汤姆“三月疯狂”的记忆

“三月疯狂”的记忆http:.lI_.omcn1 TALESOFLIFE

身世悬殊,性格迥异的两个人,却因对篮球的疯狂热爱走到了一起.他们约定,要像哈克贝里?芬和汤姆?索亚一样,做一辈子的朋友.

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"三月疯狂''的记忆

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Ihadtheba llinmyhands.Thesame guybe lliedup hardo nde fe nse.'1wentup forthe game—winningj ump shots.Ashe leapedtob lockmyshot,

I fendedhimo ffwithmyle ftforearmandre lea sedtheballattheb uzzer.

Swish7.Walkingo ffthecourt,hecameupto me,andintroducedhims e lf.

HSmoothgameyougot,hesaid.

Can;tsaythesame,Isaid.

ByB.G.Kelley

: :盛开选注

1.court:球场;Philly:费城,美国

城市Philadelphia的俗称,下文中

还出现了一些地名.不一一作注;swing:挥动拳头(或手臂)打击.

2.shirt—ta il:衬衣下摆;j e rse y:运动

衫;payback:报复.

3.tie:打成平局,得相等比分.

4.还是那个家伙使劲扬起身体准备防守.

5.jumpshot:跳投.

6.fendo ff:抵挡,挡开;atthebuzzer:(尤指篮球的比赛)结

束.swish:<口>漂亮的.

8.Coke:可乐.

9.re ar:养育.

10.gym:体育馆.

11.beckoning:(用手或头的动作)示意,召唤.

12.metap hys ic s:空谈,空头理论.

13.overarching:支配一切的,首要的;theology:某种宗教信仰.这

两句话都表示两人酷爱篮球,将之摆在首位.

14.篮球场是我们两人唯一可以完全放松的所在:我们经过防守队员日寸反转运球,或者在投篮时大弧度地快速跳投—在这中间我们释放着自己.

15.o euvr e/'3:vr0/:(--名作家或画家的)全部作品.

16.vie for:为„„而竞赛;s emi?pro半职业的.

1 warm?up:热身赛;shootthelight sOUt:击灭灯火,此处用比

喻义,表示"投进每一个球";

whipthesehotshots:彻底击败

那些高手(好手).

18.那意味着弗莱士要去追赶每一

个丢了的球,撞开对手的身体去

抢篮板球,并实施魔术贴般的防

御.

19.underdo g:失败者.

"So rryaboutthe lip.''

F orge tab o ut it

W_ewentforaCOke8.

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COmmon.

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Poconos,attheJerseyShore,uponCapeCodbaeveninQuebec

inCanada.Webe camewe ll—knownasF lashGordonandBillytheKid.Espec ia llythe gamethispartic ularMarc hnightwhe nwe wo uldwr iteo urb a sketb a llo e uvre"a stea mma te s.

Thete amo nwhichwewerep layingwasvyingforthechamp ionship inasemi—pro le agueinPhilly.Inwarm—ups,F lashsaidto meS hootthe lightso utaso nlyyo ucanandwe 11 whipthese hots hots.I7I lltake careo fthere st.ThatmeantF las hwo uldhus tlea fte re verylooseball,bangbodiesundertheboards forrebound s,andp layVe lcro—likede fe nse.We were thedec is iveunderdo gs9,noto nlybecausewewereboth36 yearso ld,as wasthe30Ll201≮http://~elloomcn 『TALES墓啉§慧resto fo urteam,b uta lsobecausewewe re go ingupa ga ins tab unc hofyo ung,formerco lle ges tar一

20一somethings--whohadgoneunb ea te ninw inningthe re gular-seasonchampionship.

There fereeS shrillwhistles igna led ga met ime.

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Keepshooting,"heshoutedtome.F lashhasalwaysbeenmyb igges tbooster~.Hehadco metoalmo ste ve rygame Ihadp layedasas tartingpo intguard forTe mp leUnivers ity,

inc ludingthe gameIp layedintheNCAATournament,aka,,Marc hMadne RR,,23

Ikepts hoo tingandhekep tdo ingthere st,'andwewe ntonto co llectthego ldandglorythatnight.Atthe finalbuzze~Fla shracedo ve Lputhisa肌aroundmyshoulder,andsaid,S ee,buddy~',Ito ldyo uwedwin.His lipspee ledback intoahuges mi le.Itwas his firs t—e verc hamp io ns hip--there werenochampionshipsgrowingupinthatboyshome.

Inthatgiddyb lus ho ftriump hwep ro mised likeso me

Philade lphiaHuckF innandTomSawyertop laythe games idebys ide forever,toremain,a sthepoetSc hillerwro te,| |truetothedreamso fthyyo uth."◆. .

20.re feree:裁判;s hrill:尖锐刺耳的.

21.热情高涨的弗莱士,伸直他那轻巧自如

的5英尺8英寸的身体,奋勇抢球.他

抓住了球,转身,在千钧一发的时刻迅

速把球传给了我.

22.boo ster:热情的支持者.

23.N CAATo urname nt:男子篮球锦标赛,

又名"三月疯狂"(Marc hM adness),

是全美收视率最高的运动盛事之一;aka:=alsoknownaso

24.buddy:<俚>家伙,老兄.

25.giddy:令人眩晕的;HuckF inn: 《哈克

贝里?芬历险记》里的主人公;Tom

S awyer: 《汤姆?索亚历险记》里的主

人公,两部书都是美国作家马克?吐

温的作品;Sch„er:席勒(1759—

1805),德国诗人,戏剧家和文学理论

家,与莱辛和歌德齐名,同为德国古典文学的创始人.