A Little Boxer

陈传光

◆ 语篇导读

12岁的Jesselyn住在美国的新泽西州。她是一名小拳击手。在看到爸爸的拳击比赛后，她便爱上了拳击。Jesselyn每日刻苦训练，她的目标是拿到2024年奥运会金牌。

Jesselyn is only 12 years old， but now she is a very good boxer. She lives in New Jersey， USA. After seeing her dad compete with others in boxing， Jesselyn wanted to give the sport a try and then she fell in love with it. “Boxing keeps me focused and stops me thinking about other things，” she says.

Jesselyn works hard. She trains （训练） five days a week， for two to three hours a day. In 2018， she took part in the Junior Olympic Games. Her goal （目标） is to win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics. Jesselyn also encourages other kids to run after their dreams. “Never be scared to try something new，” she says.

◆ 译文助读

Jesselyn只有12岁，但现在她是一个非常好的拳击手。她住在美国的新泽西州。在看到她的爸爸和其他人的拳击比赛后，Jesselyn想尝试一下这项运动，然后她便爱上了它。她说：“拳击让我注意力集中，让我不去思考其他事情。”

Jesselyn工作很努力。她一周训练五天，每天訓练两到三个小时。2018年，她参加了少年奥运会。她的目标是在2024年奥运会上赢得一枚金牌。Jesselyn还鼓励其他孩子追求自己的梦想。“不要害怕尝试新的东西。”

◆ 语块收藏

1. compete with 和……比赛

2. give the sport a try 尝试一下这项运动

3. fall in love with 爱上……

4. two to three hours a day每天两到三个小时

5. take part in 参加

6. win a gold medal 赢得一枚金牌

◆ 典句赏析

1. “Boxing keeps me focused and stops me thinking about other things，” she says. 她说：“拳击让我注意力集中，让我无法思考其他事情。”

keep me focused意为“让我注意力集中”，keep是系动词，后接形容词;stop sb. （from） doing sth.意为“阻止某人做某事”，from可以省略;think about意为“思考，考虑”。

2. Jesselyn also encourages other kids to run after their dreams. Jesselyn还鼓励其他孩子追求自己的梦想。

encourage sb. to do sth. 意为“鼓励某人做某事”;run after意为“追逐，追赶，追求”。

3. “Never be scared to try something new，” she says. “不要害怕尝试新的东西，”她说。

引号里是祈使句，相当于Don't be scared to try something new。be scared to do sth. 意为“害怕做某事”，相当于be afraid to do sth。something new意为“新的东西”，形容词修饰不定代词时，应放在不定代词后面。

【词汇练习】

根据汉语提示完成句子。每空一词。

1. 王老师经常鼓励我努力学习。

Mr. Wang often ____ me ____ ____ hard.

2. 张华害怕尝试新的东西。

Zhang Hua was ____ ____ ____ ____ ____.

3. 看！他正在追赶一只兔子。

Look！ He is ____ ____ a rabbit.

4. 去年我参加了一个运动会，并赢得了一枚金牌。

I ____ ____ ____ a sports meeting and ____ ____ ____ ____ last year.

5. 我们应该阻止他们在街道上踢足球。

We should ____ them ____ ____ football in the street.

【阅读练习】

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1. How old is Jesselyn？

A. 11.     B. 12.     C. 13.     D. 14.

2. Where does Jesselyn come from？

A. France.     B. Britain.     C. America.     D. Australia.

3. What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “focused”？

A. 兴奋的     B. 注意力集中的 C. 愉快的     D. 陶醉的

4. How many hours does Jesselyn train in a week？

A. 5-10 hours.     B. 6-8 hours.     C. 10-15 hours.   D. 15-20 hours.

5. What is the goal of Jesselyn？

A. To take part in the Junior Olympic Games.

B. To encourage other kids to run after their dreams.

C. To train harder in the future.

D. To win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics.