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——来自绿凯的塔科·法尔

The Celtics’ 7-foot-5 rookie became the NBA’s largest humanvictory cigar——but more importantly, an enormous example of how theG-Leaguecan develop more than just skills.

凯尔特人队中这位7英尺5英寸的新秀成为了NBA最大的胜利雪茄——更重要的是，(塔科）是个“巨大”的例子证明了发展联盟所能发展的不仅仅是技能。

victory cigar[ˈvɪktəri sɪˈɡɑː(r)]：这个词专指球队在大比分领先胜局已定时被换上场的球员。

G-league[dʒiː liːɡ]：发展联盟。G表示赞助商佳得乐

塔科的小迷妹已上线

“Give the people what they want,” is the advice that Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said he got from his 10-year-old daughter in late December, and what the people wanted was 7-foot-5 rookie center Tacko Fall.

“是时候让球迷们得偿所愿了”这是凯尔特人教头布拉德·史蒂文斯12月下旬从他10岁的女儿那里得到的建议，他们想要在场上看到的是身高7英尺5英寸的新秀中锋塔科·法尔。

WeWantTacko

我们要塔科

A few days before Christmas, in a game against the Detroit Pistons, fansclamoredfor the 24-year-old Fall“We want Tacko!” people yelled with theirbossyBoston abandon—the same way they had a few months earlier, during the team’s preseason opener.

圣诞节前几天，在对阵底特律活塞队的一场比赛中，球迷们在主场为24岁的法尔叫嚣欢呼。“我们要塔科!” 波士顿球迷们狂热地高喊着他的名字——就像几个月前，球队季前赛的揭幕战中一样。

clamor['klæmə(r)]：v.喧嚷

bossy[ˈbɒsi]：adj.专横的，狂热的

在长人如林的NBA依然被人“仰望”的感觉估计只有Tacko能够体会的到了，而这位和我国篮球名宿姚明身高相仿的大个子球员，生活中却是另一番光景——

这样的塔科怎会不让人喜爱呢？

Everybody enjoys thespectaclethat is TackoManiaup close. Fans chant for him when he is not even in the building. Teammates receive a ho-hum response when they appear on the giant video screen compared with theelationa shot of Fall evokes. When supporters actually get a chance to see him in a game or in public?Pandemonium.

每个人都很享受近距离看到塔科时躁动的场景。塔科还没进球馆的时候，就有粉丝齐声呼喊他的名字。当队友们出现在球场的的大屏幕上时，只收到沉闷的呼声，但当法尔出现的时候，球馆就沸腾了起来。什么时候球迷们能有机会在比赛或者公众场合看见他？当人群骚动起来的时候。

spectacle[ˈspektəkl]: n.盛况；壮观的场面

mania[ˈmeɪniə]: n.狂热；极大的热情

chant[tʃɑːnt]: v.反复呼喊

elation[iˈleɪʃn]: n.兴高采烈

Pandemonium[ˌpændəˈməʊniəm]: n.骚动，混乱

wow~“胜利雪茄”即将登场

Just the slightestflinchfrom the 7-foot-5 center would quickly trigger acascadingroar. By the time Fall finally checked in to replace Enes Kanter with 4:31 to play, the game was over, but the party was just beginning. Fans were screaming, teammates were raising their hands to fan the flames and Fall was becoming a truecultfigure.

这位7尺5的中锋做一个小动作就能引起山呼海啸的欢呼。法尔最终上场替换坎特的时候，离终场哨声还有4分31秒，比赛已经毫无悬念，但是狂欢派对才刚刚开始。球迷高声欢呼，队友们也举起手煽动观众，法尔一时成了万众崇拜的偶像。

flinch[flɪntʃ]：v&n.退缩，畏缩

cascading[kæˈskeɪdɪŋ]：adj.倾泻的；流注的

cult[kʌlt]：n.时尚，崇拜adj.作为偶像崇拜的

Despite not even being on the full roster, he received 947,378 All-Star votes from fans. It was more than eight of the players who actually made the team received and placed him just behind his actual All-Star teammate Jayson Tatum in the East frontcourt rankings.

尽管法尔还不是正式球员，但他已在全明星赛投票中得到了947,378的球迷票数。这一成绩超过了已被队内认可和有一定地位的八名队友。法尔的票数在东部的前场球员排名中，仅次于他的全明星队友杰森·塔特姆。

比赛中的塔科

It was quickly apparent that Tacko Mania went beyond simply Celticsfandom. There is afascinationwith who he is as a player, as a person and just as a presence that only the greatest or mostnoteworthyplayers in the game create.

显而易见的是喜欢塔科的不仅是凯尔特人球迷。塔科作为球员和一个“普通”人，当他出场时，所受到的关注，或许可以比拟实力不菲或是最有价值球员所制造的气氛。

fandom[ˈfændəm]：n.球迷，粉丝

fascination[ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn]：n.魅力

noteworthy[ˈnəʊtwɜːði]：n.值得注意的，重要的