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The Chinese have a famous saying on where one should live (and die): 生在苏州，
活在杭州，吃在广州，死在柳州 (be born in Suzhou, live in Hangzhou, eat in
Guangzhou, die in Liuzhou).That final city, Liuzhou, is famous for producing
China's finest coffins.
中國有句話：生在蘇州，活在杭州，吃在廣州，死在柳州。
（柳州著名於生產精美的棺材）
How fitting, then, that this city in Guangxi is the setting for the most
depressing photograph of a former NBA All-Star seen in quite some time—the
ghost of Steve Francis, courtesy of the website Got 'EmSports:
This is Steve Francis,and I am not joking.
Yes, that is really Francis—college All-American at the University of Maryland
, 1999-2000 NBA Rookie of the Year and three-time All-Star (2002 to 2004).
得過NBA ROY和三屆All-Star的Steve Francis 現在長這樣：http://ppt.cc/91Jg
Those days of glory may seem like they happened a lifetime ago, but keep in
mind: Francis is only 36 years old. According to Basketball Reference,
16 players of at least 36 years of age are playing in the NBA in 2013-14.
但是，Francis現在才36歲；目前還有16位36歲以上的球員活躍在賽場中。
But Francis hasn't played a game in the league since crashing out with the
Houston Rockets in 2007-08.He hasn't played anywhere on Earth since being cut
by a Chinese Basketball Association team after just 13 days,14 minutes played
and two points scored, per Yahoo! Sports.
自從2007-08年離開NBA後，在中國CBA短暫打了13天，出賽14分鐘，得了2分；
再也沒打球了。
Francis is still known in China for his relationship to former Rockets
teammate (and Chinese basketball legend)Yao Ming,and he can still earn
appearance fees at small events in China,such as the one in the Twitter photo
above—the Jan. 5 opening ceremonies of the Liuzhou weekend league.
藉著前隊友（大陸籃球的傳奇）姚明，Francis在大陸還是享有名氣，仍然可以參加一
些活動賺取出場費；就像這張日前出席柳州週末籃球聯盟的開幕式。
Francis headlined a group including former NBA players Renaldo Balkman, Dwayne
Jones and D-Leaguer Paul Harris. The Liuzhou Basketball Club website refers to
Francis as "Yao Ming's American big brother."
出席的還有前NBA球員：Renaldo Balkman、Dwayne Jones 和D-League球員 Paul
Harris。 SF3 被已「姚明的美國大哥哥」介紹出場。
Francis' Chinese reception in Liuzhou, though warm, is a far cry from what his
former backcourt mate Stephon Marbury experiences when he goes to China. Like
Francis, Marbury left the NBA with the reputation as a selfish, over-the-hill
scorer.
But Marbury thrived in China, winning a championship with the Beijing Ducks.
He is so popular in the country that the fans overrode a CBA rule
forbidding foreigners from winning league MVP in an online vote, according
to China Daily.
不同於SF3，同樣轉戰大陸的前後場搭檔：馬大少已在大陸發光發熱，帶領北京鴨奪取
CBA總冠軍，最近更是在線上票選爲聯盟MVP。
In nine seasons, Francis averaged 18.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists
per game.
NBA九個球季，Francis 平均每場 18.1分、5.6個籃板 和 6次的助攻。