I’m going to stand up for what’s right.
I’m going to speak out when I have to.
--- Anthony Lynn
Lynn hopes the recent action taken by sports figures will help spark change, in NFL hiring practices and beyond. “I played in this league for eight years, and a player knows a head coach when he sees one. There were African-American coaches that could have been head coaches but just never got the opportunity,” he says. He also believes he’ll have less time to prove himself than his white counterparts. “I know I’ve got to turn this damn thing around, soon. But at the same time, I’m going to stand up for what’s right. I’m going to speak out when I have to. I’m not going to let that scare me from doing that as a human being
[詞彙解析]
spark (Vt) 觸發… ；引起 (爭論或打鬥)
The strike will spark a new problems for the city.
stand up for (vphr) 支持… ； 維護…
It’s high time we all stood up for our environment.
speak out (vphr) 坦率說出
We should speak out against the system if we want to have better living condition.
[句型解析]
…African-American coaches that could have been head coaches but just never got the opportunity.
在回顧我們波瀾壯闊的黃金歲月時，心裡是否有種淡淡的哀傷。對於某些錯過或過錯，常有 [當初我可以怎樣怎樣的…; 那時候，我能夠怎麼怎麼做…]。這種表示過去可以(能夠)做的事，但卻沒有執行的感嘆，在英文中會以could have PP來表達。這是假設語氣的一種表現形式，表示句子陳述的內容與發生的事實不吻合。
[文化解析]
NFL 全名為National Football League(國家美式足球聯盟)，為世界最大的美式足球聯盟。NFL是美國四大運動聯盟之一，也是聯盟當中最富有的。由32支球隊組成，分別隸屬NFC和AFC。每年共有十七場常規賽，於九月初開始，到十二月底結束。 常規賽結束後，積分最高的七個隊，將進入季後賽。整個賽季中，最精采的就是超級盃年度冠軍賽一般在每年1月最後一個或2月第一個星期天舉行，那一天稱為超級盃星期天（Super Bowl Sunday）。
[段落中譯]
林恩希望體育界人士近期採取的行動能夠引發改變，像是NFL的用人慣例和其他面向。「我在這個聯盟效力了八年，當球員看到總教練就知道了。有些非裔美國教練本來能成為總教練，只是一直沒有機會，」他說。他還認為，與白人同行相比，他能證明自己的時間更少。「我知道我必須扭轉這該死的局面，動作要快。但與此同時，我要為正確的事情站出來，在必要時發聲。身而為人，我不會因此而嚇到不敢行動。」