Yao Ming 姚明
2004-05 season
【词汇扫描】
acquire 获得
Western Conference 西部联盟
All-Star Game 全明星赛
playoff 季后赛
Before the start of Yao Ming's third season,
the Rockets acquired Tracy McGrady in a seven-player trade,
which also sent Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley to Orlando.
He was once again voted as the starting center
for the Western Conference in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game,
after shattering the record for most All-Star votes with 2,558,278,
breaking Michael Jordan's previous record.
The Rockets made the playoffs for the second consecutive year,
but lost to the Dallas Mavericks in seven games.
The Rockets lost Game 7 by 40 points,
an NBA record for playoff Game Sevens,
and also became only the third team to lose a series
after winning the first two games on the road.

【逐句对照】
Before the start of Yao Ming's third season,
the Rockets acquired Tracy McGrady in a seven-player trade,
which also sent Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley to Orlando.
He was once again voted as the starting center
for the Western Conference in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game,
after shattering the record for most All-Star votes with 2,558,278,
breaking Michael Jordan's previous record.
The Rockets made the playoffs for the second consecutive year,
but lost to the Dallas Mavericks in seven games.
The Rockets lost Game 7 by 40 points,
an NBA record for playoff Game Sevens,
and also became only the third team to lose a series
after winning the first two games on the road.

【多学一点】
acquire 获得，取得
get
The museum has just acquired a famous painting by Pablo Picasso.
conference
The local schools formed a football conference.
会议
I attended a economic conference last week.
All-star
an all-star drama
全明星赛
shatter 破坏，毁坏
His hopes of finding a better job were shattered.
previous 以前的
His previous attempt was successful.
Playoff 季后赛
consecutive
straight 连续的
It has rained for four consecutive days.
music
In 2005, Yao became the subject of a documentary film,
The Year of the Yao,
which focuses on his NBA rookie year
and his first year living in the United States,
his parents and Colin Pine.

【多学一点】
documentary film 纪录片，文献片
documentary
focus 集中
focus on
Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies.

【故事原文】
Before the start of Yao Ming's third season,
the Rockets acquired Tracy McGrady in a seven-player trade,
which also sent Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley to Orlando.
He was once again voted as the starting center
for the Western Conference in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game,
after shattering the record for most All-Star votes with 2,558,278,
breaking Michael Jordan's previous record.
The Rockets made the playoffs for the second consecutive year,
but lost to the Dallas Mavericks in seven games.
The Rockets lost Game 7 by 40 points,
an NBA record for playoff Game Sevens,
and also became only the third team to lose a series
after winning the first two games on the road.
In 2005, Yao became the subject of a documentary film,
The Year of the Yao,
which focuses on his NBA rookie year
and his first year living in the United States,
his parents and Colin Pine.