名人名篇-迈克尔•乔丹

07 Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan: I can never stop working hard. Each day I feel I have to improve¹. Hard work, 1)determination...I’ve got² to keep pushing³ myself⁴. I remember when I was⁵ five years old...2)dunking in trash⁶ cans on my knees. Waiting for that day I would⁷ be able⁸ to really do it. and then one day, it happened. I was in the ninth⁹ grade, it was a JV game and I was only 5’8". And in practice¹⁰ I had¹¹ never been able to get up that high. But the 3)adrenaline was pumping¹², and I just took¹³ off¹⁴. It all happened so fast. I wasn’t quite sure what I’d done. But you know, I just really love that feeling¹⁵. Hi, my name is Michael Jordan. I want you to take a trip with me and discover¹⁶ the secrets¹⁷ that I have known¹⁸ for many years. That man was truly¹⁹ 4)destined to fly.

1、determination n. 决心

2、dunk v. 扣篮

3、adrenaline n. 肾上素

4、destine v. 注定

07 迈克尔•乔丹

迈克尔•乔丹：我永远不会停止努力，每天我都感到自己必须改进。努力、决心……我不得不总是推动自己。记得五岁时，我跪在地上将球扣进垃圾箱，期待有一天将球真正地扣进篮。然后有一天，事情真的发生了。那时我在上九年级，身高只有5英尺8英寸，参加校二队比赛。实际上我从没跳过那么高，但一阵狂热的激动，我竟飞起来了，一切发生得太快，简直难以相信。然而你知道，我真的喜爱那种感觉。嗨，我是迈克尔•乔丹，希望你和我一道踏上旅程，发掘我多年前早已知道的秘密：那个人是千真万确命中注定要飞起来的。

1 improve   

v.改良，改善，增进，提高

参考例句：

• You need to improve your diet.你应该改善你的饮食。
• I hope the weather will improve.我希望天气会变好。

2 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

3 pushing   

adj.接近（某个年龄）的；接近40岁（或50岁等）；莽撞的；死后下葬v.推，推动( push的现在分词 )；对…施加压力；逼迫；按

参考例句：

• The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view. 人们挤来挤去，想看得清楚点儿。
• All our efforts are pushing towards a reorganization of the prison system. 我们正尽一切努力去整顿监狱系统。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 trash   

n.(美)垃圾，废物；碎屑

参考例句：

• Put out the trash.把垃圾拿出去。
• Don't forget to throw away your trash.不要忘记把垃圾丢掉。

7 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

8 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。

9 ninth   

adj.第九，九分之一

参考例句：

• He is coming back on the ninth of May.他五月九号回来。
• September is the ninth month of the year. 九月是一年中的第九个月。

10 practice   

n.练习，实行，习惯；v.练习，实习，开业

参考例句：

• I need to practice more.我要多加练习。
• Knowledge comes from practice.知识来自于实践。

11 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

12 pumping   

n.抽吸[动、水、空]；泵唧[送]；汲取；充[打]气，泵作用v.用抽水机汲水( pump的现在分词 )；给…打气；用泵（或泵样器官等）输送；涌出

参考例句：

• There is a pumping station on the edge of the lake. 湖边有座扬水站。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He was pumping away. 他正用抽水机抽水。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。

14 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

15 feeling   

n.感觉，知觉，感情

参考例句：

• I am feeling better now.我现在觉得好些了。
• I'm feeling kind of tired.我感到有点累。

16 discover   

vt.发现，看出；暴露，显示

参考例句：

• We'll discover who did it.我们会查出是谁做的。
• When did you discover it?你在什么时候发觉的？

17 secrets   

n.秘密，机密( secret的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• For years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia. 他们多年来一直在向俄罗斯泄露国家机密。
• She confided all her secrets to her best friend. 她向她最要好的朋友倾吐了自己所有的秘密。

18 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

19 truly   

adv.真正地，真实地，真诚的，不假

参考例句：

• You must speak truly.你必须说实话。
• He is a truly good man.他是个真正的好人。