共 15 句 · 中英对照 · 对应本级 10 个目标词
开始练这一级 →A young trainer lost his job at a sports school last year.去年,一位年轻的「教练」在一所体育学校丢了工作。 He had to transfer to a small town in the north.他不得不「调」到北方的一个小镇去。 He sold his old car and bought a truck and a trailer.他卖掉了旧车,买了一辆卡车和一辆「拖车」。 The trailer carried his tools and a few chairs.拖车上装着他的工具和几把椅子。
At first the change was hard for him.起初,这个变化对他很难。 He missed his old friends and his old track.他想念老朋友,也想念以前那条「跑道」。 He could not sleep well during that transition.在那段「过渡」时期,他睡不好觉。 The club had a simple tradition: every new trainer ran one mile on the first day.俱乐部有一个简单的「传统」:每位新教练第一天都要跑一英里。
He began to translate simple words for a foreign player.他开始为一名外国球员「翻译」简单的词句。 He taught the boys to run along a dirt trail near the river.他带着那些男孩沿着河边一条土「小路」跑。 Slowly he transformed the empty field into a real place.他慢慢地「改变」了那块空地的样子,把它变成了一个真正的地方。 Transport was the easy part, but courage was not.「运输」是最容易的部分,勇气却不是。
Now he says the move saved him.现在他说,这次搬迁救了他。 Orders came in, and his small business grew.订单来了,他的小生意也成长起来。 He trains young people and smiles at every new face.他训练年轻人,见到每一张新面孔都会微笑。
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