Mano also used the word "tragedy" frequently in several conversations, which, in his world, is accurate and understandable. He comes from a family of NBA referees, and he knows no matter the legal outcome of the Donaghy case, what life will be like for his constituency next season.

在几个谈话节目当中，马诺同样也不断使用“悲剧”一词，在他看来，用这个词来描述这一丑闻既恰如其分，又通俗易懂。他出生于一个NBA裁判世家，对于多纳吉一案在法律上会有怎样的结果，他并不清楚，至于下赛季他手下会员(即裁判)的生活会产生什么变化，他也一无所知。

"Hey, rock head. How many dimes you got down tonight?"

“嗨， 笨蛋，今晚你进帐多少？”

"Nice call, 3)Jimmy the Greek."

“吹得不错，Jimmy the Greek。”

Yes, the fans will speak. Loudly, angrily. Their trust will be hard-earned. For a while, they may not attend a basketball game, which would be a fair message to both league and referees, who should have, somehow, prevented this.

没错，球迷会开口说话，分贝极高，满腔愤怒，赢得他们的信任很难。一段时间里，他们或许根本不会去现场看球，这将是针对联盟和裁判的一个强烈信号，而他们，本可以阻止这一切。

But eventually, fans always come back. Remember how many said they were done forever with baseball during 4)strikes? Remember how quickly baseball was back setting attendance records?

但最终，球迷们还将回来。曾记否， MLB闹罢工时，多少人声称永远不再看棒球？曾记否，MLB以多快的速度接连创下现场观众纪录？

Both Vick and Donaghy, if guilty, have done temporary harm to the sports and institutions that paid them handsomely and defined them. But neither is big enough to bring them down, or, in the long run, even do much serious damage.

无论是维克还是多纳吉，如果被判有罪，他们的行为对于给予他们丰厚收入并帮助他们找到人生定位的联盟，乃至整个运动都带来了暂时的损伤，但是这些丑闻都不具有摧垮它们，甚至从长远来看，都不会有太大的破坏力。

We love our sports. They are both entertainment and big business for us. They are pillars in deep cement.

我爱我们的体育，对我们来说，它们既是娱乐也是商业，它们是建立在坚实混凝土上的支柱。