译林版牛津高中英语(必修4):Unit2 Sports events-Project(4)

The Eagles went home angry and bitter¹ because they did not win the tournament².

老鹰带着满肚的怨气、苦恼回家了，因为他们输掉了比赛。

Meanwhile, the Kangaroos went home and trained harder than before.

相反，袋鼠队回家，队员们参加训练比起以前更加努力了。

In the next tournament, the Kangaroos defeated the Eagles by a score of 5 to 1.

在来年的比赛中，袋鼠队打败了老鹰队，比分5:1。

They went on to the final match against the Bears. The match was tied with minutes to go.

他们进入了决赛，与大熊队对阵。

The Kangaroos' captain was near the Bears' goal.

袋鼠队的队长就在大熊队的球门附近。

A teammate³ passed the ball to him, and by accident it hit his hand.

队员把球传给了他，但是球撞到了他的手。

The Kangaroos' captain stopped the match and let the Bears have the ball.

袋鼠队的队长叫停比赛，让大熊队拿到了球。

Within minutes, the Bears scored and won.

几分钟后，大熊队射球进门赢得比赛。

Later, a reporter asked the Kangaroos' captain what had happened.

后来，记者问袋鼠队队长发生了什么事情。

'They won,' the captain said. 'They were the better team.'

“他们赢了，”队长答道。“他们的队伍更强。”

The kangaroos went home proud that they had done their best.

袋鼠队自豪地回了家，他们努力了。

Many of the Kangaroos' players became friends with the players on the Bears's team for the rest of their lives.

在后来的日子中，很多袋鼠队的队员与大熊队的队员都成为了朋友。

In defeat, the Kangaroos found something more precious⁴ than victory--they found friendship, honour and respect.

面对失败，袋鼠队发现了比胜利更珍贵的东西--他们发现了友谊、荣誉和尊敬。

1 bitter   

adj.激烈的，苦涩的，辛酸的，厉害的，悲痛的；n.辛酸，苦味，苦酒

参考例句：

• The bitter winter was coming.寒冬到了。
• The two countries fell out in a bitter wrangle over imports.这两个国家在有关进口问题的激烈争吵中闹翻了。

2 tournament   

n.比赛，竞赛，锦标赛

参考例句：

• He was the best boxer in the tournament.他是本届联赛的最佳拳手。
• The Council resolved that the next tournament should be held in Shanghai.理事会决定下次比赛在上海举行。

3 teammate   

n.队友

参考例句：

• He is a great teammate.他是一个伟大的队友。
• He missed the ball passed from his teammate.他没能接住队友传来的球。

4 precious   

adj.宝贵的，珍贵的，过于精致的，珍爱的

参考例句：

• Each life is precious.生命都是宝贵的。
• Spring rain is as precious as oil.春雨贵如油。