Module 1 文本 课外泛读（外研）_2.docx

Quitters never winGiving up in the pool because of a few losses could mean that you miss out on great achievements. CFPI had been swimming competitively for five years and was ready to quit because I felt I was horrible at it. I was often the only African American at a swim competition. I kept receiving “Honorable Mentions”. Any athlete knows that you dont want to have a bookshelf full of “Honorable Mentions”, which you get just because you showed up.uOne summer day, the day before a big swim meet, I decided to break the news to my grandma that I was quitting the swim team.When I told her of my desire to quit swimming, she said: “Baby, remember these words: A quitter never wins and a winner never quits. Your grandmother didnt raise losers or quitters. You go to that swim meet tomorrow, and you swim like you are a grandchild of mine, you hear?” I was too afraid to say anything but “Yes, maam.”vThe next day we arrived at the swim meet late, missing my group of swimmers in the 15/16 age group. My coach insisted I be allowed to swim with the older group. I knew she was including me in the race so our long drive (车程) would not be wasted, and she had no expectations whatsoever (无论什么) that I would come in anything but eighth place and only that because there were not nine lanes.As I mounted (走上) the board, I quickly noticed that these girls were here to do one thing beat me!All of a sudden my grandmas words rang in my head: “Quitters never win and winners never quit. Quitters never win and winners never quit.”SPLASH (扑通一声)!I was swimming harder than Id ever swum before. As I drew my right arm back, I noticed I was tied with one person. I assumed we were battling for eighth place and I refused to finish dead last, so I added more kick on the last 200 yards.I hit the wall and looked to the left and to the right for the swimmers who had beat me, but no one was there. They must have gotten out of the water already.I raised my head to see my coach screaming hysterically (歇斯底里地). My eyes followed her pointing finger and I couldnt believe what I saw. The other swimmers had just reached the halfway point of the pool! That day, at age 15, I broke the national 17/18-year-old 400-freestyle record. I hung up my honorable mentions and replaced them with a huge trophy (奖杯).WORDS IN FOCUSquitv. stop doing sth 停止（做某事）用法：quit sth/doing sthIve quit my job at that company.horribleadj. very bad or unpleasant 差劲的，令人极不愉快的The team had a horrible season last year.break the news tell someone some information first（日常生活中）把消息告诉某人（通常是不好的消息）；第一个报道出（新闻）I hate to be the one to break the news, but the company is letting you go.raisevt. bring up 养育I was raised on a farm by my aunt.tievi. end a game, race, etc, with the same score or in the same position as another person or team （比赛中）打成平局，不分胜负Jane and I tied for first place in the spelling test.assumev. suppose, accept sth as true before there is proof 猜想，以为I assumed he was coming, so I was surprised when he didnt show up.SENTENCE BANKu释义：任何一个运动员都知道你不会愿意要那摆满一书架的“鼓励奖”，它们只要参与就可得到。语法：句中that引导的从句作knows的宾语，which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Honorable Mentions。释义：她对我没有寄予厚望，无论怎样我也会拿到第八名的，也只能如此，因为没有第九泳道。v重点词：anything but (A)在这里表示否定的含义，意为“绝不是A，根本不是A”，例如：His v