Brooklyn Nets suspend Kyrie Irving for failing to ‘disavow antisemitism’
布鲁克林篮网队因未能“否认反犹主义”而停赛欧文
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has been suspended without pay for at least five games after promoting a film that contains “deeply disturbing antisemitic hate,” the team announced Thursday.
布鲁克林篮网队(Brooklyn Nets)周四宣布，该队球星欧文(Kyrie Irving)因宣传一部包含“令人深感不安的反犹仇恨”的电影而被停赛至少五场。
“We were dismayed today, when given an opportunity in a media session, that Kyrie refused to unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs, nor acknowledge specific hateful material in the film,” the Nets said in a statement. “This was not the first time he had the opportunity — but failed — to clarify.”
篮网在一份声明中说:“我们今天感到沮丧，当我们在一次媒体会议上得到机会时，欧文拒绝明确表示他没有反犹信仰，也拒绝承认电影中有特定的仇恨内容。”“这不是他第一次有机会——但未能——澄清。”
suspend vt. /səˈspɛnd/
If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it. 暂停
• The union suspended strike action this week.
工会本周暂停了罢工行动。
disavow vt. /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/
If you disavow something, you say that you are not connected with it or responsible for it. 拒绝对…承担责任
• Dr. Samuels immediately disavowed the newspaper story.
塞缪尔斯医生马上否认了报纸上的这条新闻。
anti-Semitism /ˈæntiːˌsɛmɪtɪzəm/
Anti-Semitism is hostility to and prejudice against Jewish people. 反犹太主义
unequivocal adj. /ˌʌnɪˈkwɪvəkl/
( formal ) expressing your opinion or intention very clearly and firmly 表达明确的；毫不含糊的；斩钉截铁的
• an unequivocal rejection 明确的拒绝
• The answer was an unequivocal ‘no’. 回答是个干脆利落的“不”字。
acknowledge vt. /əkˈnɒlɪdʒ/
If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists. 承认 (事实或情况)
• Naylor acknowledged, in a letter to the judge, that he was a drug addict.
在一封写给法官的信中，内勒承认他是一个吸毒者。
clarify vt. /ˈklærɪˌfaɪ/
To clarify something means to make it easier to understand, usually by explaining it in more detail. 澄清
• Thank you for writing and allowing me to clarify the present position.
谢谢你来信并允许我澄清目前的状况。