译林版牛津高中英语(必修5):Unit1 Getting along with others-Reading(3)

A friendship in trouble

困境中的友情

Dear Annie

亲爱的安妮

My name is Andrew. I am 17 years old and I have a problem. My best friend Matthew has stopped talking to me.

我叫安德鲁。今年17岁，现在我有个问题。我最好的朋友马修不再和我说话了。

We have been best friends since childhood and play together in the school football team.

我们从小就是好朋友，还一起在学校足球队踢球。

Last week, we had an important match against another school. The other team was superb¹ and we really had to focus.

上周，我们有一场重要的对阵其他学校的比赛。那个队伍实力很强，我们必须全力以赴才可以。

I was determined² to win, but Matthew was playing badly. He could not keep pace with the game, and as a result of his careless playing we lost.

我下定决心要赢得比赛，可是马修的表现太差劲了。他注意力不集中，由于他的疏忽我们输掉了比赛。

Afterwards, I got really angry with him, and I told him I thought he was not trying hard enough.

从那以后，我对他真得非常生气，直言他不够努力。

He got annoyed, saying it wasn't his fault if he couldn't play as well as me, and that I shouldn't talk to him in this manner.

他也被惹火了，说球技不如我又不是他的错，还说我不该那样和他说话。

Then we both started shouting at each other and it turned into a horrible argument.

然后我们开始朝对方吼，并演变成一场可怕的争执。

He accused me of some really bad things just to hurt me.

为了伤害我，他指责我做了一些非常不好的事情。

I feel really guilty because I made some cruel remarks too, but I dislike seeing our team lose.

我感到很内疚，因为我也说了一些残酷无情的话，但是我不喜欢看到我们队输球。

Football is very important to me, but so is our friendship.

足球对我非常重要，我们的友谊也是。

1 superb   

adj.高贵的，壮丽的，极好的

参考例句：

• The large bay has a superb backdrop of mountains.大海湾背靠着庄严的山脉。
• The hotel has a large dining room serving superb local cuisine.饭店有一个大餐厅供应上好的当地菜肴。

2 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。