A: Hello, everyone. Welcome to Word Wise on Language Tips. This is Marc.
B: Hi, this is Meggie.
A: Meggie, I heard Yao Ming showed up on the pre-Olympic basketball tournament held in Hangzhou.
B: Oh, yes, do you mean the Stankovic Cup, Marc? The NBA-star played his first game in almost five months after a foot surgery.
A: Yeah, he did well. He scored 11 points in 12 minutes and grabbed another four rebounds.
B: That’s great. But Marc, could you explain what “rebound” exactly means? I know it’s a common term in basketball.
A: Sure, Meggie. “Rebound” can be used both as a verb and a noun. As a verb in sports, it refers to the ball becoming freely available after a failed attempt to put it in the goal. And in basketball, the act of successfully gaining possession of the ball in such a scenario is called “grab a rebound”.
B: 說到這里，大家明白了嗎？籃球里經常說的“rebound”指的就是這樣一種情景，一名球員投籃不進時，球砸到了籃板或籃框上彈起，這時另一名球員搶到了這個球，這就是他搶到的一個“籃板球”。Marc, according to your explanation, I think “to grab a rebound” is important in the game.
A: Absolutely. It gives the team a scoring chance. You can shoot or organize an attack. It’s key in basketball game play.
B: 看來搶籃板球在籃球比賽中十分重要，能給一個隊帶來得分或組織進攻的機會。You are an expert on basketball, Marc.
A: Haha, I like the game. By the way, there is a movie called “Rebound”. You could watch it and get a better understanding of the word.
B: Really? That’sinteresting. That’s the word for today, rebound. For more, please log onto language.chinadaily.com.cn. Bye.
