http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14219831/ Nowitzki wants to lead Germany in World Championships, Olympics Nowitzki将带领德国进军奥运。 Updated: 9:45 p.m. ET Aug. 6, 2006 BERLIN - Germany has long been the world’s leading export nation, selling its high-priced luxury cars, rich beer and fancy machinery across the world. 柏林－德国长期以来作为世界上领先的出口国家，将他们高价的名贵汽车、豪华啤酒与 精密机械销售到世界各地。 Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki, who hopes to lead Germany far in the World　Championships in Japan, has also become one of the country’s most valuable export items with his $15 million salary and his sterling reputation in the world’s top league. 希望带领德国在日本举办的世锦赛中取得佳绩的达拉斯小牛队球星Dirk Nowitzki，也以 他那1500万美元的薪水与他在世界顶级联盟中的优秀名声，成为德国最有价值的出口货。 （不知道为啥看了有点想笑XD） Yet the Mavericks’franchise forward has happily sacrificed his summer holidays　again to play for his country, which finished second in the European championship last year and third in the 2002 World Championships in Indianapolis. 目前这位小牛队的王牌前锋非常高兴地为了国家队而牺牲了他的暑假。这支国家队在去年 的欧锦赛中拿下第二名，而在2002年於印第安那波利斯举行的世锦赛中拿下第三名 Even though the German domestic league is dwarfed by others in Europe, Nowitzki has helped to make his country a medal contender at the tournament starting Aug. 19. 即使德国国内的（篮球）联盟比起其他欧洲国家要来得弱，Nowitzki还是会帮助他的国家 在8月19日开打的锦标赛中竞争金牌。 Nowitzki has been spending his summer training in Europe with his German teammates and said that hard work might be part of his genetic make-up. Nowitzki将他的暑假花费在欧洲与他的德国队队友们一起训练，并且说努力或许是他基因 构造的一部份。（本来就是） “If the will to work hard is German, then perhaps I have that,” Nowitzki told Focus magazine. “But otherwise I don’t think I have any typical German characteristics. Any talent I have comes from my parents. ”如果说德国人所拥有的是努力的意志，那麽也许我也同样拥有，”Nowitzki这麽告诉焦 点杂志。”除此之外我不认为我拥有任何典型德国人的特色。我任何的才能都来自於我的 父母。” “In any event, I’ve managed to keep improving in recent years because, over there, there are just so many good kids who want to take your job away, said Nowitzki. ”近年来，无论任何事情，我都设法不断进步，因为有着太多优秀的年轻人想要抢走你的 工作。”Nowitzki说。 Nowitzki, 28, is coming off his best season in the NBA and finished third in most valuable player voting by sportswriters with 544 points behind Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns (924) and LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers (688). It was a long season for Nowitzki, who played 104 games. Nowitzki，28，岁，刚结束了他在NBA最好的一个球季，并且在由运动作家所投票的的MVP 选举中以544分得到第三名，仅次於凤凰城太阳队的Steve Nash（924分）与克里夫兰骑士 队的LeBron James (688分) 。对Nowitzki来说这也是一个漫长的球季，他总共打了104场 比赛。 Basketball has been growing rapidly in Germany, thanks in large part to Nowitzki’s heroics for Dallas since 1999 and for Germany’s international team, even if it is still a relatively minor sport in a country dominated by soccer. 即使篮球人口在德国相较於足球人口仍是相对弱势，但是篮球已经在德国迅速地成长茁壮 ，这有很大一部份原因是因为Nowitzki自从1999来在达拉斯以及德国国家队的英雄表现。 None of the local television networks have broadcast Germany’s exhibitions before the World Championships. 在世锦赛之前，没有任何一家当地的电视网播放德国的比赛。 Nowitzki, however, is unperturbed to be regarded as only a minor celebrity at home, less known than soccer players, Formula One driver Michael Schumacher or even retired tennis champion Boris Becker. 然而，当Nowitzki比足球运动员们、F1赛车手舒马克甚或已退休的网球冠军贝克得到更少 的注意时，他仍然十分镇定。 “That doesn’t matter to me at all,” said Nowitzki, who spends holidays in his southern German hometown of Wuerzburg with his family and gets his fill of the German bread and local beer that he dearly misses in Dallas. “There is enough hype and commotion around me in the United States.” ”那对我来说根本不算什麽，”正在德南家乡Wuerzburg与家人共度假期的Nowitzki说，一 面享受着德国面包与那让他在达拉斯十分想念的当地啤酒。”在美国已经有够多的噱头与 骚动环绕着我了。” Nowitzki is nevertheless highly regarded among basketball fans in Germany, especially since he resisted pressure from the Dallas management to skip the 2002 World Championships for fear of injury. 不过Nowitzk现在在德国已经得到了篮球迷的高度注意，尤其是自从2002年他抗拒了来自 害怕他伤势恶化而想要他不要参加世锦赛的达拉斯管理阶层的压力。（当年Dirk在季後赛 受伤，小牛本来不愿让他打国家队，但Dirk坚持要打。） He not only played but led Germany to a surprising third place. He does not want to predict any lofty outcome for this year. 他不只是单纯为国家打球而已，他还惊奇地带领德国夺下了（2002年的）第三名。今年他 不想预测任何不切实际的结局。 “I never go into a tournament with concrete goals of where we’ll end up,” said Nowitzki. “I just want to help where I can. The countries taking part are getting better all the time. ”我从不带着我们将在哪里止步这种具体结局参加锦标赛，”Nowitzki说。”我只想在任 何我能的地方提供帮助。这支国家队每次参赛都会变得更好。” “Every match is going to be a battle. I think it’s going to be a super tournament.” ”每场比赛都是一场战役。我认为它会成为一次超级锦标赛。” Nowitzki has two major aims — to win an NBA championship and to play for Germany in the Olympics. Nowitzki有两个主要目标－赢得NBA总冠军与代表德国队在奥运出赛。 He came close to winning the NBA crown in June, helping Dallas to open a 2-0 lead against the Miami Heat in the finals, but Miami won the series 4-2. 在总冠军战中帮助达拉斯对迈阿密热火取得系列赛2-0领先的开局後，他几乎要赢得了NBA 总冠军，但最终迈阿密却以4-2赢得了系列战。 “I’m not playing for Germany to get rid of my frustration over that even if it is hard to swallow losing the finals after being ahead 2-0,” said Nowitzki , who was a top tennis player in his home state of Bavaria at 14 but switched his focus to basketball after another teenager named Tommy Haas kept beating him. ”我不是为了摆脱我的挫败才为德国队打球，即使要对输掉2-0领先的总冠军系列赛这件 事释怀很困难，”14岁时曾经是家乡巴伐利亚的顶级网球选手，最後却因为另外一位青年 选手Tommy Haas不断地击败他而转移焦点到篮球上的Nowitzki说。（Tommy Haas的ATP排 名曾高居世界第二） “Even though there wasn’t much time after the defeat to digest it all, I’m happy to be playing for Germany and be able to think about other things.” ”即使在挫败後没有太多时间去消化它，我还是很高兴现在可以为德国队打球，以及能够 思考一些其他的事情。” Nowitzki, whose team unexpectedly failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics, said he cherished dreams of making it to China in 2008. Nowitzki的队伍（德国队）在2004年奥运的资格赛中意外地被淘汰，他说他怀有一个梦想 就是於2008年在中国达成它（进军奥运）。 “I’m starting to run out of time for that,” he said. “We were all incredibly disappointed that we didn’t qualify last time. We said we wanted to improve every year after that to make the Olympics next time. Every summer is important. ”我已经开始全力准备，”他说。”上次没有取得（参加奥运的）资格令我们全体都极为 沮丧。在那之後，我们说我们要为了下次能参加奥运而每年进步。每个夏天都很重要。” “If we can play as well as a team as we did last summer (at the European championship) in Belgrade, I think we can beat anyone.” ”如果我们能够打得像去年夏天在Belgrade（欧洲冠军战）一样，好得如同一支团队，我 想我们可以干掉任何对手。” --

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