although youth
尽管青春
the most wonderful time
最美好的时光
in our lives
在我们的生活中
can still be problems
可能还是会有问题
joined the school volleyball team
加入了学校排球队
from then on
从那时起
was unhappy for a long time
很长一段时间都不开心
Nobody encouraged me.
没有人鼓励我。
gave Tara a thumbs-up
对塔拉竖起大拇指
a stage to show her skills
一个展示她技艺的舞台
smiled at her
对她微笑
paid no attention to me
对我不屑一顾
couldn't understand
不能明白
the most unlucky person
最不幸运的人
practice harder
更加努力地练习
the coach finally noticed me
教练终于注意到我了
realized I was good at volleyball
意识到我排球打得很好
feel sad
感到悲伤
had the same experience
有过同样的经历
keep going
继续往前走
stop complaining
别抱怨
prove yourself by doing better
通过做得更好来证明自己
HIGH SCHOOL AFFILIATED To NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY
南京师范大学附属中学
Choose the answer:
1. What made the writer unhappy?
什么让这位作者不高兴？
She didn't get much attention from others.
她没有得到别人的太多关注。
A. She stopped being friends with Tara.
她和塔拉不再是朋友了。
B. She didn't get onto the volleyball team.
她没有进入排球队。
C. She was not good at volleyball.
她排球打得不好。
2.What did the writer's mother tell her?
作者的妈妈对她说了什么？
She should practice harder than ever.
她应该比以往更努力地练习。
A. She was just not lucky enough.
她只是不够幸运。
C. She should go and talk with Tara.
她应该去和塔拉谈谈。
D. She had to learn to understand her coach.
她必须学会理解她的教练。
3.What advice will the writer give to people with the same experience as her?
作者会给和她有相同经历的人提什么建议呢？
Prove themselves by working hard.
通过努力来证明自己。
A. Find out what they are good at.
找出他们擅长什么。
B. It's OK for them to feel sad.
他们感到悲伤是正常的。
D. Tell their problems to their parents.
把他们的问题告诉他们的父母。
