[00:00.00]Unit 16 The soccer trip
[00:05.20]1.Listen and practice in pairs.
[00:10.84]LiMeng and his teammates are on their way to a country school for a soccer match.
[00:17.92]They are talking with their coach Mr.Hudson.
[00:22.60]LiMeng:Can you tell us something about the other team,Mr.Hudson?
[00:27.56]Mr.Hudson:Of course.Those boys are"hard"fellows. They train hard and play hard.
[00:34.93]Daniel:We've also trained hard.
[00:38.77]We'll be good.You'll see. Mr.Hudson:I believe you,Daniel.Our guys are quick.
[00:45.01]I just want you to think about the tactics I told you.
[00:50.16]LiMeng:Tactics?
[00:53.39]Daniel:The tricks he told us about.Remember?
[00:57.84]LiMeng:Yeah,I know.The mind stuff.
[01:02.09]Bob:Mr.Hudson is a man who's got all kinds of tricks to surprise everyone.
[01:08.86]Mr.Hudson:That's right.We need both our muscles and our brains,boys.
[01:15.81]Steven:Where's Ted,our team captain?
[01:20.85]Ted:I'm here,in a back seat.What's up?
[01:25.11]Steven:Have you told LiMeng about the words?
[01:29.57]LiMeng:What words?
[01:32.53]Daniel:The words he told you the other day.
[01:36.29]Like"king"means to block the other guy and "tea"means to pass the ball over.
[01:43.13]I hope you didn't forget.
[01:46.79]LiMeng:No,I remember them all right.
[01:50.55]Steven:Good.We'll beat them hard and drive them crazy.
[01:55.88]5.Listen and act.
[02:01.16]LiMeng is now in a country shool.
[02:06.01]He is very interested and is talking with Daniel about it.
[02:11.37]LiMeng:This country school surprises me.
[02:15.81]They have a soccer field and many other things. Daniel:Yeah.
[02:20.77]Many people love soccer.
[02:24.54]LiMeng:A soccer field for a school this size.Soccer must mean a lot to them.
[02:31.30]Daniel:I suppose so.It's a good game.
[02:35.38]LiMeng:I don't think they can often have matches with other teams though,
[02:40.42]if you think of the distance from here to other places.
[02:45.28]Daniel:That's probably true.But they can always watch TV and learn something.
[02:51.44]I've heard them talk about Beckham and Manchester United.
[02:57.11]LiMeng:Maybe.But nothing can beat a real game.
[03:01.97]Daniel:True!That's why we are here.
[03:05.91]9.Listen adn read. Big Star--YaoMing
[03:14.09]"It's been my dream to play in the NBA
[03:19.44]ever since the first time I saw a game on TV many years ago.
[03:25.69]It filled me with a sense of joy that words simply could not describe."
[03:31.93]YaoMing once said to the media.
[03:35.77]Yao,known as the"Walking Great Wall"and one of the best basketball stars in China,
[03:43.22]successflly joined the Houston Rockets in 2002.
[03:49.09]That 2.26-metre height has helped NBA All-Star YaoMing.
[03:55.94]He is 22 year olds and very comfortable on the basketball court.
[04:02.91]Yao's excellent skills have shocked the NBA stars,
[04:08.56]affected the other top teams in the NBA
[04:13.02]and helped the Rockets achieve several important victories in the NBA.
[04:19.19]Yao Ming is a very nice person.
[04:24.33]he is hardworking,self-confident,respectful,talented,heroic and Light-hearted.
[04:32.90]Duffy is Yao Ming's basketball agent and he said
[04:38.83]"Helping Yao to become this successful was the hardest thing I have ever done".
[04:45.18]"When I first saw him play in China,he was only 17 year olds.
[04:52.26]People thought I was crazy,
[04:56.62]but I said he would be the player every team wanted to have."
[05:02.08]Duffy was right.
[05:05.92]yao has become one of the most successful players of the past 20 years in the NBA.
[05:13.08]YaoMing is very popular in the United States as well as in China.
[05:19.35]On Dec.5th,2002,Yao participated in an Internet chat on the Chinese Sohu.com.
[05:29.20]According to the web site,
[05:32.85]almost 9 million users logged in during the 12-hour chat.
[05:38.81]YaoMing is a national hero.
[05:43.77]Though his dream has been fulfilled,
[05:47.85]he still plays hard and makes progress every day.
[05:53.41]We are looking forward to having YaoMing play in China again.
[05:58.97]13.Listen,read and act.
[06:05.04]LiMeng and Daniel have got back home feeling tired but happy.
[06:11.91]They are telling Xiaohong about the exciting match they had that day.
[06:17.65]Xiaohong:How was your game today ? Was is good?
[06:22.33]LiMeng:Good?It was great!We won the game 3:1.
[06:28.21]Xiaohong:Who scored all the goals?
[06:31.73]Daniel:LiMeng scored once and our captain Ted scored twice.
[06:37.48]Xiaohong:That's very good,LiMeng.You're scoring for the team already.
[06:43.25]LiMeng:Yeah.I really liked that one.If I kicked a little to the left.
[06:49.00]I would've missed it.
[06:52.24]But I think the other team did a great job too,especially their goalkeeper.
[06:58.30]Daniel:I think so.He's the one I told you about on the way.
[07:03.94]Xiaohong:I wish I had been at the game too.Can I go with you guys next time?
[07:10.42]LiMeng:You surprise me.You're the one who hates soccer games.
[07:15.75]Xiaohong:Things have changed.You never know.
