《瘋狂英語》精選輯:“魔術師”約翰遜的傳奇一刻

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Earvin Johnson: The Magic of Basketball

Orlando, Florida, it's late in the fourth quarter of the 1)1992 All Star game. I can't believe I'm here. Just three months ago I learned I had the HIV virus. As soon as I heard the news I stopped playing basketball. When I announced my retirement on November 7 I never even imagined that I would be able to play today. When it became possible, some people were convinced that I wouldn't or that I shouldn't. But the crowd is with me, they're cheering me on, my teammates are making me feel welcome. I haven't played in a real game all year so I am relieved to see that I haven't lost a step, and I'm loving it, every minute every play, my heart is pounding. I don't want it to end.

The game is almost over now, I've just hit a pair of three pointers and I'm feeling great. Now Isiah Thomas is bring the ball up the court to the 2)East. Isiah's my friend and I can see what he's thinking. Man I shouldn't let you make that last one. He wants to score me, I just know it, I got to shut him down. One of his teammates is in the way I wave him aside. I want it to be just Isiah and me one more time. Suddenly the other eight guys on the court start to melt away and it's just the two of us, Isiah and me, back on the playground. There's nobody else around, before you get the reputation of being really good, you got to go through everybody one on one and show them your best stuff.

The crowd is going crazy. They're loving it, these two warriors, old friends and tough rivals are going at it again. Now Isiah starts 3)dribbling, the way he always does getting fancy now between the legs behind the back I wave him toward me. "Come on," I'm telling him, "Quite stalling, you gonna make your move or what?" Finally he takes a jump shot, misses everything, the defense is too tight, loud cheers from the crowd.

Here comes Michael Jordan bringing up the ball, he's grinning, I want him to. Again I clear everybody out of the way, the crowd is screaming. They love this, I love it too. I'm waiting for Michael to drive to the basket, to fly up with one of his incredible super 4)dunks, but I'm playing him tight and he surprises me, pulls up short for the jumper, 5)clang off the 6)rim, more noise from the crowd. People ask if these little battles are rehearsed, sorry I'm not that smart, who could have thought this up.

With 30 seconds left in the game I get the ball one last time, I'm about to drive for a lay-up but Isiah's all over me. I toy with him a little, same as he did with me. Now I step back behind the three-point line and throw up a long rainbow. I'm falling back so I have to shoot it a little higher and a little harder than usual, feels good to me and yes swish, another one. The fans are roaring, everybody is stunned, three three-point shots in a row and this last one was from the next county, who says I can't still play this game?

Fourteen seconds left but nobody picks up the ball, suddenly I'm surrounded 7)mobbed by all the All Stars on both teams, they're showing me their affection, their support and I'm holding back the tears. I don't think I ever felt more 8)exhilarated than I am right now or more loved. Those three-pointers were great, but this incredible ending is the best moment of all...game called on account of hugs.
注釋:
1. 1992 All Star game 1992年的全明星賽上，“魔術師”約翰遜歸入西部全明星隊，而下文中的Isiah Thomas和Michael Jordan都是東部全明星隊的隊員
2. East 這里指東部全明星隊
3. dribble v.（籃球）運球
4. dunk n.（籃球）扣籃
5. clang v. 叮當而過
6. rim n.（籃球）籃圈
7. mob v. 成群結隊喧鬧地圍著
8. exhilarate v. 使高興，使愉快

“魔術師”約翰遜的傳奇一刻

佛羅里達州，奧蘭多市，1992年全明星賽第四節(jié)末段。我不能相信我能站在這里。三個月前，我知道自己得了艾滋病，從那時起，我就不再打籃球了。當十一月七日我宣布退役時，我根本沒有想過自己今天還可以繼續(xù)比賽。有些人知道我有可能復出后，還是認為我不會或者不應該再比賽。但觀眾支持我，他們一直在為我打氣。我的隊友給了我回到家的感覺。我很欣慰自己的球技沒有退步，因為我已經(jīng)整年沒有打過正式的比賽了。我喜歡在場上的感覺，每一分鐘，每一次運球，我的心都在跳，我希望比賽能一直延續(xù)下去。

現(xiàn)在比賽快要結束了，我已經(jīng)投進了兩個三分球而且感覺渾身是勁。伊塞亞·托馬斯帶著球攻入東部全明星隊的前場。他是我老朋友了，我知道他在想什么。抱歉，伙計，我可不能讓你拿下最后一次進攻。他想從我手中拿分，我就知道他這一套，我得阻止他。他的一個隊友過來接應，我揮揮手，示意他讓開。我想跟伊塞亞再來一次單對單。突然間場上其他八個人全都散開，只剩下伊塞亞和我。身邊已經(jīng)沒有其他人了，在你讓世人都佩服你的球技以前，你得在任何人面前都有單個作戰(zhàn)的能力，把你最強的一面展現(xiàn)出來。

觀眾全都開心得發(fā)瘋了，他們愛看這樣的對決。兩個勇士，兩個老朋友，兩個強勁的對手再次聚首。伊塞亞開始運球，這是他常用的伎倆，但現(xiàn)在顯得更加純熟，他的雙手不斷地胯下運球。我向他招手，說：“放馬過來，別拖拖拉拉的，你到底上不上？”最后他來了個跳射，可是射了個空球，因為我的防守太緊了，還有觀眾的歡呼聲令他不能集中。

現(xiàn)在球落在了邁克爾·喬丹的手上。他咧開嘴對著我笑。我也想跟他來一場單挑。我又一次讓大家讓開。觀眾們在尖叫，他們太高興了，我也是。我等著看喬丹帶球沖到籃下，等著看他高高地躍起，使出他那不可思議的超級灌籃。我的防守十分嚴密，可是出乎我意料之外，他后仰跳投，但球打在籃筐上彈了出來。觀眾席發(fā)出了更大的叫聲。有人問我這幾場短時對抗是不是預先排練好的。對不起，我可沒那么聰明，想不出這樣的安排。

比賽還剩三十秒，我最后一次拿到球。我本來打算沖過去上籃的，但伊塞亞纏上了我。我做了個假動作，就像他對我做的一樣。然后我退后一步踏出三分線外，擲出一道長長的彩虹。因為我身體往后傾，所以我得比平時射得高一點，遠一點。我感覺很好，沒錯，“嗖”的一聲，我又投中了一個三分。球迷們咆哮起來，大家也都呆住了，連續(xù)三個三分球，最后一個還是在進攻時間最后一秒投出的。誰說我不能打球？

比賽還剩十四秒，但沒有人撿起球。突然間，我被雙方的球星們團團圍住。我感受到了他們的友情，他們的支持，淚水在我眼里打滾。我想我一生中從沒感到過像現(xiàn)在這么愉快，或者說是被關愛。那幾個三分球很棒，但這難以置信的完場才是整場比賽中最好的一刻……比賽在擁抱中結束了。