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Part one: Opportunity.
第一部分：機(jī)遇
Chapter One: The Matthew Effect.
第一章：馬太效應(yīng)
You don't even have to do any statistical analysis, you just look at it.
你不需要做任何細(xì)致的分析，只要看著就好。
One warm spring day in May of 2007,
2007年5月一個(gè)和煦的春日，
The Medicine Hat Tigers and the Vancouver Giants met for the Memorial Cup Hockey championships in Vancouver, British Columbia.
加拿大英屬哥倫比亞省的溫哥華，兩支曲棍球勁旅梅迪辛哈特猛虎隊(duì)與溫哥華巨人隊(duì)在這里爭奪本屆曲棍球紀(jì)念杯賽的冠軍。
The Tigers and the Giants were the two finest teams in the Canadian Hockey League,
加拿大青少年曲棍球聯(lián)賽是世界上最優(yōu)秀的青少年曲棍球聯(lián)賽之一，
which in turn is the finest junior hockey league in the world.
而猛虎和巨人又是其中的兩支勁旅。
These were the future stars of the sport, seventeen, eighteen, and nineteen-year-olds
未來的體育明星就從這里誕生這些球員都只有十七八歲，
who had been skating and shooting pucks
從學(xué)會走路開始，
since they were barely more than toddlers.
他們便學(xué)會了滑冰、控制曲棍球圓盤、射門。
The game was broadcast on Canadian national television.
加拿大國家電視臺轉(zhuǎn)播了這場比賽。
Up and down the streets of downtown, Vancouver, Memorial Cup banners hung from the lamppost.
溫哥華街頭巷尾的路燈燈柱上，處處掛滿了紀(jì)念杯賽的宣傳橫幅，
The arena was sold out.
門票早已一售而空。
A long red carpet was rolled out on the ice,
球場的冰面上鋪著鮮艷的紅地毯，
and the announcer introduced the game's dignitaries.
球賽的報(bào)幕員興髙采烈地向觀眾介紹觀看比賽的達(dá)人顯貴：
First came the premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell.
首先是英屬哥倫比亞省的省長戈登.坎貝爾，
Then, amid tumultuous applause,
接著，在鋪天蓋地的掌聲中出場的是
out walked Gordie Howe,
高迪.赫威
one of the legends of the game.
這個(gè)時(shí)代最著名的曲棍球球星。
"Ladies and gentlemen," the announcer boomed. "Mr. Hockey！"
“曲棍球先生！”報(bào)幕員扯高嗓門介紹著高迪.赫威，“女士們先生們，曲棍球先生！”
For the next sixty minutes, the two teams played spirited, aggressive hockey.
接下來的60分鐘，兩支球隊(duì)奉獻(xiàn)了一場攻擊性十足的精彩比賽。
Vancouver scored first, early in the second period,
第二局剛開局，溫哥華巨人隊(duì)的馬里奧布林奇內(nèi)克射門，
on a rebound by Mario Bliznak.
球反彈入網(wǎng)，巨人隊(duì)取得領(lǐng)先。
Later in the second period, it was Medicine Hat's turn,
第二局快結(jié)束的時(shí)候，
as a team scoring leader,
猛虎隊(duì)獲得扭轉(zhuǎn)戰(zhàn)局的機(jī)會，
Darren Helm, fired a quick shot past Vancouver's goalie, Tyson Sexsmith.
得分高手達(dá)倫赫威快速揮桿打門，敲開了巨人隊(duì)守門員泰森寒克斯史密斯把守的大門。
Vancouver answered in the third courter, scoring the game's deciding goal,
比賽進(jìn)行到第三刻鐘，溫哥華巨人隊(duì)進(jìn)行反擊，并且打進(jìn)了決定比賽勝負(fù)的進(jìn)球
and then, when Medicine Hat pulled its goalie in desperation,
那一刻，猛虎隊(duì)的守門員失望透頂
Vancouver scored a third time.
而溫哥華巨人隊(duì)則第三次獲得了冠軍。
In the aftermath of the game, the players and their families and sports reporters from across the country
比賽一結(jié)束，得勝的一方和他們的父母便歡呼著走進(jìn)更衣室，
crammed into the winning team's locker room.
來自全國各地的體育記者也緊隨其后。。
