I have no idea what made Luka decide that a team which is a top class striker away from being one of the best teams in the league, to a side which has seen better days.

我不知道什么让卢卡这么觉得，一边只要再来一个顶级射手就会成为联赛里最好的球队之一，而另一边曾经风光一时如今却风光不再。

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Of course, we were wishing him the best, but there is a huge difference between a good American player in the Italian second league and the best in class in the N.B.A..

当然，我们都希望他能成为最好的，但是一个意大利二级联赛中优秀的美国球员和NBA里最好的球员还是有很大差距的。

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Sunderland had not won in the league since beating Arsenal in November and they were not in the same class as the Blues.

桑德兰自从11月击败阿森纳后就再没有在联赛中赢球，而且他们和蓝军不在一个级别。

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