姚明退役仪式 能想到的荣誉他都得了

With Yao Ming, China's greatest basketball player, now officially in retirement, his contributions to the men's national basketball program have been remembered. The Chinese team, honouring Yao with a special ceremony here in Beijing earlier Monday.
随着中国最伟大的篮球运动员姚明的正式退役，他对国家男子篮球队的贡献会一直被人们记住。星期一早些时候，中国队在北京为姚明举行了一个特别的典礼以表示对他的敬重。

Yao was handed two of the highest honours a Chinese athlete can receive as he was given gold medals marking his contributions to sport in China as well as his efforts with the Olympic team. Yao, was also named an honourary lifetime member of the Chinese national basketball team.
姚明现在手握中国运动员能获得的两个最高荣誉，他被授予了象征他对中国体育的贡献和为奥运篮球队所做的努力的金牌。姚明，也成为中国国家篮球队的终身荣誉球员。

Chinese basketball legend, Yao Ming said, "I am so glad I can be here and glad that the national team held such a good awards ceremony for me. All those honours are like a celebration of my whole career."
中国篮球的传奇人物姚明表示：“能在这里我很高兴，国家队能为我举行如此好的颁奖典礼我很高兴。所有这些荣誉就像是我整个职业生涯的一场庆祝仪式。”

The towering Chinese basketball legend made his decision to retire officially last Wednesday, after a series of injuries to his foot and ankle left it impossible for him to continue to compete. Yao however, is not saying goodbye to the world and will continue to work with his former CBA team, the Shanghai Sharks which he now owns.
上个星期三，在一系列的脚踝伤病让他无法继续比赛之后，这位中国篮球的传奇人物决定正式退役。然而，姚明并没有跟世界说再见，他将继续为他之前效力、现在拥有的CBA球队，上海大鲨鱼队而努力。

He will also remain directly involved with his charitable organization, the Yao Foundation.
他也依然会直接参与到他的慈善组织，姚基金的活动中去。