高中英语中英双语阅读：VOA精读：伊拉克排球队—身残志坚的逆袭之路

高中英语中英双语阅读：VOA 精读：伊拉克排球队—身残志坚的逆袭之路 原文译文 This group of young Iraqis shows how life is slowly returning to normal in Mosul, the country's second largest city, which was destroyed by the Islamic State and the war against the terror group. 这群伊拉克年轻人展示了在摩苏尔，伊拉克的第二大城市，生活是怎样正在回 归正轨的，这个城市在由伊斯兰国和反恐组织发动的战争中被毁掉。 These athletes all lost limbs during the fighting, but they did not lose their will to survive and thrive. And now they play in a volleyball league designed for people with disabilities. “I used to lead a normal life, just like everybody else during the Islamic state's occupation. One day our house was bombed and I got wounded and was taken to hospital for about a month. Then I found this volleyball team in Mosul and decided to join them. ” 这些运动员在战斗中都失去了四肢，但他们没有失去生存和发展的意志。现在 他们在专为残疾人设计的排球联赛比赛。“在伊斯兰国占领期间，我过去也象其他 人一样过着正常的生活。突然一天我们的房子被炸了，我受伤了，被带到医院，住 了大约一个月。然后我发现了这个排球队，我决定加入。” Some are with prosthetic legs, others in wheelchairs. The players meet every day at Mosul and the loopholes to train and play in a country struggling on every front. The players credit this private volunteer initiative with providing them a meaning in their lives. “I saw my colleagues were playing in this club for free and are veryrespectful of each other. They have a purpose. I realized I should be like them too and have a purpose. Thank god, everything is going very well, and I can say I'm a good player now.” 一些安装有假腿，另一些坐在轮椅上。运动员们每天在摩苏尔集合，在国家每 方面都困难时，利用空闲时间训练。运动员们相信这种私人的志愿者计划能给予他 们生活的意义。“我看到我的同事们在俱乐部免费打排球，相互尊敬。他们有目标。 我意识到我也应该向他们一样有目标。谢天谢地，一切顺利，我毫不谦虚的说，我 现在是一个优秀的选手。” In addition to volleyball, the manager of the project says he's working on expanding it to other sports such as table tennis. To make the sports team sustainable in the long run, he said, he needs government support. “This is the first team of its kind in the name of our province. We will continue to open new centers like this for the disabled, especially those who were impacted by the IS terror groups activities.” 除了排球，项目经理说，他正在致力于把项目扩展到其它的运动，如乒乓球。 他说，为了使使运动队长期可持续发展，他需要政府的支持。“这是我省第一支这 样的队伍，我们将继续为残疾人开设这样的新中心，尤其是那些在伊斯兰教恐怖组 织活动中受到影响的人。” Some players have set their sights on playing larger competitions on a global level. “I hope I can become a better player and play higher level games for the Iraqi national team. If god is willing, I will get there.” 一些运动员已经设立了着眼于全球级更大规模的比赛。“我希望我能成为更优 秀的运动员，为伊拉克国家队打更高级别的比赛。如果上帝愿意，我会永远在”。 When they had done training for the day, the players have to change in the open on the court. Neither the lack of facilities nor did have disabilities, however, hasdiscouraged them from attempting to reach their potential. 当他们完成了当天的训练，他们不得不在球场上露天换衣服。然而，不管是设 备的缺乏还是残疾，都不能阻止他们发挥自己的潜力。 For VOA's Karol Marin Mosul, this is Noabdullah 精读解析 篇章结构 P1：伊拉克年轻人展示出生活是什么样子的。 P2-P3：这些运动员身残志坚，通过排球运动焕发新生。 P4：排球联赛项目会扩展到其他项目，也会在政府的支持下使运动队保持持续 发展。 P5-P6：运动员们志向远大，不畏险阻，坚持训练。 重点单词 terror 英 /ˈterə(r)/ n. 恐怖；恐怖行动 【衍生词】 terrify 恐吓；使恐怖；使害怕 adj. terrifying 令人恐惧的；骇人的；极大的 n. terrorist 恐怖主义者，恐怖分子 terrorism 恐怖主义；恐怖行动；恐怖统 治 【短语】 be wild with terror 充满恐惧 in terror 惊恐地 in terror of 害怕... ... 【例句】 People fled from the explosion in terror . 人们惊恐地逃离了爆炸现场 thrive 英 /θraɪv/ v. 兴旺发达；繁荣 【同义词】 flourish 【短语】 thrive on 以……成长 【例句】 New businesses thrive in this area. 新商家在这一地区蓬勃兴起。 South Korea is a thriving capitalist country. 韩国是一个繁荣的资本主义国家。 struggle 英 /ˈstrʌɡl/ v. 奋斗；努力；争取 【短语】 struggle for 拼搏尽全力争夺为争取为 struggle against 与... ...作斗争，和... ...斗争 struggle with 与... ...斗争 【例句】 He struggled against cancer for two years. 他同癌症抗争了两年。 James was hit in the mouth as he struggled with the raiders. 詹姆斯在同几 个劫匪搏斗时嘴上挨了打. initiative 英 /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ n. 主动权；首创精神；新方案；倡议 【例句】 He went to see the headmaster on his own initiative. 他主动去看望校长。 respectful 英 /rɪˈspektfl/ 表示敬意的；尊敬的 【衍生词】 adv. respectfully 相当好地；体面地；可敬地 respect 尊敬，尊重；方面；敬 意 respectable 值得尊敬的；人格高尚的 【例句】 The onlookers stood at a respectful distance. 旁观者站在一定的距离之外， 以示尊敬。 sustainable 英 /səˈsteɪnəbl/ adj. 可持续的 【反义词】 unsustainable 【衍生词】 v. sustain 维持；支撑，承担；忍受；供养；证实 n. sustainability 持续性；永续性；能维持性 【短语】 sustainable development 可持续发展 sustainable growth 可持续增长 【例句】 The clapping was sustained for several minutes. 掌声持续了几分钟。 impact 英 /ˈɪmpækt/ n. 影响；效果；碰撞；冲击力 vt. 影响；冲突 【近义词】 affect，influence 【短语】 have an impact on 对于... ...有影响；对... ...造成冲击 【例句】 The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers. 战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员 discourage 英 /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/ vt. 阻止；使气馁 【近义词】prohibit 【反义词】encourage v. 鼓励 【短语】 discourage sb from doing sth 阻止某人做某事阻止做某事 【例句】 His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor. 他的父母试图阻止他去当演员。 attempt 英 /əˈtempt/ 企图；试图；尝试 【短语】 in an attempt to do sth 为了 made an attempt to 尝试 attempt to do 尝试去做