堅持夢想

廣東 譙 麗

主題語境：人與自我 篇幅：369詞 建議用時：6分鐘

A teenage boy loved playing American football very much, but as the shortest of the class, he was always “warming the bench”. He had a loving and encouraging father. He was always in the stands cheering. He never missed one of his son's football games and at the end of each game, he would tell the young boy that if he stuck to his dream, he would go to play in the game next time and win.

When the boy entered high school, his father continued to encourage him and made it very clear that he did not have to play football if he didn't want to. But the young man loved football and decided to keep on. He tried his best at every practice, and believed perhaps he'd get to play when he became a senior. All through high school he never missed a practice but still remained a bench warmer for all three years. Even so, his faithful father was always in the stands, always with words of encouragement for him.

When the young man went to college, he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk-on” role. Everyone was sure he could never succeed, but he did. The coach admitted that he was kept on the roster (候選名單) because he always put his heart and soul to every practice and, at the same time, provided the other members with the spirit they badly needed. The news that he had made the cut thrilled him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father. His father shared his excitement and encouragement. Undoubtedly, this persistent young athlete never missed a practice during his four years at college. He practiced passing, blocking and tackling, but still he never got to play in the game.

Soon, the end of his senior football season arrived. It was Saturday. Wearing his football gear, he sat on the bench as a substitute player. As usual, his father was in the stands cheering. The game was not going well. In the third quarter, when the team was ten points behind, the silent young man suddenly stood up and ran to the sidelines.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Useful sentence patterns

1. The news that he had made the cut thrilled him so much that he rushed to the nearest phone and called his father.

分析：句中的第一個that引導的是同位語從句，第二個that是“so...that...”句型引導的結果狀語從句。

2. Wearing his football gear, he sat on the bench as a substitute player.

分析：現在分詞短語作狀語，對主語進行修飾，使結構靈活、生動。

Ⅱ. Useful expressions

warm the bench 做替補隊員

in the stands 在看臺上

make it very clear that 非常清楚地表明……

put one's heart and soul to/into 某人全心全意做……

provide sb with sth 為某人提供某物

practice doing 練習做……

as usual 像往常一樣

Reading Check

閱讀上面的文章，根據所給情節進行續寫，使之構成一個完整的故事。

注意：

1. 所續寫短文的詞數應為150左右；

2. 續寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好。

Paragraph 1:

“Coach, please let me play,” said the young man.___________________________

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Paragraph 2:

The opposing team could not stop him and the score was soon tied._____________

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寫作導引

一、語篇研讀

Characters Clues Personalities/Feelings The young man●But the young man loved football and decided to keep on.●He tried his best at every practice, and believed perhaps he'd get to play when he became a senior.●This persistent young athlete never missed a practice during his four years at college.Determined and never give up●He never missed one of his son's football games.●His father shared his excitement and encouragement.●As usual, his father was in the stands cheering.Loving and supportive The young man's father●At the end of each game, he would tell the young boy that if he stuck to his dream, he would go to play in the game next time and win.●Even so, his faithful father was always in the stands, always with words of encouragement for him.Encouraging●...and made it very clear that he did not have to play football if he didn't want to. Considerate

二、情節構思

1. 根據故事最后一段中的“在第三局，年輕人所在的隊伍落后了10分，突然年輕人起身并走向賽場邊”可以推測，這位年輕人的加入將會是這場比賽的轉折點。

2. 根據故事最后一段中的“像往常一樣，他的父親依舊在看臺上為他加油”以及前文不斷重復他父親去看他比賽，為他打氣，我們可以在文章最后進行點題——這位年輕人擁抱著父親感激地說：“父親，謝謝你的鼓勵，你是對的。只要堅持夢想，終有一天它會實現。 ”推薦的句子為“Daddy, thanks for your encouragement and you are right.As long as I stick to my dream, it will come true some day.”。

3. 根據續寫第一段的段首句，我們可從以下幾個問題進行推測：

（1） Did the coach allow the young man to play?

（2） Why did the coach agree or disagree?

（3） What did the young man do after the coach agreed or disagreed?

4. 根據續寫第二段的段首句，我們可以倒推續寫第一段的結尾：

This little unknown, who had never played before, was doing everything right in the field.

5. 根據續寫第二段的段首句，我們可從以下幾個問題進行推測：

（1） Did the young man finally win the game?

（2） How did other teammates react to the young man's performance?

（3） What did the young man say to his father?