从科比的篮球生涯学习7分地道雅思词汇

 前几日科比结束了最后一场比赛，全世界的媒体，各界名流都出来说几句。与其说是为了纪念KOBE，不如说是纪念自己逝去的青春。而雅思口语中各种话题总是少不了偶像背后的故事。而这一切就是雅思口语Part2的核心.今天就带着各位英语爱好者一起了解科比的篮球生涯，同时学习下地道的9分搭配。
 
Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is a retired American professional basketball player. He played his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He entered the NBA directly from high school and won five NBA championships （抽象名词的使用）with the Lakers. Bryant is an 18-time （18次）All-Star, 15-time member of the All-NBA Team, and 12-time member of the All-Defensive team. He led the NBA in scoring during two seasons, and he ranks third on both the league’s all-time（一直以来，最，用来强调）regular season scoring and all-time postseason scoring lists. After beginning his 20th season with the Lakers in 2015–16, which set an NBA record for the most seasons with the same team, Bryant announced that he would retire after the season.
 
The son of former NBA player Joe Bryant,（同位语的同时，让我们明白遗传，家教的重要性，是雅思写作原题论据）Kobe Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School in Pennsylvania, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the country. He declared for the NBA draft（draft 选秀）upon graduation（一毕业）, and was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets, who traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer（展翅高飞者）and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest（扣篮大赛）, and he was named an All-Star by his second season. Despite a feud （不和）between them, Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive championships from 2000 to 2002.
 
In 2003, Bryant was accused of sexual assault（曾经被骂强奸犯！）in Colorado, but the charges were eventually dropped, and a civil suit was settled out of court. After the Lakers lost the 2004 NBA Finals, O’Neal was traded to the Miami Heat. Bryant became the cornerstone of （顶梁柱）the Lakers（湖人）, and he led the NBA in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07seasons. In 2006, he scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second most points scored in a single game in league history behind Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game in 1962. Bryant was awarded the regular season’s Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 2008. After losing in the 2008 NBA Finals, he led the Lakers to two consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010, earning the Finals MVP Award on both occasions. He continued to be among the top players in the league through 2013, when the 34-year-old Bryant suffered a torn Achilles tendon（跟腱痛楚-伟大的运动员都要和伤病做斗争！）. Although he recovered, his play was limited the following two years by season-ending injuries to his knee and shoulder, respectively. Citing his physical decline, he announced that he would be retiring after the 2015–16 season.
 
At 34 years and 104 days of age, Bryant became the youngest player in league history to reach 30,000 career points. He is also the all-time leading scorer in Lakers franchise history. Following his second year in the league, Bryant was chosen to start every All-Star Game until his retirement for a record 18 consecutive appearances（连续18次全明星赛出场）, and his four All-Star MVP Awards are tied for the most in NBA history. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, he won gold medals as a member of the U.S. national team.