(
课件网) 重点短语回顾： 1. a far cry from 和......相去甚远 2. attach...to... 把......固定在...... 3. telephone pole 电话线杆 4. give way 倒塌；向下倒 5. in all directions 四处；四面八方 重点短语回顾： 6. be aimed at 瞄准 7. day in and day out 日复一日 8. carry on 继续 9. end up doing sth. 最终做某事 10. beyond one's expectations 超出某人的预期 重点短语回顾： 11. continuous efforts 不断的努力 12. in a row(= on end) 连续地 13. set out to do sth. 开始做某事 14. put in 花费；投入（时间或心思等） 15. living proof 活生生的证据 重点单词回顾： 1. narrow adj. 狭窄的 2. nearby adv. 附近 3. shiny adj. 闪亮的 4. muddy adj. 泥泞的 5. flexible adj. 灵活的 6. adjust v. 调节 7. accuracy n. 准确 8. sharpen v. 提高 9. career n. 事业 10. perseverance n. 毅力 Unit 3 Faster, higher, stronger Stephen Curry Near the small town of Grottoes, Virginia, a narrow dirt road goes from the house of Stephen Curry's grandfather to the woods nearby. 在弗吉尼亚州格罗托斯小镇附近，一条狭窄的土路从斯蒂芬 库里祖父的家延伸到附近的树林。 P1 A far cry from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association(NBA), it was along this road that Stephen's grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole. 与美国职业篮球联赛(NBA)耀眼的灯光和闪亮的球场相差甚远，就在这条路旁，斯蒂芬的祖父在一根电话线杆上固定了一块塑料，做了一个简单的篮筐。 P1 和...相去甚远 Like his father, basketball star Dell Curry, Stephen spent many childhood hours playing on this muddy basketball court. 像他的父亲--篮球明星戴尔 库里-- 一样，斯蒂芬在这个泥泞的篮球场上度过了许多童年时光。 P2 He probably didn't realise it at the time, but it was where he learnt to be creative and flexible as a player. 他当时可能没有意识到这一点，但在那里他学会了作为一名球员该有的创造力和灵活性。 P2 You see, with every shot, the weak plastic backboard gave way. 你看，每一次投篮，不牢固的塑料篮板都会往下歪斜。 P2 The bumps and rocks that lined the road under the basket caused the ball to bounce in all directions. 篮筐下，沿路的隆起与石子都会导致球弹向四面八方。 P2 e.g. Crowds of people lined the street to watch the race. 人群站在街道两旁观看赛跑。 Knowing where the ball would go wasn't easy. He had to adjust his own playing style as a result. 知道球会去哪里并不容易。因此，他不得不调整自己的打球风格。 P2 Shooting with great accuracy was another thing that he learnt. Only shots perfectly aimed at its centre went into the heavy, thick basket. 精准投篮是他学会的另一件事情。 只有完全瞄准中心，才能射入又重又厚的篮筐。 P2 In this way, practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills. 就这样，日复一日的练习帮助斯蒂芬提高了他的技能。 P2 Despite his father's successful career, Stephen was thought by many people, including his high school teammates and coaches, to be short, too thin and too weak to follow in his father's footsteps. 尽管斯蒂芬父亲的事业很成功，但许多人，包括他的高中队友和教练，都认为斯蒂芬太矮、太瘦、太弱，无法追 ... ...
