新课标小学英语阅读100篇 81

　　81．Air Jordan飞人乔丹

　　Michael Jordan (1963 - )迈克尔·乔丹(1963 -)

　　is one of the most famous basketball players in the world.是其中一个最著名的篮球运动员在世界。

　　He was born in Brooklyn, New York.他出生在纽约的布鲁克林。

　　He didn't like to talk about himself.他不喜欢谈论自己。

　　He was also very short. He didn't play very well他也非常短。他没有发挥得很好

　　when he joined the basketball team in his high school at first.当他加入了篮球队在他高中开始。

　　But the next year things changed greatly¹ for him.但明年的情况为他变化很大。

　　as he grew much taller.当他变得高多了。

　　Michael Jordan became famous迈克尔·乔丹成为了著名的

　　when he joined the university basketball team in North Carolina.当他加入了篮球队在北卡罗莱纳大学。

　　Michael used² his quickness and strength³ to reach the basket again and again .迈克尔用他的速度和力量一次又一次达到了篮子。

　　He played so well that people called him "Air Jordan. "他钢琴弹得这么好,人们叫他“空气约旦。“

　　After college, Michael became a member of the Chicago Bulls⁴ basketball team.大学毕业后,迈克尔成为一个成员的芝加哥公牛队。

　　The NBA was very surprised at this high-flying player.NBA非常惊讶于这个雄心勃勃的球员。

　　He was named "Rookie" of the year in 1985他被命名为“菜鸟”的1985年

　　and "Most Valuable⁵ Player" in 1987.和“最有价值球员”在1987年。

　　He once set a record by getting 63 points in one game.他曾创下纪录,在一场比赛中得到63分。

　　WORD BANK

　　famous adj．著名的；

　　（口）极好的

　　Brooklrn／'bruklin／n．布鲁克林

　　（美国纽约市西南部的一区）

　　at first起先

　　greatly／greitli／adv．大大地；

　　非常

　　grew  grow的过去式

　　university   n.

　　（综合）大学

　　quickness n．急速；

　　迅速strength n．力；力量；

　　力气；实力

　　Air Jordan飞人乔丹

　　rookie／'ruki／n.新手

　　once／adv．一次；从前；

　　曾经

　　record n．最高纪录

1 greatly   

adv.大大地，非常地；伟大地，崇高地

参考例句：

• Many old clothes were sold off at greatly reduced prices.许多旧衣服大幅度地降价出售。
• I was greatly touched by what you told me.你对我讲的话使我大受感动。

2 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

3 strength   

n.力量，力气，长处，强度

参考例句：

• She distrusts her own strength.她怀疑自己的力量。
• You must reserve your strength for the tennis final.你必须为网球决赛保存力量。

4 bulls   

n.公牛( bull的名词复数 )；法令；力大如牛的人；（象、鲸等动物的）雄兽

参考例句：

• Riding bulls is always an exciting event at a rodeo. 骑公牛总是放牧人竞技会上激动人心的表演。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Two white bulls were sacrificed and a feast was held. 献祭了两头白牛，并举行了盛宴。 来自辞典例句

5 valuable   

adj.有价值的，贵重的，宝贵的，可估价的

参考例句：

• This is one of the most valuable lessons I learned.这是我所学到的最宝贵的教训。
• He has a valuable collection of stamps.他收藏了很有价值的邮票。