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Basketball Star—Yao Ming
籃球明星——姚明
In 2002, Yao Ming decided to enter the NBA draft and was drafted to the Houston Rockets in June. He was the first international player without US college experience to be the Number 1 choice in the NBA draft. He soon grew to be a great player. In December of the same year, he was named Rookie of the Month. In 2004, Yao scored a career high of forty-one points in one game. In 2005, Yao Ming got the most votes in the NBA All-Star voting, which broke the record held by Michael Jordan.
2002年，姚明決定參加NBA（美國男子職業(yè)籃球聯(lián)賽）選秀，6月份的時候，他被選拔到休斯頓火箭隊。他是第一個沒有美國大學經歷進入NBA的國際選手，是那年的選秀狀元。很快他就成為了一名偉大的球員。同年的12月，他被評為月度最佳新秀。2004年，姚明職業(yè)生涯達到巔峰時期，在一場比賽中得到了41分。2005年，姚明得到了NBA全明星最多的投票，打破了邁克爾·喬丹的紀錄。
Despite all Yao Ming's achievements, he had a challenging start. He had to deal with cultural differences and language difficulties when he tried to communicate with his teammates. But his personality and hard work helped him to win his teammates' and his fans' respect. He worked hard and was always trying to improve. The training paid off for him, and for his fans.
盡管姚明取得了重大的成就，他剛開始的時候卻面臨挑戰(zhàn)。他必須處理文化差異和同隊友交流時的語言障礙。但是他的性格和努力讓他贏得了隊友和他的粉絲的尊重。他努力地提高自己，訓練給了他和他的粉絲回報。
Although Yao Ming has achieved a lot, he has remained modest and has always valued his team members. After winning games, he always told the media that his teammates were great and he was proud to be one of the team.
盡管姚明成就很大，但他卻非常謙虛，總是很重視他的隊友。贏得比賽后，他總是告訴媒體他的隊友很棒，他很慶幸能成為其中的一員。
Yao Ming is also known for his charity work. He founded The Yao Ming Foundation in 2008, and he has built five schools in Sichuan and other areas.
姚明還因他的慈善工作而聞名。2008年，他成立了姚明基金會，他已經在四川和其他地方創(chuàng)辦了5所學校。
Yao Ming has won the hearts of people all around the world. Although he decided to retire in 2011, Yao Ming will always be thought of as one of the world's best sports stars, not only for his basketball skills but also for his spirit.
姚明贏得了世界人民的心。盡管他于2011年退役了，他仍然被認為是世界最優(yōu)秀的體育明星之一，不僅因為他的籃球技術還因為他的精神。
