美国小学英语教材6:第174课 获胜的意志(6)

A second roar of approval rose from the side lines, a louder roar than the first one. It set Rodney's blood to tingling¹.

场边爆发了第二次雷鸣般的肯定，比第一次还要激烈，这让罗德尼的血液在震颤。

Again he gave O'Connor's signal, but on the next play Stearns missed the jump,

他再次给了奥康娜信号，但这一次斯特恩斯没有跳过对手，

and Mason secured the ball. A rapid succession of passes carried it down to Georgeburgh's goal,

梅森接到了球，一连串快速传球将球带入了乔治布格的篮筐，

but there Brown and Zimmerman each covered his man so well that the ball went outside. Stearns caught the pass from Brown,

但布朗和齐默尔曼都很好地封住了对手，篮球出界了，斯特恩斯接过了布朗的传球，

got away from Baker² and Mason, and passed the ball to Zimmerman, who dribbled⁴ it to the center of the court before sending it to Rodney in one corner.

逃过了贝克尔和梅森，并将球传给了齐默尔曼，他将球带到中场，之后他在一个角落里将球传给了罗德尼。

Cries of Shoot! Shoot! came from the side line. Rodney hesitated, then crouched⁵ with careful aim.

场边高喊着进球，进球，罗德尼犹豫了，随后蹲下作出仔细瞄准。

But even as he was about to shoot, he saw O'Connor, closely followed by Martinelli,

但就在他即将投球时，他看到了奥康娜，紧跟在他后面的是马蒂内利。

racing⁶ down the other side of the court in a wide curve toward the basket. Suddenly straightening, he sent the ball toward his teammate.

奥康娜跑向了冲着篮筐的大弧形的另一侧，罗德尼突然站起身，将球递给了队友。

O'Connor caught it on his chest a dozen feet from the basket and, rising like a bird, dropped it into the iron circle.

奥康娜用胸部接住了球，当时他距离篮架只有十二英尺，他像小鸟一样腾起，随后将球打入篮筐。

The score was now twenty-four to fifteen, and some of those who had felt sure of a bad beating for Georgeburgh

目前的比分是24比15，那些肯定认为乔治布格会惨败的人

were willing to admit that they had a slim chance to win.

也愿意承认他们有一线获胜的机会。

But soon after the next toss-up Art Baker got loose from his opponent, made a long dribble³ and then a quick pass to McLaren,

但就在下一次争球不久，贝克尔没有能抢过对手，他进行了长带球，并迅速传给了迈凯伦，

received the ball again and scored from beside the basket. After that, in a scrimmage, the referee⁷ called a foul⁸ on Brown and Zimmerman,

他再次接球，并在篮筐旁边进球，随后在混战中，裁判员判罚布朗和齐默尔曼犯规，

and Baker made the extra point. Rodney noticed the worried look on the faces of the two guards.

贝克尔再进一球，罗德尼注意到两名防守球员脸上的担忧。

Never mind! he shouted. It couldn't be helped. Come on, now, on your toes! We'll show them! Up you go, Paul, way up this time!

他叫嚷到没事，于事无补，加油伙计们，加把劲，我们要让他们看看，保罗该你了，来吧！

And Stearns got the jump again. He did more than that; taking a pass from Rodney, he made a long successful shot from the side.

这一次斯特恩斯再次抢到了球，他这次做的更多，他接过罗德尼的传球，并从这一侧长距离进球。

Then, a few minutes later, Bill Zimmerman, on a guard-forward play, received the ball from O'Connor and,

几分钟后，比尔·齐默尔曼从奥康娜手中接过球，这是后卫向前带球，

with Gregg clawing desperately⁹ at him, made a short, one-handed shot that brought the Georgeburgh score up to nineteen;

格雷格拼命拽住他，齐默尔曼单手进球，让乔治布格队的比分上升到19。

1 tingling   

v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• My ears are tingling [humming; ringing; singing]. 我耳鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My tongue is tingling. 舌头发麻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

3 dribble   

v.点滴留下，流口水；n.口水

参考例句：

• Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
• He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水。

4 dribbled   

v.流口水( dribble的过去式和过去分词 )；（使液体）滴下或作细流；运球，带球

参考例句：

• Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle. 熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
• He dribbled past the fullback and scored a goal. 他越过对方后卫，趁势把球踢入球门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 crouched   

v.屈膝，蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
• The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。

6 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

7 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

8 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

9 desperately   

adv.极度渴望地，绝望地，孤注一掷地

参考例句：

• He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
• He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。