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第土九周Week Nineteen@
第十九周
Week Nineteen
Monday
◆答案P221
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热爱足球的男孩
@关键词:football
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In my mind,there is a moving story about a
said."You can go in."Before long,the coach,the
skinny young boy who loved football with all his heart.
players and everyone in the stands could not believe
Practice after practice,he eagerly gave everything
their eyes.This little unknown,who had never played
he had.Being half the size of the other boys,he got
before,was doing everything right.The opposing team
absolutely nowhere.Despite his hard training at all the
could not stop him.He ran,passed,blocked,and
games,this hopeful athlete sat on the bench and hardly
tackled like a star.His team began to succeed.The
ever played.
score was soon tied.In the closing seconds of the
This teenager lived alone with his father,and the
game,this kid got a pass and ran all the way for the
relationship between the two of them was very special.
winning touchdown.
Even though the son was always on the bench,his
Finally,after the stands had emptied,the coach
father was always in the stands cheering.He never
noticed that this young man was sitting quietly in the
missed a game.This young man was still the smallest
corner all alone.The coach came to him and said,
of the class when he entered high school.But his father
"Kid,you were unbelievably fantastic!Tell me what
continued to encourage him.
got into you?How did you do it?"
The young man loved football and was determined
He looked at the coach,tears in his eyes,and said
to try his best at every practice,and perhaps he'd get
"Well,you knew my dad died,but did you know that
to play when he became a senior.All through high
my dad was blind?"The young man swallowed hard
school he never missed a practice nor a game but
and forced a smile,"Dad came to all my games,but
remained a bench warmer.Besides.his faithful father
today was the first time he could see me play,and I
was always in the stands,always with words of
wanted to show