《宋氏快译》英汉对照（18）：乔丹支持儿子球队跑龙套


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Michael Jordan applauds son's decision to play basketball as walk-on at Illinois

November 9, 2007

乔丹支持儿子宁可在伊利诺球队跑龙套




CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Michael Jordan applauded his son's decision to walk on at Illinois rather than accept a scholarship to a smaller college.
香槟，伊利诺州（美联社） - 乔丹赞成自己儿子的决定，宁愿在伊利诺州跑龙套，也不去接受小学校的奖学金。


The basketball legend and his 18-year-old son, Jeffrey, appeared on the "Today" show Friday.
这位篮坛传奇人物和他18岁的儿子杰弗里，做客周五"今日"秀。


Jordan said his son decided he wanted the challenge of proving himself at the Big Ten school.
乔丹说，他儿子决定面临挑战，去证明自己在10大校中的实力。

"I'm thinking that's what I would have done," Jordan said.
"我在想那就是我所要做的事， "乔丹说。

Talking on the Illinois campus, NBC's Matt Lauer asked if the son had ever beaten his father in a basketball game.
谈及伊利诺校园队，美国全国广播公司的马特劳尔问，儿子是否在球赛中击败过老子。

"Ask him how many times," Jordan said to Lauer, knowing the answer would be once, before admitting that he wasn't thrilled about it at the time. "
“问他有多少次， ” 乔丹说。 劳尔知道答案将会是一次，而乔丹对劳尔说完这句话才承认，他当时并不为此而激动。

Jordan, a 6-2 guard at Loyola Academy prep school in Wilmette, Ill., chose Illinois over Valparaiso in April He was a three-year starter at Loyola Academy and two-year All Catholic League player.
（小）乔丹，在伊利诺伊州威尔米特的洛约拉学院预备学校球队里担任6-2 guard （6-2守卫），四月份选择了伊利诺州，而放弃了瓦尔帕莱索。他是洛约拉学院球队一名签约期三年的创始人（starter），也是全天主教联盟为期两年的球员。

He'll be coached by Bruce Weber, who guided the Illini to a 23-12 record last year before losing in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
他将接受布鲁斯韦伯的训练，而伊利诺队去年在NCAA 锦标赛第一轮中失利之前，布鲁斯韦伯曾指导伊利诺创下一项23-12的纪录。

Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to six championships and was a five-time MVP, said he knows there will be high expectations for his son. But he told him meeting his own expectations is important.
乔丹曾率领芝加哥公牛队夺得6项冠军，他曾五年蝉联精英人物（ MVP），他知道人们会对他的儿子寄予厚望。但他告诉他实现自己的预期目标才重要。

"The thing we have tried to tell Jeff is that you pick your own expectations and if you're happy, that's all that matters," Jordan said. "You're never going to make everybody happy."
"一直以来我们都在试图告诉杰夫，由你来选择自己的预期目标，那才是全部问题的所在。 "乔丹说。"你永远不会使每一个人都高兴" 。

Jordan is now part owner of the Charlotte Bobcats.
乔丹现在是夏洛特山猫队的共有业主。

Jordan talked a bit about his divorce last year from his wife, Juanita, after 17 years of marriage. Along with Jeffrey - who is majoring in psychology and earned an academic scholarship to Illinois - the couple have a younger son and daughter.
乔丹也略微谈及17年婚姻之后，去年和妻子朱安分手之事。杰弗里现在伊利诺主修心理学，并获得一项学术奖学金。除了杰弗里之外，这对夫妇还有一对小儿女。

"His mom and I were on the same page when it came to that," Jordan said. "Our kids came first. We still communicate each and every day."
"事情发展到这一步，他妈和我看法一致， "乔丹说。"孩子第一。我们现在每天仍在互相沟通。”

Jordan said he talked to his son about mistakes he made in the past, including gambling. While he said there is nothing wrong with gambling, he advised his son to be careful.
乔丹说，他同儿子谈起过自己过去的错误，其中包括赌博。不过他说，赌博本身并没有什么不妥，他只是提醒儿子一定要小心。

"My lesson to him was 'Don't ever go outside your means,"' he said.
"我提供给他教训就是'做事千万不要超出自己的本意，' "他说。

Jordan said when he attends his son's games, all eyes are on him. So as he's done in the past, he'll make an effort not to show his reactions during Illini games.
乔丹说，当他去看儿子比赛时，所有的目光都集中在他身上。所以他就像从前那样，在观看伊利诺球赛中也尽量不动声色。

His son joked he supports his dad attending games because it takes some pressure off him.他儿子开玩笑说，他支持爸爸去看球赛，因为那会减少他的压力。

"When he's there it kind of helps me a little bit because I know people aren't watching me so much," he said.
"他在那儿的时候，似乎对我有点帮助，因为我知道那样人们对我的注意力就不会太多了， "他说。