CNN中英双语新闻––前NBA球星穆托姆博被确诊脑瘤正在接受治疗

NBA legend Mutombo is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor

NBA legend and basketball Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo is receiving treatment for a brain tumor in Atlanta, the league announced Saturday.

NBA联盟周六宣布，传奇球星兼篮球名人堂成员迪肯贝·穆托姆博正在亚特兰大接受脑瘤治疗。

tumor：

英 ['tjuːmə(r)] 美 ['tumər]

肿瘤

The 56-year-old former shot-blocking superstar is “in great spirits,” a statement from the NBA on behalf of his family reads.

NBA代表其家人发表声明称，这位56岁的前盖帽巨星“精神良好”。

“He is receiving the best care possible from a collaborative team of specialists in Atlanta and is in great spirits as he begins treatment,” the statement reads. “Dikembe and his family ask for privacy during this time so they can focus on his care. They are grateful for your prayers and good wishes.”

声明中写道：“他正在亚特兰大的一个专家协作团队中接受最好的护理，并且在开始治疗时精神状态良好。迪肯贝和他的家人希望在治疗期间有私人空间，以便他们能集中精力照顾他。他们感谢各位的祈祷和良好祝愿。”

NBA commissioner Adam Silver added: “Our thoughts and prayers are with Dikembe, one of the world’s great humanitarians.”

NBA总裁亚当萧华补充道：“我们的思念和祈祷与世界上伟大的人道主义者之一的迪肯贝同在。”

Born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 7-foot 2-inch Mutombo came to Washington’s Georgetown University initially on an academic scholarship in 1987 – and rose to fame when he joined the basketball team in his second year.

穆托姆博身高7英尺2英寸，出生于刚果民主共和国，1987年以学术奖学金进入华盛顿乔治敦大学，在第二年加入篮球队开始出名。

Selected fourth in the 1991 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets, Mutombo went on to become a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and an eight-time All-Star. He played 18 seasons for Denver, the Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks and Houston Rockets.

在1991年NBA选秀中，穆托姆博第四顺位被丹佛掘金队选中，并四次当选NBA年度最佳防守球员，八次入选全明星。在他NBA生涯的18个赛季中，他先后为丹佛、亚特兰大老鹰、费城76人、新泽西篮网、纽约尼克斯和休斯顿火箭效力。

He retired second on the league’s career blocked shots list and was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015.

他退役时在联盟职业生涯封盖榜单上排名第二，并于2015年成为奈史密斯篮球名人堂成员。

enshrine：

英 [ɪnˈʃraɪn] 美 [ɪnˈʃraɪn]

把(法律、权利等)奉为神圣;把…庄严地载入

Off the court he is known for his humanitarian work. Two years before retiring from the NBA, Mutombo established the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation with a mission to improve education and quality of life in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

球场外的穆托姆博以人道主义工作著称。在从NBA退役的两年前，穆托姆博成立了Dikembe Mutombo基金会，旨在改善刚果民主共和国的教育和生活质量。

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编辑：老张

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