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If the Dream is Big Enough
為了心中的夢(mèng)想
I used to watch her from my kitchen window, she seemed so small as she muscled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. The school was across the street from our home and I would often watch the kids as they played during recess. A sea of children, and yet to me, she stood out from them all.
我以前常常從廚房的窗戶(hù)看到她穿梭于操場(chǎng)上的一群男孩子中間，她顯得那么矮小。學(xué)校在我家的街對(duì)面，我可以經(jīng)常看到孩子們?cè)谙抡n時(shí)間打球。盡管有一大群的孩子，但我覺(jué)得她跟其他的孩子截然不同。
I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids. She managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her but no one could.
我記得第一天看到她打籃球的情景。看著她在其他孩子旁邊兜來(lái)轉(zhuǎn)去，我感到十分驚奇。她總是盡力地跳起投籃，球恰好越過(guò)那些孩子的頭頂飛入籃筐。那些男孩總是拼命地阻止她，但沒(méi)有人可以做得到。
I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone. She would practice dribbling and shooting over and over again, sometimes until dark. One day I asked her why she practiced so much. She looked directly in my eyes and without a moment of hesitation she said, "I want to go to college. The only way I can go is if I get a scholarship. I like basketball. I decided that if I were good enough, I would get a scholarship. I am going to play college basketball. I want to be the best. My Daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don't count." Then she smiled and ran towards the court to recap the routine I had seen over and over again.
我開(kāi)始注意到她有時(shí)候一個(gè)人打球。她一遍遍地練習(xí)運(yùn)球和投籃，有時(shí)直到天黑。有一天我問(wèn)她為什么這么刻苦地練習(xí)。她直視著我的眼睛，不加思索地說(shuō):“我想上大學(xué)。只有獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金我才能上大學(xué)。我喜歡打籃球， 我想只要我打得好，我就能獲得獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。我要到大學(xué)去打籃球。我想成為最棒的球員。我爸爸告訴我說(shuō)，心中有目標(biāo)，風(fēng)雨不折腰。”說(shuō)完她笑了笑，跑向籃球場(chǎng)，又開(kāi)始我之前見(jiàn)過(guò)的一遍又一遍的練習(xí)。
Well, I had to give it to her—she was determined. I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her varsity team to victory.
嘿，我服了她了——她是下定了決心了。我看著她這些年從初中升到高中。每個(gè)星期，她帶領(lǐng)的學(xué)校籃球代表隊(duì)都能夠獲勝。
