第47课（401字 2分钟）

Passage Forty-seven

（K9 level）

1. I am a student in eighth grade at Central Middle School.

2. Over the past three years at this school, I have played soccer, basketball, and baseball.

3. I enjoy sports a lot and really like being part of a team.

4. Playing on our school sports teams has been the highlight of my middle school experience.

5. I’m lucky to have had this chance, as some kids haven't been so fortunate.

6. In fact, many children who love sports don't have the opportunity to join a school team.

7. This is because to make a team, you need to try out.

8. The idea behind tryouts is that kids who are skilled at sports will do well and make the team.

9. But what happens to those kids who don’t perform well in tryouts?

10. Maybe they are sick that day, nervous, or just having an off day, and they don’t play their best.

11. As a result, they don’t make the team, which is unfortunate. Additionally, there are kids who lack the skills to play well.

12. These kids never make the team, which doesn’t seem fair.

13. How can kids learn the necessary skills if they don’t get the chance to play?

14. Remember, this is school, and students are here to learn.

15. Every student should have the chance to learn sports skills and teamwork by being part of a school team.

16. There are many reasons why all students should be allowed to play sports.

17. Sports are essential for maintaining good health and physical fitness.

18. They help students feel better about themselves and their school.

19. Sports build strong friendships among teammates.

20. Coaches set good examples, and students who participate in team sports learn valuable sportsmanship.

21. Most importantly, team sports are fun!

22. Players enjoy the game, and their parents enjoy watching and cheering them on.

23. In this way, sports bring kids and their families closer together.

24. By now, you can probably guess how I feel. Every child who wants to play on a school sports team should be given the opportunity.

25. These teams exist for fun and fitness—they are not professional teams!

26. Let’s change the rules for joining a team; let’s eliminate tryouts; and let’s ensure every student at Central Middle School has the chance to wear a team uniform.

生词表（New Words）

1. eighth-grade 八年级 student 学生

2. soccer 足球 basketball 篮球 baseball 棒球

3. love 喜欢 sports 运动 enjoy 享受

team 团队

4. best 最好 part 部分

5. lucky 幸运 kids 孩子

6. many 许多 kids 孩子 love 喜欢

sports 运动 chance 机会

7. make 做 team 队伍 try out 选拔

8. idea 想法 kids 孩子 good 好

sports 运动 well 好

9. kids 孩子 well 好 tryouts 选拔

10. ill 生病 day 天 nervous 紧张

bad 糟糕

11. team 队伍 bad 糟糕 skills 技能

12. never 永远 make 做 team 队伍

fair 公平

13. learn 学习 skills 技能 chance 机会

play 玩

14. remember 记得 school 学校 students 学生

learn 学习

15. kids 孩子 chance 机会 learn 学习

sports 运动 skills 技能 teamwork 团队合作

16. reasons 原因 every 每个 student 学生

chance 机会 play 玩 sports 运动

17. important 重要 health 健康 fitness 健身

18. help 帮助 kids 孩子 feel 感觉

good 好 themselves 自己 school 学校

19. build 建立 friendships 友谊 teammates 队友

20. coaches 教练 role 模范 models 榜样

sportsmanship 体育精神

21. important 重要 team 团队 sports 运动

fun 有趣

22. players 队员 watching 观看 cheering 加油

23. sports 运动 bring 带来 kids 孩子

parents 父母 together 一起

24. know 知道 feel 感觉 kid 孩子

play 玩 school 学校 sports 运动

team 队伍

25. teams 队伍 fun 有趣 fitness 健身

professional 职业

26. change 改变 rules 规则 tryouts 选拔

student 学生 Central 中央 Middle 中学

School 学校 uniform 球衣

1. 我是中央中学八年级的学生。

2. 在这三年的学校生活中，我参加了足球、篮球和棒球比赛。

3. 我非常喜欢运动，真的很享受成为团队的一员。

4. 参加学校运动队的比赛是我中学生活中最精彩的部分。

5. 我很幸运能有这样的机会，因为有些孩子并没有这么幸运。

6. 事实上，很多热爱运动的孩子没有机会加入学校的运动队。

7. 这是因为，要加入一支队伍，你必须参加选拔。

8. 选拔的目的是让那些擅长运动的孩子表现出色，进而进入队伍。

9. 那么那些在选拔中表现不佳的孩子该怎么办呢？

10. 也许他们那天生病了，或者感到紧张，或者仅仅是遇到了糟糕的一天，因此没有发挥出最好的水平。

11. 结果，他们没有进入队伍，这实在令人遗憾。此外，也有一些孩子确实缺乏足够的技能来表现得更好。

12. 这些孩子永远无法进入队伍，这也不公平。

13. 如果孩子们没有机会参与比赛，他们怎么能学习到必要的技能呢？

14. 记住，这里是学校，学生的任务是学习。

15. 每个学生都应该有机会通过加入学校运动队来学习运动技能和团队合作。

16. 还有很多理由为什么每个学生都应该有机会参加运动。

17. 运动对保持良好的健康和体能至关重要。

18. 它们帮助学生提升自信，并对学校产生积极的认同感。

19. 运动能够在队员之间建立深厚的友谊。

20. 教练是很好的榜样，参加团队运动的学生能学到优秀的运动精神。

21. 最重要的是，团队运动很有趣！

22. 队员们享受比赛，家长们也享受观看并为他们加油。

23. 运动也能将孩子和家长拉得更近。

24. 现在，你大概知道我的想法了。每个想参加学校运动队的孩子都应该有这个机会。

25. 这些队伍是为了娱乐和健身而存在的——它们不是职业队伍！

26. 让我们改变加入队伍的规则，取消选拔，确保中央中学的每个学生都有机会穿上队服。