Michael Jordan: Cut from the Team
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#1
Fifteen-year-old Michael Jordan tried out for the Laney High School varsity basketball team.
十五歲的麥可·喬丹參加了萊尼高中校隊籃球隊的選拔。
#2
The coach posted the list of players who made the team on the gym wall.
教練將入選球隊的名單張貼在體育館的牆上。
#3
Michael searched for his name, but he didn't see it anywhere; he had been rejected.
麥可尋找著他的名字，但他哪裡都沒看到；他被拒絕了。
#4
Devastated, Michael went home that day and cried because his dream felt so far away.
身心俱疲且萬分沮喪，麥可那天回到家哭了，因為他的夢想感覺是如此遙不可及。
#5
Michael used the rejection as motivation to improve his basketball skills.
麥可將這次拒絕轉化為提升籃球技巧的動力。
#6
He practiced every morning before school, focusing on his weaknesses and building his strengths.
他每天上學前都進行練習，專注於自己的弱點並增強自己的長處。
#7
As he practiced, Michael grew taller and stronger, developing his natural talent.
隨著他的練習，麥可長得更高、更強壯，並發揮了他的天賦。
#8
The next year, he dominated on the court, earning a basketball scholarship to the University of North Carolina.
隔年，他在球場上表現卓越，並獲得了北卡羅來納大學的籃球獎學金。
#9
In the 1982 NCAA championship game, the University of North Carolina faced Georgetown.
在 1982 年的 NCAA 冠軍賽中，北卡羅來納大學對陣喬治城大學。
#10
Freshman Michael Jordan received the ball with seconds left on the clock.
大一新生麥可·喬丹在比賽時間僅剩幾秒鐘時接到了球。
#11
He took the shot, and it went in, securing the game-winning basket for North Carolina.
他投籃出手，球進了，為北卡羅萊納大學鎖定了致勝的一球。
#12
Millions of people watching on television witnessed the birth of a basketball star.
數百萬正在觀看電視的人們見證了一位籃球巨星的誕生。
#13
The Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan in 1984, bringing excitement to the team.
芝加哥公牛隊在 1984 年選中了麥可·喬丹，為球隊帶來了興奮與活力。
#14
Michael was electric on the court, but the Bulls were still a relatively weak team.
麥可當時在球場上表現得充滿活力，但公牛隊仍然是一支相對較弱的球隊。
#15
They kept losing in the playoffs, despite Michael's incredible individual performances.
儘管麥可有著令人難以置信的個人表現，他們在季後賽中仍不斷落敗。
#16
Michael realized that individual talent wasn't enough; he needed to elevate his teammates' play.
麥可意識到個人才華是不夠的；他需要提升隊友的表現。