Football Hero?
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Being on the Team.
T 有能力在团队。
4 Miltie’s Math Pays Off.
4 Miltie的数学报酬。
10 Football Hero.
10足球英雄队.
16 Glossary.
16 词汇表。
24 Being on the Team At first look, you wouldn’t think Milton Meyers, also known as Miltie Math-head, would turn out to be one of the best quarterbacks in the history of Cobb County Pee Wee Football.
24 加入小组 一开始,你不会认为米尔顿·迈尔斯(Milton Meyers, 也叫Miltie Math-head)将成为科布县皮威足球史上最好的四分卫之一。
At age 12, he stood just 4 feet, 5.
12岁时,他只站了4英尺5分
5 inches, which he, of course, rounded to 4 feet, 6 inches.
5英寸,他,当然, 圆到4英尺,6英寸。
After eating lunch, he weighed 70 pounds—fully dressed, in hiking boots, with a roll of quarters in his pocket.
在吃午饭后,他身穿徒步靴子,体重70磅,口袋里有一卷硬币。
It’s true that some not-so-big kids are fast runners, such as Jimmy “Don’t-Blink-Now” Gordon, but not Miltie.
有些不是那么大的孩子是快跑者,
He was slower than ketchup dribbling out of a new bottle.
他比番茄酱吐出新瓶子慢
At tryouts, Coach Jersinski clocked Miltie running the 40-yard dash in 7.
在试训中,主教练杰辛斯基在7分中给米尔蒂跑出40码跑道.
4 seconds.
4秒钟。
Jimmy, of course, had the best time: 5.
吉米,当然,有 最好的时间: 5 (韩语).
2 seconds.
2秒钟。
He also had one of his usual wise-guy lines.
他也有他常用的聪明人台词之一。
“Hey, Miltie,” he called out, “This is the 40-yard dash, not the 40-yard dawdle.”
“嘿,Miltie,”他喊道:“这是40码的快板,而不是40码的快板。 “
“Maybe Turtle Boy thought it was a nature walk,” said Billy Beffalini, whom we called “Beefalo” because everything about him was big and strong, even his breath.
“也许乌龟 Billy Beffalini说:“Beefalo”是因为关于他的一切都是大而强壮的,
The teasing had the guys rolling on the ground with laughter.
笑话让男人在地上滚来滚去
I knew it wasn’t right to make fun of Miltie.
我知道取笑米尔蒂是不对的。
He tried his best.
他尽力了
Besides, he only came to tryouts because I asked.
而且,他来参加试训是因为我问的
The guys call me Dan-the-Man Dugan.
他们叫我"丹 -曼 -杜根"
I was the starting quarterback last year, but I’ve been Miltie’s best friend a lot longer.
去年我开始当四分卫,
We became pals in second grade when we both brought ant farms to school on Share Day—the same day Ms.
我们二年级时就成了朋友,
Rayshap’s class had a picnic.
Rayshap的课上野餐。
You don’t have to be a math-head to do the math here.
在这里,你不必是一个数学家。
Picnic plus ants equals disaster.
皮克尼克加蚂蚁等于灾难.
Miltie and I tease sometimes by calling each other “Ant Boy.”
Miltie和我有时会互相取笑,
Mary Beth Brady, who brought the brownies our ants crawled into, hates it when we tease, but she’s been our friend ever since.
玛丽·贝丝·布雷迪(Mary Beth Brady), 带给我们的蚂蚁所爬入的棕榈,
“I don’t know about being on the team, Danny,” Miltie said.
Miltie说:「我不知道是否加入球队,
“When it comes to sports, I’ve got two left feet, two left hands, and ten left thumbs.
“关于体育,我有两个左脚、两个左手和十个左拇指。
The rest of your friends think I’m a loser.”
其他朋友认为我是失败者。 “
“That can’t be,” I said, “because I’m a winner, and I wouldn’t hang out with anyone who wasn’t also a winner.”
“那是不可能的,”我说,“因为我是赢家,我不会和任何不是赢家的人混在一起。 “
“That’s because you know the real me, and they don’t.”
“那是因为你了解真正的我, “
That’s exactly why I wanted Miltie to be on the team.
所以我希望Miltie加入团队。
So everyone else—and maybe even Miltie— could see the Miltie I saw.
所以其他人——也许甚至是米尔蒂——都能看到我看到的米尔蒂.
“Give them a chance to know the real you, Miltie,” I said.
我说,“让他们有机会了解真正的你,Miltie。”
The new season started fine with four wins and one loss.
新赛季以4胜1负的成绩开始精选.
Then Coach J.
然后是教练J.
hurt his back in a fishing accident, or playing golf.
在钓鱼事故或打高尔夫时伤了背
He kept changing the story.
他不停地改变故事
Either way, we needed a new coach.
不管怎样,我们需要一个新的教练。
The only one who would step in at midseason was Old Man McGruder, who played football back in the days of leather helmets.
唯一会在中赛季出场的是"老麦格鲁德"(Old Man 麦克格鲁德),他在皮革头盔时代踢了回足球.
Mr.
先生,请问...
McGruder meant well.
麦克·格鲁德的意思很好
He gave us pep talks about teamwork and fighting spirit.
他给我们讲了团队精神和战斗精神
He taught us neat, old-fashioned football plays like the “Statue of Liberty.”
他教我们像“自由之纹章”一样,用老式足球演奏。 “
But mostly, Mr.
但大多数时候,先生。
McGruder napped during our games.
麦克·格鲁德在我们比赛时睡着了
Without a coach who was awake to call the plays, we ended up losing two games in a row.
没有一位醒着的教练来打球,我们最终连续输了两场比赛.
The rest of the season did not look good—until Miltie stepped in.
赛季的后半段看起来并不好——直到米尔蒂介入.
Now, of course, it all makes sense.
现在,当然,一切都有道理。
But at first, most of the players would have said the odds of Miltie leading our team to victory were one in a million.
但一开始,大多数球员会说米尔蒂带领我们队取得胜利的几率是百万分之一.
On the plus side, he was already our official team benchwarmer and water boy.
从好的方面来说,他已经是我们的正式团队板凳手和水手。
Miltie’s Math Pays Off Miltie’s feet may not have been quick, but his brain sure was, especially with math.
Miltie的"数学报酬比Miltie的脚还快,
He could multiply four-digit numbers in his head faster than a calculator.
他可以比计算器更快地将四位数乘以头部.
Jimmy, who almost failed math, snorted when I bragged about Miltie’s math smarts.
我吹嘘Miltie的数学智慧时,
So, he challenged Miltie one day during recess.
所以,他一天在休息期间挑战了米尔蒂。
“Okay, Math-head, let’s see how fast you really are.”
“好吧,数学头目,让我们看看你有多快。 “
Jimmy pulled out a calculator.
吉米拔出一个计算器。
Beefalo called out the numbers.
比法罗唤出数来.
“What’s 1,234 times 5,678?”
" 1,234乘以5,678是多少? “
“7,006,652,” said Miltie.
“7,006,652”,Miltie说。
“Unfair!”
"不公平!" "不公平!"
said Jimmy.
说吉米。
“My finger slipped.”
“我的手指滑倒了。 “
“Better not blink when Miltie is doing a math problem,” I said.
我说,“Miltie做数学问题时最好不要眨眼。”
“ Ah, go back to that school for smart kids and let us regular kids play football,” said Jimmy.
“...... Ah, 回到那所学校, 为聪明的孩子,
Miltie went to a math class at the community college one afternoon a week.
米尔蒂每周一个下午在社区学院上数学课.
It wasn’t his fault he was great at math, but some of the guys wouldn’t give him a break.
他的数学很优秀,
We walked over to the skateboard ramp to get away from the others.
我们走过滑板坡道 远离其他人。
“They’re just jealous,” said Mary Beth.
“他们只是嫉妒,
She saw the whole thing from the top of the skateboard ramp.
她从滑板坡道上看到了整件事.
“You know, you might win a few games if those guys knew as much about math as Miltie.”
“你知道,如果那些家伙和Miltie一样了解数学,你可能会赢得几场比赛。 “
“Math?”
“马斯? “
I said.
我说了
“Math,” said Mary Beth.
玛丽·贝丝说:“Math,”
“Math!”
玛斯!
exclaimed Miltie.
赞叹弥勒提.
“Math?”
“马斯? “
I said, again.
我再说一遍
“Miltie can use his math genius to design new plays,” explained Mary Beth.
“Miltie可以利用他的数学天才来设计出新剧目,” Mary Beth解释说:
“Football is all about math: angles, arcs, distance—” “And the relationship between two points on a grid,” added Miltie.
“足球与数学有关:角度、弧、距离——” Miltie补充说,
From the gleam in his eyes I could tell Miltie knew exactly what Mary Beth was talking about, even if I didn’t.
从他眼中的光线看,我可以告诉米尔蒂确切知道玛丽·贝丝在说什么,即使我没有。
“Thanks for the idea, Mary Beth,” he said.
他说,“感谢这个想法,玛丽·贝丝。”
“But I don’t think I can do it.”
“但我认为我做不到。 “
“Of course you can do it!”
“当然你能做到! “
she said, giving his hand a squeeze.
她说,给他的手挤一挤。
“You’re Miltie Math-head!
“你是米尔蒂·马特头!
Just let me know if I can help.”
只要告诉我,如果我可以帮助。 “
“Help!”
"帮助!"
I thought.
我以为
But Mary Beth was right.
但玛丽·贝丝是对的
Overnight, Miltie worked up a bunch of cool, new plays.
一夜之间,Miltie 做了一堆很酷,新的剧本。
The only one who would need help from us would be our competitors, if we could only get our teammates to go along with Miltie’s plan.
如果我们只能让队友遵守米尔蒂的计划,
Miltie was nervous about showing the guys his plays, so I gave him a pep talk and that gave him some self-confidence.
Miltie很紧张的要给那些家伙看他的剧本 所以我给了他一个便便的谈话 给他一些自信
“A football field is just a big rectangle that is 100 yards long and 53.
“一个足球场只是一个大矩形,有100码长和53.
3 yards wide,” Miltie began.
3码宽,"Miltie开始。
“Boring!”
鲍林!
yelled Jimmy.
大声叫吉米。
“I’m snoring!”
「我在打呼噜!
said Beefalo.
说比法罗.
“We know the size of the field, Milton,” Jakey-boy, our tight end chimed in.
“我们知道球场的大小,米尔顿,”杰克男孩,我们的紧要尾声冲进来了。
“Just tell us the plays.”
“只要告诉我们戏剧。 “
“Okay.
“好吧,我们走。
According to my statistics, Dan here can throw a pass up to 33 yards-—that’s one-third of the field—about 82 percent of the time.”
据我统计,这里的丹可以扔出一个超过33码的传球——也就是三分之一的球场——大约82%的时间. “
Miltie drew on the chalkboard to explain.
米尔蒂从粉笔板上画出来解释.
“In this play, we take advantage of Dan’s strong arm and Jimmy’s speed.
“在这个剧中,我们利用了丹的强臂和吉米的速度。
Jimmy starts on the line of scrimmage exactly three yards to the right of Jakey-boy.
Jimmy开始在距离Jakey男孩右手边 三码的斜线上
They both run straight down the field, together, but not touching, like two parallel lines— “Para-what?”
他们都直接跑到球场下面,一起跑,但又不碰,就像两道平行线——“帕拉什么? “
asked Jimmy.
问吉米。
“Parallel,” said Miltie.
米尔蒂说,“Parallel,”
“Next to each other, like the lines on a piece of notebook paper.”
“彼此相邻,就像笔记本纸上的台词。 “
“Or the ten-yard lines that go across the football field,” added Jakey-boy.
“或横跨足球场的十码线”,
“You’ll run parallel for 20 yards, and then Jakey-boy will make a 90-degree turn to the right to cut across the perpendicular.”
" 你将平行跑出20码,然后Jakey-boy将转出90度,右侧横穿地平线。 “
“Huh?”
“啊? “
“Perpendicular, Jakey-boy.
“绝对的,Jakey-boy。
At a right angle to the direction Jimmy is running,” I said.
我说,“从正确的角度看,吉米正在前进的方向。”
The guys murmured my name, as if I was to blame for Miltie’s math lessons.
这些家伙抱怨我的名字,
But it all made sense when Miltie added lots of X’s and arrows to his picture, like real pro coaches do.
但是当Miltie像真正的职业教练一样在他的照片上加了很多"Q"和"箭"时,这一切都是有意义的.
“You cut straight to the sideline, right behind Jimmy, taking the attention of his defender with you.
“你直截了当地切入了侧线,紧跟在Jimmy身后,与你一起关注他的辩护人。
That’s when Jimmy goes into overdrive and Danny lofts a pass into his outstretched arms.”
这时Jimmy冲入过程, Danny把一个传入他伸出的怀抱。 “
The grumbling quieted down as Miltie went on to explain other plays.
当Miltie继续解释其他剧情时, 抱怨声悄悄地下来了.
My favorite was called “ Angles to the End Zone.”
我最喜欢的是“角到终点区”。 “
Jimmy and Jakey-boy were to line up on opposite sides of the offensive line.
Jimmy和Jakey -boy要排到进攻线对面
Each would run toward the opposite corner of the end zone.
每个人会跑向终点区的另一角
But at the point where they would crisscross, or intersect, they would change direction and run to the corner of the end zone on their side of the field.
但是,在它们会十字路口,或相交的时候,它们会改变方向并跑到球场一侧的终点地带一角.
The defense would be confused; I’d find the open man and throw the ball for a touchdown.
防守会很混乱;我会找到开放的人,
Bam!
巴姆! 亚姆!
Football Hero Thanks to Miltie’s plays we won three games in a row and finished the season 7–3, tied with our rivals, the Mudflat Maulers.
足球英雄 多亏了Miltie的表演,我们连续赢得了三场比赛,并完成了第7-3个赛季,与我们的对手Mudflat Maulers捆绑在一起。
A playoff game would decide the championship.
复出游戏会决定冠军
The Maulers were led by a huge linebacker named Maurice, but no one dared call him that.
毛勒人由一位叫莫里斯的大后卫所领导,但没人敢这样称呼他.
He went by the name “618.”
他取名“618”。 “
Some guys said that was his weight, but it was short for his nickname, “The 618 Express.”
有些人说那是他的体重,但是他的外号“618快车”很短。
When he charged, it was like a train barreling down the tracks.
当他充电时,它就像火车桶 在轨迹下。
Whenever he tackled the ball-carrier he shouted, “The 618 is right on time.”
每当他对付接球者时,他就大叫道:“618号车是准时的。 “
Fortunately, Beefalo kept 618 out of my way long enough to set Miltie’s plays in motion.
幸运的是,比法罗将618名选手挡在我之外足够长的时间,让密尔蒂的出场时间很长.
Jimmy gained twenty-five yards in one play, and then ran another twenty-five for a touchdown.
吉米在一出戏中获得了25码,后又跑出25码进行触地得分.
“I covered one quarter of the field on each run,” Jimmy proudly said to Miltie.
Jimmy骄傲地对Miltie说,
Jimmy’s math grade had improved since Miltie started calling our plays.
Jimmy的数学成绩自Miltie开始调用我们戏剧以来,
“Add them together, and that’s half the field.”
" 把它们加在一起,这是一半的领域。 “
We scored again on the “Angles to the End Zone” play.
我们在“Angles to the End Zone”剧中再次得分。
Meanwhile, we held the Maulers to a field goal.
与此同时,我们把毛勒斯人打入了场上
At the start of the fourth quarter, we were still ahead 14–3, but they scored right away on the kickoff.
在第四季开始时,我们依然领先于14–3,但他们在开球时立刻得分.
Then came the big blow.
接下来是大打击
We had the ball on the Mauler 20-yard line and were set up for a field goal.
我们得到了球在毛勒20码线上 并被设置一个场球。
It would be an easy kick for Beefalo, even with The 618 Express coming in full speed.
这对比法罗来说是轻而易举的,即使618快车全速赶来.
I took the snap.
我接了电话
Beefalo booted the ball into the air.
比法罗将球踢入了空中.
Then I heard a snap.
然后我听到一个响起。
This time, it was my wrist.
这次是我的手腕
“The 618 is right on time!”
“618是及时的!”
cried out the Mauler as he ran right over me.
当Mauler跑过来的时候,他喊出他的声音
“Even if it jumped the track,” he laughed under his breath.
“即使它跳出轨道,”他在口中大笑。
The guy had steamrolled me on purpose.
那家伙故意把我逼疯了
I was out of the game.
我退出游戏了
The field goal was good, which made me feel a little better, but not for long.
现场目标很好,这让我感觉好一点,但不会太久。
The Maulers scored again to tie the game, then they kicked a field goal to go ahead 20–17.
毛勒人再次打入了打平了比赛的分数,然后踢出一个出场入球以进入20–17.
With me out, our backup quarterback Philly Stone took over, and he was plainly nervous.
随着我出局,我们的后援四分卫费城斯通接手了,他非常紧张.
He fumbled on his first play, but luckily Beefalo recovered the ball.
他第一次出场就失手了 但幸运的是比法罗夺回了球
Then he threw an interception on the third play.
之后他又对第三出戏进行了截取.
Finally, in the last minute, with Miltie calling the plays, Philly put together a drive to the Mauler 15-yard line.
最后,在最后一分钟,随着米尔蒂调用剧情,费城安排了一场前往毛勒15码线的出道会.
It was fourth down with three seconds on the clock.
时分四分三秒
A field goal would send the game to sudden-death overtime—the first team to score wins.
场上进球会将比赛送入突然死亡的超时——第一个得分的球队获胜.
Miltie called a time-out.
米尔蒂叫停了
The team gathered around.
队伍聚集一旁.
“I say we kick the field goal, then get them in overtime,” said Beefalo.
比法罗说,“我说我们踢球,然后让他们加班。”
“What if you miss?”
“如果你错过了呢? “
asked Philly.
问费城。
“I won’t,” said Beefalo.
比法罗说,
“We’re at the 15-yard line.
" 我们在15码线。
That’s only fifteen-hundredths of the field— a cinch for me.”
对我来说, “
“But what if I mess up?”
“但如果我搞砸了怎么办? “
said Philly.
说费城。
“You saw what 618 did to Dan.
“你们看到618对丹做了什么。
That’s not helping my nerves.
这无助于我的神经。
” He had a point.
“ 他说的有道理
“Forget the field goal,” said Miltie.
Miltie说,“忘记实地目标”。
“Let’s go for it.”
" 让我们去做吧。 “
A hush replaced the usual huddle hubbub.
嘘声取代了通常的口罩
“I’ve got a plan.”
“我有一个计划。 “
“A plan?”
“计划? “
scoffed Beefalo.
嘲笑比法罗.
“Why should we let a math-head decide what happens to this team?”
“我们为什么要让一个数学头目来决定这个团队会怎样呢? “
“Because Miltie got us here with his plans,” said Jimmy.
Jimmy说,“因为Miltie把我们带到这里来的计划,”
“I, for one, want to know what Miltie has to say.”
“首先,我想知道米尔蒂要说什么。 “
“Miltie, Miltie, Miltie,” sang out the team.
“Miltie、Miltie、Miltie”唱了歌。
Miltie looked around at his cheering teammates.
米尔蒂四处看他的队友欢呼.
The deer-in-the-headlights look in his eyes was gone, and in its place was a fiery glint.
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“We set up to kick the field goal,” said Miltie.
Miltie说,“我们是为了踢球而设的”。
“But we don’t.”
“但我们没有。 “
A trick play!
骗局!
That Miltie wasn’t just a math genius; he had a head for football.
Miltie不仅仅是个数学天才,
“Remember the old triple reverse that Mr.
“记住老的三重倒置:
McGruder showed us?
麦克格鲁德给我们看的?
Instead of the snap coming to me, holding the ball for the place-kicker, it goes directly to Beefalo.”
而不是来我这里, 握住球 为地基克,它直接去 比法罗。 “
“Whoa,” I said.
“哇,”我说。
“I get the triple reverse part.
“我得到三相倒转的部分。
But don’t you mean Philly doesn’t get the snap?”
但难道你不是说费城没有把握吗? “
“Normally, that would be the situation with you out, Dan.
“诺玛利,你出局了,丹。
But I’m going in, not Philly.”
而不是费城。 “
Miltie Meyers at quarterback?
米尔蒂·迈尔斯在四分卫?
“You’ll be right in the path of The 618 Express,” said Philly.
费城说,
“Exactly,” said Miltie.
Miltie说:“确切地说,”
“That’s where I want to be.”
“这就是我想去的地方。 “
“But Miltie, that runaway train must be a foot taller than you and weigh three times as much,” I said.
“但是,Miltie,那辆出走的火车必须比你高一英尺,重三倍。”
“And I can tell you from personal experience, you don’t want to get in his way.”
“从个人经验来看, “
“I wasn’t planning to,” he said.
他说,
“In fact, my size will be to my advantage WHEN I TAKE HIM OUT.”
“事实上,当我带他出去时,我的身材对我有好处。 “
“Miltie, Miltie, Miltie!”
"米尔蒂,米尔蒂,米尔蒂!"
cheered the guys again, clapping each other on the back.
再次为这些家伙欢呼,在背后互相鼓掌.
“Besides, nobody messes with my old pal, Dan-the-Man,” Miltie said.
Miltie说:“此外,没有人敢惹我的老朋友Dan-the-Man。
Miltie put on his helmet, which for the first time, seemed to fit just right.
Miltie戴上了头盔 头盔第一次看起来很合适
He led the team back onto the field and took his spot about five yards behind our center.
他带领球队回到球场 并占据了他的位置 距离我们中心大约5码。
“Hike!”
"万岁!"
Miltie called.
米尔蒂打来电话了
The ball was snapped, as planned, past Miltie to Beefalo.
球被打破,按计划, 通过米尔蒂到比法罗。
In came the charging 618 just as Jakey-boy came around for a handoff.
618的炸药来了 就像Jakey -boy过来交钱一样
Jimmy swung around from the other end for his handoff.
吉米从另一端转来转去
The rushing 618 stayed right on track, not fooled by the play.
匆忙的618保持正轨,没有被剧作所愚弄.
Miltie stood up to block him.
米蒂站起来挡住他
Above the roar of the crowd, I heard Mary Beth cry, “Watch out, Miltie!”
在人群的咆哮上,我听到玛丽·贝丝喊道“小心点,Miltie!”
Then, just as 618 about ran over Miltie to demolish Jimmy, Miltie dropped to his knees and braced himself on the ground.
然后,就在618年左右,米尔蒂跑过米尔蒂以摧毁吉米,米尔蒂倒下膝盖,并把自己固定在地上.
The 618 Express, expecting to flatten someone a few feet higher up, tripped over Miltie’s backside and went flying high.
618快车预计会把一个人压平几英尺高,
When the Mauler finally landed, Jimmy and the football were safe in the end zone.
当"毛勒"号最终登陆后,吉米和足球在终点区安全.
Miltie Math-head had derailed The 618 Express and led our team to victory.
Miltie数学头部出轨了 618快车并带领本队取得胜利.
The team raised Miltie on their shoulders and carried him around the field.
球队将Miltie抬起肩膀并把他抬到球场上.
“Miltie, Miltie, Miltie,” they cheered.
他们欢呼着“Miltie、Miltie、Miltie”。
“I knew you could do it,” I said.
我说,“我知道你能做到的。”
“Football is all about math.”
“足球就是数学。 “
“Actually, Dan,” he said smiling, “for this play, I used physics—but I’ll tell you all about that later.”
“实际上,丹,”他笑道,“对于这出戏,我用了物理学,但稍后我会告诉你一切。 “