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英语短文精读【11】美国玫瑰:米娅.哈姆 American Rose: Mia Hamm

2010-04-11 16:44:36 来源:世博英语
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【开篇小问】

米娅•哈姆加入美国国家队时的年龄是:
a.13
b.23
c.15
d.25

答案:c.

美国玫瑰米娅•哈姆

她因女足而成名,女足因她而精彩,她就是美国玫瑰——米娅•哈姆。

Growing up a military brat(小家伙), Mia fell in love with soccer while her father was serving in Italy. By the age of 14, she was dominating(统治) women’s soccer in Texas and attracting attention(注意,关心) from around the country.

从军人家庭成长起来的小家伙米娅•哈姆,在她的爸爸还在意大利服役时,她就爱上了足球。当她14岁时,已经统治了德克萨斯的女足界,并且吸引着全国的关注。

After a scouting(侦察,守候) trip to watch Mia play, coach Anson Dorrance made Mia the youngest member of the national team at age 15.

教练Anson Dorrance专程观察Mia踢球以后,把15的她请进了美国国家队,使她成了国家队中年纪最小的队员。

Following an All-American high school career(职业), Mia decided to continue to play for Dorrance at University of North Carolina. She led the Lady Tar Heels to NCAA championships(冠军) in all four years she played, while setting conference(联盟) scoring records(纪录).

高中的全美联赛后, Mia决定继续跟随Dorrance在北卡罗莱纳大学踢球。在那里,米娅四次带领“女爵士队”队夺取NCAA冠军,并且创造了全联盟的进球纪录。

*注:NCAA:National Collegiate Athletic Association (美国)全国大学生体育协会。

【世博读书笔记】

1.watch指“专注地看”,有如下用法。

(1)表示“看护,监视”,如:
I want you to watch the child while I'm away.
我要你在我不在的时候看管这孩子。
短语watch over也表达“照管”的意思,如:
Will you watch over my clothes while I have a swim?
我去游泳,你帮我看一下衣服好吗?

(2)表示“小心,留神,提防”,如:
Watch that the milk doesn't boil over.
小心别让牛奶溢出来。

2.follow

(1)表示“跟随”,如:
My dog follows me to school.
我的狗跟着我去上学。

(2)表示“在……之后”,如:
Night follows day.
黑夜接着白天。

(3)表示“听懂、领会”,如:
Do you follow me?
你听懂我的话了吗?

【世博句型留言板】

fall in love with…
爱上……

As soon as we met, we fell in love with each other.
我们刚一见面,就爱上对方了。

对某项事业或某件东西的喜爱程度很深,也可以说fall in love with that thing, 如:
I fell in love with this song when I first heard it.
我第一次听这首歌就爱上它了。

练习:
1.她爱上了她的老师。
2.两年前,他对电脑游戏着了魔。

练习答案:
1.She fell in love with her teacher.
2.He fell in love with computer games two years ago.

【世博资料库】

lead, guide, direct辨析

to lead is to show the way by going first, to guide is to show the way and explain things, and to direct is to explain to someone how to get to a place.

走在前面带路用lead ,边领路边讲解用guide ,向某人解释如何到某一地方去用direct。

看看下面的例子:
He led them down the mountain.
他带领他们下山。(他走在大家前面。)
She guided the tourists round the castle.
她引导旅游者参观了这座城堡。(她走在大家之中,边走边介绍。)
Could you direct me to the station, please?
请问到车站怎么走?(这个人并不行动,只是指点别人怎么做。)
 
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