| "I hope I'm the last one. Maybe the whole team needs to go to church to pray for the future." |
“希望我是最后一個受傷的。我們應(yīng)該集體進教堂，然后祈禱。” |
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-- Yao said of his team's debilitating injuries.
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—— 談到本賽季困擾球隊的傷病。 |
| "I haven't died. Right now I'm drinking a beer and eating fried chicken. What were you expecting, a funeral?" |
“我又不是死了，我這喝著啤酒吃著炸雞，你們還想要什么？難道是葬禮？” |
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-- Yao said of his season-ending foot injuries.
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—— 姚明因傷整個賽季休戰(zhàn)。 |
| "People must think my shape is not suitable to play basketball. But later I grow taller and heavier, and then there seems to be an advantage. My upper body is slim and lower part is wide. It's like a big horse tugging a small cart; the horse won't feel tired anyway. But if it's a small horse tugging a big cart, the horse will vomit blood before long." |
“小的時候人家肯定覺得我身材不好，不是那種很修長的打籃球的身材。但后來我越長越高，體重越來越大，就顯出好處來了。我上身窄下身寬，就像大馬拉小車，怎么跑也不累。要是小馬拉大車，早吐血了。” |
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-- Yao Ming commented on his body.
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—— 對自己身體的評價。 |
| "It would be a waste of talent if I didn't make full use of my height. It would be like having a computer with a Pentium IV processor, but choosing to use another computer with a Pentium II." |
“我的身高擺在那兒，當然不能浪費了。這就好比你有了一臺奔四的電腦之后，就不會再用奔二的電腦了。” |
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-- Yao responded when he was asked about what strengths he has other than his height.
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—— 有輿論質(zhì)疑姚明的優(yōu)勢只是出眾的身高，姚明對此的回應(yīng)。 |
| "Games are the same as life and are not predictable." |
“這就是比賽，像生活一樣，沒什么如果可以預(yù)料。” |
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-- Yao said when he was asked if he was worried about being overtaken by a rookie.
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—— 采訪中記者問姚明是否擔(dān)心有一天會被新人超越。 |
| "No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another." |
“無論是球隊新隊員還是老隊員，都需要時間彼此適應(yīng)。” |
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-- At the opening meeting of the first China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue on July 27, 2009, President Obama quoted Yao Ming in talking about resetting long-term relations with China.
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—— 美國總統(tǒng)奧巴馬在中美戰(zhàn)略與經(jīng)濟對話的開幕式上曾經(jīng)引用姚明說過的這句話來拉近雙方的關(guān)系。 |
| "Because basketball is bigger than golf ball! I am lucky to get this job." |
“因為籃球比高爾夫球大嘛！我很幸運，能夠得到這份工作。” |
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-- Yao Ming explained why he enjoys more media coverage than Tiger Woods.
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—— 姚明笑談為何受到的媒體關(guān)注超過了老虎伍茲。 |
| "If I have the choice to invite 3 persons in this world to dinner, the first one I will invite Charles Barkley; the second one, Arvydas Sabonis (Note: his idol); third, my girl friend. But in case my girl friend asks about it, please, tell her that she is the first one that I will invite (for dinner)." |
“如果讓我請世界上的三個人吃飯，我會第一個請巴克利，第二個請薩博尼斯，第三個請我的女朋友。但如果我女朋友問起來的話，拜托，就說我提到的第一個人是她。” |
| -- Yao was asked to name who are the 3 persons in the world he would like to invite for dinner. |
—— 有人問姚明，如果讓他請世界上的三個人吃飯，他會邀請誰。 |
