[时代解析] 运动员的正义之声 I’m going to stand up for what’s right. I’m going to speak out when I have to. --- Anthony Lynn [精彩段落] Lynn hopes the recent action taken by sports figures will help spark change, in NFL hiring practices and beyond. “I played in this league for eight years, and a player knows a head coach when he sees one. There were African-American coaches that could have been head coaches but just never got the opportunity,” he says. He also believes he’ll have less time to prove himself than his white counterparts. “I know I’ve got to turn this damn thing around, soon. But at the same time, I’m going to stand up for what’s right. I’m going to speak out when I have to. I’m not going to let that scare me from doing that as a human being [词汇解析] spark (Vt) 触发… ；引起 (争论或打斗) The strike will spark a new problems for the city. stand up for (vphr) 支持… ； 维护… It’s high time we all stood up for our environment. speak out (vphr) 坦率说出 We should speak out against the system if we want to have better living condition. [句型解析] …African-American coaches that could have been head coaches but just never got the opportunity. 在回顾我们波澜壮阔的黄金岁月时，心里是否有种淡淡的哀伤。对於某些错过或过错，常 有 [当初我可以怎样怎样的…; 那时候，我能够怎麽怎麽做…]。这种表示过去可以(能够 )做的事，但却没有执行的感叹，在英文中会以could have PP来表达。这是假设语气的一 种表现形式，表示句子陈述的内容与发生的事实不吻合。 更多精彩内容，请往 时代杂志体验 https://forms.gle/bXjw3BuhXeKbog6w6 [文化解析] NFL 全名为National Football League(国家美式足球联盟)，为世界最大的美式足球联盟 。NFL是美国四大运动联盟之一，也是联盟当中最富有的。由32支球队组成，分别隶属NFC 和AFC。每年共有十七场常规赛，於九月初开始，到十二月底结束。 常规赛结束後，积分 最高的七个队，将进入季後赛。整个赛季中，最精采的就是超级盃年度冠军赛一般在每年 1月最後一个或2月第一个星期天举行，那一天称为超级盃星期天（Super Bowl Sunday） 。 [段落中译] 林恩希望体育界人士近期采取的行动能够引发改变，像是NFL的用人惯例和其他面向。「 我在这个联盟效力了八年，当球员看到总教练就知道了。有些非裔美国教练本来能成为总 教练，只是一直没有机会，」他说。他还认为，与白人同行相比，他能证明自己的时间更 少。「我知道我必须扭转这该死的局面，动作要快。但与此同时，我要为正确的事情站出 来，在必要时发声。身而为人，我不会因此而吓到不敢行动。」 更多精彩内容，请往 时代杂志体验 https://forms.gle/bXjw3BuhXeKbog6w --

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