1、外研版高中英语新教材(选择性必修第一册)课文及录音 Unit 3 faster, higher, stronger P32 Understanding ideas THE ROAD TO SUCCESS 成功之路 1 Near the small town of Grottoes, Virginia, a narrow dirt road goes from the house of Stephen Currys grandfather to the woods nearby. A far cry from the bright lights and shiny courts of the N
2、ational Basketball Association (NBA), it was along this road that Stephens grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole. 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的祖父家延伸至附近的树 林。这与美国男子职业篮球联赛(NBA)赛场上明亮的灯光和闪亮的球场相去甚远。正是在 这条路上，斯蒂芬的祖父把一块塑料贴到电线杆上，建了一个简易篮筐。 2 Like his father, bask
3、etball star Dell Curry, Stephen spent many childhood hours playing on this muddy basketball court. He probably didnt realise it at the time, but it was where he learnt to be creative and flexible as a player. You see, with every shot, the weak plastic backboard gave way. The bumps and rocks that lin
4、ed the road under the basket caused the ball to bounce in all directions. Knowing where the ball would go wasnt easy. He had to adjust his own playing style as a result. Shooting with great accuracy was another thing he learnt. Only shots perfectly aimed at its centre went into the heavy, thick bask
5、et. In this way, practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills. 与父亲戴尔库里这位篮球明星一样，斯蒂芬在这个泥泞的篮球场上度过了许多童年时光。 尽管当时他可能并没有意识到，但就是在这里，他学会了如何成为一名有创造力、能够灵 活变通的篮球运动员。你看，每次投篮，不牢固的塑料篮板都摇摇欲坠。篮筐下的小路凹 凸不平，布满了石块，篮球也因此弹向四面八方。能够判断出球反弹的方向并不容易，因 此斯蒂芬必须调整自己的打球方式。他在这里学到的另一项技能是精准的投篮技术。只有 完美地瞄准中心，篮球才能进入厚重的篮
6、筐。如此日复一日地练习，斯蒂芬的篮球技术变 得炉火纯青。 3 Despite his fathers successful career, Stephen was thought by many people, including his high school teammates and coaches, to be too short, too thin and too weak to follow in his fathers footsteps. But Stephen carried on. Playing basketball was his dream. He would not
7、 give up. He finally ended up playing college ball at a small, little-known school, Davidson College, not too far from where he lived. His creativity and perseverance made him Davidsons star player. 尽管父亲的职业生涯很成功，但是很多人，包括斯蒂芬的高中队友和教练，都认为他太矮 太瘦弱，无法延续他父亲的荣耀。但斯蒂芬还是坚持了下来。打篮球是他的梦想，他绝不 会放弃。终于，斯蒂芬在规模不大且鲜为人知的
8、戴维森学院成为了一名大学篮球赛的球员， 这所学院离他家不算远。斯蒂芬凭借自己的创造性和毅力成为了戴维森学院的明星球员。 4 Selected for the NBA in 2009, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors. He performed beyond everyones expectations with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts. In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors
9、 to their first championship since 1975. 2009 年，斯蒂芬入选 NBA，加入了金州勇士队。凭借精准的投篮和不懈的努力，他的表 现令人刮目相看。2015 年，斯蒂芬赢得了他的第一个 NBA 总冠军，这也是他带领勇士队 获得的自 1975 年以来的第一个冠军。 5 After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years in row, Stephen explained his philosophy, “I never really set out to change the game.
10、What I wanted to do was just be myself. I know it inspires a lot of the next generation, a lot of people who love the game of basketball to value the skill of it, value the fact that you can work every single day to get better. Youve got to be able to put in the time and the work. Thats how I got he
11、re. Thats how I continue to get better every single day.” Inspiring others to believe in themselves, Stephen Curry is living proof that what other people think of you does not have to influence what you become. Through self-belief, hard work, perseverance and some help from an old hoop, he has shown that anything is possible. 在连续两年获得“最有价值球员”奖后，斯蒂芬阐释了他的人生观：“我从未真正想过改变比 赛我只想做我自己我知道这激励着很多后辈、很多热爱篮球比赛的人，让他们认 识到技术的重要性，认识到你可以通过每天的不断努力而变得更好。你必须肯花时间和精 力。这是我走到今天的方法，也是我每一天都能更进一步的原因。 ”斯蒂芬库里激励着所有 人去相信自己，他也生动地证明了别人对你的看法并不一定会影响你成为什么人。通过自 信、勤奋、毅力，以及一只旧篮筐的帮助，他向人们证明了一切皆有可能。
