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这本书里有很多故事,可是希望借此找到成功的奥秘恐怕很难,作者做的是——描述而不是预见。听了半天,只听出了六个字: “天时地利人和”。
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空气中混杂着各种气味:

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The air was filled with cigar smoke

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雪茄的烟味、香槟的酒味以及曲棍球鞋的汗味。

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and the smell champagne and sweat-soaked hockey gear.

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其中一面墙上挂着手工书写的横幅:

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On the wall was a hand painted banner:

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“勇于拚搏”。

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"Embrace the Struggle!"

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巨人队的主教练唐海耶斯站在房子中央,

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In the center of the room,

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眼睛里闪烁着胜利的喜悦。

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the Giant’ coach, Don Hay, stood misty-eyed.

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“我为这些小伙子自豪,”他说,

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I’m just so proud of these guys," he said.

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“只要在更衣室看看,

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Just look around the locker room.

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你就会知道没有谁不是全身心地投入比赛。”

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There isn’t one guy who didn’t buy in wholeheartedly.

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加拿大的曲棍球汇聚了世界上最优秀的运动员。

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Canadian hockey is a meritocracy.

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在加拿太,很多刚刚进入幼儿园的小孩,便已经处于曲棍球“入门级”的水准。

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Thousands of Canadian boys begin to play this sport at their "novice" level, before they are even in kindergarten.

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此后,不同年龄阶段,有不同级别的赛事。

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From that point on, there are leagues for every age class,

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每个级别的比赛都会对运动员进行详细的审査评估,

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at each of those levels, the players are sifted and sorted and evaluated,

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青少年联赛又分成了四个级别。

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with the most talented separated out and groomed for the next level.

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超过15岁的运动员可以参加青少年联赛,

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By the time players reach their midteens,

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青少年A级联赛比B级联赛高一级,

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the very best of the best have been channeled into an elite league known as Major Junior A,

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而甲A联赛是这个金字塔式联赛的最高一层。

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which is the top of pyramid.

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如果你能在甲A联赛中冲击纪念杯赛,

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And if your Major Junior A team plays for the Memorial Cup,

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那意味着你站在了最高一层的制高点。

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that means you are the very top of the very top of the pyramid.

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这是很多体育运动培育未来之星的重要方式。

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This is the way most sports pick their future stars.

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欧洲和南美培养足球运动员

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It’s the way soccer is organized in Europe and South America,

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以及奥运会挑选运动员都是这种模式。

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and the way Olympic athletes are chosen.

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事实上,传统音乐体制音乐人才的选拔,

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For that matter, it’s not all that different from the way the world of classical music picks its future virtuoso,

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世界芭蕾人才的挑选,

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and the world of ballet picks its future ballerinas,

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培养科学家和知识群体的教育体制,他们的人才培育方法也如出一辙

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and the way that our elite educational system picks its future scientists and intellectuals.

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你自己也许无法“买通”通往曲棍球甲A联赛的道路。

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You can’t buy your way into Major Junior A hockey.

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但你的父母能做到,你的祖父能做到,或者你的家族能做到。

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It doesn’t matter who your father or mother is, or who your grandfather was, or what business your family is in.

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即使你生活在加拿大最北边省份最偏远的一个角落,都有可能“买通” 这条道路。

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Nor it is matter if you live in the most remote corner of the most northerly province in Canada.

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假如你具备曲棍球运动的潜质,

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If you have ability,

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散布各地的曲棍球球探就肯定能发现你,

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the vast network of hockey scouts and talent spotters will find you.

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假如你有志于投身这项运动,

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And if you are willing to work to develop that ability,

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这种联赛模式也一定会回报你。

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the system will reward you.

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球员的成功取决于其个人的价值,

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Success in hockey is based on individual merit,

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对球员的相关评价自然就相当重要,

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and both of those words are important.

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但对球员的评价最终还是取决于他的成绩和能力。

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Players are judged on their own performance,

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而不是他人的成绩。

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not anyone else’s,

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或者是能力问题,

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and on the basis of ability,

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和其他无关的依据。

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not some other arbitrary fact.

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事实果真如此吗?

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Or are they?

序号 英文/音标 中文解释 更多操作

banner

[’bænə(r)]

n.横幅;旗帜;大标题

locker

[’lɒkə(r)]

n.更衣箱;储物柜;冷藏室;上锁的人

wholehearted

[ˌhəʊl’hɑːtɪd]

adj.全心全意的;诚恳的

meritocracy

[ˌmerɪ’tɒkrəsi]

n.精英制度;能者为领袖的制度;精英领导

novice

[’nɒvɪs]

n.新手;新信徒

sift

[sɪft]

v.筛下;筛分;详察

groom

[ɡruːm]

n.新郎;马夫;王室侍从者

pick

[pɪkt]

采摘,挑选;

ballet

[’bæleɪ]

n.芭蕾舞

ballerina

[ˌbælə’riːnə]

n.芭蕾舞女演员

Canada

[’kænədə]

n.加拿大(位于北美洲北部)

scout

[skaʊt]

n.童子军;侦察员;守卫

spotter

[’spɒtə(r)]

n.观察员;监视人;弹着点观测员;检路器

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