美国小学英语教材6:第177课 获胜的意志(9)

He struggled free from them at last; then they turned their enthusiasm loose upon O'Connor and Stearns and the two guards.

罗德尼最终挣脱了他们的包围，支持者将他们的热情放在了奥康娜，斯特恩斯以及两名后卫身上。

It was not until ten minutes later, after receiving the congratulations of the Middleton players

就在接受米德顿球员祝贺之后不到十分钟，

that the Georgeburgh team was once more together in the locker¹ room; there, in the joy of victory, they hugged one another.

乔治布格球队再一次集体出现在了更衣室，在胜利的喜悦中，他们相互拥抱。

And then at last O'Connor gasped², But it was Rod who did it. You bet! cried Stearns.

最后奥康娜气喘吁吁地说，但最后是罗德尼做到的，斯特恩斯叫嚷到当然了。

He did it with that last shot and by what he said to us between the halves.

是因为他的最后一投，以及他在半场对我们说的话。

Stop the fuss! protested Rodney, struggling out of his jersey³. Just think of that final goal. Every one of us had the ball!

罗德尼抗议道，不要小题大做，一边说一边奋力地脱掉球衣，就想想最后一个球，它归功于我们每一个人！

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Great teamwork, that's what did it! But the others would not listen to him. Well they knew that at the end of the first half they were a beaten team,

伟大的团队协作，这才是胜利的关键，但其他人不听他的，他们非常清楚在第一节结束时，他们被打败了，

that they would have been a beaten team at the end of the second half except for the words and example of their leader.

要不是队长的话语和榜样作用，他们在第二节结束依然会是惨败。

Rodney felt like shouting forth⁵ his joy. It was not the victory alone that was so sweet,

罗德尼想要呐喊出他的喜悦，但甜美的不仅仅是胜利本身，

but rather the manner in which it had come through the power of the will to win in spite of great difficulties!

而是通往胜利的方法，那就是无论有多艰难都要有必胜的意念。

He felt that in leading his team to success he had found some hidden strength of which he had been ignorant.

他感觉在领导团队通往成功的道路上，他发现了他之前忽略了的隐藏力量。

The thought was new and brought with it a thrill of mastery that he had never in his life felt.

这种想法是新的，随之而来的是他从未感受过的征服的喜悦。

Boys, I'm proud of you! exclaimed Mr. Fisher as he joined them. I haven't the words to tell you how much!

兄弟们，我为你们感到骄傲，费希尔先生一边大喊着一边加入了他们，我的骄傲心情无以言表。

You did it all alone. Thanks to your coaching, added Rodney.

罗德尼补充道，你独自一人做到了这一点，谢谢你的教导。

1 locker   

n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人

参考例句：

• At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
• He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。

2 gasped   

v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要

参考例句：

• She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
• People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

4 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。

5 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。