美国小学英语教材6:第176课 获胜的意志(8)

 

The center whirled and saw Rodney, with Gregg and Martinelli on either side of him, racing¹ across the court parallel with the backstop.

中锋转身一看，他看到罗德尼和罗德尼两边的格雷格和马蒂内利，他飞奔着穿过和挡板平行的球场。

Stearns took a desperate chance and made a high, swift pass.

斯特恩斯拼命地抓住这次机会，并高高的，迅速的将球传了过去。

Rodney seemed suddenly to climb into the air after the ball. The two guards jumped for it at the same time,

罗德尼似乎突然爬到了空中去抢这个球，两名防守球员也同时跳了起来，

but it was Rodney's fingers that touched it, held it, held it for a fraction of a second while over his shoulder he cast a quick glance toward the basket.

但还是罗德尼的手指碰到了篮球，并就在那一刻抓到了篮球，在他的肩膀上面，他迅速扫了一眼篮筐。

Then his arms stiffened³ in an awkward sidewise shot and the next instant he landed on hands and knees on the floor.

之后他的胳臂僵硬地从侧面投了一个球，动作略显尴尬，下一刻他的手和膝盖着地。

A roar filled his ears, and looking up he saw the ball bound downward against the iron rim⁴ and leap into the air.

他的耳朵听到了一声吼叫，抬头一看篮球跳跃着向下碰到了铁环，并飞到了空中。

He saw it strike the rim a second time and hesitate in a number of bounces,

他看到篮球再次达到了铁环，之后又弹了几下，没有下坠，

and the sickening thought came to him that it was going to roll off after the manner of his final try at the end of the first half.

他萌生了一个不详的想法，经过在最后一节的最后一次努力，篮球将会滚落到外边。

He sprang to his feet, and as he did so, the ball made one more bounce and dropped through the netting.

他站了起来，就在他起身时，篮球又跳了一次，之后落入篮筐。

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Rodney's whole body was quivering with nervous excitement. Thirty-four to thirty-three! One point ahead!

罗德尼的全身在颤抖，他既紧张又兴奋，34比33，领先一分。

He ran to his position. Hold them, fellows! he pleaded. Stick close, everybody! Everybody watch his man!

他跑向了他的位置，顶住兄弟们，他恳求道，每个人都要贴紧，所有人紧盯对方！

The referee⁵ put the ball into play, and Rodney went forward after it. Again Stearns was outjumped,

裁判开球，罗德尼抢球，斯特恩斯再一次没有对手跳得高，

and this time Mason got the ball; but as he turned to pass to McLaren,

这一次梅森抢到了球，但就在他要转身将球传给迈凯伦时，

Rodney was upon him and at that instant the timekeeper's whistle shrilled⁶ above the shouting. The game was over!

罗德尼在他身前，就在这时，计时员的哨音盖住了尖叫声，比赛结束了。

A sudden rush of boys from the sidelines sent Rodney staggering. They pushed him and thumped⁷ him on the back.

场边的男孩们突然跑过来，让罗德尼打了踉跄，他们推搡罗德尼，敲击罗德尼的背部。

They shouted his name in a roar that almost deafened⁸ him. Few though they were, compared with the Middleton supporters,

他们在咆哮声中叫喊他的名字，他的耳朵差一点要聋了，和米德顿的支持者相比较，乔治布格的支持者较少，

they made more noise than Middleton had made at any point during the game.

而他们比米德顿制造了比任何时刻都要高的噪音。

1 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。

2 bask   

vt.取暖，晒太阳，沐浴于

参考例句：

• Turtles like to bask in the sun.海龟喜欢曝于阳光中。
• In winter afternoons,he likes to bask in the sun in his courtyard.冬日的午后，他喜欢坐在院子晒太阳。

3 stiffened   

加强的

参考例句：

• He leaned towards her and she stiffened at this invasion of her personal space. 他向她俯过身去，这种侵犯她个人空间的举动让她绷紧了身子。
• She stiffened with fear. 她吓呆了。

4 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

5 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。

6 shrilled   

（声音）尖锐的，刺耳的，高频率的( shrill的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Behind him, the telephone shrilled. 在他身后，电话铃刺耳地响了起来。
• The phone shrilled, making her jump. 电话铃声刺耳地响起，惊得她跳了起来。

7 thumped   

v.重击， （指心脏）急速跳动( thump的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Dave thumped the table in frustration . 戴夫懊恼得捶打桌子。
• He thumped the table angrily. 他愤怒地用拳捶击桌子。

8 deafened   

使聋( deafen的过去式和过去分词 )； 使隔音

参考例句：

• A hard blow on the ear deafened him for life. 耳朵上挨的一记猛击使他耳聋了一辈子。
• The noise deafened us. 嘈杂声把我们吵聋了。