Soccer And Why I Love It

By Alex M., Oshkosh, WI

翻譯：逸涵

文章開頭對射門的描述非常精彩全神，畫面感十足，同學們可以好好體會學習。

As I glare at the ball then the goal. Ball again, then goal.I started1)sprintingup to the multi colored ball. I strike it perfectly. Perfect follow through. As I watch the ball soaring through the air, the sun puts a glare on the ball. I have lost sight of it in the sun. I close my eyes and hear the ball sliding on the side net. I glanced up and I start cheering. Jumping up and down, I just won the game for the team. I love soccer because, it involves a lot of running and skill, I have been playing soccer since I was awee lad, and it involves team effort.

Soccer I think is the most energetic sport ever.I love running, it’s my2)obsession. I run outside of school almost every day. About 6 miles a day. The skill in soccer takes a long time to master. I don’t even think you can master soccer. There are so many new things I learn at practice every day. When you first play soccer, like first ever in your life your thinking wow, this is a lot more tricky than I thought it would be.

Since I was five I have been playing soccer and I first started Iplayed withthe YMCA.Ever sinceI played soccer I have loved it and when I was little I had no clue what I was doing at the time. Now I have progressed a lot and know what I’m doing. My first year I played, I had a goal and it was a very good goal. I kicked the ball and if I remember correctly it went through at least three kids’ legs and went it in the goal. I was very happy!

Another reason why I love soccer is because it takes a lot of team effort. So much you wouldn’t even imagine. If one person doesn’t try on the team or doesn’t give 110%your whole team loses. There is no I in team and that was the first thing I learned during my soccer career. Team effort is what I love, because you have to work with your team and communicate with everyone to take the ball up the field and score. My coachalways says, score early so we have a cushion for some time. And that’s true. He says that every day before a game. And I remember the first game. We lost 7-0. He said we lost because we couldn’t connect 3 passes without getting the ball taken away. And we had NO TEAM EFFORT.

In conclusion, it is important to know I love soccer because, it involves a lot of running and skill, I have been playing since I was five, and I involve team effort.

sprint [spr?nt] v. 疾跑

obsession [?b'se??n] n. 迷住

詞組加油站

★wee lad小伙子

參考譯文

我盯著草地上的足球，然后把目光移向球門，這樣來來回回的注視后，我開始沖刺跑向那多彩的足球，抬腳射門，動作完美，絲毫不差。我看著那個足球在空中飛向球門，在太陽的照射下顯得很耀眼，讓我丟失了視線。我閉上眼，聽到皮球滑進球網的聲音。我慢慢睜開眼開始歡呼，跳上跳下興奮不已。我剛剛為隊伍踢進了致勝一球！從我很小的時候我就迷上了足球。我愛這項運動不僅僅是因為它需要大量的技巧和奔跑，也因為它需要團隊協作。

我認為足球是最需要體力的運動。我癡迷于奔跑的那種感覺。

我幾乎每天都會在學校外面跑大概6英里。足球里的技巧需要投入大量的時間去掌握，我甚至覺得沒人能完全掌控每個足球技巧。我在每天的訓練中都要學習很多新的東西。如果你以前從來沒有接觸過足球，當你第一次接觸它的時候，才驚訝地發現這項運動遠比想象中復雜得多。

我從5歲開始踢球。剛開始的時候在基督教青年會那里學習。那時候我還小，甚至不知道自己在干什么，但我知道我已愛上了足球。現在我的球技進步了很多，并且對足球有了很多的了解。我第一年踢球的時候就有一個非常棒的進球。如果我沒記錯的話，當時我抬腳射門，足球至少越過了3個孩子的防守進入球門，那種狂喜的感覺至今記憶猶新。

足球另一個吸引我的地方就是團隊合作，它的重要性你無法想象！如果團隊里的某個人不融入集體或者不全力以赴，整個球隊就會輸球。在足球里沒有個人，這是我在足球生涯中學到的第一件事。每一次比賽你都需要和你的隊友們溝通合作，共同努力把球送去對方的半場然后射門。我的教練經常教導說，越早地進球就越會取得比賽的先機，我很認同這點，每次比賽之前他都會

重復這句話。我還記得第一次比賽，我們0:7慘敗。教練賽后總結說，整場比賽傳不到三次球就會被斷走，完全沒有團隊協作。

總結來說就是我愛足球，不僅因為我需要有大量的技巧和奔跑，還有享受團隊努力取得勝利的感覺。這就是我為什么能從5歲開始就投身于這項運動的原因。

中考考點

1.play with+名詞，表示“玩……”，其后若接“人”則表示“和某人一起玩”。

play with a doll 玩洋娃娃

To play with fire will be dangerous. 玩火是危險的。

You are not playing basketball.You are only playing with the basketball. 你們不是在打籃球，而只是在玩那個籃球。

2.ever since意為“自從……以來”

I’ve known him ever since he was a child. 我從他是個孩子的時候就認識他。

This is possibly the best film ever since. 這也許是迄今為止最棒的電影。