21世纪英语报

Brothers on the court

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加索尔兄弟欧锦赛所向披靡！词数244 建议阅读时间7分钟About Marc

Birthday:

January 29, 1985

Height: 2.16m

Weight: 120kg

About Pau

Birthday:

July 6, 1980

Height: 2.13m

Weight: 113kg

SPANISH basketball fans should buy Mr and Mrs Gasol dinner. Their sons – Pau and Marc Gasol – led Spain to become the champion of European basketball. Spain beat France 98-85 in the final of the 2011 EuroBasket on September 18.

“The Gasol brothers rule the court (球场),”Slovenia guard Saso Ozbolt said. “You have to pay attention to them, then the other players move in. That’s why it’s so tough to play against Spain.”

The Gasol brothers both play in the NBA. Pau is the forward (前锋) of the Los Angeles Lakers and Marc plays for the Memphis Grizzles (孟菲斯灰熊队) as a center. But, besides their height, the brothers do not have much in common.

On the court, Pau moves gracefully around opponents (对手) and Marc charges through them. In their spare time, Pau goes to art house theaters while Marc goes fishing.

Yet Marc talks to Pau at least every other day and lives in Pau’s old apartment. “Little brothers have to go their own way sometimes,” Marc says. “But Pau has always been the best example for me to follow.”

As a big NBA star, Pau has won two NBA championships with the Lakers and four All-stars. But Marc is catching up with his brother. During the last NBA season, Marc had an average of 15 points and 12 rebounds (篮板球) a game in the playoffs (季后赛), compared wit h Pau’s 13 and eight. Marc did better than his famous brother.

【中考词汇】

height n. 高度

用法：at the height of 在某个高度上；

high adj. 高的。

She is at the height of her career.

catch up with 赶上

用法：一般指在某领域赶上或追上。

As a new student, he quickly caught up with his classmates.

（1）SCHOOL TIME

Is where you sit in class important?

本文作者：21ST

本期话题：你坐在教室的前面还是后面？

有人说座位是影响学习成绩的重要因素之一。坐在教室的什么位置，你认为对于学习的影响如何？

本期主持：北京市第二中学分校

本期主持人：蔡文捷同学

Yes.

Yang Cen, 13:

I think my seat is very important for my studies. If I sit in the front of the classroom, I can listen to teachers more carefully and learn more things. So I will get good grades. Second, teachers will ask me to answer questions more often. This gives me more confidence (信心).

Tang Xiaohan, 14:

I sit in the back of the classroom. But my eyesight (视力) is not very good, and the boy in front of me is very tall. It is hard for me to see the blackboard. And students in the back are always talking. I can’t hear the teacher clearly. I believe sitting in the front will not only improve my grades but also my eyesight.

No.

Kang Yuchen, 13: