影片对白 I was caught between the expectations of China and those of Houston. The only thing I could do was forge ahead.
文化面面观 Steve Francis 由于自己的个性和在姚明新秀赛季对其成长的关心和影响，被中国球迷称为“弗老大”，这也成为他在中国最出名的外号。
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3. forge ahead
Forge有“稳步前进”的意思，forge ahead 的意思就是“稳步向前，渐渐赶上”，比如：Don't hesitate to forge ahead! 你尽管放胆去干!
4. music blaring
Blare这个动词有“奏鸣”的意思，而这儿的意思就是“音乐震天响”。比如：There is a stereo blaring in the next apartment. 隔壁的立体音响发出刺耳响声。
5. light your ass up
这是口语中常用的一个短语，意思是“搞活你！”影片中是队友在和姚明开玩笑，要他不要太认真严肃，有点儿幽默感。
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NBA选秀对选秀球员的规定&弗老大 Steve Francis
1. NBA选秀对选秀球员的规定
NBA选秀是一年一度的NBA盛会，在选秀大会上，30支NBA球队都可以挑选自己需要的新球员。一年一度的NBA选秀对参加选秀的球员有一定的规定，下面就来为您详解一下。
All US players are automatically eligible upon the end of their college eligibility. Through 2005, US players were also allowed to declare eligibility for the draft at any time between high school graduation and the completion of college eligibility. International players could declare eligibility in the calendar year of their 18th birthday, or later.
Starting with the 2006 NBA Draft, the eligibility (资格) rules have changed:
All players, regardless of nationality, must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft (在选秀进行当年必须年满19岁).
A player who completed basketball eligibility at a US high school, regardless of nationality, must also be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class.
This age limit for draftees is part of the new collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players union.
The NBA has established two draft declaration dates. All players who wish to be drafted, and are not automatically eligible, must declare their eligibility no later than 60 days before the draft. After this date, prospective draftees may attend NBA pre-draft camps and individual team workouts to show off their skills and obtain feedback regarding their draft positions. A player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration date, which is 10 days before the draft. A player who declares for the draft will lose his college eligibility, even if he is not drafted, if any of the following is true:
The player signs with an agent.
The player has declared for and withdrawn from a previous draft. Although the NBA collective bargaining agreement allows a player to withdraw twice, the NCAA (美国全国大学生体育协会) only allows one withdrawal.
When a player is selected in the first round of the draft, the team that selected him is required to sign him to at least a one-year contract. Teams own the rights to players selected in the second round for three years, but the teams are not required to sign them.
球队在选中新秀之后可以选择和他签约，亦可以放弃或者直接交换出去，如果新秀遭到放弃，他将成为自由球员（非受限制），如果是交易的话还没获得合同的新秀与选秀权一样是薪金价值为零的。球队与新秀签约后，60天内不能把他交易出去。如果新秀不愿意与选中他的球队签约，而球队又不同意交易或放弃他的话，该新秀在一年内将不能和其它NBA球队签约，挑选他的球队保留有一年的签约权；该新秀还可以参加下一年的选秀。（answers.com 百度百科）
影片对白 I was caught between the expectations of China and those of Houston. The only thing I could do was forge ahead.
文化面面观 Steve Francis 由于自己的个性和在姚明新秀赛季对其成长的关心和影响，被中国球迷称为“弗老大”，这也成为他在中国最出名的外号。
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