内容正文:
From pain
to gain
Unit 2 Growing pains and gains
Developing ideas
Reading for writing
I had a really bad day.
I tried out for the basketball team.
But the coach said I wasn't tall enough.
,
今天真是糟透了。
我参加了篮球队的选拔。
但教练说我个子不够高。
try out for
参加……的选拔
This has been my dream since I was a little girl!
I have practised so much, and it all ended today.
I feel very bad...
我难过极了.....
这可是我从小就有的梦想!
我那么刻苦地练习,一切却都在今天戛然而止。
I had a really bad day. I tried out for the basketball team, but the coach said I wasn't tall enough. This has been my dream since I was a little girl! I have practised so much, and it all ended today. I feel very bad...
I was just reading my diary from four years ago.
Back then, I was so disappointed at being too short and failing to get on the basketball team.
How time flies!
那时候,我因为个子太矮没能人选篮球队而无比失望。
刚刚翻看了四年前的日记。
时光飞逝!
[ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd]
be disappointed at (doing) sth参对……感到失望
fail to do sth
未能做到……
get on the basketball team
加入篮球队
Basketball was really a big deal for me.
I couldn't help laughing at my heartbreaking words then.
但随后事情很快有了转机。
当时那些伤心欲绝的文字让我忍俊不禁。
篮球对那时的我而言是天大的事。
can’t help doing sth
忍不住做某事
laugh at
嘲笑
a big deal
大事
But things changed soon after that.
I was just reading my diary from four years ago. How time flies! Back then, I was so disappointed at being too short and failing to get on the basketball team.I couldn't help laughing at my heartbreaking words then. Basketball was really a big deal for me. But things changed soon after that.
I was so hurt by my failure back then, and my friends were all worried.
"Why not try something else, like swimming or skiing?" suggested my best friend.
"为什么不试试其他运动呢?比如游泳或者滑雪?"我最好的朋友建议道。
彼时的失败让我深受打击,朋友们都很担心。
why not do sth
为什么不做某事
至今我已赢了几场比赛,也结交了许多朋友。
But soon, I fell completely in love with the sport.
At first, I swam just to take my mind off things.
I’ve won several competitions now and I ’ve made a lot of friends.
起初,我只是为了转移注意力才游泳的。
但很快,我彻底爱上了这项运动。
take one’s mind off
某人不再去想(担忧)某事
fall in love with
爱上某人
a lot of
许多
My life has taken a different turn.
我的生活产生转变。
take a big turn
发生变化,产生转变
I was so hurt by my failure back then, and my friends were all worried. "Why not try something else, like swimming or skiing?" suggested my best friend. At first, I swam just to take my mind off things. But soon, I fell completely in love with the sport. I’ve won several competitions now and I ’ve made a lot of friends.
It's great to look back and see my pains and gains with fresh eyes.
回首往事,以新的眼光审视曾经的痛苦与收获,感觉真好。
Growing up will never be an easy thing.
But we need to look at challenges the right way.
关键在于我们要以正确的心态看待挑战。
成长从来不是一件容易的事。
look back
回顾
Now I understand that failure is a part of life.
It may fall upon us at any stage in our lives.
现在我明白了,失败本就是人生的一部分。
它可能在我们生命的任何阶段降临。
I have experienced many other terrible moments since then.
自那以后,我也经历过许多艰难的时刻。
But I have never felt so bad again.
但我再也没有那般消沉。
a part of
……的一部分
fall upon sb
落在某人身上
生命中还有许多惊喜在等着我们。
I know clearly that failure lasts just a moment.
Life is waiting for us with many other surprises.
When one door closes, another opens.
我深知,失败只是一时的。
当一扇门关上时,必有另一扇门打开。
wait for sb/sth
等待
Now I understand that failure is a part of life. It may fall upon us at any stage in our lives. I have experienced many other terrible moments since then. But I have never felt so bad again. I know clearly that failure lasts just a moment. When one door closes, another opens. Life is waiting for us with many other surprises.
Tomorrow is another day.
明天又是崭新的一天。
参加……的选拔
对……感到失望
未能做到某事
忍不住做某事
嘲笑
大事
为什么不做某事
起初
不再去想(担忧)某事
爱上
发生变化,产生转变
回顾
落在(某人)身上
try out for
be disappointed at doing sth
fail to do sth
can’t help doing sth
laugh at
a big deal
why not do sth
at first
take one’s mind off sth
fall in love with
take a different turn
look back
fall upon
等待
wait for
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