萊昂內爾·梅西

張灣灣

Lionel Messi

Born on June 24， 1987， Lionel Messi is a famous soccer player from Argentina who plays for Paris Saint?German F.C. （巴黎圣日耳曼足球俱樂部） now.

Growing up， Messi had two older brothers with whom he played soccer. At the age of eight， Messi joined the Newells Old Boys soccer club in his town. Unfortunately， three years later he was diagnosed with a condition that stunted his growth and was prescribed medication to help. Luckily， when Messi was 13 years old， he was offered a position on the La Masia team. This was an academy for young soccer players. The academy also offered to pay for his medication. With that， Messi and his family moved to Barcelona and Messi started playing for the academy. Messi became the youngest player to score a goal for FC Barcelona when he was 16. From there， Messi continued to improve his skills. In 2009， Messi contributed greatly to his team winning three European club titles， all in the same season. In that season alone， Messi miraculously scored 38 goals in 51 matches. 2012 was a fantastic year for Messi. In March， he incredibly scored 5 goals in a Champions League game and was the first player in the game to do this. A short time later， he exceeded César Rodríguezs record of 232 goals， which gave Messi the title of Barcelonas all?time top scorer （最佳射手）. By this time， Messi had won world player of the year four times. On December 18， 2022， Lionel Messi finally achieved his FIFA World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties following one of the greatest finals in the tournaments history at Lusail Stadium.

Apart from football， Messi has also been involved with a number of charities. He set up his own organization in order to help children who need special care or are at risk. Messi also represents a charity called UNICEF which helps children across the world.

Messi has demonstrated multiple times that he does possess qualities that make him a great footballer. He is a paragon （楷模） for the rest to follow， ready to defend his teammates and there to offer a helping hand when they need to be lifted.

Activity A Reading for understanding

Ⅰ. Text?centered chunks

be diagnosed with 被診斷為

continue to do 繼續做

contribute to 為……做貢獻

achieve ones dream 實現某人的夢想

apart from 除……之外（還）

be involved with 涉及；與……有關聯

set up 建立

at risk 處于危險中

Ⅱ. Text?centered sentences

1. 限制性定語從句

Born on June 24， 1987， Lionel Messi is a famous soccer player from Argentina who plays for Paris Saint?German F.C. now. 萊昂內爾·梅西出生于1987年6月24日，是一名來自阿根廷的著名足球運動員，現效力于巴黎圣日耳曼足球俱樂部。

【點石成金】本句中，who引導的是一個定語從句，先行詞為soccer player，who在定語從句中作主語。

【運用遷移】阿爾伯特·愛因斯坦，也許是現代物理學中最偉大的科學家，通常被認為是有史以來最聰明的人之一。

2. 非謂語動詞

In 2009， Messi contributed greatly to his team winning three European club titles， all in the same season. 2009年，梅西為他的球隊在同一個賽季贏得三個歐洲俱樂部冠軍做出了巨大貢獻。

【點石成金】本句中，winning 為非謂語動詞，與主語Messi是邏輯上的主動關系，所以用動詞?ing形式作伴隨狀語。

【運用遷移】眾所周知，他把所有的時間和精力都投入到建筑中，為現代建筑的發展做出了巨大貢獻。

3. 非限制性定語從句

A short time later， he exceeded César Rodríguezs record of 232 goals，which gave Messi the title of Barcelonas all?time top scorer. 不久之后，他就超過了塞薩爾·羅德里格斯232球的紀錄，這讓梅西獲得了巴塞羅那歷史最佳射手的稱號。

【點石成金】本句中，which 引導的是一個非限制性定語從句，指代he exceeded César Rodríguezs record of 232 goals，在定語從句中作主語。

【運用遷移】居里夫人一生致力于科學研究，并于1903年和1911年分別獲得諾貝爾物理學獎和諾貝爾化學獎，成為世界上第一位兩次獲得諾貝爾獎的科學家。

Activity B Reading for writing

假定你是李華，最近你校將舉辦英語演講比賽，請你以“The person I admire most”為題，根據以下提示寫一篇英語演講稿。

1. 你最敬佩的人物是誰；

2. 人物的主要故事及取得的成就；

3. 人物評價或影響。