[外電] 小王子就要隨美國隊出征去囉\(^▽^)/

看板Pistons (底特律活塞)作者shin770107 (彭彭)時間19年前 (2007/05/24 13:40)推噓14(14推 0噓 5→)

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May 23, 2007 By KRISTA JAHNKE FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER In the early stages, Pistons small forward Tayshaun Prince expressed reservations about making a three-year commitment to play with the USA senior men’s basketball team. 小王子在早些時候對於獻身(XD)三年給美國男籃國家代表隊持保留的態度。 And so the team competed without him last summer. 而去年暑假美國隊征戰日本時他並不在名單之內。(And so放開頭是非常imfl.的說法，個人是不太喜歡我用自己的方式去表達這句話的概念，所以其實跟原句有些出入。) But when a call came a week ago asking him to rethink things, Prince took another look at his schedule and decided he could make it work. 不過他在上個禮拜接到一通請他重新考慮這件事，小王子瞄了一下行事曆，他決定要好好地幹這檔事。 Today, Prince joined seven other college and NBA stars — including soon-to-be lottery picks Kevin Durant and Greg Oden — in adding his name to the roster of potential Olympians. 小王子今天為了加入奧運的可能名單內而與七位大學生還有NBA眾星會面。(這包括即將成為樂透區最hido的Kevin Durant和Greg Oden) “It’s a great feeling to be recognized for what I bring to the game of basketball,” Prince said, “and how I help a team win, and just the type of things I do out on the basketball floor.” 小王子說道：「讓人家知道我在球賽中的貢獻，我如何幫助球隊取勝和我在球場上的風格能夠得到認可是很棒的感覺。」 According to his new coach, Prince’s mix of toughness, versatility, defensive grit, winning know-how and basketball IQ made him a perfect addition for a USA team that wants to remake its image with a successful trip to the Summer Olympics in 2008. 根據他的新教頭(所識/所見/所言)，小王子的抗壓性、全能身手、防守的膽識、令人賞識的頭腦以及籃球智商為美國隊注入完美的新血，那個想要給人有08年奧運勁旅的印象的美國隊。(不太想直翻successful trip，這樣應該OK吧?) “First of all, I think he’s a champion,” coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “He’ s been part of championship team, and at his young age, he’s played as many playoff games as just about anyone in NBA history at that age. K教練說：「首先，我認為他是個難得的(/出類拔萃)人才。他已經是冠軍隊的一員，而且在他的這樣的年紀已經打了很多的季後賽，就跟那些當年還在這個年紀的名人堂成員差不多。」 “He’s a multiple position player who can guard a number of positions. And he ’s extremely intelligent.” 「他是個能從1號守到5號的多重位置的球員。他真的很有天份。」 Prince, 27, joins a cast of NBA stars on the team, including Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Amare Stoudemire and Pistons teammate Chauncey Billups, who sat out last summer for family reasons. 小王子27歲加入了那支NBA眾星雲集的隊伍，這包括了Kobe、大帝、典韋、甜瓜、DW12、小鬼還有他的老隊友－去年因為家庭因素而無法隨隊遠征的槍蜥。 The original roster started with 17 players. Seven of those players, including Wade and James, will skip this summer’s competitions for personal or injury-related issues. 原本的十七人陣容有七個人(包括典韋跟大帝)，因為個人因素或者傷病而要掠過這個暑假的角逐。 Those deletions sent managing director Jerry Colangelo and Krzyzewski into a meeting a month or so ago to identify players to add to the mix. 這些缺陷使得執行長柯藍傑羅和K教練在一個多月前開了一場會議，目的是要找出幾個可以融入這支隊伍的球員。 Prince’s understanding of being a “second or third fiddle” makes him a great fit for that already star-laden bunch, Krzyzewski said. K教練說：「小王子對於成為副手的認知使得他足以勝認幫陣中老大解憂的角色。」 (second or third fiddle的意思是次要或候補的腳色，我覺得翻成副手應該OK) “The second and third fiddle, they combine to make a beautiful orchestra, let me put it that way,” he said. “…They’re all important. We don’t have tiered players, all these guys hold their own. 「因為他們的結合而成為一支優美的樂隊；這樣說好了，誰的角色都很吃重。我們陣中沒有階級制，他們只消管好自己就好。」 “Tayshaun is a very durable player. He’s kind of a coach’s dream — there’ s not a team in the league that wouldn’t like to have Tayshaun on it.” 「小王子真的很耐操。他就是教頭們作夢也會笑的那一型球員，聯盟中每支球隊都希望小王子在他們陣中。」 Prince, who is in his fifth NBA season, will participate in USA Basketball for the first time. The full team, minus the seven excused for the summer, will meet for a minicamp in Las Vegas from July 20-22. NBA生涯邁入第六季的小王子將首度加入美夢隊。這支球隊(排除那七位因故無法報到的球員)將在今年7/20~7/22間於拉斯維加斯舉辦小訓練營。 The coaches will then select up to 15 finalists to attend a longer camp beginning Aug. 13 to prepare for the FIBA America’s Championship from Aug. 22-Sept. 3. A top-two finish in that tournament guarantees an Olympic berth, while a third-, fourth- or fifth-place finish sends Team USA to the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament next summer. 而教練團將選出最後15名單出席於八月初的訓練營，然後在8/13準備美洲的錦標賽。在 9/22前兩名的話將取得出席奧運的資格，而第三、第四或第五名的就必須參加明年暑假的奧運資格賽。 There’s no guarantee Prince will compete in anything beyond the first training camp. 第一次訓練營之後的比賽小王子就不保證一定能參與了。 “It’s up to them what goes on,” Prince said. “But as of right now, I’m a part of what they’re trying to have happen. After this summer, we’ll see how things go, and hopefully it will continue on to next summer.” 小王子說道：「看著辦吧。但截至目前，我還是他們所想要的一份子。反正暑假結束就知道事情是怎樣進展的，但願明年暑假他們還是這麼想的！」 Some players who competed in the full schedule last summer expressed concern during the NBA season over wear-and-tear. Prince doesn’t sound worried about that, and Pistons coach Flip Saunders isn’t either. 有些在去年暑假行程排滿的球員關心著新球季是否會把自己操爆。小王子聽起來似乎並不擔心那些事情，而老桑也是。 “Everyone’s always questioned him because of his body type,” Saunders said. “The guy just continues to play major minutes and it doesn’t affect him too much. At the Olympic level, too, they’ll play a lot of people.” 老桑說道：「大伙老是不滿小王子的體型。此外他老兄在大部分的時間都在場上，上場時間根本沒影響他多少。就算在奧運也一樣，每個人都得上場。」因為每次看原文的翻譯書都氣得想撕書，所以我在翻譯時會嘗試著用大家習慣的表達方式去呈現，不過因為自己的英文不夠好，所以有些翻譯可能會鳥掉，還請大家多多指教！ ------ 題外話，大家都知道籃球是個團隊甚於個人主義的運動，團隊效應比人才的堆砌還要重要得多了；不然04年的湖人該戴戒指、05年的太陽也不該落馬、去年錦標賽美夢也不可能被希臘打假的。說了這些其實我希望當局能去思考，短暫的夏季磨合是遠不如共同征戰數載的團隊還要來得強的。說到這邊你知道我想說什麼了嗎－如果可以的話就派當季的東西區冠軍隊出來選人才就好了(這是因為有些隊伍是聯合國如馬刺太陽之流...)！理想的征戰先發五虎名單：班蛙、溪蛙、小王子、Rip、槍蜥 (如果我家馬刺不是聯合國的話也很適合= =) 國際賽，what?!當總冠軍賽打就對了!! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.122.37.137

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