VOA慢速英语:How Manute Bol Used His Sports Fame for a Greater Good

1.Manute Bol played ten years in the National Basketball Association. But he will be remembered as much for his shot-blocking in the NBA as for his charity work in Sudan.

as much as在这里不是表达数量，而是表示“像……一样（的程度）”。如：

　　He doesn’t think of you as much as he ought to. 他没有像本应该的那样对你好。
　　We’re in the dark just as much as you are. 我们跟你们一样被蒙在鼓里。
　　I don’t pretend to know as much as he does about it. 我不敢说我对此事的了解有他那样多。
　　I like cats as much as dogs. 我喜欢猫和喜欢狗的程度相同。（此句可视为 I like cats as much as I like dogs 之省略）

2.He stood two hundred thirty-one centimeters -- tall even for a Dinka, some of Africa's tallest people.

stood two hundred thirty-one centimeters表示身高，stand比较具有动感。破折号后的tall even for a Dinka对前面的话进行补充说明。

3.His father, a tribal chief, did not think basketball was "good work for a Dinka."

did not think否定转移

当动词think, believe, suppose, imagine, expect, feel的主语是第一人称、谓语动词为没有任何副词修饰的一般现在时，它们的否定式实际上是对宾语从句的否定。表示说话者提出一种委婉的看法或主张。如：

I think that he will help us. —I don’t think that he will help us. 我认为它不会帮助我们。

I believe that he is right. —I don’t believe that he is right. 我认为他不对。

I suppose that he likes it. —I don’t suppose that he likes it. 我想他不喜欢它。

4.Michael made a couple of dunks. But hey, Manute stood his ground.

stand one's ground坚守阵地,坚持自己的观点,不退让

例句：You were mistaken. You shouldn't stand your ground.
      你错了，你不应该固执已见。