雙語(yǔ)美文心中有目標(biāo),風(fēng)雨不折腰

心中有目標(biāo),風(fēng)雨不折腰文本及參考翻譯Iusedto watchherfrommykitchenwindow,sheseemedsosmallasshemuscledherwaythroughthe crowdofboysontheplayground.TheschoolwasacrossthestreetfromourhomeandIwouldoftenwatchthekidsastheyplayedduringrecess.Aseaofchildren,andyettome,shestoodoutfromthemall.我以前常常從我家廚房的窗戶看到她，她強(qiáng)行擠過(guò)操場(chǎng)上的一群男孩子，對(duì)這些男孩們來(lái)說(shuō)，她顯得那么矮小。學(xué)校在我家的街對(duì)面，我經(jīng)?？吹胶⒆觽?cè)谙抡n時(shí)間打球。盡管有一大群的孩子，但我覺(jué)得她是最吸引我注意的一個(gè)。Irememberthe firstdayIsawherplayingbasketball. I watchedin wonderassherancirclesaround the other kids. She managedtoshootjump shots just over theirheadsandintothenet.Theboysalwaystriedtostopherbutnoonecould.我記得第一次看到她打籃球的情景。看見(jiàn)她繞著其他孩子旁邊游走的時(shí)候，我感到十分驚奇。她設(shè)法跳起投籃，球恰好越過(guò)那些孩子的頭頂飛入籃筐。那些男孩總是拼命地阻止她，但沒(méi)有人可以做得到。Ibeganto noticeheratothertimes, basketballinhand,playingalone.Shewouldpracticedribbling andshooting overandoveragain,sometimesuntildark.OnedayIaskedherwhyshepracticedsomuch.Shelookeddirectlyinmyeyesandwithoutamomentofhesitationshesaid,"Iwanttogotocollege.Theonlyway Icango isifI get ascholarship.Ilikebasketball.IdecidedthatifIweregood enough,I wouldget a scholarship.Iamgoingtoplaycollegebasketball.Iwanttobe thebest. MyDaddy told meifthe dreamis bigenough,thefacts don'tcount." Thenshe smiledand ran towards thecourttorecaptheroutineIhadseenoverandoveragain.另外一些時(shí)候，她一個(gè)人練球，我開(kāi)始注意觀察她的舉動(dòng)。她一般是一遍遍地練習(xí)運(yùn)球和投籃， 有時(shí)直到天黑。有一天，我問(wèn)她為什么這么刻苦地練習(xí)。她直視著我的眼睛，不假思索地說(shuō)：“我想上大學(xué)。只有獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金我才能有錢去上大學(xué)。因?yàn)槲蚁矚g打籃球，所以我決定了，只要我成為一個(gè)出色的球員，我就能獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。我將能夠到大學(xué)去打籃球。我想成為最棒的球員。我父親告訴我說(shuō)，如果夢(mèng)想遠(yuǎn)大，就一定可以克服艱難險(xiǎn)阻?！闭f(shuō)完她笑了笑，跑向籃球場(chǎng)，又開(kāi)始我之前見(jiàn)過(guò)的一遍又一遍的練習(xí)。Well,Ihadto give it toher--- shewasdetermined.Iwatchedherthroughthosejuniorhighyearsandinto highschool. Everyweek,sheledhervarsityteamtovictory.嘿，我真服了她一一她是個(gè)有決心的人。我看著她這些年從初中升到高中。每個(gè)星期，由她帶領(lǐng)的學(xué)校籃球隊(duì)都能夠獲勝。Onedayin hersenioryear,I sawhersitting inthe grass,headcradled inherarms.Iwalkedacrossthestreetandsatdowninthecoolgrassbesideher.QuietlyIaskedwhatwaswrong."Oh, nothing," cametoasoftreply."I'm justtoo short."Thecoachtold herthatat"5'5"shewouldprobablynevergettoplayforatopranked team--muchlessoffered ascholarship-- sosheshouldstop dreamingaboutcollege.在她讀高中的某一天，我看見(jiàn)她坐在草地上，頭埋在臂彎里。因此，我穿過(guò)街道，坐到她旁邊的清涼的草地上，輕輕地問(wèn)她發(fā)生了什么事。她輕聲回答：“哦，沒(méi)什么，只是我太矮了?！痹瓉?lái)籃球教練告訴她，以她五英尺五英寸的身材，幾乎是沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)到一流的球隊(duì)去打球的，更不用說(shuō)會(huì)獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金了，所以她應(yīng)該放棄想上大學(xué)的夢(mèng)想。ShewasheartbrokenandIfeltmyownthroattightenasIsensedherdisappointment.Iaskedherif shehadtalked toherdadaboutityet.Sheliftedherheadfromherhandsandtoldme that herfather saidthose coacheswerewrong.Theyjustdidn'tunderstandthe power ofadream. He told herthatifshe really wantedto play for agoodcollege,if she truly wantedascholarship, that nothing could stop herexceptonething-- her

ownattitude.Hetoldheragain,"ifthedreamisbigenough,thefactsdon'tcount."她很傷心，由于感受到了她的失望，我也覺(jué)得自己的喉嚨發(fā)緊。我問(wèn)她是否與她的爸爸談過(guò)這件事。 她從臂彎里抬起頭，告訴我，她父親說(shuō)那些教練講得不對(duì)。他們根本不懂得夢(mèng)想的力量。她父親說(shuō)，如果她真地有心去代表一個(gè)好的大學(xué)打籃球，如果她真的想獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，任何東西也不能阻止她，除非她自己沒(méi)有這個(gè)心。他又一次跟她說(shuō)：“如果夢(mèng)想遠(yuǎn)大，就一定可以克服艱難險(xiǎn)阻。”Thenextyear,assheandherteamwenttotheNorthernCalifornia Championshipgame,shewasseenbyacollege recruiter.Shewasindeedofferedascholarship,afullride, toaDivisionI,NCAAwomen'sbasketballteam.Shewasgoingtogetthecollegeeducationthatshehaddreamedofandworkedtowardorallthoseyears.第二年，當(dāng)她和她的球隊(duì)去參加北加利福尼亞州冠軍賽時(shí)，她被一位大學(xué)的招生人員看中了。那所大學(xué)真地為她提供了一份全面資助的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，并且她進(jìn)入了美國(guó)全國(guó)大學(xué)體育協(xié)會(huì)其中一個(gè)女子甲組籃球隊(duì)。她將接受到她夢(mèng)想過(guò)的并為之奮斗了多年的大學(xué)教育。It'strue: Ifthedreamisbigenough,thefactsdon'tcount.這句話說(shuō)得真好：如果夢(mèng)想遠(yuǎn)大，就一定可以克服艱難險(xiǎn)阻。詞匯句型總結(jié)Muscle強(qiáng)行向前Recess課間休息Dribble運(yùn)球，帶球Scholarship獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金Recap概述，重復(fù)練習(xí)Varsity代表隊(duì)，校隊(duì)Recruiter大學(xué)的招生人員NCAA全國(guó)大學(xué)生體育協(xié)會(huì)Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtoplayforagoodcollege,ifshetrulywantedascholarship,thatnothingcouldstopherexceptonething--herownattitude.此句的賓語(yǔ)從句里面包含了 2個(gè)條件句，且2個(gè)條件句是并列的