CNN 2012-01-30

 Derrek Brookes doesn't have a great throwing aram,he was a line-backer on that Temperbake title team won the the campionship in colleage 2 when he played forward state.While he was tackling quaterbacks on the field, Brookes also tackling enducation of it.I had a chance to talk with him not too long ago about the charter school he helped found and the temp of Florida area and his life's mission to education students.

 

There are lots of different ways that athelets and celebrity¹ choose to give back,what made you want to co-found the charter school.

 

The targetfor me that drove me more than anything was the opportunity to affect more than 35 to 50 kids that was qualified² to their charity.We can expand our audience and I'll have oppurtunity to be in one buliding,four-years buliding our relationship with our students.And really have an oppurtunity to produce the next best citizen I can.

 

What harder to do ,to co-found the charter or to win the super bowl?

 

I would say each has its challenges and I would definitely say start in the charter school is     I would say harder,when you start in a charter from scretch you have to overcome a lot of hurdle³ , you know what to do it,just a simple education.Part of it,we have to get it approved,we went in with an ecodemic ,a gender⁴ that we want it to put kids in colleage. 

 

When it comes to education that you encourge among students,I mean you played in every single game with Temper base started 221 times out of 224 games.Does it help you encourge perfect  XXX?

 

It does allow me my professional career showed them a model the of consistency⁵. And you have show out everyday,you showed out everyday you'll be rewarded.

 

There are a number of students in our target Audience who talked to us about how they are hoping to play professional sports with XX  ,basketball ,baseball or football.Such a tiny flastion,such a tiny XX has the God given talent needed to play professionally,what would you tell those students ? How do you encourge them to have a backup plan.

 

I tell those students that they had a better chance of becoming a doctor and winning a lottery⁶.

 

That's the reality.

 

That's the reality of what it is.And I don't really look at education as a backup plan.That's another thing that I tell kids, Hey sports ,needs to be your backup plan.Education is prior No.1.

 

I just want to know in your worlds what's the most important thing about education?

 

Most important thing about education is used person have to take advantage of it.And education to me is the one road that you can go down ,enlight  XX you that you want.Because what they said ,in bussiness career,in sports career and whatever you do,education is gonna be on that road of success .

 

That's great stuff,you can check out more my conversation with Derreck Brooks⁷ in the spotlight⁸ section in our homepage.

 

Before we go, we're heading to an Ohia farm,although based on how relaxed these cows look,it might be more like a SPA.You may think these L   ladies just being lazy but it's hard to blame them for laying around all day.They are laying on this, to  XX water bed.The farm owner says the movable matris helps the cow produce higher quality milk by make their sleep over standard  a little high.Because once they slept on the water bed,there is no way they are going to be happy crashing on the counch.You may think the idea of Matris helps milk producation is utterly⁹ ridiculous but it turns that farm into cozy¹⁰ bed and breakfast.  Milken story for all week, time for us.

Hope you have a great weekend for CNN student new.

1 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

2 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

3 hurdle   

n.跳栏，栏架；障碍，困难；vi.进行跨栏赛

参考例句：

• The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
• She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。

4 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

5 consistency   

n.一贯性，前后一致，稳定性；(液体的)浓度

参考例句：

• Your behaviour lacks consistency.你的行为缺乏一贯性。
• We appreciate the consistency and stability in China and in Chinese politics.我们赞赏中国及其政策的连续性和稳定性。

6 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

7 brooks   

n.小溪( brook的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Brooks gave the business when Haas caught him with his watch. 哈斯抓到偷他的手表的布鲁克斯时，狠狠地揍了他一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ade and Brooks exchanged blows yesterday and they were severely punished today. 艾德和布鲁克斯昨天打起来了，今天他们受到严厉的惩罚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

9 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

10 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。