原版英语小短文 71. Baseball Dreams

　　Paul loved baseball. He loved baseball more than football. He loved baseball more than basketball. His favorite team was the Yankees. He wanted to play baseball for the Yankees. He practiced baseball almost every day. He practiced throwing the baseball. He practiced catching¹ the baseball. He practiced hitting the baseball. He practiced pitching² the baseball. He slept with his baseball glove. His baseball glove was under his pillow³. At night he dreamed about baseball. He dreamed about playing for the Yankees. He played on his high school team. He played on his college team. His coaches loved Paul. They said he was going to be a baseball player. Then Paul was in a car accident. It was a bad accident. Paul couldn't walk. His doctors said he would never walk again. Paul said, "I will walk again. I will run again. I will play baseball for the Yankees."

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 pitching   

n.铺地石，俯仰v.投( pitch的现在分词 )；用沥青涂；排列；把…定于特定角度

参考例句：

• The ship was rolling and pitching heavily in the rough sea. 船舶在狂涛中簸荡。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He was pitching the ball. 他正在投球。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 pillow   

n.枕头；枕垫；vt.作…的枕头；垫；枕于；vi.靠在枕上

参考例句：

• He fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.他脑袋一碰枕头就睡着了。
• She was found asleep on a pillow of leaves.有人看见她枕着树叶睡着了。