It's a fitful year. The Heat sleepwalk through some games, look like world-beaters in others and seem to be biding their time until the playoffs.
對(duì)于熱火來(lái)說(shuō)，這是起伏波動(dòng)的一年。季后賽到來(lái)之前，他們?cè)谝恍┍荣愔袎?mèng)游，在另一些比賽中又像是主宰，似乎在等待時(shí)機(jī)。
The Heat's roster is studded with stars who never won a title. Point guard Gary Payton reached the finals with three teams before finally grabbing the ring, while Alonzo-Mourning played through 13 seasons, two retirements and a serious kidney ailment for a championship.
熱火的陣容中點(diǎn)綴著一些從未得到過(guò)總冠軍的球星。組織后衛(wèi)加里·佩頓在得到戒指之前，曾經(jīng)代表三支不同的隊(duì)伍打過(guò)總決賽，而阿隆佐·莫寧打了13個(gè)賽季、退役了兩次、帶著嚴(yán)重的腎病，才得到這個(gè)總冠軍。
In the locker room, it was always 15 STRONG.
在更衣室中，總有15條硬漢。這是帕特·萊利為激勵(lì)熱火球員所設(shè)計(jì)的話(huà)。
locker room：更衣室
15 STRONG: 15條硬漢。這個(gè)詞被印在卡片上，熱火球員可以在上面寫(xiě)下自己的心愿和目標(biāo)，也可以將自己的照片或者和家人的合影印在上面，然后放進(jìn)一個(gè)碗狀容器中以示團(tuán)結(jié)和信心。
Isiah Thomas has one year to turn around the Knicks--something Larry Brown couldn't do. And if Thomas doesn't, he'll be gone, too.
伊塞亞·托馬斯只有一年的時(shí)間去拯救尼克斯隊(duì)——這是拉里·布朗所沒(méi)有做到的事。如果托馬斯做不到，他同樣會(huì)走人。炒掉布朗之后，尼克斯隊(duì)老板多蘭明確表示，他只給托馬斯一年的時(shí)間。
