典范英語(yǔ)8-14

1、14.PasstheBall!傳球！Chapter1EveryFridayafterschoolTommywenttoGrad’shouseftea.Takeawayfishchipswithextrahotcurrysauce.Brilliant.Thenafterthey’deatenGradwouldgetouthisscrapalbum.Helikedtotalkabouttheolddays.‘Youwouldn’tbelie

2、veitnowTombutIwasachampionfootballer.‘DidyouGrad’Tommywouldsay.‘Tellmewhathappened.’Tommynevertiredoflisteningeventhoughthe’dhearditallbefe.Itwasgreat.Justthetwoofthem.ButonSaturdaysthingsweredifferent.Tommygotreallyemba

3、rrassedbyhisgradthen..HehatedthewayGradwouldturnupatschoolfootballmatcheswearinghisoldteamkit.Shirtsocksboots.Wstofallthoseawfullongwhiteshts.Yuk.TommyhatedseeingGrad’sskinnypurpleveinedlegsstickingout.Theylookedhrible.C

4、hapter2‘Can’tyoumakehimstop’Tommyaskedhismum.Shewasfoldinguphisgoaliekitfthatafternoon’smatch..‘Tomlove’saidhismum‘youshouldbegratefulhe’snotyourdad.WhenIwasyourageGradusedtomeetmeyourAuntieRuthoutofschool.‘Thenhe’dmakeu

5、sdibbleafootballallthewayhome.Amileahalfofsheertment.Istillgetwobblylegsjustthinkingaboutit.’‘Iwouldn’tmindthat’saidTommy.‘Itwouldbegreat.CanIdribbleafootballallthewayhomeonMonday’Buthismumwasn’tlistening.Shewasmilesaway

6、.‘Ooooh’sheshuddered.‘therewasthislittlesquirtcalledTrevDavies.Heusedtofollowusshoutingoutruderhymes.’‘Whatstofruderhymes’askedTommy.‘Ican’tremembernow.Itwasalongtimeago.SomethingaboutdroopyknickersIthink.’Whatwasrudeabo

7、utdroopyknickershewondered.Thenhesaid‘OurnewteamcoachiscalledTrevDavies.’‘Ishethinasawhippet’askedMum.‘Yes!’saidTommy.‘HowdidyouknowhisnephewMikeDaviesisgoingtobeourstriker.It’snotfair.’‘IsMikeagoodplayer’askedhismum.Tom

8、mywastnfasplitsecond.Buthewantedtobetruthfulsohesighedsaid‘Yes.Heis.He’sbrilliant.MrDaviessaysthatonedaysoonhe’sgoingtobespottedbyatalentscout.Thenoneofthebigclubswillwhiskhimaway.’Anideastruckhim.‘IfGradwasplayingfootba

9、llnowdoyouthinkhe’dbefamous’‘Maybe’saidTommy’smum.‘Butrightnowyou’veamatchtoplay.Sohero’syourstuff.Don’tfgettoputyourmuddybootsintheplasticbag.Ohit’srainingsoI’llyouoffatschool.Gradwillbeatthematch.He’llbringyouhomeafter

10、wards.Allright’BlazingbananasthoughtTommy.Noitwasn’t.ButGradlovedtoseehimplay.Bythetimetheygottheschooltherainhadturnedtoafinedrizzle.‘Doyouthinkthey’llcancelthegame’askedTommy’smum.‘Nochance’saidTommy.‘MrDaviessaidthate

11、vensnowwouldn’tstopit.It’sadeadimptantmatch.FestHillJunishammereduslasttime.Eightnil.Itwasterrible.‘Wecan’tlosethisonewe’llbeoutoftheLeagueCup.’‘Ohright.THATimptant’saidhismumrufflinghishair.Shewasabouttogivehimakissbuth

12、emanagedtoembarrassmentanyway.ButthenMikegottooconfidebt.Hewasrunningbackwardsshoting：‘Tome.Tome.’Hedidn’tseeWmWigleyrightbehindhim.Theyfellinatangleofarmselbows.Therefuptoseewhatwasgoingon.‘IthinkI’vebrokenmyarm’wailedM

13、ike‘It’sallrightfyou’moanedWmthickly.‘IthinkI’vebrokenmynose.It’sbleeding.’‘I’llgiveyou“brokenarmbrokennose”’screechedMrDavies.Heranovertowheretheylayinaheap.‘Youneedyourheadsbangingtogether.You’reapairofgreatwetjrllies.

14、You’reuinedeverything.Youseethatmanoverthere’TwentytwoheadsturnedtowhereMrDavieswaspointing.Butthemaninthesmartraincoathadturnedaway.Hewasshakinghishead.‘He’sthescoutfthelocalLeagueClub.I’vebeenwantinghimtolookatMikefwee

15、ks.Nowhe’sgoingaway.’Chapter3Mikestartedcrying.Thenhetriedtostup.`Icanplaywithabrokenarm`hesnivelled.`Noproblem.’`Ofcourseyoucan‘t.Supposeyouweretackled.You’dendupbreakingsomethingelsethenwhatwouldyourmumdadsay‘MrDaviesw

16、aslookingharassed.Mikestartedcryingagain.`WhydoIhavetoplaywithsuchaloadofidiots`‘That’snotfair!`saidTommy.`Youarerighttheresoon`saidGrad.He’dcomeovertoseeifhecouldhelp.`Justkeepyournoseout’saidMrDavies.`WellTrev’saidGrad

17、.`Iseeyou’rejustasrudeasever.`MrDaviessniffedturnedtoWm.`whataboutyouWm...ImeanWilliamThinkyoucanstillplayheasked.ButbythenWm`smumPatsyhadrunover.ShewasshoutingatMrDavies.`Don`tyouspeaktomyWilliamlikethat!Ofcoursehecan`t

18、play.I`mtakinghimdowntothehospital.Comealong.William...don`tdripbloodinthecar.``Nowwhat`saidMrDavieslookingovertothesideofthepitch.ButtherewasonlyPaulPeaklewhoneverwantedtoplay.Helookedasapieceofwetlettuce.`JumpingJehoso

19、phat!’MrDavieslookedupatthesky.`Justmyluck.`ThenTommysawhisgradtapMrDaviesontheshoulderOhno!thoughtTommy.What’shegoingtosay`AllrightTrev`askedGrad`What’stheproblem``NothingIcan’thle’saidMrDaviestryingtolookastallaspossib

20、le.`Oneladshtofafullteamareyou’askedGredwithalightninggriponthesituation.`Well...`MrDaviesbegan.`Areyounot``YesIam’saidMrDavieslookingasifsomeonehadjustpoppedhisballoon.`Letmeplay’saidGrad.`Youmustbejoking`saidMrDavies.`

21、Letmeplay`saidGrad`I’llhaveawdwiththetalentscoutinthesmartraincoat.He’sstillabigfanofmine.`MrDavieslookedamazed.Hismouthfellopen.`Right’saidGrad.‘That’ssettled.Butfirstwe’dbettergetMikeseento.Lookslikehe’sinpain.Thanks`w