Yao Ming 姚明
【词汇扫描】
leave for 出发前往
The Sharks made the finals of the CBA in Yao Ming's third season
and again the next year, but lost both times to the Bayi Rockets.
When Wang Zhizhi left for the NBA the following year,
the Sharks finally won their first championship.
During the playoffs in his final year,
Yao Ming averaged 38.9 points and 20.2 rebounds a game,
while shooting 76.6% from the field,
and made all 21 of his shots during one game in the finals.

【逐句对照】
The Sharks made the finals of the CBA in Yao Ming's third season
and again the next year, but lost both times to the Bayi Rockets.
When Wang Zhizhi left for the NBA the following year,
the Sharks finally won their first championship.
During the playoffs in his final year,
Yao Ming averaged 38.9 points and 20.2 rebounds a game,
while shooting 76.6% from the field,
and made all 21 of his shots during one game in the finals.

【多学一点】
leave for 到…去，出发前往
I'm leaving for London tomorrow.

【词汇扫描】
initially 开始时
pressure 施压
terminate 终止
invalid 无效的
Yao Ming was initially pressured to enter the NBA draft in 1999
by the deputy general manager of the Shanghai Sharks.
(He) also pressured Yao into signing a contract with Evergreen Sports Inc.,
which stated that Yao would have to give Evergreen 33% of his earnings.
However, Yao quickly terminated the contract
after it was determined invalid.

【逐句对照】
Yao Ming was initially pressured to enter the NBA draft in 1999
by the deputy general manager of the Shanghai Sharks.
(He) also pressured Yao into signing a contract with Evergreen Sports Inc.,
which stated that Yao would have to give Evergreen 33% of his earnings.
However, Yao quickly terminated the contract
after it was determined invalid.

【多学一点】
initially 最初
at first
At first he didn't notice anything strange.
pressure 对…施压，迫使
be pressured into doing sth.
Some young people are pressured into staying on at school.
inc.
incorporation 公司
terminate 结束，终止
They have terminated the contract.
invalid 无效的，作废的
the driving license is invalid

【词汇扫描】
dub 被称为…
consist of 组成
agent 经纪人
negotiator 谈判代表
When Yao Ming decided to enter the NBA draft,
a team of advisors was formed that was collectively dubbed "Team Yao".
The team consisted of Yao's negotiator, Erik Zhang,
his NBA agent, Bill Duffy, his Chinese agent,
Lu Hao, a professor at the University of Chicago,
John Huizinga, and Bill Sanders,
the vice president for marketing at BDA Sports Management,
the company that Duffy started.

【逐句对照】
When Yao Ming decided to enter the NBA draft,
a team of advisors was formed that was collectively dubbed "Team Yao".
The team consisted of Yao's negotiator, Erik Zhang,
his NBA agent, Bill Duffy,
his Chinese agent, Lu Hao,
a professor at the University of Chicago, John Huizinga,
and Bill Sanders, the vice president for marketing at BDA Sports Management,
the company that Duffy started.

【多学一点】
collectively 全体的，共同的
The committee made the decision collectively.
dub 授予称号，起绰号
nickname
He was dubbed Fatty.
consist of 由…构成
The city consists of seven districts.
negotiator 谈判代表
negotiation 谈判
agent 经纪人，代理人
I made my assistant my agent while I was abroad.
vice 副…
vice manager 副经理
vice premier 副总理

【故事原文】
The Sharks made the finals of the CBA in Yao Ming's third season
and again the next year, but lost both times to the Bayi Rockets.
When Wang Zhizhi left for the NBA the following year,
the Sharks finally won their first championship.
During the playoffs in his final year,
Yao Ming averaged 38.9 points and 20.2 rebounds a game,
while shooting 76.6% from the field,
and made all 21 of his shots during one game in the finals.
Yao Ming was initially pressured to enter the NBA draft in 1999
by the deputy general manager of the Shanghai Sharks.
(He) also pressured Yao into signing a contract with Evergreen Sports Inc.,
which stated that Yao would have to give Evergreen 33% of his earnings.
However, Yao quickly terminated the contract
after it was determined invalid.
When Yao Ming decided to enter the NBA draft,
a team of advisors was formed that was collectively dubbed "Team Yao".
The team consisted of Yao's negotiator, Erik Zhang,
his NBA agent, Bill Duffy, his Chinese agent,
Lu Hao, a professor at the University of Chicago,
John Huizinga, and Bill Sanders,
the vice president for marketing at BDA Sports Management,
the company that Duffy started.