Sports﹕Stephen Curry

[2016.01.13] 發表

【明報專訊】Stephen Curry (史堤芬居里) is an American professional basketball player of the Golden State Warriors (金州勇士). In 2015, Curry was named the National Basketball Association's (NBA's) Most Valuable Player and his team won its first NBA championship in 40 years!

He plays the position of point guard (控球後衛). He and his teammate Klay Thompson (基利湯臣) are called the "Splash Brothers" because they are both very good at shooting three-pointers and are complementary to each other. "Splash" is the description of the rebound of the net after the ball falls through.

In spite of his boyish looks, Curry convinces his teammates and opponents with his extraordinary shooting accuracy and ball-handling skills. Perhaps this is why he's got his nickname - Baby-faced Assassin. Moreover, Curry likes to dance. He likes to do a range of dance moves when his teammates score.

■English highway﹕-words and collocations

rebound

A rebound means an instance of springing back after action or impact. In basketball, it also means the act of catching a missed shot (籃板球).

■Glossary

complementary (adj) 互補的

extraordinary (adj) 非凡的

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