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译林版牛津初中英语(九年级上册):Unit4 Growing up-Reading(1)

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The shortest player in the NBA

NBA史上最矮的球员
Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963. He was very small-much smaller than the other kids at school. However, he had a big dream-he wanted to play in the NBA.
斯巴德·韦伯1963年出生在美国的德克萨斯州。他很矮小——比学校里的其他孩子要矮不少。然而,他有一个伟大的梦想——他想成为NBA球员。
While attending junior high, Spud tried out for the school team, but he was refused to play at first because he was too small.
斯巴德上初中时,他觉得参加校队选拔,但是刚开始,他因为个子矮小被拒绝了。
He did not lose heart. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game. From then on, he was star of the team.
然后他并没有灰心。当他最终有机会入队时,在他第一场比赛中他就获得了20分。
In senior high, Spud often had to sit in the stands because of his height. He practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind.
上高中时,斯巴德由于身高的原因,经常不得不当替补队员。他于是更努力地训练,并并决心让教练改变对他的看法。
Spud went on to become leader of the team. In his last year of senior high, he was named Player of the Year in Texas.
斯巴德随后努力成为球队领袖。在他高中的最后一年,他被评选为德克萨斯州年度最佳球员。
However, no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only 170 cm tall.
然而,他没有受到任何一所邀请他打篮球的大学的邀请,原因是因为他仅仅是只有一米七的身高。

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adj. 年长的,高级的,资深的,地位较高的

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n. 大巴,教练;(火车)客车车厢,四轮马车,经济舱

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