought of something, you feel pleasure that it is going to happen.”举个🌰：She's relishing the prospect of studying in Hangzhou for six months. 她憧憬着在杭州学习6个月的美好时光。

"It's been a treat and just in preseason, the practices, just every day," James said. "The plane rides, the bus rides of being with him and showing him the ropes, along with his teammates and coaches. Just what this professional life is all about and how to prepare every day ... super-duper cool."

“这是一种享受，不管是季前赛、训练，还是每天的点滴。”詹姆斯说，“和他的队友和教练，与他在一起坐飞机、坐大巴，给他指点门道。向他展示职业球员的全部，以及每天如何做好准备……这感觉简直太酷了。”

show/teach someone the ropes 表示“给（某人）指点窍门；教（某人）如何工作”，英文解释为“to show someone how to do a job or activity”举个🌰：Lynn spent an afternoon showing the new girl the ropes. 林恩花了一下午的时间教那个新来的年轻女职员入门。

super-duper /ˌsuː.pəˈduː.pər/ 1）表示“特大的，超级大的”，英文解释为“extremely large or serious”举个🌰：This is a super-duper problem. 这是一个超级大问题。The song became a super-duper hit. 这首歌成了超级大热门。

2）表示“特好的，超级好的”，英文解释为“extremely good”举个🌰：They are both super-duper spellers. 他们都是超强的拼写者。He was one of these young guys who were just super-duper. 他是这些超级优秀的年轻人中的一个。

Bronny James' ascent to the ranks of the NBA has been made all the more remarkable given that just over a year ago he suffered a cardiac arrest during a workout with his University of Southern California college team-mates.

一年多前，布朗尼·詹姆斯在与南加州大学队友的一次训练中心脏骤停，这让他的NBA之路更加令人瞩目。

ascent /əˈsent/ 1）表示“上升；攀登”，英文解释为“the act of climbing or moving upwards”举个🌰：She made her first successful ascent of Everest last year. 她去年第一次成功攀登了珠穆朗玛峰。

2）表示“腾达；成功；高升”，英文解释为“the fact of starting to become successful”举个🌰：His ascent to power was rapid and unexpected. 他出人意料地平步青云。

cardiac arrest /ˌkɑː.di.æk əˈrest/ 表示“心脏停搏”，英文解释为“a condition in which the heart stops beating”

James Sr. said his son's swift recovery from that life-threatening episode had convinced him that he would one day play in the NBA.

勒布朗表示，儿子经历那次危及生命的事件后能迅速康复并重返赛场，让他相信儿子一定会在NBA立足。

在电视/电影节目中，episode /ˈep.ɪ.səʊd/ 表示“一集，一节，片断”（one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the television or radio），也可以指“事件；（相关的）一连串事件；一段经历”，英文解释为“a single event or group of related events”举个🌰：This latest episode in the fraud scandal has shocked a lot of people. 诈骗丑闻最新爆出的这一事件让很多人瞠目结舌。

还可以指「疾病的发作，发病」，英文解释为：a finite period in which someone is affected by a specified illness.

补充：

📍第几集用的是Episode，第几季则为Season. 你下载美剧时可能就会看到S01E02，就是指的第1季第2集。最后一集 finale：the last part of a piece of music or of a show, event etc （演出的）终场，最后一幕；（音乐的）终曲；（事件等的）结尾。

🎬还有，看剧时新一集开头通常会有的一个说法：previously on ...，...的前情提要，前情回顾。

"To see him play in a college Division I game the same year he had heart surgery ... I knew that at that moment that there really was going to be nothing to stop him from anything that he wants to do," James said.

“看到他在做了心脏手术的那年还能打大学一级联赛（Division I）……我从那一刻起就知道，没有什么能阻挡他追逐梦想。”勒布朗·詹姆斯说。

Bronny said at the Lakers recent media day he was fueled by the words of critics who have suggested he owes his place on the Lakers roster entirely to his superstar father.

布朗尼·詹姆斯在湖人队最近的媒体日上表示，有批评者认为他加入湖人队完全归功于他的超级巨星父亲，而这些批评和质疑成为了他的动力。

fuel /ˈfjuː.əl/ 表示“加剧；增加；加强；刺激；激起”，英文解释为“To fuel a situation means to make it become worse or more intense.”如：to fuel speculation / rumours / fears 引起猜测 / 谣传 / 恐惧，举个🌰：The result will inevitably fuel speculation about his future. 该结果将不可避免地加剧人们对他的前途的猜测。

roster /ˈrɒs.tər/ 表示“花名册；名单；候选名单；值勤表，勤务簿”，英文解释为“A roster is a list, especially of the people who work for a particular organization or are available to do a particular job. It can also be a list of the athletes who are available for a particular team；A list of people's names, often with the jobs they have been given to do”

"I'm just taking all that stuff, that criticism and backlash that people have given me and turning it into something that can fuel me," he said.

他说：“我会把那些批评和反对的声音化为前进的动力。”

backlash /ˈbæk.læʃ/ 表示“强烈抵制，集体反对”，英文解释为“a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to sth that has recently changed in society”如：the backlash against xx 对xx的强烈反对。

📺美剧《无耻之徒》（Shameless）第一季中的台词提到：There will be a backlash if people don't stop 字幕组翻译为：如果人们不停止...的话，迟早会出大事。

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