第48课（429字 2分钟）

Passage Forty-eight

（K9 level）

1. My most unforgettable and meaningful experiences will stay in my mind for many years to come.

2. For most people, horses are simply animals meant to be used for racing and earning money.

3. Ever since I was a young child, horses have been my true passion.

4. My dream was always to ride a horse.

5. When the moment finally arrived, bringing a wave of excitement into my nervous life, my heart raced a thousand times per minute.

6. It was a warm summer day in Odessa, Ukraine, and we were at a local park.

7. My mom was buying a few things for our home while I searched around, hoping to find something that would make my eyes sparkle.

8. I saw a figure that seemed almost heavenly— a beautiful, four-legged animal standing down the block, breathing heavily.

9. I ran toward the horse, not knowing how to approach it, but filled with excitement to see such a magnificent creature.

10. The horse was shining white with a neatly brushed tail.

11. Without hesitation, I thought that I could ride this horse.

12. I turned away and went to find my mom so I could ask for some money.

13. I saw her buying groceries and led her to where the horse stood.

14. The owner returned and said that it was his horse and that I couldn’t ride it.

15. Tears started to flood down my cheeks as my mom tried to convince him to let me ride the horse.

16. He finally agreed, but only for a high price.

17. He taught me how to mount the horse and told me it was important to keep my heels down and my arms steady.

18. The rhythm of the horse’s trot awakened every one of my senses, and I knew at that moment I was the happiest little girl in Ukraine.

19. I began to dream of how I would one day buy a horse when I became a millionaire.

20. Before I knew it, the ride was over. To my surprise, I had actually learned to control the horse.

21. That day was probably the happiest moment of my life.

22. Most children would not have enjoyed themselves as much as I did.

23. Several years later, after moving to America, I began to participate in show jumping competitions.

24. If it hadn’t been for that day in Ukraine, I wouldn’t be able to enjoy the amazing sport that requires a deep bond between you and an animal.

生词表（New Words）

1. memorable 难忘的 experiences 经历 stay 保持

years 年

2. people 人 horses 马 animals 动物

racing 比赛 money 钱

3. horses 马 passion 热情

4. dream 梦想 ride 骑 horse 马

5. time 时间 anxious 焦虑 heart 心脏

beat 跳动

6. warm 温暖 summer 夏 day 天

Odessa 敖德萨

7. mom 妈妈 buying 买 things 东西

home 家

8. saw 看到 beautiful 美丽 horse 马

9. ran 向 horse 马 excited 激动

10. shining 闪亮 white 白色

11. thought 认为 could 能 ride 骑马

12. went 找

13. said no 不可以

14. tears 眼泪 flooded 溢出

15. agreed 同意 high 高 price 价格

16. taught 教 how 如何 ride 骑

17. horse 马 trot 小跑 awakened 唤醒

senses 感官

18. happiest 最幸福 girl 女孩

19. began 开始 buy 买 horse 马

20. learned 学会 control 控制 horse 马

21. day 天 happiest 最幸福 time 时光

22. children 孩子 fun 乐趣

23. began 开始 show jumping 障碍赛

24. if 如果 time 时光 enjoy 运动

1. 我最难忘和意义深远的经历将会在我的记忆中保持许多年。

2. 对于大多数人来说，马只是用来赛马和赚钱的动物。

3. 从我小时候起，马就一直是我真正的热情所在。

4. 我的梦想一直是骑马。

5. 当那一刻终于到来时，带着激动的心情进入我紧张的生活，我的心跳得如同每分钟一千次。

6. 那是乌克兰敖德萨的一个温暖的夏天，我们在一个公园里。

7. 妈妈正在为家里买一些东西，而我四处寻找，盼望能找到让我的眼睛闪闪发光的东西。

8. 我看到了一个几乎像天使一样的身影，一只美丽的四条腿动物站在街角，喘着粗气。

9. 我跑向那匹马，虽然不知道该怎么接近它，但我充满激动地看到这只如此壮丽的动物。

10. 那匹马洁白闪亮，尾巴梳理得整整齐齐。

11. 我毫不犹豫地想，我可以骑这匹马。

12. 我转身去找妈妈，打算请求一些钱。

13. 我看见她正在买菜，便把她带到那匹马前。

14. 那位主人回来后说那是他的马，我不能骑它。

15. 我的眼泪顿时涌了出来，而妈妈则试图说服他让我骑马。

16. 最终他同意了，但价格非常高。

17. 他教我如何上马，并告诉我保持脚跟向下，手臂要保持稳定很重要。

18. 马的小跑节奏唤醒了我的每一根神经，那一刻我知道自己是乌克兰最幸福的小女孩。

19. 我开始梦想着当我成为百万富翁时，如何购买一匹马。

20. 不知不觉，骑马的时间就结束了。令我惊讶的是，我竟然学会了如何控制马。

21. 那一天可能是我一生中最幸福的时刻。

22. 大多数孩子可能不会像我一样玩得那么开心。

23. 几年后，我来到美国，开始参加障碍赛。

24. 如果没有乌克兰的那一天，我将无法享受这种令人惊叹的运动，它需要你和动物之间建立真正的联系。