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. 小王子在早些时候对於献身(XD)三年给美国男篮国家代表队持保留的态度。 And so the team competed without him last summer. 而去年暑假美国队征战日本时他并不在名单之内。(And so放开头是非常imfl.的说法，个 人是不太喜欢我用自己的方式去表达这句话的概念，所以其实跟原句有些出入。) 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. 不过他在上个礼拜接到一通请他重新考虑这件事，小王子瞄了一下行事历，他决定要好好 地干这档事。 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. 小王子今天为了加入奥运的可能名单内而与七位大学生还有NBA众星会面。(这包括即将成 为乐透区最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.” 小王子说道：「让人家知道我在球赛中的贡献，我如何帮助球队取胜和我在球场上的风格 能够得到认可是很棒的感觉。」 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. 根据他的新教头(所识/所见/所言)，小王子的抗压性、全能身手、防守的胆识、令人赏识 的头脑以及篮球智商为美国队注入完美的新血，那个想要给人有08年奥运劲旅的印象的美 国队。(不太想直翻successful trip，这样应该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教练说：「首先，我认为他是个难得的(/出类拔萃)人才。他已经是冠军队的一员，而且 在他的这样的年纪已经打了很多的季後赛，就跟那些当年还在这个年纪的名人堂成员差不 多。」 “He’s a multiple position player who can guard a number of positions. And he ’s extremely intelligent.” 「他是个能从1号守到5号的多重位置的球员。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岁加入了那支NBA众星云集的队伍，这包括了Kobe、大帝、典韦、甜瓜、DW12、 小鬼还有他的老队友－去年因为家庭因素而无法随队远征的枪蜥。 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. 原本的十七人阵容有七个人(包括典韦跟大帝)，因为个人因素或者伤病而要掠过这个暑假 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. 这些缺陷使得执行长柯蓝杰罗和K教练在一个多月前开了一场会议，目的是要找出几个可 以融入这支队伍的球员。 Prince’s understanding of being a “second or third fiddle” makes him a great fit for that already star-laden bunch, Krzyzewski said. K教练说：「小王子对於成为副手的认知使得他足以胜认帮阵中老大解忧的角色。」 (second or third fiddle的意思是次要或候补的脚色，我觉得翻成副手应该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. 「因为他们的结合而成为一支优美的乐队；这样说好了，谁的角色都很吃重。我们阵中没 有阶级制，他们只消管好自己就好。」 “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。他就是教头们作梦也会笑的那一型球员，联盟中每支球队都希望小 王子在他们阵中。」 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生涯迈入第六季的小王子将首度加入美梦队。这支球队(排除那七位因故无法报到的球 员)将在今年7/20~7/22间於拉斯维加斯举办小训练营。 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. 而教练团将选出最後15名单出席於八月初的训练营，然後在8/13准备美洲的锦标赛。在 9/22前两名的话将取得出席奥运的资格，而第三、第四或第五名的就必须参加明年暑假 的奥运资格赛。 There’s no guarantee Prince will compete in anything beyond the first training camp. 第一次训练营之後的比赛小王子就不保证一定能参与了。 “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.” 小王子说道：「看着办吧。但截至目前，我还是他们所想要的一份子。反正暑假结束就知 道事情是怎样进展的，但愿明年暑假他们还是这麽想的！」 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满的球员关心着新球季是否会把自己操爆。小王子听起来似乎并不 担心那些事情，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.” 老桑说道：「大伙老是不满小王子的体型。此外他老兄在大部分的时间都在场上，上场时 间根本没影响他多少。就算在奥运也一样，每个人都得上场。」 因为每次看原文的翻译书都气得想撕书，所以我在翻译时会尝试着用大家习惯的表达方式 去呈现，不过因为自己的英文不够好，所以有些翻译可能会鸟掉，还请大家多多指教！ ------ 题外话，大家都知道篮球是个团队甚於个人主义的运动，团队效应比人才的堆砌还要重要 得多了；不然04年的湖人该戴戒指、05年的太阳也不该落马、去年锦标赛美梦也不可能被 希腊打假的。说了这些其实我希望当局能去思考，短暂的夏季磨合是远不如共同征战数载 的团队还要来得强的。说到这边你知道我想说什麽了吗－如果可以的话就派当季的东西区 冠军队出来选人才就好了(这是因为有些队伍是联合国如马刺太阳之流...)！ 理想的征战先发五虎名单： 班蛙、溪蛙、小王子、Rip、枪蜥 (如果我家马刺不是联合国的话也很适合= =) 国际赛，what?!当总冠军赛打就对了!! --

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