英语技巧：The Hockey Sweater一件冰球衣

重点词汇预告

1 daydreams

n.白日梦( daydream的名词复数 )v.想入非非，空想( daydream的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Often they gave themselves up to daydreams of escape. 他们常沉溺进这种逃避现实的白日梦。 来自英汉文学
• I would become disgusted with my futile daydreams. 我就讨厌自己那种虚无的梦想。 来自辞典例句

2 laced

adj. 有花边的, 绑带子的, 加酒的

参考例句：

• He verbally laced into his son for his misbehaviour. 他严厉斥责儿子的行为不端。
• He laced up his boots. 他系紧靴子的鞋带。

3 maple

n.槭树，枫树，槭木

参考例句：

• Maple sugar is made from the sap of maple trees.枫糖是由枫树的树液制成的。
• The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。

4 creases

（使…）起折痕，弄皱( crease的第三人称单数 )； （皮肤）皱起，使起皱纹

参考例句：

• She smoothed the creases out of her skirt. 她把裙子上的皱褶弄平。
• She ironed out all the creases in the shirt. 她熨平了衬衣上的所有皱褶。

5 perfectly

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

6 referee

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

7 defense

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 penalty

n.处罚，刑罚，罚款

参考例句：

• If you knock the ball with your hand in football,you will suffer a penalty.如果在踢足球时你用手碰到球，你将受到处罚。
• One of those arrested could face the death penalty.被捕的那些人中有一人可能被判死刑。

9 persecution

n. 迫害,烦扰

参考例句：

• He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
• Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。

10 bent

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

11 debris

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

12 moths

n.蛾( moth的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moths have eaten holes in my wool coat. 蛀虫将我的羊毛衫蛀蚀了几个小洞。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The moths tapped and blurred at the window screen. 飞蛾在窗帘上跳来跳去，弄上了许多污点。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

正文

    We all wore the same uniform（制服） as he， with the famous number 9 on our backs， the red，white， and blue uniform of the Montreal Canadiens， the best hockey team in the world； we all combed our hair in the same style as Maurice Richard， and to keep it in place we used a sort of glue（胶水）——a great deal of glue． We laced² our skates like Maurice Richard， we taped our sticks like Maurice Richard． We cut all his pictures out of the papers． Truly， we knew everything about him．

    One day， my Montreal Canadiens sweater had become too small； then it got torn and had holes in it． My mother said：“If you wear that old sweater people are going to think we're poor！” Then she started to leaf through（浏览） the catalog（目录） the Eaton company sent us in the mail every year． My mother was proud． She didn't want to buy our clothes at the general store； the only things that were good enough for us were the latest styles from Eaton's catalog． My mother didn't like the order forms included with the catalog； they were written in English and she didn't understand a word of it． To order my hockey sweater， she did as she usually did； she took out her writing paper and wrote in her gentle schoolteacher's hand： “Cher Monsieur Eaton， would you be kind enough to send me a Canadiens' sweater for my son who is ten years old and a little too tall for his age and Docteur Robitaille thinks he's a little too thin？ I'm sending you three dollars and please send me what's left if there's anything left． I hope your wrapping（衣服） will be better than last time．”
   
    Monsieur Eaton was quick to answer my mother's letter． Two weeks later we received the sweater． That day I had one of the greatest disappointments of my life！ I would even say on that day I experienced a very great sorrow． Instead of the red， white， and blue Montreal Canadiens sweater，Monsieur Eaton had sent us a blue and white sweater with a maple³（枫树） leaf on the front——the sweater of the Toronto Maple Leafs． I'd always worn the red， white， and blue Montreal Canadiens sweater； all my friends wore the red， white， and blue sweater， never had anyone in my village ever worn the Toronto sweater， never had we even seen a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater． Besides， the Toronto team was regularly defeated by the successful Canadiens． With tears in my eyes， I found the strength to say：
   
    “I’ll never wear that uniform．”

    “My boy， first you’re going to try it on！ If you make up your mind about things before you try，my boy， you won’t go very far in this life．”
   
    My mother had pulled the blue and white Toronto Maple Leafs sweater over my shoulders and already my arms were inside the sleeves． She pulled the sweater down and carefully smoothed all the creases⁴（褶皱） in the hateful maple leaf on which， right in the middle of my chest， were written the words “Toronto Maple Leafs．” I wept．
  
    “I’ll never wear it．”

    “Why not？ This sweater fits you… like a glove.”

    “Maurice Richard would never put it on his back.”

    “You aren't Maurice Richard．(1)Anyway， it isn't what's on your back that counts， it's what you've got inside your head．”

    “You'll never put it in my head to wear a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater．”

    My mother sighed in despair（绝望） and explained to me：

    “If you don't keep this sweater which fits you perfectly⁵ I'll have to write to Monsieur Eaton and explain that you don't want to wear the Toronto sweater． Monsieur Eaton's an Anglais； he'll be insulted（侮辱） because he likes the Maple Leafs． And if he's insulted do you think he'll be in a hurry to answer us？  （2）Spring will be here and you won't have played a single game， just because you didn't want to wear that perfectly nice blue sweater.”

    So I was obliged（强迫） to wear the Maple Leafs sweater． When I arrived on the rink， all the Maurice Richards in red， white， and blue came up， one by one， to take a look． When the referee⁶（裁判） blew his whistle I went to take my usual position． The captain came and warned me I'd be better to stay off the forward line． A few minutes later the second line was called； I jumped onto the ice． The Maple Leafs sweater weighed on my shoulders like a mountain． The captain came and told me to wait； he'd need me later， on defense⁷． By the third period I still hadn't played； one of the defensemen was hit in the nose with a stick and it was bleeding． I jumped on the ice： my moment had come！ The referee blew his whistle； he gave me a penalty⁸（处罚）． He claimed（声称） I'd jumped on the ice when there were already five players． That was too much！ It was unfair！ It was persecution⁹（迫害）！ It was because of my blue sweater！ I struck my stick against the ice so hard that it broke． Relieved （宽慰的）， I bent¹⁰ down to pick up the debris¹¹（碎冰块）． As I straightened up I saw the young
vicar（牧师）， on skates， before me．

    (3)“My child，” he said，“just because you’re wearing a new Toronto Maple Leafs sweater unlike the others， it doesn’t mean you’re going to make the laws around here． A proper young man doesn’t lose his temper（脾气）． Now take off your skates and go to the church and ask God to forgive you．”

    Wearing my Maple Leafs sweater I went to the church， where I prayed（祈求） to God； （4）I asked him to send， as quickly as possible， moths¹²（飞蛾） that would eat up my Toronto Maple Leafs sweater．
                                                              
                                                          From Roach Carrier

[难句解析]?

（1）不管怎样，你身上穿的是什么并不重要，重要的是你脑子里的东西。

（2）春天快到了，就因为你不想穿那件漂亮的蓝球衣，你将连一场球也玩不成。

（3）“我的孩子，”他说，“你与众不同，穿了一件新的多伦多枫叶球衣，但并不是说这样就得由你来给这儿定规矩。”

（4）我祈求上帝尽快送来许多飞蛾，把我的这件多伦多枫叶队球衣啃烂啃光。