英语小达人 35 Shane's Challenge

 　　Shane's Challenge

　　沙恩的挑战

　　Shane was the smallest in his Brazilian Jiujitsu class. He knew that shouldn't matter but he still sometimes found himself wishing he was taller and stronger.His instructor¹ taught him moves that worked well with his size, but even though, he trained hard he just couldn't beat the bigger guys.

　　沙恩是巴西柔道班上最矮的学生，他知道这没有什么大不了，可是他有时候还是希望自己又高又壮。教练教他些动作适合身材较小的人，可是不管他多么幸苦训练，他还是没办法打败比他身材高大的学生。

　　He was frustrated² and almost quit, but his instuctor encourged him to keep going.One day, when he got to class, he saw a sign up sheet for an upcoming tournament.

　　他很沮丧，几乎想放弃，可是教练鼓励他坚持下去。有天他去上课，看到即将到来的比赛报名表。

　　Shane wanted to compete, but he was too nervous. His teacher convinced³ him sign up. Shane trained everydy until the tournament.Finally, the day arrived. At the competition, Shane saw the guy he was going to fight. Shane and he were the same size! This made Shane feel a bit better, but he still knew that he had to do his best. The fight began, and Shane fought hard. He won two out of his three matches. When the fights were over, and the judges added up each opponent's score, shane won!

　　沙恩很想参赛，可是他很紧张，老师说服他参加。到比赛前，沙恩天天训练。终于到了比赛当天，沙恩在比赛中看到他的对手，和他身高一样！沙恩觉得好多了，不过他也知道他得全力以赴。比赛开始沙恩很拼命，三场比赛下来他胜了两场，当比赛结束前，裁判加总两个选手的的得分，沙恩赢了！

1 instructor   

n.指导者，教员，教练

参考例句：

• The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
• The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。

2 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 convinced   

adj.确信的；深信的；有坚定信仰的v.使确信(convince的过去分词)；说服

参考例句：

• I am convinced of her innocence. 我坚信她是清白无辜的。
• I'm convinced there's a jinx on this car. 我看这辆汽车是灾星。