PeachBasketsandSoccerBallsDr.JamesNaismith,aneducator,physician,andminister,isresponsibleforthehistoryofbasketball.HedevelopedthegamewhenheservedasaninstructorattheY.M.C.A.TrainingSchoolinSpringfieldMassachusettsin1891.Studentsneededaformofindooractivityduringthewintermonths,soNaismithcombinedfootball,soccerandhockeytodevelopthesport.Heattachedwoodenpeachbasketstothewallsasgoals.Theballneededtoberetrieved(取回,重新得到)fromthebasketaftereachsuccessfulshot.Often,spectators(观众)wouldinterferewithshots.Thus,thebackboardwasintroducedin1906.CollegeTeamsandProfessionalLeaguesThegamebecamepopular,andsoon,schoolsacrosstheU.S.andCanadaadopteditsuseasaformofphysicalactivity.DuringWorldWarⅡ,U.S.armedforcesplayedpickupgamesthatdrewcrowdsoflocals,introducingthegametoaninternationalcrowd.AlthoughmanycollegesintheU.S.formedteamsduringthelate1890s,interestgrewwhencollegeteamsmetinMadisonSquareGardeninNewYorkCity.Onceestablishedasamajorcollegesport,interestinthegameextended(扩大)totheprofessionalranks.TheNationalBasketballLeagueformedin1898.Itspurpose:preventplayerexploitation(剥削)andpromoteasafegame.Thisorganizationlastedamere(仅仅)fiveyears.Otherleaguesshotup,butin1949,theNBLjoinedtheBasketballAssociationofAmericatoformtheNBA—NationalBasketballAssociation.FirstCollegeBasketballGameThefirstevercollegebasketballgamewasplayedonJanuary18,1896,whentheUniversityofIowainvitedstudentathletesfromthenewUniversityofChicagoforanexperimentalgame.Finalscore:Chicago15,Iowa12,abitdifferentfromthehundredpointscoresoftoday.In1963,collegegameswerefirstbroadcastonnationalTV,butitwasn'tuntilthe1980sthatsportsfansrankedbasketballuptherewithfootballandbaseball.SectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—PrereadingMichaelJordan—HeadandShouldersAbovetheRest!Duringthe1990s,MichaelJordanwasprobablythebestknown①athleteintheworld.Hewasthetopscorer②intheNBA,andplayedfortheChicagoBullsfrom1984to1993.Hewasnamedtheirmostvalued③player①bestknown(=mostwellknown)最著名的wellknown著名的②scorer/'skɔːrə/n.(进球得分的)运动员thetopscorer顶尖球员③valued/'væljuːd/adj.有价值的valuableadj.贵重的,有价值的valuelessadj.无价值的;没有用的valuevt.重视,珍惜n.价值[原文呈现][读文清障]④现在分词短语Wearinghisfamousnumber23shirt作状语。⑤inthehistoryof在……历史上⑥growup成长,长大grownup成年人⑦attend/ə'tend/v.上(学)attendto处理,照料⑧withanaverageof平均为……⑨per/pə/prep.每[原文呈现][读文清障]fivetimes.Wearinghisfamousnumber23shirt④,MichaelJordanbecamethemostsuccessfulbasketballplayerinthehistoryof⑤thegame.JordanwasborninNewYorkandgrewup⑥inNorthCarolina.Heattended⑦theUniversityofNorthCarolinaforayearbeforeleavingtojointheChicagoBulls.Hefinishedhisfirstseason(1984-1985)asoneofthetopscorersintheleague,withanaverageof⑧28.2pointsper⑨game.⑩the+序数词+n.+todo第几个做……的……⑪consecutive/kən'sekjʊtIv/adj.连续的,不间断的⑫hescored是省略了that/which的定语从句。In1987,Jordanbecameonlythesecondplayertoscore⑩morethan3,000pointsinaseason.HewasthetopscorerintheNBAforsevenconsecutive⑪seasons(1987-1993).Duringthistime,theaveragenumberofpointshescored⑫wasmorethan30pointspergame.Withhim,theBullswon[原文呈现][读文清障]⑬title/'taItl/n.(重大体育比赛中的)冠军title的常见意思是“头衔,称号;标题”。⑭goldmedal金牌silvermedal银牌bronzemedal铜牌⑮过去分词短语knownas...作后置定语,意思是“被称为,作为……而闻名”。whichwonthegoldmedal...是非限制性定语从句,修饰“theDreamTeam”。[原文呈现][读文清障]theirfirstNBAchampionshipin1991.Duringthissuccessfulperiodtheywonthetitle⑬againin1992and1993.JordanwasalsointheUnitedStatesOlympicBasketballTeam,knownas“theDreamTeam”,whichwonthegoldmedal⑭atthe1992OlympicsinBarcelona,Spain⑮.迈克尔·乔丹——篮坛超人![第1~3段译文]20世纪90年代,迈克尔·乔丹可能是世界上最著名的运动员。他是NBA的顶尖球员,1984年到1993年间效力于芝加哥公牛队。他5次荣膺最有价值球员称号。身着著名的23号球衣,迈克尔·乔丹成为篮球运动史上最成功的球员。乔丹出生于纽约,在北卡罗来纳州长大。在加入芝加哥公牛队之前,他在北卡罗来纳大学学习了一年。在第一个赛季(1984-1985),他就以平均每场28.2分的成绩成为联盟得分最高的球员之一。1987年,乔丹成为仅有的第二个在一个赛季中得分超过3000分的球员。以后连续七个赛季(1987-1993),他都是NBA的顶尖球员。这期间,他每场比赛的平均得分超过30分。有了他的加入,公牛队在1991年首次获得NBA冠军。在这段日子里,捷报频传,他们在1992年和1993年又蝉联了冠军。乔丹也是人称“梦之队”的美国奥林匹克篮球队的成员,这支球队在1992年西班牙巴塞罗那奥运会上获得了金牌。⑯retirev.退役;退休retirefrom从……退役(休)⑰threemore=anotherthree又三个,再三次⑱admirev.钦佩,羡慕admiresb.for(doing)sth.羡慕某人(做)某事⑲motivation/ˌməʊtI'veIʃn/n.动力motivatevt.激发,使有动机Jordansurprisedeveryonewhenheretired⑯beforethe1993-1994season,butherejoinedtheChicagoBullsandwonthreemore⑰championshipswiththemfrom1996to1998.HeplayedagainfortheWashingtonWizardsbeforefinallyretiringfromsportin2003attheageof40.Millionsoffansadmire⑱hisathleticability,motivation⑲andconfidence.TheyhavefantasticstoriestotellaboutMichaelJordan,suchasthe[原文呈现][读文清障]⑳when引导定语从句,修饰先行词time。○21rescuev.营救,拯救rescue...from...把……从某种状况下解救出来○22tie/taI/n.平局○23theline罚球线○24straightadv.直接;挺直adj.直的;笔直的○25hadhiseyesclosed是“have+宾语+宾补”结构。[原文呈现][读文清障]time⑳whenherescued○21theBullsfromendingagameonatie○22.Hesteppedtotheline○23andmadetwofreethrows.Eachtimehethrewtheballstraight○24throughthebasket—andeachtimehehadhiseyesclosed○25.Offthebasketballcourt○26,MichaelJordanopenedhisownsteak○27restaurantbecausehelovessteaksomuch.HealsofoundsuccessasanactorinthefilmSpaceJamalongside○28thefamouscartooncharacterBugsBunny!Thereisonlyonewordtodescribethebestplayerintheworld—awesome○29!○26court/kɔːt/n.球场○27steak/steIk/n.牛排○28alongside/ə'lɒŋˌsaId/prep.靠着;并排○29awesome/'ɔːsm/adj.了不起的awfuladj.可怕的awfullyadv.