Level 2 · Reading series
Lesson 36 · I Ran Too Fast at Practice
Audio track 36
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At basketball practice, I tried to run faster than everyone else. For the first ten minutes, I felt great. Then my legs became heavy, and I could not breathe well.
Coach told me to stop and drink water. "Speed is important," he said, "but control is important too."
I wanted to show that I was strong, but I only showed that I did not know my pace.
Next time, I will start slower and finish stronger.
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Chinese translation
篮球训练时，我想跑得比所有人都快。前十分钟感觉很好，接着双腿越来越沉，呼吸也不顺畅了。
教练让我停下来喝水。他说：‘速度很重要，控制节奏也很重要。’
我本想证明自己很强，结果只暴露出自己还不懂得把握配速。
下次，我会慢一点起步，留些力气跑到最后。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- faster than
- 比……跑得更快；faster 是 fast 的比较级。
- everyone else
- 其他所有人；主人公想在队里跑最快。
- breathe
- 呼吸；跑得太急后呼吸不顺。
- coach
- 教练；提醒学生停下喝水。
- tell A to do
- 告诉某人做某事；教练让他停下来。
- control
- 控制；这里指控制跑步节奏。
- show
- 展示；主人公原想表现自己。
- strong
- 强壮的；他想让人觉得自己体能好。
- pace
- 节奏、配速；跑步时分配体力的速度。
- start slower
- 起步慢一点；为了后段仍能保持力量。
Background notes (Chinese)
训练中一开始冲得太快，可能让后面的动作难以维持。教练提醒的重点是调整节奏：能把训练稳稳地完成，比只在开头跑得快更重要。