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When LeBron James was asked about President Donald Trump calling NBA players kneeling during thenational anthem"disgraceful" and saying that no one has done more for the Black community than him in an appearance on Fox and Friends on Wednesday, James chuckled.
美國總統川普周三在《福克斯與朋友們》節目中稱NBA球員在唱國歌時下跪「不像話」，還說沒有人比他為黑人群體做的更多，當勒布朗·詹姆斯被問及對此的看法時，詹姆斯笑了。
anthem [ˈænθəm] n. 讚美詩；聖歌
"You trying to make me laugh right now?" James asked after the Lakers' 105-86 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. "I appreciate that."
「你現在是想逗我笑嗎?」在周三湖人以86 - 105輸給俄克拉荷馬雷霆的賽後採訪中，詹姆斯被記者問到時說道，「那謝謝你。」
James went on to say that Trump can go ahead and stop watching games.
詹姆斯接著說道，川普隨意，不想看就不看。
"I really don’t think the basketball community are sad about losing his viewership, him viewing the game. And that’s all I got to say," James said. "I don’t want to, I’m not going to get into a discussion, because I already know where this could go, where it could lead to for tomorrow for me. I’m not going to get into it."
「我真的不認為籃球界會因為他（川普）不看比賽而有任何的難過。我要說的就這些。」詹姆斯繼續說道，「我不想，也不打算繼續說，因為我知道如果我繼續說下去，事情將會如何發展，明天媒體會如何報導我的相關言論。我就不繼續講了。"
In a phone appearance on the weekday Fox News show on Wednesday, Trump criticized players for kneeling during the national anthem to protestsystemic racismduring the NBA restart at Walt Disney World near Orlando.
NBA的球員們在奧蘭多附近的迪士尼樂園複賽，在每場比賽的賽前，球員們都會在唱國歌時集體單膝跪地，以表他們其對美國政治體制內存在著的種族主義現象之抗議。川普在周三福克斯新聞節目的電話採訪中批評了球員們這一做法。
systemic [sɪˈstemɪk] adj. 系統的；全身的；體系的
"When I see people kneeling during the playing and disrespecting our flag and national anthem, what I do personally is turn off the game," Trump said.
川普說:「當我看到有人在比賽中下跪，不尊重我們的國旗和國歌時，我關掉了比賽。」
"I think it's disgraceful. We work with the NBA, we worked with them very hard trying to get open. I was pushing for them to get open. Then I see everybody kneeling during the anthem. That's not acceptable to me. When I see them kneeling during the game, I just turn off the game. I have no interest in the game. Let me tell you this, plenty of other people out there, too."
「我認為這很不像話。我們和NBA合作，我們非常努力地和他們合作，想要重啟賽季。我一直在推動NBA重啟賽季。開賽之後我看到每個人唱國歌時都在跪著。這我不能接受。當我看到他們在賽前跪著，我直接關掉了比賽。我對這樣得比賽沒興趣。這麼說吧，很多人也會像我這麼想，像我這樣做。」
Trump went on toaddressBlack Lives Matter, "Black Lives Matter," Trump said. "Nobody has done better for our Black community than me. Nobody. With the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln; it's true. Criminal justice reform, opportunity zones, best employment numbers in history. Again, nobody has done for the black community — by far. I'll give the one exception: Abraham Lincoln."
川普接著談到「黑人的生命同樣重要」這一話題，他說:「黑人的生命同樣重要。沒有人比我為我們國家的黑人群體做得好事更多。沒有人。可能只有亞伯拉罕·林肯比我做得更多，這是真的。我領導了刑事司法改革，設立了諸多減稅區，還創造了史上最好的就業數據。到目前為止，還沒有別人為黑人群體做過什麼實事。我只承認一個例外:亞伯拉罕·林肯。」
address [əˈdres] v. 寫（收信人）姓名地址；演說；向……說話，致詞；冠以（某種稱呼）；設法解決；就位擊（球）；出
James added that the presidential election is only a few months away. "I hope everyone, no matter the race, no matter the color, no matter the size, will see what leadership that we have at the top in our country and understand that November is rightaround the cornerand it’s a big moment for us as Americans," James said. "If we continue to talk about, 『We want better, we want change,』 we have an opportunity to do that."
詹姆斯還說，離下屆總統選舉只有幾個月的時間了。詹姆斯說:「我希望每個人，無論是何種族，無論是何膚色，無論是何體型，都能看到我們國家現在的領袖有什麼樣得領導力，都能明白很快就要到11月了（選舉），這是我們身為美國人民的重要時刻。如果我們還喊著『我們想要更好，我們想要改變』這樣的口號，我們將有機會做到。」
around the corner 在拐角處；即將來臨
James has long been vocal about his feelings on Trump.After Trumprescindedthe championship-winning Golden State Warriors' invitation to the White House in Sept. 2017 following criticism from Stephen Curry, James called him "U bum" in a tweet. And in a video in Feb. 2018, James said that Trump "does not give a f---" about the American people, adding that the things he says are "laughable and it's scary."
詹姆斯一直直言不諱地表達他對川普的感受。2017年9月，因為史蒂芬·庫裡對川普發表批評言論，川普取消了庫裡所在的總冠軍球隊金州勇士的白宮參觀邀請，詹姆斯在推特上稱川普「你是xx」。在2018年2月的一段視頻中，詹姆斯表示，川普對美國人民「xx地不屑一顧」，還說這「又好笑，又可怕」。
rescinded [rɪˈsɪnd] vt. 解除；廢除；撤回
Trump hastaken shots atJames' intelligence. Following an interview James did with CNN in Aug. 2018, Trump tweeted: "Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do !」
而川普則攻擊詹姆斯的智力。2018年8月，在詹姆斯接受CNN採訪後，川普在推特上寫道:「勒布朗·詹姆斯剛剛接受了電視裡最蠢的人唐·萊蒙的採訪。他讓勒布朗看起來很聰明，這可真不容易!」
taken shots at 抨擊，攻擊
Since entering the NBA bubble, James has been outspoken on social justice. He said he wants to see the police officers who shot Breonna Taylor get arrested. And before the Lakers' last game against the Utah Jazz on Monday, he wore a T-shirt that had a graphic of a stopwatch displaying the numbers 8:46 in honor of George Floyd, who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for that amount of time. The Lakers have knelt before all four of their seeding games.
自從進入NBA封閉保護場地打比賽，詹姆斯一直為社會正義直言發聲。他說，他希望看到槍殺布琳娜·泰勒的警察被捕。在湖人隊上一場在周一對陣猶他爵士隊的賽前，詹姆斯穿了一件t恤，上面印有一個顯示著8分46秒的秒表的圖案，以紀念喬治·弗洛伊德（弗洛伊德在被一名白人警察跪在脖子上8分46秒後身亡）。湖人隊球員在前四場比賽賽前唱國歌時也都下跪致意。
James intends to continue peacefully protesting racism and police brutality, whether or not Trump will watch games. "The game will go on without his eyes on it," James said Wednesday. "I can sit here and speak for all of us that love the game of basketball: We could care less."
無論川普是否會觀看比賽，詹姆斯都打算繼續他對種族主義和警察暴行的和平抗議。詹姆斯在周三表示:「沒有川普當觀眾，比賽依然繼續進行。」「我可以坐在這兒，代表我們所有熱愛籃球的人說:我們不在乎。」
Enjoy the Process
感恩，我們在一起，做美好的事物
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