研究生英语精读Unit-3.pptVIP

Lesson 3 Winning isn’t everything Pete Hamill …losing, if a courageous effort is made, is never a disgrace. The highest compliment one fighter can pay another is to say that he has “heart.” disgrace: loss of honor, respect, or reputation; shame pay one’s compliment; pay a compliment to heart: courage; resolution; fortitude lose heart maxim: motto, saying utter: articulate, speak; late: having died appropriate: to take and use as one’s own lesser: not so great as the other That’s surprising on many levels, beginning with the obvious: It’s a deceptively simple premise. That idea is strange and unacceptable when considered from different aspects. Let’s first consider the obvious aspect: That idea is based on a misleadingly simple presupposition (that winning is the only thing). muddle: mix up confusedly learn / discover … the hard way cherish: treat with affection gallant: valiant; courageous; brave pitch v. 将球从投球区土墩投给击球手 Yankees: New York Yankees haul: pull; drag mound: The slightly elevated pitchers area in the center of the diamond. That day Don Larsen pitched his perfect game: no runs, no hits, no errors. 那天拉森（作为比赛中防守方的投手）投出他最完美的比赛：（进攻方）没有跑垒，没有击到（他投的）球，（他）也没有出现失误。 Yet, to me, the afternoon belonged to Maglie --- tough, gallant, and a loser. In my opinion, Maglie was in the limelight, and a lot of attention was paid to him that afternoon, due to his strong character, and brave behavior, while he lost the game. That night, Frazier brought his workman’s skills into combat against the magic of the artist, called on his vast reservoir of courage and will, and came up empty at the end of fourteen rounds. workman’s skills: simple but forceful skills the magic of the artist : Ali’s art and skill in boxing performance called on: bring a quality out of oneself, esp. with an effort; to use something reservoir of courage and will: vast storage of courage and will implacable: impossible to satisfy, change or make less angry sum