最近板上的气氛很低迷，无意间看到官网这篇文章，突然想到以前的外电提到West酷爱 阅读的事。这篇就是提到他当初如何爱上阅读的事。这让我感到我们拥有这位PF真的 是一件很让人开心的事，希望West你也能同时提昇你的阅读比赛的能力阿!!! Hornets Believe: West Visits NOLA Elementary School By: Jim Eichenhofer, Hornets.com January 29, 2009 Since coming to the NBA in 2003, David West has established a reputation as one of the hardest-working players in the league. His dedication to improvement is evidenced by increases to his scoring and rebounding averages, in each of the first five seasons of his career. Off the court, there’s actually another area where West’s progression has arguably been even more impressive: reading. 自从2003年进入NBA以来，David West就以努力工作着称。最明显的证据就在他生涯的 前五年，每一年的平均得分和篮板都能比前一年再往上提升。而在场外，有另一个领域是 West进步更多的地方，那就是阅读。 At age 17, West’s reading ability was tested and determined to be only at a seventh-grade level. He eventually went to a military school for a year after high school, prior to enrolling at Xavier (Ohio) University. A decade later, the 6-foot-9 power forward has become an insatiable reader, with a particular interest in historical and political books. 在他17岁的时候，West的阅读能力在测验中显示只有七年级左右的程度(大约等於台湾 国中一年级)。高中毕业後他进入军校，待了一年(难怪把David Robinson当做偶像)，然後 进入Xavier大学就读。10年之後，这位6尺9寸的大前锋成为汲汲於吸收知识的读者，尤其 是对历史和政治有浓厚的兴趣。 On Tuesday, Jan. 27, West told his unique story to children at New Orleans’ Edgar Harney Elementary. A group of roughly 200 students listened intently as the two-time NBA All-Star emphasized the importance of literacy and knowledge. 在一月27号时，West告诉新月城当地的一间小学的学生他自己的故事。将近200位的学生 听着这位两届全明星球员诉说读写能力和知识的重要。 “Educate yourself, because the more you know, the more opportunities will present themselves to you as you get older,” West told the kids. “When I was your age and on up through high school, I was one of those kids who didn’t focus on my schoolwork. I was just waiting for gym class to start so I could play sports. But when I got older, I realized that the way I had thought when I was young was crazy. It was ignorant. “教育你自己，因为你知道的越多，当你年岁渐长，你有越多的机会去把你自己表现出来 。”West告诉这些孩子。”当我在你们这个年纪，直到高中，我和许多爱玩的人一样不爱 念书，只想着体育课。但是当我年纪逐渐增长，我才意识到那是多麽的疯狂而且无知。” “Do you want to be a rule-maker or a rule follower?” West asked the kids. “You want to be a leader, a rule-maker. The only way to do that is to educate yourself and learn as much as possible.” “你想当规则制定者还是服从者?”West这样问着那些孩子。”你绝对想当领导者--一个 规则制定者。而唯一的方法就是去教育自己，尽可能的学习。” West was joined at the school assembly by Hornets TV play-by-play broadcaster Bob Licht – who says every time he says West on Hornets road trips these days, West is reading a book – as well as team mascot Hugo the Hornet and Honeybees members Jessica and Saydi. Also in attendance to help read to children were representatives from the local Xavier University basketball team (head coach Dannton Jackson, assistant David Egans, players Michael Harvey, Cordell Hadnot and Kelechi Okoroha) and the University of New Orleans hoops squad (assistant coach Adam Cowen, players Johann Mpondo and Charles Carmouche). Hornets TV的主拨Bob Licht说到，每次当黄蜂去打客场的路上时，West就在读书，而球队 的吉祥物Hugo(扮Hugo的那位仁兄)和另两位啦啦队员也是如此。同时West也参加了Xavier 大学以及纽澳良大学的篮球队为儿童朗读的计画。 “I read a little bit of everything now,” West told the primarily African-American grade school. “I’m really big into black history. And I like to read about things going on in the social climate. Do you know what the social climate is? Well, for example, we’ve got a new President. That’s (a change) in the social climate. I’m interested in things that people deal with in everyday life.” “我现在各式各样的东西都稍有涉猎，”West这样告诉一间学校的学生。”我对黑人的 历史涉猎很深。此外我也对社会氛围(social climate)的领域很感兴趣。知道什麽是 social climate吗?告诉你们，举例来说，我们现在有了一位新总统，那就是属於社会氛围 的改变。我对人们在日常生活中所必须处理的那些事物深感兴趣。” 以下是原文网址，有一些图片可供观看。 http://www.nba.com/hornets/community/Hornets_Believe_West_Visits_N-298602-1504.html -- 1.Charlotte--New Orleans--NO/Oklahoma City--New Orleans Hornets 2.Miami Heat --

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