沉默大王的史上最差劲球队：输掉比赛不代表就是失败者

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[00:00.81]6 The Champion of Quiet	沉默大王
[00:07.18](By Tracy Stewart)	（译 / 赵越）
[00:09.85]It was a Tuesday, and Maggie hated Tuesdays. 那天是星期二，麦琪很不喜欢星期二。
[00:14.32]Tuesdays meant one thing: gym class. 因为星期二意味着一件事：要去上体育课。
[00:17.88]Gym class meant one thing: picking teams. 去上体育课则意味着一件事：要挑选队友组成球队。
[00:22.00]Picking teams meant one thing: Maggie would be picked last. 挑选队友组成球队又意味着一件事：麦琪又要等到最后才会有人要。
[00:26.70]As always.	通常都是如此。
[00:27.95]Maggie was a new student that year in a class of champions. 那一年，麦琪刚刚来到这个拥有各种“大王”称号的班上。
[00:32.62]To help herself remember the other kids, she'd come up with a special title for each one.	为了帮自己记住其他同学的名字，她给每位同学都想了一个特别的称号。
[00:38.56]There was Kevin, Champion of the Clean Desk; and Lynnie, Champion of Knowing the Answer First; and Caroline, Champion of Tardy .凯文是“桌面整洁大王”，琳妮是“首个想到答案大王”，卡罗琳是“拖沓大王”， 
[00:48.91]And so on.	诸如此类。
[00:49.90]She'd had to think long and hard to figure out her own special title. 她努力想了半天，想给自己也取一个特别的称号。
[00:55.10]After five whole weeks of school, Maggie had decided. 上了整整五个星期的学之后，麦琪决定了，
[00:59.48]She was the Champion of Quiet.	她是“沉默大王”。
[01:02.46]The Champion of Quiet sat on the gym floor, sandwiched between the Champion of Daydreaming and the Champion of Goofy Jokes. 这位“沉默大王”坐在体育馆的地板上，被“白日梦大王”和“冷笑话大王”夹在中间。
[01:11.36]Maggie felt blue. 麦琪感到沮丧，
[01:13.12]She knew what was coming. 因为她知道自己即将面临的是什么。
[01:15.70]She considered changing her title to Champion of Last Pick.	她考虑要把自己的称号改为“最后才有人要的大王”。
[01:20.30]Mr. Murphy, the gym teacher, asked for volunteers to pick the basketball teams. 体育老师墨菲先生问谁愿意主动挑选队友组成篮球队，
[01:26.73]The usual hands shot into the air.	一向积极参与的那些学生迅速举起了手。
[01:29.51]Maggie sighed and glanced to her right. 麦琪叹了口气，朝自己的右边瞥了一眼。
[01:32.74]She caught the eye of Jasmine,Champion of Cursive J's. 她将目光投向“草书大王J”贾思敏。
[01:37.18]Maggie thought she might like to be Jasmine's friend but never felt brave enough to talk to her.	麦琪觉得自己可能挺想和贾思敏成为朋友的，却从未鼓起勇气跟她讲过话。
[01:43.42]Looking at Jasmine, Maggie realized that Jasmine seemed a little blue, too. 看着贾思敏，麦琪意识到她似乎也有些沮丧。
[01:49.29]Maggie thought, I'm not the only one picked last. 麦琪心想，等到最后才有人要的人不止我一个，
[01:53.17]Sometimes Jasmine is picked last, too. 贾思敏有时也要等到最后才会被选中。
[01:56.42]With that, the Champion of Quiet had an idea.	一想到这儿，这位“沉默大王”萌生了一个想法。
[02:00.26]Mr.Murphy asked, "Anyone else want to volunteer today?"	墨菲先生问道：“今天还有谁愿意主动挑选队友吗？”
[02:05.20]Maggie felt her hand slowly rise. 麦琪发现自己的手缓缓地举了起来。
[02:08.78]She looked again at Jasmine and took a big breath. 她又看了贾思敏一眼，使劲吸了一口气。
[02:12.68]Maybe it was time for the Champion of Quiet to use her voice.	也许该到“沉默大王”开口说话的时候了。
[02:17.29]"Maggie?" Mr.Murphy smiled. “麦琪？”墨菲先生笑了笑。
[02:20.25]"You want a turn?"	“你想要试一下吗？”
[02:21.40]"Do I?" Maggie wondered. 要不要呢？麦琪犹豫了一下。
[02:23.95]"Yes," she said.	“是的。”她回答道。
[02:25.74]The class murmured, "Maggie leading a team?"	全班同学都小声嘀咕起来。麦琪要领队？
[02:29.48]Yes, she answered again, louder this time. “是的。”她又回答了一遍。这次声音更加洪亮，
[02:32.85]Her voice shook just a little.	只是稍微抖了一下。
[02:34.98]"What's stopping you, then? "“那你还在等什么呢？”
[02:37.50]Mr.Murphy waved Maggie to the front of the gym, where the other three captains - Champion of Jumping Rope on One Foot, Champion of Never Misses a Shot, and Champion of Doesn't Know How to Lose - stood, ready to choose their teams.	墨菲先生挥手示意麦琪站到体育馆的前面去。其他三位队长――“单脚跳绳大王”“大满贯大王”和“不知失败为何物大王”――都已经在前面站好，准备挑选队员组成自己的球队。
[02:54.29]"Maggie, you get first pick, "said Mr.Murphy.	“麦琪，你先选吧。”墨菲先生说。
[02:58.13]"Jasmine, "announced the Champion of Quiet.	“贾思敏。”这位“沉默大王”宣布道。
[03:01.62]The class snickered . 全班开始窃笑。
[03:03.53]Was this a joke? More than once, Jasmine had tried to score on the wrong basket.	这不是在开玩笑吧？贾思敏曾不止一次试图将球投入自己队的篮筐中。
[03:09.49]Maggie smiled and repeated, "Jasmine."	麦琪笑了笑，又重复了一遍：“贾思敏。”
[03:12.52]Eyes wide, Jasmine took her place beside Maggie.	贾思敏眼睛睁得溜圆，站在了麦琪旁边。
[03:16.75]The other three captains called out familiar names - the best players on the basketball court.	其他三位队长叫出的依然是那些常被点到的名字――那些篮球场上最出色的运动员。
[03:23.40]It was Maggie's turn again. 又轮到麦琪挑选队员了。
[03:25.71]"I choose Jamie."	“我选择杰米。”
[03:27.24]Jamie, Champion of the Untied Shoelace, could not dribble , throw, or catch. 杰米这位“不系鞋带大王”既不会运球、投球，也不会接球。
[03:33.59]He knew what it felt like to be the last pick. 他了解那种最后才被选中的感觉。
[03:36.95]But not today: Jamie jogged to stand next to Jasmine. 但今天却是个意外。杰米慢吞吞地走到贾思敏旁边站定，
[03:42.78]He tripped only once. 其间只被鞋带绊了一次。
[03:44.31]The class sat in shock.	座位上的同学都惊呆了。
[03:46.42]So it went. 挑选队员就这样进行着。
[03:47.68]The names flowed from Maggie's mouth, sounding sure and strong. 一个个名字接二连三地从麦琪的口中冒出，听起来坚定而有力。
[03:51.83]The stronger she sounded, the stronger she felt.	麦琪喊名字喊得越有力，就感觉自己越勇气十足。
[03:55.27]Three very talented teams took shape. 三支球技高超的球队组成了，
[03:58.20]And then there was Maggie's.	接着麦琪的球队也组好了。
[04:00.30]Maggie looked at her teammates. 麦琪看了看她的队友。
[04:02.55]There stood Jasmine and Jamie, plus Gillian (Champion of Hugs) and George (Champion of Very Big Musical Instrument). 站在身旁的有贾思敏和杰米，还有吉莉安(“拥抱大王”)和乔治(“拥有特大号乐器大王”)，
[04:12.17]They were grinning at Maggie.	他们都咧着嘴冲麦琪笑。
[04:14.43]Maggie grinned back. 麦琪也朝他们笑了笑。
[04:16.20]I have chosen the worst team in the history of the world, she thought.	我已经组建了一支世界历史上最差劲的球队，她心想。
[04:20.92]The Champion of Quiet walked onto the court with her team close behind, ready to face players who were bigger and better.	这位“沉默大王”走上球场，她的球队紧随其后，准备好去面对比他们更强大、更出色的球员。
[04:29.22]Game on!	比赛开始了！
[04:30.37]The basketball slipped through Jamie's fingers, skated around Jasmine, dribbled itself away from George and Gillian, and bounced off Maggie's head - twice. 篮球从杰米的指间快速滑过，又掠过贾思敏，弹跳着经过乔治和吉莉安，最终从麦琪的头上弹开了。这种情形出现了两次。
[04:41.70]Their laughter echoed throughout the gym.	他们的笑声回荡在整个体育馆内。
[04:44.94]Clutching the ball and out of breath from running and giggling, Maggie heard Jasmine call out, "Mags! Pass the ball to me!"	麦琪紧紧抓着球，因为奔跑和傻笑而气喘吁吁。她听到贾思敏大喊一声：“小麦！把球传给我！”
[04:52.86]"I have a nickname," Maggie thought happily. “我有昵称了。”麦琪开心地想，
[04:55.92]She threw the ball to Jasmine.	将球传给了贾思敏。
[04:57.99]Of course, Jasmine missed. 果然，贾思敏没能接住球。
[05:01.56]They were indeed the Worst Team in the History of the World. 他们的确是“世界历史上最差劲的球队”，
[05:06.00]And they did what any Worst Team would do. 也发挥出了“最差劲球队”应有的水平。
[05:08.49]They lost. 他们输了比赛，
[05:09.72]They lost big.	输得很惨。
[05:11.24]But losing a basketball game doesn't make you a loser; Maggie knew that much. 不过，输掉一场篮球比赛并不意味着就是失败者，麦琪深知这一点。
[05:16.57]Maggie grinned at her team. 她朝队友们笑了笑。
[05:18.72]We are, officially, the Champions of No Score, she thought. 我们正式成为“一分未得大王”，她心想。
[05:23.36]Awesome.	太棒了。
[05:24.51]The Champion of Quiet walked off the court with her new friends. 这位“沉默大王”和她的新朋友们走下了球场。
[05:28.84]And as the group made plans to sit together at lunch, Maggie was no longer surprised to hear her own voice joining the noisy chorus .	自从这群伙伴打算坐在一起吃午饭以后，喧闹的讨论声中就加入了麦琪的声音。对此， 麦琪再也不会感觉不可思议。
[05:38.26]Maggie was a new student that year in a class of champions.	那一年，麦琪以全新的面貌出现在了这个拥有各种“大王”称号的班上。

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