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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- At times, having emotions on full display causes
DeMarcus Cousins trouble. But not on Monday night at a Sacramento superstore
-- because the emotion was all love at his annual Santa Cuz event.

每個晚上，Cousins 總是在幫對手或自己在場上找麻煩。
但今日在沙加緬度的superstore ，麻煩化身成為愛
這是他每年的例行活動，聖誕CUZ的慈善購物活動。

Five years ago, Cousins began hosting the Santa Cuz holiday event to help
underprivileged families in Sacramento and his hometown of Mobile, Alabama.
In each location, he gives 100 kids a $200 gift certificate apiece to use for
a Christmas shopping spree. Cousins' mother, Monique, hosted the Alabama
event last week. Cousins says participating kids have come up to him years
later to tell him thank you.


五年前，Cousins 開始舉辦關於聖誕節免費招待貧困孩童到商店購物的活動
分兩個地方，一個是他所屬球隊Sacramento ，另一個是他的家鄉Alabama
各別招待100位小孩每人200鎂讓他們瘋狂購物
上週，在Alabama，Cousins 的母親已經代他舉行完今年度的活動
Cousins 說許多孩子在多年之後還特別對他表示了感謝

On Monday in Sacramento, the 6-foot-11, 270-pound Cousins arrives in a Santa
Cuz T-shirt and sits in a chair in the electronics department to kick off the
event. In front of him is a line of the lucky chosen children with unlucky
circumstances -- shopping carts filled with presents purchased with their
gift certificates.

這位6-11,270磅的大個，在商店前化身為聖誕裝扮，為活動揭開序幕
等在他身後是一長排排隊的幸運的孩子們，他們的購物車上裝滿了
滿滿的用活動禮卷採購的禮物

"I don't know what to tell him. I'm kind of nervous," Chris Turner, 10, from
Sacramento says as he waits.

一位在等待的十歲的男孩說:『恩 我不知道碰到Cousins 時要跟他說甚麼，我有點緊張』

"It's about every kid in the line," says Cousins. "That's the whole purpose
of having it, to touch every kid and make their day better. Make them feel
special."

Cousins:『這是為隊伍裡每位孩子舉辦的活動，讓每一個孩子的生活更好，這就是我想
做的全部。給他們驚喜。』

Cousins lavishes time on them, taking pictures with them, and asking each kid
what they purchased and why amongst other things, before having a picture
taken with them.

Cousins和每一位孩子合照，並且詢問他們買了甚麼。他願意花時間在這群孩子身上。

"There was one little girl who bought pampers for her baby sister," Cousins
says. "It's a kid. You don't expect them to think about things like that.
Another kid bought supplies for the house: bed sheets, pillows, lamps. ...
You don't expect that from kids, especially at Christmas. It shows you how
much character these young kids have.

『一位姐姐為她的寶寶小妹買了幫寶適止尿褲』Cousins說到:

『另一個買了一些必需品，像床單，枕頭，燈具這些
我的意思是，我完全沒預料到孩子們會買這些東西。
這表示這群孩子很有自己的性格。』

"It does [break my heart]. But I'm also impressed at the same time. I
appreciate it. We're good. We got good kids coming up. It's impressive."
、

『這讓我心碎，因為表示他們的生活很辛苦。但另一方面，這讓我感恩。我們做的好
我們帶來的是一群懂事的孩子。』


As the Kings' franchise player, Cousins has a rare well-rounded game at
center and is a two-time NBA All-Star. He also is known to wear his heart on
his sleeve. He has had his share of issues speaking his mind to the media,
coaches, team personnel and referees. Off the court, he transforms into one
of the most generous and caring players in the NBA. "Seeing the people smile"
he says, "seeing the joy on their faces. This is definitely what Christmas is
about."

Cousins ，眾所周知是聯盟裡最直白的球員，總是與他的教練、媒體、隊友及裁判
有過許多爭議。但是在場下，他其實是一個慷慨解囊與參與慈善活動的球員。


『看看他們臉上的笑容』

他說到:

『這絕對是聖誕節!』

Cousins once purchased a car for a Sacramento family in need after the father
died in a motorcycle accident. He hosted 13-year-old Jonathan Harris, who has
a rare form of spinal cancer, in a 25-person suite at a Kings game last
season. Cousins paid for the funeral of Grant Union (Sacramento) High School
football player Jaulon Clavo, a 17-year-old who was shot and killed in a
drive-by shooting in November 2015. Cousins hosted town hall meetings with
law enforcement and city officials in Sacramento and Mobile this year. And on
Jan. 5, he is hosting a star-studded comedy show in Sacramento with all
proceeds going to charity.

上個賽季，一位男孩的父親在一場摩托車交通事故中喪生
他為這個家庭添購了一台汽車。

他免費招待了一位患有脊髓癌的男孩 Jonathan Harris入住
飯店的特等套房。

他義務支付了Sacramento的一位被射殺的年輕運動員Jaulon Clavo的喪禮費用。

今年他與執法單位及市政代表舉辦座談會，坐下來談槍隻管制及族群相關的議題。

今年初他在Sacramento舉辦了一個喜劇表演節目，活動收入全部捐給慈善團體。

"I know I can change somebody's life," Cousins says. "It may be a small
thing, but I'm going to do what I can. I'm just doing my part.

『我知道我能改變某些人的人生，也許我可以做的不多，但我盡我所能，我做好我
能盡力的部份。』

"This is something we thought of a while back. It's been going good ever
since."

『這些我們幫助過的個案，後來情況都有越加好轉』

Cousins says his goal with Santa Cuz is to help "build back" Sacramento and
Mobile the best he can. "I wanted to find a way to help," Cousins explains.
"I have a weak area for kids that are 15 and younger. I am just trying to do
my part to help out these families, these kids. Put smiles on their faces.
Whatever I can do."

『我對15歲以下的孩子很容易心軟，特別是這些並不富裕的家庭。我能做的就是
做那些我能力範圍的幫忙。讓他們開心，這是我能做的。』

Cousins says that once he was "one of those kids." The 2016 Rio Olympics gold
medalist was born to a single mom, a nurse, who worked to raise two boys and
four girls. DeMarcus says his mom struggled to make ends meet, and when
Christmas came around, he felt fortunate if he got just one of the presents
he asked Santa for.

Cousins 出身在一個單身家庭，他的母親是一位護士
很努力的拉拔兩個男孩和四個女孩長大。
Cousins 還小時，母親時常為了家裡的生計而陷入掙扎。

問他如果只有一個聖誕願望，他會許甚麼願?
Cousins 說:

"I didn't get every toy, every shoe. I didn't," Cousins says. "But I spent it
with my family. I'm big on family. I was raised up spending every one with my
entire family, my brothers, my sisters and my mom. My mom did it to the best
of her ability. She made it very special for us. We knew what the situation
was. We were still grateful."

『我沒有想要甚麼鞋子、玩具甚麼的。但我希望讓家人擁有這些
我是家庭主義至上的人。我盡力提昇我們家人，弟弟、媽媽、姐姐們的生活
我的母親在她的人生中努力養育我們，盡了她的全力。
她為我們的付出，我們至今銘記在心。特別是我們知道從前家裡面困頓的情況
對此，我們該更加感恩。』

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連結內有影片，很溫馨。

這則新聞的最後也解釋了為什麼上周表弟在被記者問到弟弟事情的時候整個情緒
失控，對他而言，家人的福祉是他的生命。

影片支援: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WsBGHMMWlA

當然這樣的行為還是不好，只因為被寫了一篇關於家人的報導就噴記者
的確是太防衛過當了，希望他可以越來越成長，不只對小孩也好
對大人也和善。

人的改變，的確需要的是時間。但還是肯定他的善行~


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