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THE BIG CHANCE大好时机一Drink your teaRay Martin, the new boss of Smalltown Football Club, was very happy. It was almost half-time and his team were winning 1-0. Ray raced down to the changing room to talk to the team. Eleven cups of tea were waiting for the players. The team jogged in, looking tired but happy. Well done, lads, smiled Ray.You must be thirsty. Drink your tea while its hot. In a minute, boss, said Steve the captain. Then Ray noticed one player after another taking their cups of tea into the shower room. When they came back the cups were empty. Thats funny, thought Ray. Drinking tea in the shower. Steve the captain picked up his cup. Ray followed him. In the shower room Steve was pouring his tea down the sink. Whats going on? said Ray. Steve leaped in the air and dropped his cup. The sound of the smashing cup brought the other players running. It was his fault, sobbed Steve. He made me jump. What shall we do? moaned Nick the goalkeeper. Maybe we can glue it, said Steve. Will somebody tell me whats going on? said Ray. Why are you all tipping your tea down the sink? Nobody spoke. Well? Because its not very nice. Why all the fuss about a broken cup? Hilda, whispered somebody. Who is this Hilda? She makes the tea, hissed Nick. Then I shall go and tell her that the tea is not very nice. Ssh, hissed the team. She will hear you. She certainly will hear me, said Ray. Oh dear, said Nick. Fancy, said Ray. A bunch of men, scared of a little old tea lady. Er, said one player. Shes not little. Shes not that old, said another. And were not scared of her, said Steve. Were terrified. Thats enough, said Ray. Where will I find this Hilda? At the tea stand, said Nick. Ray strode towards the door. Good luck, said someone.二Ray meets HildaThe tea stand was an old caravan. Ray joined a quiet queue of fans.Id like one cup of tea please, with a dash of milk and no sugar, said a big man.Youll get it how I make it and youll like it, boomed a voice from inside the caravan.The next man in the queue already had a cup of tea. Excuse me, he said politely.Yes, boomed the voice.Im sorry to bother you, continued the man. But this tea is not very nice.What did you say?The caravan began to tremble. The caravan rocked and shook. There was a great bang and the door flew off its hinges.There in the hole where the door had been stood Hilda. She wore a green skirt ,an apron, red boots and a jumper that said,Smalltown F.C.Hilda, gasped Ray.Hilda stepped down from the caravan ,rolling up her sleeves.;She strode over to the man.Do you know what I do with great moaning minnies who come complaining about my tea?I-I dont know, stammered the man.I do this, said Hilda.Hilda grabbed the man and threw him over her shoulder. She marched down towards the pitch.Help! cried the man.Hilda strode into the goal area.She lifted the man over her head and sat him on the cross bar.Get me down, yelled the man.Hilda marched back to her tea stand.What are you looking at? she said to one supporter.Nothing.Is that cup on the floor yours?I- er. Put it in the bin.Hilda climbed back into the caravan. Right ,said Hilda. Any more complaints?I think Ill talk to Hilda after the game, said Ray to himself.A group of fans helped the man down from the goalpost.Excuse me, Ray asked them. But if the tea is so horrible, Why do you buy it?One of the fans looked up towards the tea stand. Its OK, he said. Shes looking the other way.If you dont buy a cup of tea, whispered another, She comes out and makes you drink two cups.So, said another, its safer to buy a cup and tip it away.Ray looked around. All over the terraces were puddles of tea.Shell have to go, said Ray to himself.Ray walked back to the changing room. The players had just left to start the second half . Instead of watching the game, Ray paced up and down.The game ended in a 3-1 win for Smalltown F.C.As the players trotted into the changing room, Ray patted them on the back.Right , he said bravely. Im off to see Hilda.The players crowded into the shower room. Nick, the goalkeeper ,climbed up on Steves shoulders. He looked out of the window.Whats going on?asked the others.Hes reached the tea stand.Yes.Hes talking to Hilda. Oh no! Hes on his way back.The players raced out of the shower room, leaving Nick hanging onto the window ledge.Oi , lads, yelled Nick. Get me down!The changing room door opened. In staggered Ray, with a tea urn rammed on his head.You told her, then, said Steve, as he pulled the urn off.The changing room door flew open and Hilda marched in. Where do you think you are going with my tea urn?Just then there was a terrific crash from the shower room.Everybody raced into the shower room.Nick was lying on the floor.I fell, he moaned. My leg really hurts.He wont be able to play next week ,said Steve sadly.Thats the cup game against City, said Hilda.That is all I need, groaned Ray. A goalkeeper who cant make saves and a tea lady who cant make tea.What did you say? roared Hilda.The changing room fell silent.Ibegan Ray.Suddenly ,Hilda gave a great sob.Do you think I dont know what goes on? she sighed. Ive seen people tipping their tea away .Ive tried so hard to make a nice cup of tea. But I just can t. It always goes wrong.Then Hilda pulled her apron over her head and cried. The players had never seen Hilda cry. It was more frightening than any of her tempers.Ray put his arm around Hildas shoulder.Im sorry, he said. I should never have said anything about your tea.But its true, wailed HildaWhat can I do to make it up to you? asked Ray.Hilda slowly let the apron fall. A little smile crept across her face. You could let me play in goal on Saturday.Impossible, said Ray.But theres no one else, said Steve.Ill think about it. said Ray.Think about it, sniffed Hilda. If I dont play on Saturday, two things will happen. One, We will lose against City because we havent got a goalkeeper.And the other?I shall stuff you back in that tea urn for not letting me play.Gentlemen ,said Ray. May I introduce Hilda, our new goalie.三A Proper GoalkeeperThe two teams raced onto the pitch to a great roar from the crowd. Hilda strode towards the goal at the City fans end. Someone in the crowd yelled, Thats not a proper goalkeeper. Its the tea lady! Slowly Hilda turned.Who said that?She growled. The crowd fell silent.I asked who spoke? She pointed into the crowd.It was you. Come here. Nervously, a man wearing a long City scarf came to the front of the crowd.Right, you squirt, snarled Hilda. You sit here, by the goal, where I can keep an eye on you. As for the rest of you City fans, you may cheer your team ,but no rude comments about me. Got it?Yes, Hilda, chanted the City fans. The game began. Almost at once, City were on the attack. The centre forward broke through and rushed towards the goal. He was about to shoot when he saw Hilda running at him.Yaar! screamed Hilda. The player was so shocked that he kicked the ball over the bar and into the crowd. The City fans groaned.Ball, please, snapped Hilda. Hilda booted the ball up the pitch . By half-time neither team had scored.Well played, everybody ,smiled Ray. As he went round talking to the players, he noticed something odd. Everyone was happily drinking their tea. The second half dragged and nobody looked like scoring. Hilda looked at her watch. It was nearly time. She turned to the fans behind her.What happens if its a draw? she asked.You have to play half an hours extra time, shouted someone.Another half an hour of standing around in the cold? said Hilda. Blow that. She marched up the pitch. A City player had the ball. Hilda charged towards him. He was so surprised that he passed the ball to Hilda instead of his own team. Hilda steamed up the pitch, yelling, I want this game finished. Out of my way. And that is what all the players did. Hilda scored. The referee blew the final whistle and the Smalltown team carried Hilda round on their shoulders. They let her collect the cup.If you all love Hilda, clap your hands, chanted someone in the crowd. The ground shook with the sound of the fans clapping.Listening to that, shouted Steve. They love you.Youre right, sniffed Hilda. They do. Now lets fill this cup with tea. Hang on, cried Nick. He limped onto the pitch pushing a trolley. There was a slightly dented urn on the trolley. He poured the tea into the cup. All the players took a great gulp of delicious tea.So it was you who made the tea, said Steve. The simple end to this story would be that Nick went on making the tea and Hilda played in goal. But as soon as Nicks leg was better he told Ray that he wanted to play again.Thats great, said Ray.What about Hilda? said Nick.Leave that to me. said Ray with a smile. Hilda was trying to fix the door back on the caravan.Can you stop for a minute? said Ray. Hilda put down her tools.Id like to thank you for playing in goal, he began.But Nicks leg is better and you dont want me in goal any more ,said Hilda.How did you know what I was going to say?Im not daft ,said Hilda, dabbing her eyes with a hankie.Theres something else, said Ray .I want the club to look more modern. S Im getting rid of this old caravan.Oh ,sniffed Hilda. So you dont want me at all.Yes ,I do, smiled Ray. So do all the fans and the team. Thats why Im going to put you in charge of a brand new automatic tea machine.Do you mean, said Hilda, that I wont ever have to make tea again?Yes, said Ray.Ill take the job, said Hilda. Hilda makes sure that the fans queue up in a straight line for their tea. She also checks that they put their paper cups in the bin. Nobody complains about the tea. It has been a long time since Hilda stuck anyone on the goal post.注释half-time (比赛中的)半场休息 raced down to 飞奔到changing room 更衣室jogged in 慢步跑进来Well done 踢得好lads 小伙子们in a minute 等一会儿captain 队长noticed 注意到one player after another 球员一个接着一个shower room 淋浴间pouring his tea down the sink 把茶倒进下水道Whats going on? 怎么回事?leaped in the air 吓了一跳dropped 丢掉了the smashing cup 打碎杯子brought.running 引得.跑来了It was his fault 都怪他made me jump 吓了我一跳sobbed 抽泣道moaned 抱怨道goalkeeper 守门员glue 用胶水粘Will somebody tell me 有没有人愿意告诉我tipping 倒Well? 怎么nice 好喝all the fuss about a broken cup 对一个打碎的杯子大惊小怪makes the tea 管泡茶hissed 低声说hissed the team 球队队员发出嘘声Fancy 奇怪;不可思议a bunch of 一帮scared of 害怕terrified 恐惧tea stand 茶摊strode towards 大步走向Good luck 祝你好运caravan 宿营车joined a quiet queue of fans 跟球迷一起静静地排队a dash of 一点儿a big man 一个大个子男人Youll get it how I made it 我泡什么你就喝什么boomed a voice 一个声音低沉有力地说politely 礼貌地Yes 什么事bother 打扰tremble 抖动rocked and shook 剧烈摇晃起来There was a great bang “砰”的一声巨响the door flew off its hinges 门飞离了合页There in the hole where the door had been 在原来是门的大洞里skirt 裙子apron 围裙jumper 毛衣gasped 倒抽了一口气rolling up her sleeves 卷起袖子strode over to 大步走到.跟前what I do with 我怎么对付/处理great moaning minnies 就会抱怨的大米妮(在迪斯尼动画中,Minnie Mouse米妮鼠是Mickey Mouse米奇鼠 的女伴,经常抱怨) complaining about 说.不好stammered 结结巴巴地说道do this 这么着grabbed 一把抓住threw him over her shoulder 把他扛到肩膀上marched down towards 大步流星地走向pitch 足球场the goal area 射门区lifted the man over her head 把那个人举过头顶the cross bar (足球球门的)横梁Get me down 放我下来yelled 喊叫道supporter 支持者bin 垃圾桶Right 好了game 比赛group 伙helped the man down off 帮着把那个人从.上弄下来goalpost 球门柱horrible 难喝looked up towards 朝.看了看Its OK 没事looking the other way 在朝那边看makes you drink 强迫你喝safer 安全一些tip it away 把它倒了looked around 四下看了看terraces 看台puddles 水洼go 离开the second half 下半场比赛paced up and down 走来走去ended in a 3-1 win for Smalltown F.C. 结果是小镇俱乐部队以三比 一赢trotted 小步跑patted them on the back 拍了拍他们的后背bravely 勇敢地Im off to 我现在去crowded into 挤进climbed up on 踩着.爬上去reached 到达Yes. 好on his way back 回来了raced out of 飞快地跑出leaving nick hanging onto the window ledge 丢下尼克趴在窗台上Oi 哎In staggered Ray 瑞伊踉踉跄跄地走了进来with a tea urn rammed on his head 头上紧紧地扣着一个茶水桶pulled the urn off 把茶水桶拔下来flew open 突然打开了Just then 正在这时there was a terrific crash from 从.传来一声可怕的撞击声was lying on the floor 正躺在地上really hurts 很痛play 踢球the cup game against City 与城市队的奖杯争夺赛That is all I need 这是一句反话,字面意思是这就是我需要的一 切,实际意思全完了。groaned 嘟囔道make saves 救球tea lady 沏茶女工roared 吼道fell silent 变得一片沉寂Suddenly 突然之间gave a great sob 大声哭诉起来goes wrong 出错pulled her apron over her head 扯起围裙蒙住头frightening 吓人any of her tempers 任何一次发脾气put his arm around Hildas shoulder 搂住希尔荙的肩膀wailed 哭嚎道make it up to 弥补A little smile crept across her face 脸上露出一丝微笑play in goal 守门thing about it 考虑考虑sniffed 抽着鼻子说lose against 输给stuff you back in 把你塞回.里May I请允许我goalie 守门员to a great roar from 伴随着.的欢声雷动crowd 观众,人群the goal at the City fans end 城市球迷那一头的球门proper goalkeeper 正经守门员growled 怒吼道pointed into 指向.里Nervously 紧张地scar
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