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這是一個(gè)體育競賽的故事,兩只鴿子在教練的指導(dǎo)下努力練習(xí),一只懂得休息,另一只拼命地苦練。最后的結(jié)局如何呢?讓我們一起來讀讀這個(gè)故事吧!
“There will be a flying race(1) on Sports Day. It will be the biggest race this year,” Coach(2) Bob told Victor and Sean, two young pigeon(3) athletes(4).
注釋:
(1) race [re?s] 比賽
(2) coach [k??t?] 教練
(3) pigeon ['p?d??n] 鴿子
(4) athlete ['?θli?t] 運(yùn)動(dòng)員
“As of today(5), you two have a strict(6) training schedule(7) to follow.”
“Ill try my best,” said Sean.
“Ill win the race,” said Victor.
Sean and Victor worked very hard day after day(8).
And, they also made sure(9) they ate very well-balanced(10) meals.
Sean followed Coach Bobs training schedule.
He exercised when the schedule said to.
And when the schedule said to rest(11), he stopped(12) everything and took a long rest.
Victor was quite the opposite(13).
To win the trophy(14) he dreamed of(15), he never stopped training even(16) when it was late at night.
Sean and Victor trained day after day.
(5) as of today 從今天開始
(6) strict [str?kt] 嚴(yán)格的
(7) schedule ['skedju?l] 時(shí)間表;
training schedule 訓(xùn)練計(jì)劃表
(8) day after day 日復(fù)一日
(9) make sure 確保,(make過去式:made)
(10) well-balanced 均衡的
(11) rest [rest] 休息
(12) stop [st?p] 停止,(過去式:stopped)
stop doing sth. 停止做某事
(13) opposite ['?p?z?t] 相反的;
quite the opposite 完全相反
(14) trophy ['tr??f?] 獎(jiǎng)杯
(15) dream of 夢想,向往
(16) even ['i?v(?)n] 即使
Sports Day was almost here.
Sean still trained and rested.
But Victor worked harder and harder(17).
He spent more and more time focusing(18) on winning his trophy.
He stayed up(19) and trained night after night.
Coach Bob was worried about(20) Victor and warned(21) him,“Its not good to wear yourself out(22).”
But Victor didnt listen.
On Sports Day, just as the starting shot(23) was f ired(24), Victor waved(25) his wings as fast as he could.
At f irst, he was ahead of (26) everyone else.
(17) work harder and harder 越來越努力
(18) focus ['f??k?s] 集中;
focus on doing sth.集中精力做某事
(19) stay up熬夜
(20) be worried about ... 為……而擔(dān)心
(21) warn [w??n] 警告
(22) wear yourself out 使自己筋疲力盡
(23) shot [??t] 開槍
(24) f ire ['fa??](槍)開火
(25) wave [we?v] 揮動(dòng)
(26) be ahead of ... 在……前面
He was flying really fast.
But he seemed(27) to slow down a bit(28) as the time went by(29).
Sean, on the other hand(30), flew faster and faster.
He passed(31) Victor!
Sean won the race, and Victor came in second(32).
“You both did a great job!” said Coach Bob proudly(33).
But Victor looked very tired, and he wasnt happy.
“I worked harder than anyone else. I should be the winner,” murmured(34) Victor.
“Why didnt I win? Why? Why?”
(27) seem [si?m] 似乎;
seem to do sth. 似乎做某事
(28) a bit 一點(diǎn)兒(相當(dāng)于a little)
(29) as the time went by隨著時(shí)間的推移
(30) on the other hand另一方面
(31) pass[pa?s] 超過
(32) came in second居第二位
(33) proudly ['pra?dli] 自豪地,驕傲地
(34) murmur ['m??m?] 低聲說
一、小朋友,想想看這個(gè)故事的主旨是什么,請?jiān)谡_的選項(xiàng)前打“√”。
□1. Its important to have well-balanced meals.
□2. You have to stay up and not take rest to win a race.
□3. Its important to get enough rest.
二、小朋友,Bob教練在訓(xùn)練Sean和Victor時(shí),常對(duì)他們說下面這三句話,讓我們跟著Bob教練學(xué)說這三句話吧!
Its not good to wear yourself out.
Its good to get enough rest.
Its not good to watch too much TV.
現(xiàn)在請你自己來造兩個(gè)句子,完成后要大聲念一次哦!
Its not good to ____________________________________.
Its good to _______________________________________.
其實(shí),飼養(yǎng)鴿子的傳說最早出現(xiàn)在古羅馬神話里,戰(zhàn)神馬爾斯派鴿子送信給女神維納斯;在舊約圣經(jīng)“諾亞方舟”的故事里,諾亞夫妻為了確定洪水是否已經(jīng)退去,派了鴿子出去查看,當(dāng)鴿子叼回一根橄欖枝時(shí),諾亞才知道世界上的洪水已經(jīng)退了;另外,1949年的國際和平會(huì)議決定以畢加索在一張海報(bào)上畫的鴿子作為和平的象征,從此也稱鴿子為“和平鴿”。