Yao Ming — A Famous Basketball Player

廣東中山市卓雅外國語學校 潘子豪 編譯

Yao Ming is a famous basketball player inNBA. He was born in Shanghai on September 12th ,1980, and his favourite city is Shanghai. He once lived inHouston, USA, because he played forHouston Rocketsat that time. Now he lives in Shanghai.

姚明是美國職業籃球聯賽(NBA)著名的籃球運動員。他1980年9 月12 日出生在上海，他最喜歡的城市是上海。他曾經住在美國休斯頓，因為那時他效力于休斯頓火箭隊。現在他住在上海。

When Yao Ming was a boy, he liked to play basketball.Actually, he enjoyed playing basketball. At that time, he played basketball several hours every day. And hemadegreaterprogress.Then, he started playing basketball for theShanghai Sharksas ateenager, and played on theirseniorteam for five years in the China Basketball Association(CBA), winning achampionshipin hisfinalyear.

姚明小時候喜歡打籃球。實際上，他享受打籃球。那時，他每天打幾個小時的籃球。他取得了更大的進步。后來，十幾歲的時候，他進入上海東方大鯊魚青年隊打籃球，后進入他們的高級別球隊在中國男子籃球職業聯賽（CBA）打了五年，在姚明效力大鯊魚隊的最后一年，贏得了冠軍賽。

Yao Ming entered the 2002 NBADraftand wasselectedby the Huston Rockets as the first overall pick of the draft. Soon he became aprofessionalbasketball player who played for the Huston Rockets of the NBA. And he was the tallest player in the NBA, at 2.29m.

姚明參加了2002 年NBA 選秀，被休斯頓火箭隊列為那場選秀第一人選。很快他就成了職業籃球運動員，為NBA 休斯頓火箭隊效力。他是NBA 中最高的球員，身高2.29 米。

Yao Ming’s favourite colour is blue, but he wears red or white vests in basketball matches, and his favourite animal is dog.

姚明最喜歡的顏色是藍色，但他在籃球比賽中穿紅色或白色的背心，他最喜歡的動物是狗。

On July 20, 2011, Yaoannouncedhisretirementfrom basketball in apress conferencein Shanghai.

2011 年7 月20 日，姚明在上海的一場新聞發布會上宣布退役。

Notes:

NBA 美國職業籃球聯賽

Houston [美國城市]休斯頓

Houston Rockets 休斯頓火箭隊

actuallyadv.事實上

make progress取得進步

Shanghai Sharks 上海東方大鯊魚俱樂部

teenagern. 少年

senioradj. 高級的

CBA中國男子籃球職業聯賽

championshipn. 冠軍

finaladj. 最后的

draftn. 運動員選拔

selectv. 選拔

professionaladj. 職業的

announcev. 宣布

retirementn. 退休

pressn. 新聞；出版

conferencen. 發布會

press conference 新聞發布會

I. Answer the following questions.

1. Where was Yao Ming born?

2. When was Yao Ming born?

3. When was Yao Ming selected by the Huston Rockets?

4. How tall is Yao Ming?

5. Is Yao Ming retired?

II. Choose the correct option , A, B, C or D.

( ) 1. Which city does Yao Ming live in now?

A. Beijing. B. Shanghai.

C. New York. D. Houston.

( ) 2. What is his favourite sport?

A. Swimming. B. Playing football.

C. Playing basketball. D. Playing volleyball.

( ) 3. When is his birthday?

A. September 12th, 1980. B. September 12th, 1981.

C. September 12th, 1982. D. September 12th, 1979.

( ) 4. How long did Yao Ming play in NBA?

A. 15 years. B. 12 years.

C. 16 years. D. 40 years.

( )5. What team did Yao Ming play for?

A. Beijing Football Team. B. Tianjin Basketball Team.

C. Hainan Basketball Team. D. Houston Rockets.

III. Put the following into Chinese.

famous _____________

basketball player ______

NBA ________________

CBA ________________

born in Shanghai ______

favourite city ___________

at that time _____________

several hours _____________

make progress ___________

Huston Rockets __________