A Little Boxer

陳傳光

◆ 語篇導(dǎo)讀

12歲的Jesselyn住在美國的新澤西州。她是一名小拳擊手。在看到爸爸的拳擊比賽后，她便愛上了拳擊。Jesselyn每日刻苦訓(xùn)練，她的目標(biāo)是拿到2024年奧運(yùn)會金牌。

Jesselyn is only 12 years old， but now she is a very good boxer. She lives in New Jersey， USA. After seeing her dad compete with others in boxing， Jesselyn wanted to give the sport a try and then she fell in love with it. “Boxing keeps me focused and stops me thinking about other things，” she says.

Jesselyn works hard. She trains （訓(xùn)練） five days a week， for two to three hours a day. In 2018， she took part in the Junior Olympic Games. Her goal （目標(biāo)） is to win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. Jesselyn also encourages other kids to run after their dreams. “Never be scared to try something new，” she says.

◆ 譯文助讀

Jesselyn只有12歲，但現(xiàn)在她是一個非常好的拳擊手。她住在美國的新澤西州。在看到她的爸爸和其他人的拳擊比賽后，Jesselyn想嘗試一下這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動，然后她便愛上了它。她說：“拳擊讓我注意力集中，讓我不去思考其他事情?！?/p>

Jesselyn工作很努力。她一周訓(xùn)練五天，每天訓(xùn)練兩到三個小時。2018年，她參加了少年奧運(yùn)會。她的目標(biāo)是在2024年奧運(yùn)會上贏得一枚金牌。Jesselyn還鼓勵其他孩子追求自己的夢想?！安灰ε聡L試新的東西。”

◆ 語塊收藏

1. compete with 和……比賽

2. give the sport a try 嘗試一下這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動

3. fall in love with 愛上……

4. two to three hours a day每天兩到三個小時

5. take part in 參加

6. win a gold medal 贏得一枚金牌

◆ 典句賞析

1. “Boxing keeps me focused and stops me thinking about other things，” she says. 她說：“拳擊讓我注意力集中，讓我無法思考其他事情?！?/p>

keep me focused意為“讓我注意力集中”，keep是系動詞，后接形容詞;stop sb. （from） doing sth.意為“阻止某人做某事”，from可以省略;think about意為“思考，考慮”。

2. Jesselyn also encourages other kids to run after their dreams. Jesselyn還鼓勵其他孩子追求自己的夢想。

encourage sb. to do sth. 意為“鼓勵某人做某事”;run after意為“追逐，追趕，追求”。

3. “Never be scared to try something new，” she says. “不要害怕嘗試新的東西，”她說。

引號里是祈使句，相當(dāng)于Don't be scared to try something new。be scared to do sth. 意為“害怕做某事”，相當(dāng)于be afraid to do sth。something new意為“新的東西”，形容詞修飾不定代詞時，應(yīng)放在不定代詞后面。

【詞匯練習(xí)】

根據(jù)漢語提示完成句子。每空一詞。

1. 王老師經(jīng)常鼓勵我努力學(xué)習(xí)。

Mr. Wang often ____ me ____ ____ hard.

2. 張華害怕嘗試新的東西。

Zhang Hua was ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.

3. 看！他正在追趕一只兔子。

Look！ He is ____ ____ a rabbit.

4. 去年我參加了一個運(yùn)動會，并贏得了一枚金牌。

I ____ ____ ____ a sports meeting and ____ ____ ____ ____ last year.

5. 我們應(yīng)該阻止他們在街道上踢足球。

We should ____ them ____ ____ football in the street.

【閱讀練習(xí)】

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

1. How old is Jesselyn？

A. 11. ? ? B. 12. ? ? C. 13. ? ? D. 14.

2. Where does Jesselyn come from？

A. France. ? ? B. Britain. ? ? C. America. ? ? D. Australia.

3. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “focused”？

A. 興奮的 ? ? B. 注意力集中的 C. 愉快的 ? ? D. 陶醉的

4. How many hours does Jesselyn train in a week？

A. 5-10 hours. ? ? B. 6-8 hours. ? ? C. 10-15 hours. ? D. 15-20 hours.

5. What is the goal of Jesselyn？

A. To take part in the Junior Olympic Games.

B. To encourage other kids to run after their dreams.

C. To train harder in the future.

D. To win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics.