Rockets offer pick-me-up Players, many in organization distribute items to victims of Ike By FRAN BLINEBURY Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Sept. 18, 2008, 9:31PM 转自HOOPCHINA 翻译连结:http://bbs.hoopchina.com/htm_data/44/0809/432070.html 原文连结:http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/6010337.html The cars kept pouring through the parking lot like an endless layup line, and to the Rockets, who were loading trunks and backseats with food, ice and other necessities, lending a helping hand was a slam-dunk decision. 卡车排了很长的队，一辆接一辆，物资也被不断的运出来。这里有世界上最 昂贵的搬运工—休斯顿火箭的队员们，他们临时决定来这里做些慈善的活动 。 “It means a lot to me,” guard Rafer Alston said. “I understand the situation that the city is in. I think there’s a dire need right now for us to give back. So I rushed over here as fast as I could to help.” “这意义重大，”後卫RA说，“我明白我们这座市的处境，我们需要做点什 麽来帮助重建，所以一收到消息，我就赶来这里了。” A handful of Rockets players and dozens of members of the organization teamed up with Feed the Children to hand out food and toiletry items at the POD (point of distribution) on the University of Houston campus Thursday. 周四，很多火箭队的球员以及工作人员和“喂饱孩子们”（Feed the Children） 组织一起，在休斯顿大学的校园里的分发点给居民们分发救灾用的食品和生 活用品。 Alston can relate Alston喜欢这里 “This neighborhood reminds me of my neighborhood back in New York,” Alston said. “So I can relate to the people who grew up around here, for one. Also, they get a chance to see us live and in the flesh out here helping, just like ordinary people.” “这个地方让我想起了自己原来住的纽约街区，”RA说，“所以我和这里的 居民很聊得来。而且，他们能够见到活生生的我，在这里为他们做事情，和 平常的人一样。” Forward Mike Harris cracked jokes as he hoisted cases of orange juice into trunk after trunk. Guard Aaron Brooks, the smallest member of the team, worked feverishly loading boxes of supplies. 前锋小哈从卡车里搬运柳橙汁的时候一直在搞笑，小AB—团队中个子最小的 家伙，工作的时候显得很兴奋。 Brooks had hunkered down during the storm inside the Toyota Center, getting in a few workouts before and after Hurricane Ike struck. He lost a few shingles from his roof and had his backyard fence fall down in the storm, but he counted himself fortunate to be able to help some who lost more. 小AB在屠犹他中心躲过了飓风，艾可到来的时候他一直在训练。他家屋顶上 的瓦片被吹走了，篱笆也倒了，但是比起这些灾民，他觉得自己已经够幸运 了。 “From the time I’ve been here, it’s just good to see a smile on their faces, ” Brooks said. “We want to just show them hope that everything is going to be all right in the future. This is just an opportunity to give back. It’s been a time of devastation. It’s just good to give back.” “到这里来之後，我看到了很多笑脸，这感觉好极了。”他说，“我们要告 诉这些人们一切都会好起来的，这是一个重建家园的好机会，很多东西被毁 灭了，但是我们的信念还在。” Chuck Hayes had considered riding out the hurricane, but he changed his mind at the last minute and spent the weekend in San Antonio. 海爷飓风期间本来打算呆在家里的，但是最後时刻改变了注意，周末跑到圣 安东尼奥去了。 “I don’t think (the Utah Jazz) did this much to us,” he said. “They set us back, but we fought back a little bit. (Thursday) I was caught in the line of traffic over on Scott Street, and I was surprised at the number of people who needed assistance. It’s great that the Rockets have done this and that UH has provided the facilities to put this together. People need it. “我不觉得爵士给我们产生了什麽影响，”他说，“他们阻碍了我们，我们 只是稍作抵抗。周四的时候我被困在了斯科特路上，交通情况有些糟糕。飓 风的影响比我想像的要大。火箭的工作做的不错，UN飞机也帮忙把资源都汇 总起来。人们需要这些帮助。” “As players, it lets the community know that we’re right there with them. A lot of us don’t have power. Some of us have damages. It lets them know we’re just like them. If we can’t help them out with their livelihood, then we’ll do whatever we can.” “作为球员，我们需要配合社区的活动。也许在这方面我们无能为力，甚至 会帮倒忙。但是我们只想让他们知道我们爱这的人，如果不能帮助他们重建 家园，至少我们会做点力所能及的事情。” Owner helps out 老板也来帮忙 From 9:30 a.m. through noon, an estimated 8,000 people had received food, ice and goods at the POD in the west parking lot at Robertson Stadium, and the line of pedestrians and cars still snaked for more than half a mile 早上9点半开始，一直到午後，大约有 8000灾民凭票在西边的罗伯特森体育 场拿到了食物，冰块和日常用品，步行和开车的人们排了半英里多的距离。 Rockets owner Leslie Alexander had purchased three trailer loads of food and goods to be distributed along with the FEMA supplies. 火箭老板亚历山大买了三卡车的食物和日常用品，和联邦应急管理局的物资 一起在当地分发。 Got the goods 拿到救灾物资 “We’ve worked with this group, Feed the Children, in the past with Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Katrina and also the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation,” said Rockets CEO Tad Brown. “We wanted to make sure we got them here, got the goods that we could distribute and bring some help and hope to the people who right now are going through some tough times. “我们一直和这个组织合作，叫做“喂饱孩子们＂（Feed the Children）， 丽塔和卡特里娜飓风过後都是如此。也会和老木基金会一起做些慈善活动。” 火箭队CEO T.Brown说，“我们需要确保物资已经顺利到达，然後把他们分发 掉，帮助困难中的人们度过这段艰难的时期。” “We’ve got a very conscientious group. They may be professional athletes, but they’re also a part of the Houston community. Once we sent the word out that we were doing this as a team, they were here and willing to help. “我们的团队很勤奋，他们是职业运动员，也是休斯顿社区的一员。我们发 出号召之後，我们就都来了，都很乐意提供帮助。” “I know they not only provide support as volunteers, but they’re going to bring some fun to people who are coming here. It’s about getting back to normalcy. People saying, ‘Hey, Aaron Brooks just gave me some food. That’s pretty cool.’ Just shake a hand, give somebody a smile. “我想他们不仅仅是志愿者，也会为这里的人们带来欢乐。让这个城市恢复常 态。他们会说‘小AB，能再给我点吗？真的很好吃‘，然後和他们笑着握握手 。” “That goes a long way at a time like this.” “每次组织这样的活动，都要花很大的力气。” -- ⊕ ╭═◥█◣══◢█◤ ◢██▌◣ █ ◢▊▏ \ ˊ ██◣◢██ ╰══ █▊ ════════█═════ ▊▏ ╭ ︹ ██████ ◢▌◣ █▊ ◣◤◢▌◣ ◢▌█ ◢ ◣ ▊▏ ║ １─ █◤◥◤◥█ █▌ █▊ ◥ █ █ █▌█ █▌█ █ █ ▊▏ ║ \\ █ █ ◥▌◤ █▊ █ ◥ ◥▌◥ ◥▌◥ ◥▌█ ▊▏ ╰════◥════◤════◥██▌◤═════ψbluesgzr ▃◤═◢▊◣ --

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