Never Giving Up

曲永华

本文讲述了“网红”独臂少年张家诚身残志坚、热爱篮球、勤奋苦练的励志故事。

Although he has lost one arm， Zhang Jiacheng hopes never to lose his love for basketball or willingness to improve his skills of playing it.

The 13-year-old boy got wide attention from netizens（people who use the Internet）in China when a video of his excellent dribbling （带球）skills in a one-on- one situation was posted online. “It’s so inspirational. How can you easily give up your efforts after watching his video？” One netizen wrote on Sina Weibo.

Born in Guangdong Province， Zhang lost his right arm in an accident at just five years old， which was a terrible event for such a young kid. Zhang， however， decided to face up to the hardship， and not let the fate （命运）control his life. Because he has a dream： to be a basketball player.

Other children around always wondered how he could play basketball with just one arm. “Hard work” is the only thing that Zhang can do. Be it rainy or windy， Zhang never stops playing basketball， and has achieved huge improvement in his skills.

In the video， Zhang has showed his dribbling skills in front of a defense made up of several professional basketball players， and received a loud cheer from people watching on site. “Your right hand has been taken away in a terrible way， but you have the best left hand. You are the real star in this game，” former CBA player Wang Jing said after watching Zhang’s performance.

Zhang has posted 13 videos of his basketball skills on Douyin， and earned almost one million likes. “Give it a try， or give it up，” Zhang once wrote in one of his videos. Of course， he chose the former（前者）.

1.What happened to Zhang Jiacheng when he was 5 years old？

A. He lost his love for basketball.

B. He posted a video on Sina Weibo.

C. He lost his right arm in an accident.

2. What’s Zhang Jiacheng’s dream？

A. To be a football player.

B. To be a basketball player.

C. To be a popular netizen.

3. Zhang Jiacheng became famous by ________.

A. writing a lot of his own stories on Sina Weibo

B. posting his video of basketball skills on Douyin

C. watching the CBA palyer Wang Jing’s performance

4. What can you learn from the one- armed teenager？

A. Always give it a try.

B. Always give it up.

C. Let the fate control the life.

Keys：1-4 CBBA

精彩譯文：

永不放弃

虽然他已经失去了一只手臂，但张家城希望永远不要失去对篮球的热爱，也不希望失去提高篮球技术的意愿。

这名13岁男孩在网上发布了一段他在一对一情况下出色的运球技巧的视频，引起了中国网民的广泛关注。“太鼓舞人心了。看了他的视频，你怎么能轻易放弃努力呢？”一位网友在新浪微博上写道。

出生于广东省的张家城5岁的时候在一次事故中失去了右臂，这对这么小的孩子来说是一件可怕的事情。然而，张家城决定面对困难，不让命运控制他的生活。因为他有一个梦想：成为一名篮球运动员。

周围的其他孩子总是想知道他怎么能只用一只胳膊打篮球。“努力训练”是张家城唯一能做的事。无论是下雨还是刮风，张家城从来没有停止过练习打篮球，他的技术也有了很大的提高。

在视频里，面对由几名专业篮球运动员组成的防守时，张家城展现了自己高超的带球技能。“你的右手被残忍地夺走了，但你有最好的左手。你是这场比赛中真正的明星。”前CBA球员王晶在看完张家城的表演后说。

张家城在抖音上发布了13段打篮球的视频，获得了近100万人的关注。张家城曾在一段视频中写道：“试一试，或者放弃。”当然，他选择了前者。