[外電] 菜鳥新生活

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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

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Pistons' rookies get life coaching
活塞菜鳥新生活


Joanne C. Gerstner / The Detroit News
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AUBURN HILLS -- The to-do list was long when Pistons rookies Rodney Stuckey,
Arron Afflalo, Sammy Mejia and Cheikh Samb arrived in Metro Detroit over the
past few months.
【奧本山】幾個月之前，當今年活塞的菜鳥，Rodney Stuckey，Arron Afflalo，Sammy 
Mejia和Cheikh Samb到達底特律的時候，那些等待他們處理的事項實在是堆得跟山一樣。


The players had to get up to speed with the Pistons' playbook and conditioning
requirements.
在球隊運作上，這些菜鳥們不僅要加速跟上那些活塞的戰術的與系統，還得跟著調整自己
的體能，以達到足以應付聯盟需求的等級。


Off the court, they needed to start building their new lives.
而且下了球場，他們還必須開始建立一套屬於自己的全新生活方式。


Find a place to live. Buy furniture and housewares. Figure out where to buy
groceries and bank.
就像是找地方住，買家具和日常用品，並熟悉哪裡可以買到雜貨和領錢等雞毛蒜皮雜事。


It's time for the guys, whose ages range from 21 to 24, to start living in the
adult world.
不過對於這些從21到24歲的小毛頭們來說，也該是開始學習在成人世界裡生活的時候了。


"It is a big adjustment, you've got a lot of stuff to do that you've never had
to do for yourself before," said Afflalo, who turned 22 last week. "When you're
in college, a lot of this stuff isn't necessary, or it's taken care of for you.
Now you've got to get insurance for stuff, make decisions on things you've
never bought before.
「這絕對是個極大的轉戾點。現在我忽然必須要做一堆以前不需要我做的事情。」上星期才
剛滿22歲的Afflalo這麼說，「當在學校的時候，這些事情要嘛就不是必要的，要嘛就是會
有專人幫你打點好。現在突然這些全部都要由你自己搞定，不但要自己買一堆保險，還得生
出來那些不知道要從哪才找得到的鬼東西。」


"But I've been handling it, as the other guys have, too, and everybody here has
been really helpful."
「不過我已經差不多上手了，其他傢伙也一樣，畢竟大夥兒都提供了不少幫忙。」


The Pistons provide a support system for the rookies, helping them acclimate to
Metro Detroit and the NBA. Ryan Hoover, the team's director of player
development, serves as the main conduit and big brother.
活塞也提供了完整的支援系統來幫助這些新人們，讓他們不僅可以盡快適應底特律的生活
，也能更快融入整個NBA聯盟的運作。以球員發展部門的主管Ryan Hoover的例子來說，他
所扮演的就是球員們的導師與兄長一般的角色。


Hoover, a native Detroiter and former Oakland University basketball player, has
done everything from help with apartment hunting to spending three hours at Bed
, Bath & Beyond shopping for pots and pans.
身為一個土生土長的底特律人，之前也在Oakland大學打球的Hoover，可以說是一手包辦了
那些亂七八糟的瑣碎事情，從花三四個小時四處尋找房子，一直到吃喝拉撒睡的雜物購買
，像是鍋子和碗筷等等。


"From the moment these guys get drafted or sign, I want to make sure they are
put in contact with every thing or service that can help them feel more
comfortable here," Hoover said. "I think all of us here want to make them feel
right as home, as quickly as possible."
「從這些小鬼們被球隊選上或是簽下來之後，我就要保證他們能跟我們持續保持聯絡，不
論是哪裡需要幫助，或是想知道如何在這裡舒適的過生活等等。」Hoover說，「我相信我
們球隊的人，都是想要儘快讓這些新人們體會到，這裡就像家一樣溫暖。」



Operation set-up
萬事起頭難，不過只要有錢的話...


The rookies received their first NBA paychecks Tuesday. The Pistons gave them
an advance when they came to town, which helped them get houses, apartments,
cars and groceries.
這些菜鳥們星期二才領到了第一張由NBA發給他們的支票，而活塞隊在他們到達底特律時
也預付了一些錢給他們，好讓他們可以處理房子，公寓，車子或是日用品等。


"It's exciting to get paid, but I'm not going to go out and do anything crazy,
" said Stuckey, 21, who has the highest salary of the rookies -- $1.56 million
this season. "I'm going to be responsible in everything I do. I've been on my
own for a while, so I've had to deal with some parts of this already."
「拿到薪水的感覺真爽，但我才不會拿著錢出去亂花呢。」21歲的Stuckey說到。他可是
這些菜鳥裡面最有錢的，今年薪水將會有156萬。「我現在要為自己所有的事情負起責任
來了。其實我已經自己生活一段日子過，所以有些事情也已經處理得差不多啦。」


Samb, who turned 23 Monday, and Mejia, 24, are scheduled to make $427,163, if
they make the final roster. Afflalo will get $944,520.
要到星期一Samb才滿23，而Mejia滿24。在他們確定能列入正式球員名單之後，他們將可以
拿到42萬7,163美元，而Afflalo將會拿到94萬4,520美元。


Stuckey purchased a condo, and Afflalo bought a house. Samb and Meijia went
for furnished apartments.
目前Stuckey買了個小套房，Afflalo買了間房子，而Samb和Mejia目前正在裝潢公寓。


Samb's needs have been the most complicated of the rookies.
其中，Samb可能是這些新秀裡面背景最複雜的一個了。


Samb, a native of Senegal, speaks fluent Spanish and French. His English is a
work in progress, but he's making attempts to improve. The Pistons have
enrolled him in classes to help him learn English.
Samb是塞內加爾人。會說流利的西班牙語和法語。目前他正在學習英語當中，並努力抓住
每個可以增進語言能力的機會，活塞也幫他準備了一系列的英語學習課程。


"I am trying," Samb said, in his heavily French-accented English. "I work hard
and I get better."
「我還在try啦。」Samb用他帶有濃厚法語腔的英文說著，「我每天都很努力，所以也一直
有在進步喔。」


His older brother, Mansour, lives with him. Mansour is fluent in English and
serves as Samb's support system.
Samb的哥哥Mansour和他住在一起，Mansour的英文說的很好，也在生活上處處照顧Samb。


"It's kind of hard right now, but he's coming along," Mansour, 40, said.
"There is a lot of things he's getting used to, like learning English and how
to be here (in the United States). There are so many steps he needs to take
because he is so young. But I think he is very eager to learn everything, as
it will help him be better as a basketball player.
「現在的情形當然不是很容易就能處理的，但我弟弟還是勇於面對挑戰。」已經40歲的
Mansour說，「他還有很多事情要學著去習慣，就像講英文，還有在美國生活這件事。」
畢竟他很年輕，所以很多事情得一步一步接著來，而且我認為他也相當積極的去學習。
這樣的心態同時也能幫助他成長為一個好的籃球員。」


"For me, I already have my reward for helping him -- I am seeing him here and
being very happy."
「對我來講，其實幫助他的報酬早就已經拿到了，就是看他在這裡平平安安，而且快快
樂樂的生活。」


Samb is quite busy, he's taking driver's education -- in Spanish. He is also
trying to bring his wife, Anta, to the United States. Immigration paperwork
is under way to grant her a visa.
而且現在的Samb更是忙翻了，他正在上道路駕駛課程，不過還是用西班牙文上課就是了。
而且他也想要帶他的太太Anta來美國，現在Anta的移民手續簽證與簽證都已經在作業階段
了。



Playing house
快樂的居家生活?!


Most young adults/recent college grads come to their first jobs and new lives
with a mish-mash of hand-me-down furniture and well-used housewares.
現在絕大部分的成人或是大學畢業生，當他們開始第一份工作與新生活的時候，所依靠的
還依舊是飯來張口茶來伸手的待遇，或是已經準備妥妥當當的房子與環境。


Dishes, towels, blankets, comforters, coffee makers and the like usually need
to be purchased. Afflalo has already made a smart move as a homeowner, hiring
lawn care and snow removal services.
碗碟，浴巾，洗衣籃，毛巾，咖啡機，還有其他亂七八糟一些需要買的生活用品，Afflalo
不但都已經處理好，而且他還有時間能僱人來處理庭院和鏟雪。


All is going well, except for one area: This crop of rookies isn't going to
make the cut for "Top Chef."
這樣聽起來好像每件事情都還不錯？噢這就錯了，這些菜鳥們現在仍然沒辦法搞定自己的
腸胃。


"I'm terrible at buying groceries, that's been the worst part for me, because
I tend to buy too much junk food and bad stuff," Mejia, 24, said.
「好吧，我承認我很不會挑選那些日常用品和蔬果雜糧之類的，因為我比較喜歡買垃圾食
物和一些奇奇怪怪的東西回來吃。」24歲的Mejia無奈的表示。


"I don't know how to cook. So unless I can put it in a microwave, or throw it
on a George Foreman grill, I can't cook it. I know that's not good."
「而且... 我不會煮飯。所以除非是那種丟到微波爐就行的東西，或是烤一烤就可以吃的
，其他的我就不行了。好啦我知道這樣很糟，那也沒辦法。」\("▔□▔)/


Afflalo added, "I like to eat, but I don't like to cook. I'm not going to
starve, but it's not going to be a real gourmet dinner with me. I'll have to
figure this out as I go."
Afflalo還說，「吃我會，我很喜歡吃，但下廚我就不行了。我不會真的挨餓，但像是晚
餐之類的東西，就算不是美食，也還是得要好吃才行啊。好啦我自己想辦法。」
 ╮╯▽╰|||╭


Stuckey has culinary help, thanks his mom, Faye Stuckey, and pseudo-stepmom,
Diane McElhinney, making frequent visits. The two moms cook up freezable
feasts, allowing Stuckey to eat well for days.
至於Stuckey嘛，人家可是有御用廚師的，就是他媽媽Faye，還有一個經常來拜訪，就像
另一個媽媽一樣的Diane Mcelhinney。這兩位御用廚師經常把餐點弄得像在辦宴會一樣，
讓Stuckey每天都能吃到撐。


"That's how you do it," Stuckey said, tapping his index finger to his temple.
"They cook 10 times better than anything I can do. So it's good to have them
come in and visit me. That's a veteran move."
「就是要這樣才對嘛！≧▽≦」Stuckey一邊玩他的頭髮一邊說，「他們的手藝比我好了
八百萬倍，所以讓他們，而不是我自己，來處理這些吃的東西，才是聰明人的選擇。」
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