【英语4级听力】选拔赛-Try-Outs

Paul hated sports. He was very bad at them, too. Yet, suddenly, he started practicing for football and basketball try-outs. "Why are you doing this?" asked Robert. "I need to be more active," replied Paul.

 

Robert didn't believe Paul. Still, he wanted to support his friend. Robert went with Paul to the try-outs. That was when Robert figured¹ out why Paul suddenly cared about sports. Paul kept looking over to the cheerleaders. His crush², Susan, had just joined the squad³.

 

Paul was the worst player at try-outs. He got tackled⁴ very hard in football. Then, he got hit in the head by the basketball. He had no chance of making the team.

1 figured   

adj.以图形和数字表示的，华丽的

参考例句：

• I have figured out how much during the week I spent. 我算出了这个星期花了多少钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We figured in the travel expenses but forgot the cost of meals. 我们把旅费算了进去，但忘了算伙食费。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 crush   

v.压垮，压倒，压服，镇压；压碎，碾碎

参考例句：

• This machine is made to crush the rock into powder.这台机器是用来把石头压成碎末的。
• You can't crush so many people into the classroom.不能让这么多人挤进教室。

3 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

4 tackled   

解决( tackle的过去式和过去分词 )； 应付； 与某人交涉； 向某人提起（问题或困难情况）

参考例句：

• The robber tried to run away but a man tackled him. 强盗企图逃跑，但一个人把他抓住了。
• The policeman tackled the thief. 警察捕捉小偷。