The NBA Is Bullish On Christmas, By Necessity The Chicago Bulls mascot, dressed as Santa Claus, dunks during a game last December. The NBA is starting its season on Christmas Day, with a quintuple-header. RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Professional basketball is back after labor unrest and a 149-day [w]lockout[/w]. And in years past, the league has a full [w]slate[/w] of games on Christmas Day. Commentator Frank Deford says that this year, the NBA may wish for a holiday [w]miracle[/w] to help win back fans. FRANK DEFORD: This time last year, Phil Jackson, then the coach of the Lakers, complained that the NBA scheduled games on Christmas Day; it seemed, he said that Christian holidays don't mean anything any longer. A few players echoed Jackson's sentiments, but the complaint died aborning. This Christmas Sunday, the league has scheduled... (Singing) Five gold games, four point guards, three referees, two free throws, and an ad pitch in a time-out. Of course, this year, the pro basketball [w]quintuple[/w]-header is not so much a Christmas [w]bacchanalia[/w], as it is a [w]debutante[/w] coming-out party for the NBA, inasmuch as the whole season so far has been lost to the lockout. If ever pro basketball was going to give up Christmas, it would not be 2011 because Christmas is to the NBA, well, what Thanksgiving is to the NFL. All that old-fashioned Currier and Ives/Norman Rockwell stuff - with the family gathered round the turkey and then the Christmas tree - is nice, but winter holidays are now primarily for gathering the family round whatever games are on television. Anyway, sports are pretty agnostic when it comes to religion. As joyous as Christmas might be, the holiest day in the Christian calendar is Good Friday - and baseball has never shied away from scheduling games then. Nor, for that matter, has our national pastime been any more considerate about the most sacred times in other religions. Yom Kippur is most famous athletically as the day the World Series went on as usual, but Sandy Koufax didn't pitch. Muslim athletes have an even more trying time during Ramadan, when they must fast during daylight. I spent a day of fasting once with Hakeem Olajuwon, and I couldn't help but believe that his enforced dining routine had to have some debilitating effect on his ability to play 40 minutes or so a game. Some people get terribly upset when players offer any displays of personal faith. Tim Tebow's kneeling has become a cause celebre in some circles. But games are not government and athletes are not elected officials. And, good grief, that Tebowing sort of thing has been around forever. I remember playing Catholic schools in basketball when every kid on the team would cross himself before he took a foul shot. I asked a Jesuit priest I knew if that helped. Well, he said, it does if you're a good free-throw shooter. Rather than worrying about Christmas Day, if I were the NBA, I'd be more worried about all those days on the schedule before Christmas this year, when nobody much seemed to care that the NBA was missing in action. If there's one thing the lockout showed us, it's that no matter how many shopping days before Christmas, we can very well do without any basketball days before Christmas. MONTAGNE: Commentator Frank Deford joins us each Wednesday from member station WSHU in Fairfield, Connecticut. It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: And I'm Linda Wertheimer. 声明：音视频均来自互联网链接，仅供学习使用。本网站自身不存储、控制、修改被链接的内容。"沪江英语"高度重视知识产权保护。当如发现本网站发布的信息包含有侵犯其著作权的链接内容时，请联系我们，我们将依法采取措施移除相关内容或屏蔽相关链接。

13年的等待，诺维斯基夺得第一个总冠军。小牛夺得队史上的第一个总冠军，这是NBA的第18支总冠军球队。今天上午，诺维斯基拿下21分，率领小牛在客场以105比95战胜热火，并以4比2赢得总冠军，报了2006年总决赛的一箭之仇。诺维斯基表现卓越，这部“德国战车”被评为总决赛MVP。 Hints： Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award Commissioner Stern Dirk Nowitzki Miami Heat Mavs nation coach Holger Jet Rio J.J. Finals Champion

The Chicago Bulls mascot, dressed as Santa Claus, dunks during a game last December. The NBA is starting its season on Christmas Day, with a quintuple-header. 【NPR】NBA圣诞节火热开战(点击查看完整文本) 美国NBA由于劳资纠纷而停赛之后。在经NBA is starting its season on Christmas Day, with a quintuple-header. 【NPR】NBA圣诞节火热开战(点击查看完整文本) 美国NBA过了长达149天之后，NBA终于在年末圣诞节的前夕重新开战。NBA希望借助节日期间的比赛来重新赢回NBA粉丝的心。  【AP一分钟】酒店新创意：旧塑料瓶圣诞树(点击查看完整文本) 在距离圣诞节仅有几天的情况下，美国国会参众两院又上演了一场对抗赛。在这种情况下，不难想象国会做事效率低下，其支持率一再创新低也不足为奇了。 【CRI】巧克力也变身良药(点击查看完整文本) 巧克力是人见人爱的美食。虽然过度摄入会让人肥胖，导致各种疾病，但巧克力的健康功效却是有据可查的。最近，瑞典的研究人员发布消息，称巧克力可以大大降低女性患中风的几率。一起来看一下。 声明：音视频均来自互联网链接，仅供学习使用。本网站自身不存储、控制、修改被链接的内容。"沪江英语"高度重视知识产权保护。当如发现本网站发布的信息 包含有侵犯其著作权的链接内容时，请联系我们，我们将依法采取措施移除相关内容或屏蔽相关链接。

NBA升了他的选秀顺位。乔治的优势在于他有很好的运动能力，身体条件出色。在投篮方面，他是一个极强的三分投手，射程非常广，可能是本届选秀的球员中投射方面水平最好的球员之一。另外，乔治还拥有出色的篮球智商，也是一个很不错的篮板手，打球很有耐心。 【关于粉丝堂FansTang】 粉丝堂（）是国际一线艺人及体育明星零距离交流的一站式互动社交平台，现已逾百余位全球知名体育及娱乐明星重磅加入，并不断扩大。 目前已经入驻粉丝堂的国际明星：摇滚小天后艾薇儿，美国乐坛吉他“男巫”Jason Mraz，R&B天后Alicia Keys，拉丁歌后Shakira，格莱美得主西班牙流行歌手Enrique Iglesias 、6座格莱美奖外加4座艾美奖获得者流行乐巨星 Justin Timberlake，美国偶像超人气歌星Adam Lambert，Kelly Clarkson，Britney Spears，魔力红组合, 林肯公园，后街男孩; 好莱坞巨星Maggie Q，Selena Gomez；Lady Gaga同门师弟Greyson Chance；热门美剧《绯闻女孩》男主角Chace Crawford；人气美剧《欢乐合唱团》男主角Matthew Morisson

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (left) and Miami Heat forward LeBron James warm up before an NBA charity basketball invitational game in Oklahoma City on Oct. 23. The NBA had a series of exhibition games to keep players in the spotlight during the lockout. The lockout is hurting local businesses and arena employees in Oklahoma City. 【NPR】NBA停赛影响地方经济(点击查看完整文本) 篮球迷必NBA charity basketball invitational game in Oklahoma City on Oct. 23. The NBA须要面对一个没有NBA比赛的11月了。球员与雇主之间的合同问题还处于僵局。NBA的停赛已经开始损害地方经济了。有专家估计，每一场比赛的取消都能带来高达1百万美元的经济损失。 【CCTV News】泰国洪水严重影响基础设施(点击查看完整文本) 随着泰国半个世纪以来最严重的洪灾蔓延到首都曼谷，曼谷有五分之一的面积现在浸在水下，严重影响了城市的基础设施。 而改善这些基础设施，则需要多年时间。   【BBC】意大利总理贝卢斯科尼：将在预算法案获批后辞职(点击查看完整文本) 现任意大利总理西尔维奥·贝卢斯科尼(Silvio Berlusconi)11月8日宣布，将在国会通过包括欧盟要求该国财政改革措施的预算案后宣布辞职。这意味着贝卢斯科尼即将结束其20年的政治生涯。 【CRI】如何正确挑选有机食品(点击查看完整文本) 为进一步规范有机产品标志使用,便于消费者和监管部门辨识,国家认证认可监督管理委员会将建立有机产品认证标志备案信息数据库,并提供该数据库统一查询方式,为社会公众和监管部门服务. 【AP一分钟】天王MJ案再开庭(点击查看完整文本) 美国流行天王迈克尔·杰克逊死亡案的主审法官3日令陪审团考虑做出最终裁决。此前，此案的起诉方和辩护方均已提交最后陈述。由12人组成的陪审团将在4日早晨就裁决进行商议。 声明：音视频均来自互联网链接，仅供学习使用。本网站自身不存储、控制、修改被链接的内容。"沪江英语"高度重视知识产权保护。当如发现本网站发布的信息 包含有侵犯其著作权的链接内容时，请联系我们，我们将依法采取措施移除相关内容或屏蔽相关链接。

热门的詹姆斯、韦德、博什和斯陶德迈尔等依然“待字闺中”。 詹姆斯颇有稳坐钓鱼台的感觉，从1日开始他家的门槛被前来追求他的球队几乎踏破，芝加哥公牛(Chicago Bulls)、尼克斯、洛杉矶快艇(LA Clippers)、迈阿密热浪(Miami Heat)和新泽西网(New Jersey Nets)，当然还有老东家克利夫兰骑士(Cleveland Cavaliers)都排着队与他见面。 他们各自开出诱人的条件来吸引这位当今NBA人气最旺的球员。据报道，詹姆斯很可能下周公布自己的选择。 已两次与公牛面谈的韦德表示，他准备利用这个周末深思熟虑一番，计划下周二拿定主意。只要詹姆斯或博什当中的任何一位同意加盟热浪，他与热浪续约机会较大。尼克斯和网队也在积极与他接触。韦德和博什的经纪人透露，经过几天来与球队的交谈，他们正在评估当中。 斯陶德迈尔目前已来到纽约，打算与前主帅德安东尼(Anthony)再度联手，但尼克斯现在不想马上接纳他，因为他们的首选还是詹姆斯、韦德和博什当中的任何一位或两位。 快来小组查看更多精彩内容>>> 声明：音视频均来自互联网链接，仅供学习使用。本网站自身不存储、控制、修改被链接的内容。"沪江英语"高度重视知识产权保护。当如发现本网站发布的信息包含有侵犯其著作权的链接内容时，请联系我们，我们将依法采取措施移除相关内容或屏蔽相关链接。

跑到气要断掉，要和队友对抗到汗如雨下。记得有记者问科比：“科比，你为什么如此成功？” 科比反问记者：“你知道洛杉矶凌晨4点的样子吗？” 记者摇摇头。科比：“我知道每一天凌晨4点洛杉矶的样子。” 友情提示：这个视频的旁白是Eric Thomas，饶舌歌手出身，在视频中的英语语法并非正规的教科书英文。事实上，他的英文更接近于Slang, Street Language（街头俚语），大家在学习的同时，请不要忽略正确的教科书英语。不过话说回来，在英文国家，并非人人上过大学，大家平时交流的语言多数是以俚语为主。如果能听懂这样的英文，无疑对听力也有大大的加分哦！ 《你究竟有多想成功》字幕 There was a young man who you know he wanted to make a lot of money

忙问老师念得对不对，看来卢比奥童鞋还是很认真很好学的，值得表扬。而第二段视频中，卢比奥开始学习更高级的中国短语，诸如“我想去”、“漂亮”，讲到漂亮时，他主动对老师说他知道漂亮的意思。这是为什么呢？ 原来这是个伏笔，在后面两段中谜底揭晓：卢比奥首先用中文表达自己想去中国，易建联也用中文分别问了卢比奥最想吃到的中国美食和中国城市，卢比奥也毕恭毕敬地用夹生的中文回答了最想吃北京烤鸭和最想去上海看外滩。最后当易建联问：“你最喜欢的中国女演员是谁？”卢比奥脱口而出：“我喜欢章子怡，因为她很漂亮。”（就属这NBA句话发音最标准！）看来卢比奥对章子怡心慕已久，已经在视频上公开示爱，不知道章子怡看到西班牙帅哥的隔空表白是否会心动呢？ 由于里基-卢比奥不久之前造访中国，因此希望用这段视频来作为对中国粉丝的回馈。为了要把精彩的雷人视频呈现给中国观众，他已开启个人的官方微博，为自己在中国聚集人气。 【球员生涯】 里基-卢比奥（Ricky

For the Heat and its fans, getting back to the NBA Finals is all that really mattered. The [w]lockout[/w]-shortened season was like that leafed-over [w]prologue[/w] to the book you have read a 100 times. The first three rounds of the playoffs were the [w]equivalent[/w] of a symphony orchestra