Being involved in a team sport is not only fun, it’s a great way to meet new friends and learn new things. When I was younger, I played basketball and soccer, skating, performed gymnastics, played piano, and danced. One of my best friends is a girl who I met while playing basketball. Most of my fondest memories come from being involved in those activities. Though I was never really the best at any of those activities, I always had fun. The first year I played basketball I was on a team of all boys. The ball was rarely passed to me, but I learned a bunch of new techniques and I learned to love basketball much more.

Sometimes, if you’re on a team sport you may feel self-conscious, but remember that everyone probably feels the same way as you. Hopefully you all will learn to appreciate the value of team sports as much as I did. Go team!

involve 牵涉，涉及
perform gymnastics 练/表演体操
rarely 很少
technique 技巧
self-conscious 害羞的，怕难为情的
appreciate 欣赏
value 价值
a bunch of 一群；一束；一堆

丹妮尔团队运动故事

参加团队运动不仅有趣而且是结交新朋友学习新事物的好途径。当我年轻的时候，我打篮球和橄榄球，滑冰，练体操，弹钢琴，跳舞。我最好的一个朋友是我在打篮球时遇到的一个女孩。我大多数的美好记忆都来自于参加这样的活动。虽然我从来没有真正擅长过其中的某一项，但我从中得到乐趣。我第一年打篮球时，队伍中都是男生。球很少传给我，但是我还是学会了一些新技术，我也越来越喜欢打篮球了。

参加团队运动，有时你会感到害羞，但是记住每个人可能都会有你这样的感觉。希望你能和我一样学着体会团队运动的价值。去参加团队运动吧！

1 gymnastics

n.体操
参考例句：
Gymnastics is his favourite sport.体操是他最喜爱的运动。
She does gymnastics at school.她在学校做体操锻炼。

2 rarely

adv.很少，难得；非常地，非凡地
参考例句：
Such fish is rarely met with in the north country.这种鱼在北方难得看到。
He rarely comes here anymore.现在他难得来这儿了。

3 learned

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

4 bunch

n.串，束；群，帮
参考例句：
A bunch of girls was[were] sitting on the grass.一群女孩坐在草地上。
I received a bunch of flowers yesterday.昨天我收到了一束鲜花。

5 involved

英 [ɪnˈvɒlvd] 美 [ɪnˈvɑːlvd]
v. 涉及；使参与；包含（involve的过去式和过去分词）
adj. 有关的；卷入的；复杂的

6 soccer
英 [ˈsɒkə(r)] 美 [ˈsɑːkər]
n. 英式足球，足球

7 appreciate

英 [əˈpriːʃieɪt] 美 [əˈpriːʃieɪt]
vi. 增值；涨价
vt. 欣赏；感激；领会；鉴别

8 rage

英 [reɪdʒ] 美 [reɪdʒ]
n. 愤怒；狂暴，肆虐；情绪激动
vi. 大怒，发怒；流行，风行

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