High 1 · Reading series
Lesson 32 · My Knee after Practice
Audio track 32
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Near the end of volleyball practice, my knee began to hurt when I landed. I tried one more jump, then stopped. A teammate said it might be nothing, but I could not tell what had happened just by looking at it.
I told our coach when the pain had started and which movement made it worse. She asked me to sit out and contacted my family. We followed the advice of a medical professional rather than guessing from a video online.
The hardest part was watching the next practice. I worried that my teammates would think I was not committed. Instead, they sent me their notes about a new play and asked me to help from the side when I was able.
I had confused “pushing through” with being responsible. In this situation, a clear description of the pain and a proper check were more useful than pretending I could play normally.
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Chinese translation
排球训练快结束时，我落地时膝盖开始疼。我又试跳了一次，随后停下来。一位队友说也许没什么事，但只看表面，我无法判断发生了什么。
我告诉教练疼痛从什么时候开始，哪种动作会让它加重。她让我暂停训练，联系了我的家人。我们听从专业医护人员的建议，没有靠网上视频自行猜测。
最难熬的是旁观下一次训练。我担心队友觉得我不够投入。没想到，他们把新战术的笔记发给我，还问等我能做些事时，是否愿意在场边帮忙。
我原先把‘忍痛坚持’误当成负责任。在这种情况下，清楚描述疼痛并接受妥善检查，比假装自己还能正常训练更有用。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- land
- 落地；跳起后膝盖开始疼。
- teammate
- 队友；有人先猜测没事。
- by looking at
- 只凭观察；无法看出受伤情况。
- make ... worse
- 使……更严重；某种动作会加重疼痛。
- sit out
- 暂停参加；教练让他暂不训练。
- professional
- 专业人员；就医护问题提供建议。
- rather than
- 而不是；不凭网上视频猜测。
- committed
- 投入的；主人公担心队友误解。
- push through
- 硬撑；忍痛继续并非明智。
- proper check
- 妥善检查；比假装没事更有用。
Background notes (Chinese)
运动中出现疼痛后，文中学生停止动作，向教练说明情况，并由家人与专业人员参与判断。故事强调如实描述症状和及时检查，不把硬撑当作负责。