精美英文欣赏:足球队

Adam is the captain¹ of the school soccer team.Our team consists² of ten teammates and a coach³.The team meets every Saturday afternoon for practice⁵.

亚当是学校足球队队长。我们球队（包含）有十个队员和一个教练。球队（队员）于每个星期六下午集合以便天训练。

Adam does not look very bright,but the girls are all over him.I guess that is becatse he is buff and playswell in the game.It is true⁶ that he looks great when he plays soccer.

亚当（外表）看来并不是很突出，但女生们都向着（倾心于）他。我想那是因为他肌肉健壮并且球打的很好。这（倒）是真的，当他踢足球的时候看起来（确实是）很棒。

I would⁷ never have gotten into soccer if Adam did⁸ not ask me to join their game one afternoon.I fell¹⁰ in love with the game ever⁴ since,and now I am on the team.My goal¹¹ is to become the next team captain.

如果不是有一天的下午亚当约我加入他们的运动，我是不会涉足足球的。从那时候我就爱上了这项运动，现在我是这个球队的队员（我在这个球队上）了，我的目标是成为下一任的球队队长。

I already¹² run faster than everyone else,so I will work on my skills¹³ and become the best player¹⁴.Very soon,Ishall be as⁹ popular¹⁵ with girls as Adam is.

我原本（已经）就跑得比任何其他人更快，因此我将在技术的方面下点功夫，并且成为最好的球员。很快地，我将会如亚当一样地有女生缘（受女生们的欢迎）了。

1 captain   

n.队长；首领；船长，舰长；（军）上校

参考例句：

• Have you seen our captain?你看到队长了吗？
• The captain sailed his ship through the narrow channel.船长驾驶他的船穿过了狭窄的航道。

2 consists   

v.由…组成( consist的第三人称单数 )；包括；存在于；表现为（常与 in 连用）

参考例句：

• The course consists of ten core modules and five optional modules. 这门课程包括十个必修单元和五个选修单元。
• A molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. 水分子由两个氢原子和一个氧原子构成。

3 coach   

n.大巴，教练；(火车)客车车厢，四轮马车，经济舱；vt.训练，指导；vi.训练，指导

参考例句：

• The coach is full of elderly ladies.客车上坐满了老太太。
• The coach plays better than players.教练比运动员打得好。

4 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

5 practice   

n.练习，实行，习惯；v.练习，实习，开业

参考例句：

• I need to practice more.我要多加练习。
• Knowledge comes from practice.知识来自于实践。

6 true   

a.真实，不假的；忠实，可靠的；正确无误的

参考例句：

• He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.不到长城非好汉。
• I will come and see if it is true.我要来了解一下，是否真有其事。

7 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

8 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

9 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

10 fell   

vbl.fall的过去式，vt.击倒，打倒（疾病等），致于...死地，砍伐；n.一季所伐的木材，兽皮，羊毛；adj.凶猛的，可怕的

参考例句：

• I fell to the ground.我摔倒在地上。
• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。

11 goal   

n.(足球)球门；得分

参考例句：

• I shot the ball into the goal.我把球踢进球门。
• That was his best goal.那是他最好的一次得分。

12 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

13 skills   

技能( skill的名词复数 )； 熟练； 巧妙； 擅长

参考例句：

• They were inducted into the skills of magic. 他们被传授魔术。
• manipulative skills such as typing and knitting 诸如打字、编织这样的技能

14 player   

n.运动员，做游戏的人，选手，队员，比赛者；演员，演奏者，自动演奏装置，戏子

参考例句：

• She is our best player.她是我们最好的运动员。
• He is quite a good player.他是一个满不错的选手。

15 popular   

adj.受欢迎的；流行的；通俗的

参考例句：

• " Mary " is a very popular name for a girl.“ 玛丽 ”是个很常见的女孩名字。
• He likes to play football and to sing popular songs.他喜欢踢足球和唱流行歌曲。