黑人的命也是命
Three NBA playoff games, which were previously scheduled for August 26, have been postponed because some players decided to boycott the games to protest police violence and racial inequality.
數位NBA球員為抗議警察暴力和種族不公決定罷賽，以致三場原定於8月26日舉行的NBA季後賽被迫延後舉行。
be scheduled for定於~postpone(v.)延後=delayviolence(n.)暴力racial(adj.)種族的inequality(n.)不公平;不平等;不公平
On August 23, Jacob Blake, an unarmed black man, was shot seven times by a white police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, leaving the 29-year-old paralyzed from the waist down.
威斯康辛州的基諾沙市一位手無寸鐵的黑人布雷克於8月23日遭白人員警連開七槍致死，導致這位29歲的男子腰部以下都癱瘓了。
unarmed(adj.)徒手的;沒有武器的shoot(v.)(shoot-shot-shot)開槍;射殺paralyze(v.)使麻痹;使癱瘓
The tragedy has sparked protests against police violence and racial inequality all over America.
這起悲劇掀起了全美各地對警察暴力與種族不平等的抗議，
tragedy(n.)悲劇spark(v.)引發protest against sth.對某事的抗議a protest against the war
Even NBA players have gone on a strike to support the protests.
就連NBA球員也加入了抗議陣線。
strike(v.)(n.)罷工support(v.)(n.)支持
On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Bucks took the lead in boycotting Game 5 of their opening-round series against Orlando Magic, and other teams have followed suit and refused to play in the games.
公鹿球隊在週三率先宣布拒絕參加第一場系列之第五戰對壘奧蘭多魔術球隊的比賽，隨後其他球隊也都宣布跟進。
take the lead in doing sth.帶頭做某事follow suit跟風;效法refuse to do sth.拒絕做某事
The NBA league said it supported its players’ action. “We pledge to work to use our sport to influence positive change in society,” the league said in its statement.
NBA聯盟表示支持球員們的行動，並在聲明中表示：「我們誓言透過運動界的影響力為社會帶來正面的改變。」
pledge to do sth.=promise to do sth.保證;誓言;承諾influence(v.)(n.)影響positive(adj.)正面的negative(adj.)負面的
They also unveiled a court painted with the slogan “Black Lives Matter” to support the movement.
他們也展示了畫在球場上的「黑人的命也是命」標誌以示對抗議活動的支持。
unveil(v.)揭曉;揭開slogan(n.)口號;標語movement(n.)(社會的)運動