Ronaldo practises for first time in 2011

    RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Veteran striker for Corinthians Ronaldo got his first touch of the soccer ball on Sunday.
    While isolated¹ to focus on his physical conditioning, the athlete participated in a 25 minute exercise in which he was able to dribble² the soccer ball.
    During Corinthians first week of pre-season workouts in the interior Sao Paulo(圣保罗) city, Ronaldo has been restricted to bettering his shape.
    His activities have included tennis, forcing the athlete to make quick movements and short sprints³. The team's physical therapist, Eduardo Silva, believes that the 34-year-old is not ready to play in the team's opening match of the Sao Paulo state championship on January 16 at home against Portuguesa and needs more time to get back into game shape.（本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）

1 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

2 dribble   

v.点滴留下，流口水；n.口水

参考例句：

• Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle.熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
• He wiped a dribble of saliva from his chin.他擦掉了下巴上的几滴口水。

3 sprints   

n.短距离的全速奔跑( sprint的名词复数 )v.短距离疾跑( sprint的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• You can run sprints only so long before you're out of breath. 你死命地跑，只能跑那么一段时间，到了喘不上气的时候，只好停下来。 来自辞典例句
• The cheetah finds the open grasslands ideal footing for its lightning-quick sprints. 非洲猎豹把开阔的草原作为它们闪电猎食的理想处所。 来自互联网