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The center whirled and saw Rodney, with Gregg and Martinelli on either side of him, racing across the court parallel with the backstop.
中鋒轉身一看，他看到羅德尼和羅德尼兩邊的格雷格和馬蒂內利，他飛奔著穿過和擋板平行的球場。
Stearns took a desperate chance and made a high, swift pass.
斯特恩斯拼命地抓住這次機會，并高高的，迅速的將球傳了過去。
Rodney seemed suddenly to climb into the air after the ball. The two guards jumped for it at the same time,
羅德尼似乎突然爬到了空中去搶這個球，兩名防守球員也同時跳了起來，
but it was Rodney's fingers that touched it, held it, held it for a fraction of a second while over his shoulder he cast a quick glance toward the basket.
但還是羅德尼的手指碰到了籃球，并就在那一刻抓到了籃球，在他的肩膀上面，他迅速掃了一眼籃筐。
Then his arms stiffened in an awkward sidewise shot and the next instant he landed on hands and knees on the floor.
之后他的胳臂僵硬地從側面投了一個球，動作略顯尷尬，下一刻他的手和膝蓋著地。
A roar filled his ears, and looking up he saw the ball bound downward against the iron rim and leap into the air.
他的耳朵聽到了一聲吼叫，抬頭一看籃球跳躍著向下碰到了鐵環(huán)，并飛到了空中。
He saw it strike the rim a second time and hesitate in a number of bounces,
他看到籃球再次達到了鐵環(huán)，之后又彈了幾下，沒有下墜，
and the sickening thought came to him that it was going to roll off after the manner of his final try at the end of the first half.
他萌生了一個不詳?shù)南敕ǎ?jīng)過在最后一節(jié)的最后一次努力，籃球將會滾落到外邊。
He sprang to his feet, and as he did so, the ball made one more bounce and dropped through the netting.
他站了起來，就在他起身時，籃球又跳了一次，之后落入籃筐。
Rodney's whole body was quivering with nervous excitement. Thirty-four to thirty-three! One point ahead!
羅德尼的全身在顫抖，他既緊張又興奮，34比33，領先一分。
He ran to his position. Hold them, fellows! he pleaded. Stick close, everybody! Everybody watch his man!
他跑向了他的位置，頂住兄弟們，他懇求道，每個人都要貼緊，所有人緊盯對方！
The referee put the ball into play, and Rodney went forward after it. Again Stearns was outjumped,
裁判開球，羅德尼搶球，斯特恩斯再一次沒有對手跳得高，
and this time Mason got the ball; but as he turned to pass to McLaren,
這一次梅森搶到了球，但就在他要轉身將球傳給邁凱倫時，
Rodney was upon him and at that instant the timekeeper's whistle shrilled above the shouting. The game was over!
羅德尼在他身前，就在這時，計時員的哨音蓋住了尖叫聲，比賽結束了。
A sudden rush of boys from the sidelines sent Rodney staggering. They pushed him and thumped him on the back.
場邊的男孩們突然跑過來，讓羅德尼打了踉蹌，他們推搡羅德尼，敲擊羅德尼的背部。
They shouted his name in a roar that almost deafened him. Few though they were, compared with the Middleton supporters,
他們在咆哮聲中叫喊他的名字，他的耳朵差一點要聾了，和米德頓的支持者相比較，喬治布格的支持者較少，
they made more noise than Middleton had made at any point during the game.
而他們比米德頓制造了比任何時刻都要高的噪音。
