双语对照 ● Kobe Bryant’s Growing Road 科比·布莱恩特的成长之路
Kobe Bryant’s Growing Road 科比·布莱恩特的成长之路
◎ Jr. Wall
Kobe Bryant first started turning heads on the basketball court when he was in middle school. His talents dominated the game so much that high schools from all over the Philadelphia area watched him grow up. The almost six-foot tall seventh grader definitely had the make-up and genes for the game, as his dad was former NBA forward, Joe Bryant. Kobe developed his basketball skills under the watchful eye of his father, helping his mission to become a professional basketball player. He worked daily on his game, watching video, playing in the playgrounds and listening to his father. When he entered high school at Lower Marion in Philadelphia, Kobe was a highly touted recruit[29]. He proved that he had the skills and work ethic to be a star at the next level and the scouts noticed this. Kobe didn’t let anybody down either, as he played on the varsity basketball team his freshman year. He wouldn’t immediately be a superstar, though. Rather it was the countless hours of early morning workouts by himself in the gymnasium that escalated Kobe’s talents.
科比•布莱恩特上中学的时候才真正在篮球场上崭露头角。他有着惊人的篮球天赋，所以费城所有高中都在关注他的成长。这个七年级时就长到近6英尺的小学生，毫无疑问就是为篮球而生的，就像他的爸爸乔伊•布莱恩特——曾经在NBA征战数年的前锋一样。科比在父亲的关注下训练篮球技巧，并在父亲的帮助下完成了自己的使命——成为一个职业篮球运动员。他每天都在为比赛做准备：看录像、到球场上练球、聆听父亲的教诲。当他进入费城的一所高中——劳尔梅里恩时，他就成了最受瞩目的新生。他证明了自己拥有成为下一颗新星的实力和职业道德，并且球探也发现了这一点。科比高中一年级时就加入了学校代表队，虽然他无法一夜之间成为一个超级巨星，但他不会让任何人失望。每天清晨，健身房里那无数个小时的体能测验，让他能够更好地施展自己的才华。
Kobe became a better player every year he played at Lower Marion and soon enough, he had developed into one of the premier[30]talents at the high school level. He sold out the games everywhere he played during his junior and senior years and he didn’t disappoint anyone. He once packed the school gym so much that it caused a traffic jam on the main highway just outside the school.
科比在劳尔梅里恩打球的那几年，他就是一个出色的球员，并且很快成为高中时代最具才华的球员之一。大学三年级和四年级时，凡是他参加的球赛，场场爆满。当然，他也没有让任何人失望。有一次，学校体育馆内挤满了来看他比赛的人，因此造成了学校外主要高速公路的交通堵塞。
He went on to finish his high school career as the all-time leading point scorer in Pennsylvania history with a total of 2,883 points. Kobe’s highly decorated high school career made him the 13th overall choice by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996NBA draft.
高中毕业时，他以惊人的2883分创造了宾州高校的得分纪录。科比充满荣誉的高中时代让他成为了第13位被夏洛特黄蜂队挑中的球员，直接从高中进入了1996年NBA选秀。
美丽语录
I can accept failure but I can’t accept not trying.
我可以接受失败，但绝对不能接受自己都未曾奋斗过。
