[外電] A Magical Act

[kerrys (台北不是我的家)]

    原文出處：
              http://www.nba.com/pistons/community/learningcenter_070320.html

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The Pistons are playing so well right now, you might think Flip Saunders is
some sort of magician. And you would be right. As a matter of fact, the Detroit
Pistons coach performed a magic show on Monday for students at a school
assembly.
    活塞最近的表現相當出色，你或許會認為老桑像是個魔術師。而你說對了。事實上，
這位活塞教練星期一在一個學校活動中完成了一個魔術表演。

He made a red cloth disappear and reappear in his hand. He showed one student
how to make a rope stand straight up, then fall limp. After a few tricks,
Saunders started to spin a basketball on his finger. When he brought one of the
students out the audience to spin a ball on her finger like him, she said she
couldn’t do it.
    他讓一條紅布消失後又再一次出現在他手中。他向一位學生表演如何讓一條粗繩子站
得筆直，之後又軟弱地垂下。在一些小把戲結束後，老桑開始表演在手指頭上轉球。當他
把一位學生從觀眾群中拉出，並像他一樣要讓球在她的手指頭上轉，她直呼她辦不到。

“Do you know what today is about?” said Saunders, leaning toward the girl as
he picked up a second ball. “Being able to do anything you want to do when you
put your mind to it.”
    "妳知道今天是什麼日子嗎？"當老桑撿起第二顆球，靠近那女孩時他說。"今天不管任
何事情，只要妳心裡想做都可能可以做到。"

Then Saunders spun the ball onto the young girl’s finger. The ball spiraled
away only after the crowd – which included Pistons Dale Davis, Flip Murray and
the Detroit Shock’s Elaine Powell – had broken into applause.
    之後老桑將球放在那個年輕女孩的手指頭上轉。那顆球在所有觀眾 - 包括活塞的
Davis大叔、魔銳和底特律震動隊的E.Powell等人 - 都鼓掌叫好後才從她手上旋轉出去。

Saunders was so impressive that some of the students – like Tim Hafke, 11, a
fifth-grader from West Bloomfield, and his sister, Betsy, 10, a fourth-grader
– said the magician was one of their favorite parts of the assembly, though
they didn’t seem to realize he was a bit of a sports celebrity.
    老桑對於某些學生印象深刻 - 例如11歲，來自西花田市的五年級生T.Hafke，以及他
10歲，就讀小學四年級的妹妹Betsy - 他們說魔術表演是整個活動之中他們最喜歡的一部
分，儘管他們並不是很清楚老桑是在運動界小有名氣的人物。

“I liked when the guy, he had (students) come on up and he had the ball in his
hand,” Betsy said.
    "我喜歡那個人，他要學生上前去並把球放到他手上的那一刻，"Betsy說。

Yet Saunders was just a small part of an incredible afternoon at the Eton
Academy in Birmingham, where on Monday the Pistons-Palace Foundation and its
corporate partners – Rock Financial, Sprite, Detroit Medical Center, Belle
Tire, Absopure, Bowling Centers Association of Southeastern Michigan, National
City, Tim Horton's and Metro PCS – joined the Eton staff and students for the
grand opening ceremony of its 13th Live, Learn and Play Center.
    不過老桑的表演只是這整個活動的一小部分。星期一下午活塞-宮殿慈善基金會及其合
作夥伴 - 巨石貸放款公司、雪碧、底特律醫療中心、貝兒汽車輪胎公司、阿伯索蒸餾礦泉
水公司、提姆‧后頓連鎖咖啡店以及地下鐵PCS無線電通訊公司在伯明罕伊頓學院 - 與伊
頓學院成員及學生們一同迎接NBA第13座的生活、學習及娛樂中心的隆重開幕儀式。

The Live, Learn and Play Centers, part of the NBA Cares and Read to Achieve
initiatives, undertake renovations at various schools and youth centers in an
effort to enhance learning environments. Many of these renovations are for a
library or resource center, but at Eton, a private school for students from
kindergarten to high school with learning difficulties, the Pistons-Palace
Foundation decked out four new rooms with everything from 30 desktop computers
to a fresh coat of paint.
    生活、學習及娛樂中心是由NBA關懷計畫和閱讀獲致成功活動所開創，針對各級學校及
青年活動中心做翻修以改善學習環境。許多的翻修都是針對圖書館或教學資源中心，但在
伊頓學院，一所專為從幼稚園到中學的學習障礙兒童開設的私人學院，活塞-宮殿慈善基金
會為他們翻修了四間房間，從三十台桌上型電腦到全新的粉刷，一應俱全。

Saunders would probably be the first to admit his sleight of hand will be
insignificant compared to the magic that will take place as students benefit
from this extraordinary project over the years.
    老桑或許是第一個跳出來承認自己熟練的戲法和多年來這個卓越的助學計畫對於學生
們的幫助相比根本微不足道的人。

“I can’t say enough about the Pistons organization, the NBA Cares program,
and all the sponsors for making this come true for Eton,” said Eton Academy
Head of School Pete Pullen. “We would have never, ever been in this place,
this soon, without the help and I can’t say enough for [executive director of
the Pistons-Palace Foundation, Dennis Sampier], his staff, and the leadership
of this organization. It’s amazing.”
    "活塞球團、NBA關懷計畫以及所有共襄盛舉，讓這一切在我們伊頓學院成真的人，我
對於你們的感謝已經無法用言語來描述，"伊頓學院的負責人P.Pullen說。"我們從沒有想
過這一切會在這裡，這麼快就美夢成真，而我對於活塞-宮殿慈善基金會執行長D.Sampier
、他的團隊以及這個組織的領導人已經溢於言表。這實在太令人驚訝了。"

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“This is all about you” 
    "這一切都是因為你值得"

Eton Academy already was pretty unique when the Pistons-Palace Foundation
partnered with it six months ago. Eton students come from seven counties in
Michigan and more than 50 cities, each faced with a learning difficulty such as
dyslexia or ADHD.
    當活塞-宮殿慈善基金會在六個月前與伊頓學院接觸時，他們就已經非常獨特。伊頓學
院的學生來自密西根州的七個郡，超過五十個城市，他們每一位都面臨了像是失讀症或是
注意力不足過動症等學習障礙。

With small class sizes and individualized instruction to help students overcome
their hurdles, 80 percent of Eton students go on to college after graduation.
By comparison, only 14 percent of learning-challenged persons in the general
population go to college, and most will not graduate.
    小班制及因材施教的教學方法幫助這些學生克服他們的障礙，80%自伊頓學院畢業的學
生都進入大專繼續深造。比較起來，一般具有學習障礙的人們只有14%的人進入大專就讀，
而且絕大部分都沒有畢業。

“This is all about you,” Pullen said to the students Monday. “The
Pistons-Palace Foundation is all about helping kids and the community, and the
reason why they chose to help us is because they were inspired by you all –
your courage, your dedication to learning, and all the amazing potential that
you have, so I want you to give yourselves a hand.”
    "這一切都是因為你值得，"星期一Pullen對學生說。"活塞-宮殿慈善基金會所做都是
為了幫助孩子們和社區，而他們為什麼選擇要幫助我們的原因就是因為他們被你們所有人
感動了 - 你們的勇氣，你們永不放棄任何學習機會的決心，以及你們所擁有的驚人潛力，
所以我希望你們為自己用力地鼓鼓掌。"

To help Eton meet all of its needs, the Pistons-Palace Foundation outfitted
four rooms, making it one of the most expansive and comprehensive renovation
projects by an NBA team. The rooms included a state-of- the-art computer lab
with special software that helps students with reading comprehension; a library
with new furniture, carpeting and even a “reading court,” a replica
basketball court with Pistons beanbag chairs; an adjoining room that is a
coffeehouse-type lounge for high school students; and a resource room.
    為了幫助伊頓學院滿足所有的需求，活塞-宮殿慈善基金會一共翻修了四間房間，這是
有史以來單一支NBA球隊所完成最大手筆也最完善的一次助學計畫。這些房間包括一間最新
科技電腦實驗室，電腦灌有特別的軟體，可以幫助學生提升閱讀理解能力；一間備有全新
傢俱，以地毯覆蓋，甚至還設置了"閱讀場"的圖書館，這個"閱讀場"是籃球場的翻版，上
面放置了幾張有活塞圖樣的豆袋椅；鄰近一間房間為中學學生設置了咖啡館風格的休閒室
；最後一間房間則設計成教學資源室。

Sampier explained that the resource room is truly special, a gift to the entire
community.
    Sampier附加說明了這間教學資源室真的很特別，這是給整個社區的一份大禮。

“In our wonderful partnership with the staff at Eton, the Pistons created the
Detroit Pistons Resource Room. It now contains hundreds of books and resources
that parents can review if they believe their child may have a learning
difference,” Sampier said. “The topics range from dyslexia to ADHD to vision
impairment to Down syndrome and so many others. So now anyone can call the
school, make an appointment, and visit the room without any affiliation to Eton
Academy. The resource room was designed to inspire hope as well as to share
knowledge so these parents can create a path toward helping their children both
short term and long term.”
    "在我們與伊頓學院團隊的完美合作中，活塞創設了這間底特律活塞教學資源室。它現
在含有數百本的書籍以及可供父母親們在懷疑他們的孩子們是否有學習障礙時查詢的相關
資源，"Sampier說。"標題範圍從失讀症到注意力不足過動症到視力受損到唐氏症都有，以
及其他許許多多的學習障礙病症。所以現在任何人不用加入伊頓學院也可以與學校聯繫，
約定時間，到這間房間來參觀。這間教學資源室的設立不只為了激發希望也是為了分享相
關資訊，為有需要的父母親們建立一條不管在短期或長期都可以協助他們的孩子們的管道
。

Senior Nate Attard, 18, from Commerce, got a sneak peak at the renovations
before the ribbon cutting.
    18歲，來自康莫士的高三生N.Attard在翻修活動剪綵前就得到先睹為快的機會。

“It was well put together. The rooms are amazing. They did a great job,” Nate
said. “It’s actually amazing. Some of the rooms were not even filled with
stuff (before), so that’s really good. And the library – oh my gosh, that’s
really nice. The coffee shop in there – I wish I was coming back [next year],
just for the coffee shop.”
    "把他們整合在一起實在太棒了，這幾間房間真令人驚訝，他們做得太好了，"Nate說
。"這真是太令人驚訝了。這其中幾間房間之前甚至空無一物，所以那真是太棒了。而且圖
書館 - 噢，我的天，那真是好極了。咖啡館就在那 - 我希望我明年會再回來，來咖啡館
坐一坐。

“It’s really nice,” said senior Daniel Bryan, 18, from Plymouth, who was on
one of the computers in the literacy lab. He explained one of the programs
could scan a page from a book and dictate it to the reader through a pair of
headphones. This is a helpful practice for students who learn better by hearing
the words rather than reading them. “ I haven’t seen technology quite like
this in a long time.”
    "這真的好極了，"18歲，來自普利茅斯的高三生D.Bryan坐在讀寫實驗室裡的其中一部
電腦前說。他解釋道這其中的一個程式可以將書本的內頁掃進電腦裡，再經由耳機口述給
讀者聽。這對於耳聽比閱讀的學習效果更好的學生們來說是一個很有幫助的練習。"這麼久
以來我還沒看過這麼先進的科技。"

“Eton Academy certainly presented us with a unique challenge,” Sampier said.
“Having students with learning differences, they had very specific needs, and
I believe that the greatest asset that the Pistons organization provided for
this particular project was the advanced-learning software.”
    "伊頓學院確實帶給我們與眾不同的挑戰，"Sampier說。"這些有學習障礙的學生們，
他們各有各的特定需求，而我認為我們活塞球團在這個特別計畫中為他們所提供最好的資
產就是更為便利的學習軟體。"

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”He really wanted to be here” 
    "他真的想到這來"

Nate and Daniel each performed in the assembly. Nate and fifth-grader Noah
Sussick, 11, had the crowd clapping along for their hip-hop dance routine.
Sixth-graders Rachel Cherry and Annarose Lemire performed a modern dance number
and then Bryan strummed Green Day’s “Time of Your Life” on his guitar.
    Nate和Daniel都現身於活動之中。Nate和11歲的五年級生N.Sussick以他們一套固定的
嘻哈熱舞博得了滿堂采。六年級生R.Cherry和A.Lemire表演了老套的現代舞，之後Bryan用
他的吉他胡亂彈奏了年輕歲月合唱團的"Time of Your Life"。

“It was a great presentation, a great program, (watching) these kids out here
showing their talents,” said Pistons center Dale Davis, who has provided
scholarship and run after-school programs through his own foundation in
addition to his work with the Pistons.
    "那是一個傑出的表演，一個出色的節目，看著那些孩子們盡情展現他們的天份，"除
參與活塞所辦的慈善活動外還藉由自己創立的慈善基金會提供獎學金並執行放學後計畫的
活塞中鋒D.Davsi說。

“It was just a great overall event,” Davis said. “As far as Flip’s magic,
he kind of surprised me as well. I told him he was going to have teach me a
couple of those things.”
    "那一切的演出都很棒，"Davis說。"就像老桑的魔術一樣，他也讓我感到驚訝。我告
訴他，要他也教我幾招。"

Saunders opened his act by complimenting the student performers, and then
shared a little bit about himself with the audience.
    老桑在動作前先稱讚了學生們的表演，之後也在觀眾面前小露了一手。

“I always love the dancing,” he said. “I’ve got three daughters and
they’re all dancers so I always get into watching all the dancing. I went to a
lot of recitals and spent eight hours a day watching recitals, so I’m not
expert but I can judge it pretty well, and (Bryan’s) singing was unbelievable.
”
    "我總是熱愛舞蹈，"他說。"我有三個女兒，而他們都是舞者，所以我總有許多觀看他
們跳舞的機會。我去過很多次獨奏會而且花上一天中八小時在聽，所以雖然我不是專家，
但我還是能正確地作出評價，而Bryan的演奏實在令人不可置信。

When Saunders pulled out the basketballs, he bounced one off his head, off his
knee, and to the other hand, each time safely returning the ball to his right
index finger, still spinning. For the finale, Saunders pulled a Superman action
figure out of his back pocket – “he’s the best spinner in the world,” he
said – and placed the “world” on the Man of Steel’s plastic fist.
    當老桑拿出籃球，他用手、用膝蓋彈球，接著換到另一手，每一次他都能將球安全地
放回右手食指，而且球還在持續旋轉。最後，老桑將手從後方口袋中抽出一個超人玩偶 -
"他是世界上最好的轉球手，" 他說 - 並把"世界"放在這個男人鋼鐵般的塑膠手上。

That really got the attention of his audience, and Saunders used it to tell
them something he didn’t want them to forget.
    那真的吸引了觀眾們的注意力，而老桑用它來告訴他們一件他不希望他們忘記的事。

“We’re here for you, so take advantage of it,” Saunders said. “It’s been a
pleasure for us to come out here. Have a great time the rest of the day.”
    "我們會到這來都是為了你們，所以你們可要好好把握，"老桑說。"我們很榮幸可以到
這裡來。希望你們在今天剩下的時間過得愉快。"

When he was first introduced, Saunders mentioned that he was not scheduled to
appear but asked to participate when he learned about Eton Academy, which is
not far from his own Birmingham neighborhood.
    當老桑一開始自我介紹時，他提到他原本不在計畫出席人員名單當中，但他在知道這
次活動是在他老家伯明罕附近的伊頓學院舉辦後就自願報名參加。

The younger students may not have known who Saunders was, but that message
stuck with some of the high school students.
    這些年輕的學生或許不很清楚老桑是誰，但那訊息確實地傳達到了那些中學生心中。

“[It was cool] just the fact he really wanted to be here and do it,” said
Emma Schwartz, a 10th grader from Birmingham. “I mean he really wanted to help
us out. That was pretty sweet.”
    他是自願來這裡做這些事情，這真的很酷，"來自伯明罕的10年級生E.Schwartz說。"
我的意思是他真的希望幫助我們變得更好，那真的讓人感覺很窩心。"

An NBA coach who shows up out of the blue?
    一位NBA總教練突然現身？

You could almost say it was magic.
    你或許也能稱之為一場魔術吧。

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