Jordan Bows Out for a Third Time
喬丹第三次引退籃壇
PHILADELPHIA, April 16 - Michael Jordan, 40 years of age and favoring crafty head fakes and jump shots rather than the acrobatic dunks and astounding hang time that made him famous, ended his storied playing career tonight. Jordan, widely regarded as the greatest basketball player ever, headed into retirement for the third and presumably last time after his Washington Wizards played the Philadelphia 76ers at the First Union Center.
費城，4月16日 – 已屆不惑之年的邁克爾·喬丹，相對于令他四海揚名的雜耍般的扣籃，而后不可思議地長時間吊在半空的一系列絕活，更為鐘愛自己巧妙的頭部假動作和靈活的跳投。他于今晚結束了他傳奇般的職業(yè)生涯。在第一聯(lián)盟中心帶領華盛頓奇才隊同費城76人隊比賽后，被公認為有史以來最偉大球員的喬丹第三次決定退役，這也被認為是他最后一次。
★crafty, “cleverly deceitful, cunning詭計多端的，狡猾的”：a crafty idea/politician, 狡詐的主意；詭計多端的政客。 fake, “a simulated movement in a sports contest designed to deceive an opponent 體育比賽中用以迷惑對手的假動作”：One of the actors braces for a swift fake kick in the jaw. 一個演員擺好姿勢，準備在下巴上挨一次飛快的假踢。 shot, “投籃”：The first thing you need to remember is that you shoot a three point shot just like a regular shoot except that… 首先要記住在投三分球時要向正常投籃一樣除了… dunk, “扣籃”：slam dunk gallery 扣籃集錦。 storied, “having an interesting history, celebrated in story or history”： a storied institution 一項傳統(tǒng)的風俗presumably, “可能，大概，推測起來”：If you'v already eaten, you presumably won't want dinner. 如果你已經吃了東西，你大概就不想吃正餐了。
After 15 seasons in the N.B.A., Jordan leaves behind a staggering list of accomplishments: six championships and five most valuable player awards with the Chicago Bulls; the most seasons as the league's leading scorer （10）; and the highest career scoring average in the regular season （30.1 points a game） and in the playoffs （33.4）.
在NBA征戰(zhàn)15個賽季后，喬丹在身后留下了一連串令人瞠目的戰(zhàn)績：隨芝加哥公牛隊六次奪冠，五次獲得“最有價值球員”稱號；在最多的賽季中名列得分榜榜首（共10次）；保持在常規(guī)賽中職業(yè)生涯平均得分（平均每場30.1分）以及季后賽職業(yè)生涯平均得分（平均每場33.4分）。
★staggering, “難以置信的，令人震驚的”：It cost a staggering ￡30,000! 它的價錢離譜，竟達三萬英鎊！
喬丹第三次引退籃壇
PHILADELPHIA, April 16 - Michael Jordan, 40 years of age and favoring crafty head fakes and jump shots rather than the acrobatic dunks and astounding hang time that made him famous, ended his storied playing career tonight. Jordan, widely regarded as the greatest basketball player ever, headed into retirement for the third and presumably last time after his Washington Wizards played the Philadelphia 76ers at the First Union Center.
費城，4月16日 – 已屆不惑之年的邁克爾·喬丹，相對于令他四海揚名的雜耍般的扣籃，而后不可思議地長時間吊在半空的一系列絕活，更為鐘愛自己巧妙的頭部假動作和靈活的跳投。他于今晚結束了他傳奇般的職業(yè)生涯。在第一聯(lián)盟中心帶領華盛頓奇才隊同費城76人隊比賽后，被公認為有史以來最偉大球員的喬丹第三次決定退役，這也被認為是他最后一次。
★crafty, “cleverly deceitful, cunning詭計多端的，狡猾的”：a crafty idea/politician, 狡詐的主意；詭計多端的政客。 fake, “a simulated movement in a sports contest designed to deceive an opponent 體育比賽中用以迷惑對手的假動作”：One of the actors braces for a swift fake kick in the jaw. 一個演員擺好姿勢，準備在下巴上挨一次飛快的假踢。 shot, “投籃”：The first thing you need to remember is that you shoot a three point shot just like a regular shoot except that… 首先要記住在投三分球時要向正常投籃一樣除了… dunk, “扣籃”：slam dunk gallery 扣籃集錦。 storied, “having an interesting history, celebrated in story or history”： a storied institution 一項傳統(tǒng)的風俗presumably, “可能，大概，推測起來”：If you'v already eaten, you presumably won't want dinner. 如果你已經吃了東西，你大概就不想吃正餐了。
After 15 seasons in the N.B.A., Jordan leaves behind a staggering list of accomplishments: six championships and five most valuable player awards with the Chicago Bulls; the most seasons as the league's leading scorer （10）; and the highest career scoring average in the regular season （30.1 points a game） and in the playoffs （33.4）.
在NBA征戰(zhàn)15個賽季后，喬丹在身后留下了一連串令人瞠目的戰(zhàn)績：隨芝加哥公牛隊六次奪冠，五次獲得“最有價值球員”稱號；在最多的賽季中名列得分榜榜首（共10次）；保持在常規(guī)賽中職業(yè)生涯平均得分（平均每場30.1分）以及季后賽職業(yè)生涯平均得分（平均每場33.4分）。
★staggering, “難以置信的，令人震驚的”：It cost a staggering ￡30,000! 它的價錢離譜，竟達三萬英鎊！