※ [本文转录自 PHX-Suns 看板] OK, 这是小弟第一次翻外电, 如果有词句不顺畅的地方希望各位版友能多多包含并加 以指正啊!! http://www.nba.com/features/player_rankings_070315.html 给Dirk的一封信 SECAUCUS, N.J., March 15, 2007 -- An open letter to Dirk Nowitzki. ================================================================================ Dear, Dirk: 亲爱的Dirk The MVP trophy was right there for the taking Wednesday night and you may have let it slip away. You had the opportunity to put some distance between yourself and that thorn in your side, Steve Nash. 这个礼拜的星期三晚上, 原本在那里等着你拿的那坐MVP奖盃可能就这样从 你手中溜走了. 你本来有着机会在这场王位争夺战中抛开在後面的追赶者, Steve Nash. (第二句好像不能直翻,如有扭曲原文的意思,请多包含并加以指教) But instead of increasing your lead in what may turn out to be the tightest , most-debated MVP race ever, you let the two-time award winner pull even with you and quite possibly pass you by. 但你没有在这场可以说是有史以来最激烈,最有争议的MVP争夺战争中更加领 先群雄, 相反的, 你让这位两次殊荣加身对手追了上来, 甚至有可能就此超越你. Although you have been No. 1 in the Race to the MVP for weeks, Nash has been breathing down your neck. 虽然说你已经占据了MVP争夺战最佳人选的位置几个礼拜了, Nash一直都紧 接在後. You needed to do something special to quiet the doubters who are mesmerized byNash’s ball-handling and clutch shot-making abilities and say that you are nothing more than a jump shooter who doesn’t make his teammates better. 那晚,你需要的是一些特别的表现来向那些因为沉迷在Nash的运球和关键时 刻进球的能力而否认你的人证明你并不只是一个只会跳投而不会提升队友表现的球员. And the advantage was in your favor. You had 20,525 Dallas fans screaming "MVP", "MVP" on your behalf setting the stage for the heavily-anticipated showdown that had a playoff-like atmosphere. 那场重度期待并充满季後赛气的对决, 你有着两万五百二十五名狂叫着 "MVP", "MVP"的达拉斯支持者的优势. So, with the world watching the NBA’s top two teams in primetime on ESPN, you fell short. Quite frankly, you fell short more than once. 所以全世界透过ESPN看着这两支NBA最顶尖的队伍时, 你失误了. 老实说, 你还失误了不止一次. For starters, your team lost what is being called an instant classic 129-127 in two overtimes. 第一, 你的队伍在第二次OT时以129-127输了这场可以说是马上就成为经典 的比赛. Sure, your final stat line looks great – 30 points, 16 rebounds and six assists. But being the most valuable player is about more than just numbers. 当然, 你的整场下来的数据看起来非常出色 - 得分30, 篮板16, 助功6. 但是, 最有价值球员的定义是远超过这些数字的. When you’re trying to seal the deal as MVP you can’t miss three crucial free throws in the fourth quarter (especially when you’re a 91 percent free- throw shooter). 当你要垄断你MVP王位时, 你就不能在比赛第四节时漏掉三个决定比赛结果 的罚球. (更何况当你是个罚球率高达九成一的神射手.) When you’re trying to seal the deal as MVP you can’t miss jumpers at the end of regulation and at the second overtime buzzer. 当你要垄断你MVP王位时, 你就不能在常规比赛和第二个OT时都没有投进最 後进攻的跳投. When you’re trying to seal the deal as MVP you can’t get hit with a technical foul (especially in a game this tight) for arguing a non-call. 当你要垄断你MVP王位时, 你就不能爲了争取一个你认为裁判漏掉的犯规而 吃上一记技术犯规, 更何况是在着麽一个比分相近的比赛. Some of your faults would have been non-issues if it wasn’t for the fact that Nash was so outstanding. 如果Nash不是当时表现的那麽出色的话, 你的这些失误其实是无关紧要的. His numbers were off the hook – 32 points, 16 assists and eight rebounds – but it was more than that. 他的数据实在是太棒了, 但他的表现不止如此. Nash performed his best when his team needed him most. Nash在他的球队最需要他时发挥了他最佳的实力. He scored 10 points in the last minute of regulation as Phoenix launched a frantic rally. In a game with several signature moments, he had the first, draining a game-tying 3-pointer with 2.7 seconds left. 他在常规赛的最後一分钟里独得了十分, 并且在时间仅剩2.7秒时投进了追 平比赛的三分球. 这也是这场拥有许多经典回忆的第一个经典. Nash had two more plays that showed he is more than just crisp passes and pick-and-rolls. In the second overtime, he drew an offensive foul and as more proof that he plays defense, he had a pivotal steal off an inbounds pass with less than 60 seconds remaining. Nash在这场比赛里还有另外两个经典动作证明他并不是只有高超的传球及助 攻技巧. 在第二OT时, 他透过诱发一个进攻犯规和在时间仅剩六十秒时的一个抄截来证明 他也是可以防守的. The way the game ended seemed to be him sending you a message, too. You missed the game's last shot and of all the players on the floor, Nash was there to pull down the final rebound. 这场比赛的结束就彷佛是Nash在向你传达一个讯息. 像是你漏掉的这场比 赛的最後那一个跳投, 不是别人, 正是你的竞争对手Nash把这最後的篮板给抓下来的. OK, let’s stay focused. The MVP is for the entire season, not just one game. Ok, 回到现实面. MVP是看整个球季决定的, 不是看任何一场单一的比赛. And in your defense, your team still has a better overall record, you have a 2-1 lead over Nash in head-to-head matchups and you get another crack at him on April 1. 更何况你的球队还是拥有较佳的季赛战绩, 与Nash(太阳)目前两胜一败的 对战战绩, 而且你在四月一号还要和他们在打一次. Right now, the top spot in the Race to the MVP is still yours. If Nash keeps doing what he is doing (making the game look easy, while entertaining at the same time) and you keep doing what you did last night (a bunch of forgettable plays in crucial moments), it may be you chasing Nash in the Race to the MVP instead of the other way around. 现在, MVP的最佳候选人仍然是你. 但如果Nash还是继续保持着这麽优异的 表现(让篮球看起来简单却又美妙)而你还继续抱持的你那晚的表现(在关键时刻发生一堆 "可以被遗忘的"失误), 到时候MVP的争夺战很可能是由你在後面苦苦追赶Nash. Yours in basketball, 祝你好球运 The Race to the MVP Committee MVP争夺战委员会 ================================================================================ *最值得注意的是这个* MVP争夺战排行榜 Race to the MVP - Player Rankings 1. Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas 第一名 德佬 2. Steve Nash, Phoenix 第二名 超级洋葱头 3-448. Everyone Else, NBA 第三~四百四十八名 所有其他的人, NBA The Race to the MVP is a two-man race between Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash. 注解:MVP争夺战是一场德佬和洋葱头两人秀!! --

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