Soccer And Why I Love It

By Alex M., Oshkosh, WI

翻译：逸涵

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As I glare at the ball then the goal. Ball again, then goal.I started1)sprintingup to the multi colored ball. I strike it perfectly. Perfect follow through. As I watch the ball soaring through the air, the sun puts a glare on the ball. I have lost sight of it in the sun. I close my eyes and hear the ball sliding on the side net. I glanced up and I start cheering. Jumping up and down, I just won the game for the team. I love soccer because, it involves a lot of running and skill, I have been playing soccer since I was awee lad, and it involves team effort.

Soccer I think is the most energetic sport ever.I love running, it’s my2)obsession. I run outside of school almost every day. About 6 miles a day. The skill in soccer takes a long time to master. I don’t even think you can master soccer. There are so many new things I learn at practice every day. When you first play soccer, like first ever in your life your thinking wow, this is a lot more tricky than I thought it would be.

Since I was five I have been playing soccer and I first started Iplayed withthe YMCA.Ever sinceI played soccer I have loved it and when I was little I had no clue what I was doing at the time. Now I have progressed a lot and know what I’m doing. My first year I played, I had a goal and it was a very good goal. I kicked the ball and if I remember correctly it went through at least three kids’ legs and went it in the goal. I was very happy!

Another reason why I love soccer is because it takes a lot of team effort. So much you wouldn’t even imagine. If one person doesn’t try on the team or doesn’t give 110%your whole team loses. There is no I in team and that was the first thing I learned during my soccer career. Team effort is what I love, because you have to work with your team and communicate with everyone to take the ball up the field and score. My coachalways says, score early so we have a cushion for some time. And that’s true. He says that every day before a game. And I remember the first game. We lost 7-0. He said we lost because we couldn’t connect 3 passes without getting the ball taken away. And we had NO TEAM EFFORT.

In conclusion, it is important to know I love soccer because, it involves a lot of running and skill, I have been playing since I was five, and I involve team effort.

sprint [sprɪnt] v. 疾跑

obsession [əb'seʃən] n. 迷住

词组加油站

★wee lad小伙子

参考译文

我盯着草地上的足球，然后把目光移向球门，这样来来回回的注视后，我开始冲刺跑向那多彩的足球，抬脚射门，动作完美，丝毫不差。我看着那个足球在空中飞向球门，在太阳的照射下显得很耀眼，让我丢失了视线。我闭上眼，听到皮球滑进球网的声音。我慢慢睁开眼开始欢呼，跳上跳下兴奋不已。我刚刚为队伍踢进了致胜一球！从我很小的时候我就迷上了足球。我爱这项运动不仅仅是因为它需要大量的技巧和奔跑，也因为它需要团队协作。

我认为足球是最需要体力的运动。我痴迷于奔跑的那种感觉。

我几乎每天都会在学校外面跑大概6英里。足球里的技巧需要投入大量的时间去掌握，我甚至觉得没人能完全掌控每个足球技巧。我在每天的训练中都要学习很多新的东西。如果你以前从来没有接触过足球，当你第一次接触它的时候，才惊讶地发现这项运动远比想象中复杂得多。

我从5岁开始踢球。刚开始的时候在基督教青年会那里学习。那时候我还小，甚至不知道自己在干什么，但我知道我已爱上了足球。现在我的球技进步了很多，并且对足球有了很多的了解。我第一年踢球的时候就有一个非常棒的进球。如果我没记错的话，当时我抬脚射门，足球至少越过了3个孩子的防守进入球门，那种狂喜的感觉至今记忆犹新。

足球另一个吸引我的地方就是团队合作，它的重要性你无法想象！如果团队里的某个人不融入集体或者不全力以赴，整个球队就会输球。在足球里没有个人，这是我在足球生涯中学到的第一件事。每一次比赛你都需要和你的队友们沟通合作，共同努力把球送去对方的半场然后射门。我的教练经常教导说，越早地进球就越会取得比赛的先机，我很认同这点，每次比赛之前他都会

重复这句话。我还记得第一次比赛，我们0:7惨败。教练赛后总结说，整场比赛传不到三次球就会被断走，完全没有团队协作。

总结来说就是我爱足球，不仅因为我需要有大量的技巧和奔跑，还有享受团队努力取得胜利的感觉。这就是我为什么能从5岁开始就投身于这项运动的原因。

中考考点

1.play with+名词，表示“玩……”，其后若接“人”则表示“和某人一起玩”。

play with a doll 玩洋娃娃

To play with fire will be dangerous. 玩火是危险的。

You are not playing basketball.You are only playing with the basketball. 你们不是在打篮球，而只是在玩那个篮球。

2.ever since意为“自从……以来”

I’ve known him ever since he was a child. 我从他是个孩子的时候就认识他。

This is possibly the best film ever since. 这也许是迄今为止最棒的电影。