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21Realizing aDream
一、请根据两个提示句进行故事续写,词左右150(马戏团)(迷富)I wasstanding in a buildingthat lookslike a circus ring,looking upat skinnyladders,a mazeof(秋千)wires,and athin trapeze bar.What bringsyou here^^a younginstructor askedme ashe wrappedhis arm aroundme in the sameway thathe wouldask his grandmother.Tm reallyfifty yearslate,“I replied,I shouldhave donethis manyyears ago.Then,I signed up for the beginnerclass.Ever since I wasa younggirl climbing walls barefooted,Id beenfascinated bycircus performers.I oftendreamed ofstanding on the platform atthe top of a tent ina shiningcostume,waiting tolet looseand swingto theopposite endwhileperforming inthe air.trapeze slows down whenit comesback,and the trick doesntwork wellif yourenot fast enough.All thishas tobedone on the first swing out.Hesitate,and youmiss thegrab.You justhave eightseconds to complete thetrick.As Iwatched the others practicing,many questionsran through my mind:Could Ilift mybody uphigh enough to catchthe bar Could I befastenough to grabthe trapezeI couldfeel myheart beatingas theline becameshorter andshorter.Idoubted whetherI couldmake it.Though I could barely reach the trapeze withoutstepping offthe platform,I held on andwaitedfor theinstruction.In theblink of an eye,it wasmy turn.I learned more than how to fly on a trapeze that day.
二、原版品读Realizing aDream(马戏团)I wasstanding ina buildingthat resembledacircusring,looking upat skinnyladders,a mazeof wires,anda thintrapezebar.To theinstructors,I lookedout ofplace---not surprisingsinceIshowed upwearing pinkshorts anda(背心、装).flowered tanktop“What bringsyou here”asked onekindly youngman ashe wrappedhisarm aroundme inthe sameway hewouldcomforthis grandmother.In my mind,I couldhear himsaying,There,there.Tm reallyfifty yearslate JI replied.I shouldhave donethis manyyearsago.”I hadsignedupfor abeginner trapezeclass.The instructorswere leanand young.So weretheotherparticipants.(授权协议书)When Isigned therelease formrequesting myinsurance information,I put“Medicare.”Ever sinceI wasa younggirl doingcartwheels acrossthe backyard andclimbingwallsbarefooted,Id beenfascinatedby circusperformers-specificallythe beautifulladies on the flyingtrapeze.I oftendreamed ofstandingon the platformatthetopofatentinaglittering costume,waiting tolet looseand swingto theopposite endwhile performinggravity-defyingtricks inthe air.Ive alwaysbeen agile,but thedecades havestijfened someof mymuscles.So myheart beatrapidly as the participantslinedup to try outthe stationary^bar beforeclimbing thereal apparatus.As Iwatched theothers,so manyquestions()zoomed throughmymind:Could Ilift mybody uphigh enoughto mountthe barIm short.Could Iflip mybody aroundthe bar without letting go Could I dismount without spraining an ankleBut I did okay—better thansome whowere youngenoughtobe mychildren.That gavemy confidencea smallboost.Next,each ofus wasstrapped into a waistharness attachedtoawire——in casethe worstshould happen.Then,oneby one,we climbedup thenarrow woodenladder tothe platform.The instructorhelped positioneachperson astheygrabbed the trapeze,leaned forwardand waitedfor thequick“Go”command.We weresupposed toimmediately liftourlegs andhang our knees over the bar onthe way out,then releasehandsto hangupside down.The trapezeslowsdownwhenit comesback,and thetrick doesntwork wellif yourenot fastenough.You justhave tolet goand dropinto the net below.Yes,thats whathappened myfirst time.The sensationof flyingintheair wasso excitingthat I didnt reactquicklyenough tocomplete thetrick.But wegot asecond chanceto tryit,and1did muchbetter.(一瞬Then it was timefor themain event-fly out,knees up,hands off,and swingupside downfor asplit secondI诃)before ahunky acrobatontheother endof theapparatus catchesyou mid-air.Whew!Could Ido thatI knewthat itwould takerapid-fire movements,and Istill feltso unsureand newat this.Myturn came.I couldfeel myheart beatingas Iclimbed theladder tothe platform.I couldbarelyreachthe trapezewithoutstepping offthe platform,but Iheldonand waitedfortheinstructor toshout,Go!”Then immediately,Knees up!”“Hands off!”“Look back!”All thishad tobe doneonthe firstswingout.Hesitate,and youmiss thegrab.Eight secondstocompletethetrick.Ididit!I swungout,quickly wrappedknees around thebar and let go.Before I could thinkabout whatwas happening,I felttwo stronghands graspmy wristsasthetrapeze swung back toward theplatform.I hungon indisbelief fora fewseconds until I realized it was over,and it was timeto dropinto thenet.Ididit!That wasall Icould thinkwhen dismountingthe tallnet bydoing asomersault over the edge.The instructorcameover,and insteadofa“there,there^^pat onthe back,he raisedmy armsin victory.His smilewas almostas brightasmine.And thatwasnt all.With myunexpected success,thetrapezeinstructors realizedIcoulddo more.So,they taughtmesome newtricks andlet metry those,too.This wastruly adream cometrue.But I learnedmorethanhow tofly onatrapezethat day.I learnedthat its never toolatetotrynew things.Now Im not afraid to step out of my comfort zonewith activitiessuch as悬挂式滑翔运动,ziplining,hang glidingparasailing,paragliding,Fly boarding,and skydiving.Tve traveledworldwideto fascinatingplaces includingAntarctica,India,Nepal,Cuba,and sevencountries inAfrica.加粗的单词为熟记单词,其它认识即可I.Words forunderstanding单词音标词性释义单词音标词性释义类似于;像田器械resemble[rizembl]vt apparatusL praetos]n.极瘦的.快速移动skinny[ski ni]adj.zoom[zu m]V梯子快速翻转ladder[laedor]n.flip[Al PlV.迷宫(体操动作的)完成maze[mei z]n.dismount[di smau nt]V.电线.扭伤wire[wal n.sprain[sprel n]vt吊杆.用带子系trapeze[trae*pi z]n.strap[strasp]vt[侬.用…包裹保护带wrap p]Vt harness[ha rnls]n.,安慰安置comfort[kA mfot]Vt position[pd ziJ n]vt..瘦且健康的命令lean[li n]adj command[ko*ma nd]n.侧手翻放开cartwheel[ko rtwi1]n.release[rili s]Vt.健壮迷人的specifically[spo sifl kli]adv.具体地hunky[hAgki]adj..平台[缶杂技演员platform[plaetfo m]n acrobatkrobaet]n..闪闪发光的急速的glittering[191i tong]adj rapid-fire adj.L raepid faior]挑战翻滚defy[difa]V.somersault n.[SA morsoIt1敏捷的水上拖伞运动agile[aeds1]adj.parasailing n.[pserosei lig1变僵硬滑翔伞运动stiffen[stl fn]V.paragliding n.[paeroglal din]静止的stationary[stei Joneri]adj.短语释义短语释义报名参加前倾sign upfor leanforwardcomfort zone舒适区LRead toappreciate:Fill inthe blanksaccording toChinese translations「什么风把你吹来了”一个和蔼的年轻人用手臂搂着我问道,就像他在安慰他的祖母时那样1“Whatyou hereasked onekindly youngman ashe hisarmaroundme inthe sameway hewouldhisgrandmother.Action这让我的自信心稍稍增强了一点
2.That gavemy confidencea small.Action.我们应该立即抬起双腿,膝盖悬吊在吊杆上,然后松开双手倒挂3We weresupposed toimmediately ourlegs andourkneesoverthebaronthewayout,then handsto hangupside down.Action我难以置信地坚持了几秒知道我意识到所有的动作都已经结束了,是跳入下面保护网的时候了
4.I hungon infora fewseconds untilI realizeditwasover,and itwas timeto intothenet.EmotionH-Action他的笑容几乎和我一样灿烂
5.His smilewas almostas asmine.Emotion因此当参与者们在爬上真正的器械前排队尝试固定杆时,我的心跳的很快
6.So myheartas theparticipants linedup totry outthe stationarybar beforeclimbing thereal”apparatus.Action+EmotionIV.Language inuse1Application ofthe keywords:Fill inthe blanksaccording tothe Chinesesentences.一定会有办法把我们繁忙的生活安排得既舒适又能找到内心平静1Surely thereis someway ofordering ourbusy livesso thatwe canlive inand findspiritual harmonytoo.•她因为了解了这片奇异的土地而心醉神迷2She wastolearn aboutthis strangeland.她吓呆了
3.She withfear.灼热的阳光直射到他那光光的秃顶上
4.The sundownon hisbald pate.她慢慢地爬上台阶
5.She slowlythe steps..他推了她一把,帮她翻过围墙6He gaveher aoverthefence.她迅速在桌子后面就位
7.She quicklyherself behindthe desk..她感到自己的眼泪突然而甜蜜地流出来8She feltthe suddensweet ofher owntears.他一把没抓牢,让那孩子跑掉了
9.The childslipped fromhis andran off.2Imitation ofthe scenes
1.As Iwatched theothers,so manyquestions zoomedthroughmymind:Could Ilift mybody uphigh enoughto mountthebar Imshort.CouldIflip mybody aroundthebarwithoutlettinggoCouldIdismountwithoutspraininganankle模仿描写我的脑海里充满了岁孩子开学第一天所有的问题和担忧午餐我会坐在哪里?我该和谁说话?我13的心跳加快,感到紧张Key:一.读后续写,In theblink ofan eye,itwasmy turn.The momentmy instructorshouted,Go!”I swungout,quickly wrappedkneesaroundthebarandletgo.Before Icould thinkabout whatwas happening,I felttwo stronghands graspmy wristsasthetrapezeswungbacktowardtheplatform.I hungon indisbelief fora fewsecondsuntilI realizeditwasover.I didit—better thansome whowere youngenoughtobe mychildren.That gavemy confidencea smallboost.Ilearnedmore thruhowtoflyonv trapezethatday.It wastruly adream cometrue andIrealizedIcoulddomore thancircus.Imnotafraidtostepoutofmycomfortzonewith activitiessuch asparasailing andskydiving.Ivetraveled worldwideto fascinatingplaces includingAntarctica,India,Cuba,and manycountries inAfrica.It dawnedon二.原作品读me thatitsnevertoo lateto startsomething newand doall thosethings thatyouve beenlonging todo.
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1.My mindwas racingwith questionsand concernsof any13-year-old onthefirstday ofschool:where would I sitatlunch WhowouldItalk toMy heartbeatquickened andI feltnervous.。