温馨夜读 PART4 13 Mickey’s Goal 米基的进球

 

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[00:00.87]Mickey’s Goal 米基的进球

[00:06.89]Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team.

[00:11.92]It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead.

[00:17.83]Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

[00:22.43]With less than ten seconds remaining,

[00:25.57]the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’Donnel.

[00:30.85]With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing¹ cross the playground,

[00:34.95]Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had.

[00:39.17]All around me the crowd erupted. Donnel had scored!

[00:44.30]Then there was silence.

[00:46.71]Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie.

[00:53.06]For a moment there was a total hush².

[00:55.90]You see, Mickey has Down syndrome³ and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal.

[01:02.69]All goals were celebrated⁴ by a joyous⁵ hug from Mickey.

[01:06.51]He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

[01:11.62]The silence was finally broken when Mickey, 

[01:14.62]his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly⁶ and shouted,

[01:18.95]“I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!”

[01:24.97]For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react.

[01:30.11]I need not have worried. I watched, through tears,

[01:34.26]as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute⁷ and started chanting,

[01:39.63]“Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!”

[01:42.91]Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, 

[01:47.03]joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

[01:51.12]Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied,

[01:57.19]“It was a tie. Everybody won.”

1 echoing   

n. 回声现象 动词echo的现在分词

参考例句：

• The cave was echoing with shouts. 山洞内回荡着叫喊声。
• A long peal of thunder came echoing across the sky. 缓慢的拖着尾巴的雷声也来了。 来自子夜部分

2 hush   

int.嘘，别出声；n.沉默，静寂；v.使安静

参考例句：

• A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
• Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去！

3 syndrome   

n.综合病症；并存特性

参考例句：

• The Institute says that an unidentified virus is to blame for the syndrome. 该研究所表示,引起这种综合症的是一种尚未确认的病毒。
• Results indicated that 11 fetuses had Down syndrome. 结果表明有11个胎儿患有唐氏综合征。

4 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

5 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。

6 tightly   

adv.紧紧地，坚固地，牢固地

参考例句：

• My child holds onto my hand tightly while we cross the street.横穿马路时，孩子紧拉着我的手不放。
• The crowd pressed together so tightly that we could hardly breathe.人群挤在一起，我们几乎喘不过气来。

7 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。