昨天在马刺官网看到的，算是小小的场外花絮
觉得颇有意义的所以顺手贴了过来，希望大家不会嫌弃 (_ _)
没有球赛的日子好无聊 (哭)
LaMarcus Aldridge Sends Kids Back To School With New Backpacks
LaMarcus Aldridge 送给了重返学校的孩子们新的书包
原文缩网址：http://goo.gl/IrZWWx
By: Lorne Chan
Posted: Aug 15, 2015
The image of LaMarcus Aldridge in a Spurs jersey was the cause of celebration
in South Texas and a highlight of a busy Spurs offseason.
对于德州南部而言，穿上马刺队球衣的 LaMarcus Aldridge 的画面是让大家庆祝的原因，
也是马刺队繁忙休赛季的一大亮点。
For 9-year-old Leighann Casias, Aldridge’s image keeps her hair in place
while she’s dribbling.
而对九岁的 Leighann Casias 小妹妹而言，Aldridge 的图样则是让她在运球时不会让她
的头发胡乱飞舞。
Casias wore a hair bow with an image of Aldridge on it when she met the new
Spurs forward on Saturday.
Casias 在星期六见到这位马刺队新的前锋时，戴了一个有 Aldridge 照片的蝴蝶结发饰。
（请看图XD）
She was one of about 150 elementary school students who met Aldridge and
received a new backpack from him as part of LaMarcus Aldridge’s Back To
School Bash at George Gervin Academy.
她是与 Aldridge 会面的150位小学生之一，而且他们都从 Aldridge 那获得一个全新的
书包。（这是每年都会举办的 Back To School Bash，今年由 Aldridge 主持，主要是帮助
一些穷困的孩童上学）
“I think he’s really good at basketball, so I like him a lot,” she said.
“He’s already my favorite player.”
“我想他的篮球真的打得很好，所以我很喜欢他，”她说，“他已经是我最喜欢的球员
了<3!!!”
In his first public appearance as a Spur, Aldridge gave out backpacks filled
with school supplies to elementary school students from the Boys and Girls
Club and George Gervin Academy. The backpacks and supplies were courtesy of
H-E-B.
在这首度以马刺人的公开活动亮相中，Aldridge 给了这群小学生们装满了学校用具的书
包，这些东西是由H-E-B所赞助的。
Aldridge said. “This is a new community for me, so I want to get off to a
good start.”
“我们只是尝试去帮助这些孩子能够从学校开始，”Aldridge 说道。“这里对我而言是
个新的环境，所以我也想有个好的开始。”
Aldridge spoke to the students about the importance of education, telling
them that his mother made sure school was his priority or he wouldn’t get to
play basketball.
Aldridge 告诉这些孩子们有关于教育的重要性，他告诉他们，Aldridge 的妈妈要求他把
学校摆在第一优先，否则他不能去打篮球。（在一些外絮或介绍中有提过，有兴趣可以去
找找看）
“I think kids see us playing basketball on the court and they don’t realize
what it took to get here or to stay here,” he said. “It’s important to
teach the kids that education is important and is the key to getting anywhere
in life.”
“孩子们看我们在场上打篮球，他们可能不明白是什么才能到达这里或留在此处。”他说
，“所以很重要的是－－教导这些孩子们教育是非常重要的，因为教育能是生命中能够通
往任何地方的钥匙。”
Aldridge has done similar back-to-school events in Portland and his hometown
of Dallas. Now, he said he’s excited to give back in San Antonio.
Aldridge 在老东家波特兰及他的家乡达拉斯也有做过类似重返校园的活动。而今，他说
自己能在圣城参与是非常兴奋的。
He said he participated in Boys and Girls Club events while growing up,
giving Saturday’s event a lot of personal meaning to him.
他说自己成长时期也参与过 Boys and Girls Club 的活动，因此这次的活动对他而言具
有许多个人的意义。
The backpacks were filled with a year’s worth of school supplies. The
children also got to see The Coyote and Silver Dancers perform, got their
faces painted and played knockout with Spurs Sports & Entertainment employees
as part of the festivities. Aldridge had a photo printer hired for the event
so that every student left with a framed photo with Aldridge and an autograph.
后背包里装满了一年份的学习用品。这些孩子们也看到了吉祥物 Coyote 及马刺啦啦队的
表演、孩子们的脸上画了涂鸦及与工作人员玩了篮球等活动。而 Aldridge 也与每位孩子
们合照并将照片洗出来且附上了签名。
“These kids are going to go back to school with big smiles,” said Zuani
Villarreal of the Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio. “We serve at-risk
kids, and it’s so important for them to get these backpacks full of
supplies. To meet LaMarcus is an incredible bonus.”
“这些孩子即将带着满足的笑容重回学校，”圣城的 Boys and Girls Club 的 Zuani
Villarreal 说，“我们帮助这些在危急中的孩子们，对他们而言能够得到充满用品的背
包很重要。而能见到 Aldridge 则是个难以置信的额外奖励。”
Aldridge also sat down with Gervin, and the Hall of Famer said Aldridge would
end up loving San Antonio and staying just like he did.
Aldridge 也与 Gervin (George Gervin) 并肩而坐，这位名人堂球星告诉 Aldridge 最终
将会和他一样－－爱上圣城并留在这里。
“An event like this shows what kind of guy he is,” Gervin said. “This is
the first thing he does in San Antonio and he’s thinking about things that
are important to the community. He’s thinking about education awareness. He’
s a perfect fit in San Antonio.”
“从这样的一件事情可以反映出他是个如何的人，”Gervin 说，“这是他来圣城做的第
一件事情，而他认为这件事情对于社会而言是很重要的，他意识到教育的重要性。他真是
太契合于圣安东尼奥了！”