昨天在馬刺官網看到的，算是小小的場外花絮
覺得頗有意義的所以順手貼了過來，希望大家不會嫌棄 (_ _)
沒有球賽的日子好無聊 (哭)
LaMarcus Aldridge Sends Kids Back To School With New Backpacks
LaMarcus Aldridge 送給了重返學校的孩子們新的書包
原文縮網址：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.
對於德州南部而言，穿上馬刺隊球衣的 LaMarcus Aldridge 的畫面是讓大家慶祝的原因，
也是馬刺隊繁忙休賽季的一大亮點。
For 9-year-old Leighann Casias, Aldridge’s image keeps her hair in place
while she’s dribbling.
而對九歲的 Leighann Casias 小妹妹而言，Aldridge 的圖樣則是讓她在運球時不會讓她
的頭髮胡亂飛舞。
Casias wore a hair bow with an image of Aldridge on it when she met the new
Spurs forward on Saturday.
Casias 在星期六見到這位馬刺隊新的前鋒時，戴了一個有 Aldridge 照片的蝴蝶結髮飾。
（請看圖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.
她是與 Aldridge 會面的150位小學生之一，而且他們都從 Aldridge 那獲得一個全新的
書包。（這是每年都會舉辦的 Back To School Bash，今年由 Aldridge 主持，主要是幫助
一些窮困的孩童上學）
“I think he’s really good at basketball, so I like him a lot,” she said.
“He’s already my favorite player.”
「我想他的籃球真的打得很好，所以我很喜歡他，」她說，「他已經是我最喜歡的球員
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.
在這首度以馬刺人的公開活動亮相中，Aldridge 給了這群小學生們裝滿了學校用具的書
包，這些東西是由H-E-B所贊助的。
Aldridge said. “This is a new community for me, so I want to get off to a
good start.”
「我們只是嘗試去幫助這些孩子能夠從學校開始，」Aldridge 說道。「這裡對我而言是
個新的環境，所以我也想有個好的開始。」
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 告訴這些孩子們有關於教育的重要性，他告訴他們，Aldridge 的媽媽要求他把
學校擺在第一優先，否則他不能去打籃球。（在一些外絮或介紹中有提過，有興趣可以去
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.”
「孩子們看我們在場上打籃球，他們可能不明白是什麼才能到達這裡或留在此處。」他說
，「所以很重要的是－－教導這些孩子們教育是非常重要的，因為教育能是生命中能夠通
往任何地方的鑰匙。」
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 在老東家波特蘭及他的家鄉達拉斯也有做過類似重返校園的活動。而今，他說
自己能在聖城參與是非常興奮的。
He said he participated in Boys and Girls Club events while growing up,
giving Saturday’s event a lot of personal meaning to him.
他說自己成長時期也參與過 Boys and Girls Club 的活動，因此這次的活動對他而言具
有許多個人的意義。
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.
後背包裡裝滿了一年份的學習用品。這些孩子們也看到了吉祥物 Coyote 及馬刺啦啦隊的
表演、孩子們的臉上畫了塗鴉及與工作人員玩了籃球等活動。而 Aldridge 也與每位孩子
們合照並將照片洗出來且附上了簽名。
“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.”
「這些孩子即將帶著滿足的笑容重回學校，」聖城的 Boys and Girls Club 的 Zuani
Villarreal 說，「我們幫助這些在危急中的孩子們，對他們而言能夠得到充滿用品的背
包很重要。而能見到 Aldridge 則是個難以置信的額外獎勵。」
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 也與 Gervin (George Gervin) 並肩而坐，這位名人堂球星告訴 Aldridge 最終
將會和他一樣－－愛上聖城並留在這裡。
“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.”
「從這樣的一件事情可以反映出他是個如何的人，」Gervin 說，「這是他來聖城做的第
一件事情，而他認為這件事情對於社會而言是很重要的，他意識到教育的重要性。他真是
太契合於聖安東尼奧了！」