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青春就是“活力”的代名词，精神上、体格上来说都一样。在美国，课外活动被视为学生校园生活中非常重要的一部分。有组织的体育活动和非正式的体育活动为中学生们提供机会去学习公平游戏的价值、实现目标和享受乐趣。各种社团组织是以学生的兴趣为出发点而设立的。2005年，美国高中有超过62%的男学生和55%的女学生参与一项体育运动。最受男生欢迎的运动有美式足球、篮球、田径、棒球和足球；最受女生欢迎的运动有篮球、田径、排球、垒球和足球。高中团体运动通常包括体操、摔跤、游泳、网球和高尔夫球。在校外，中学生们还全年参加由社区赞助的运动联合会。另外，尤其在夏天，他们会在邻近地区的街上和公园里参加非正式比赛。

信不信由你，美国一条鼓励妇女参与体育运动的法令通过后，过去30年来，高中女子参加运动的人数增加了800%。顶尖的美国大学通过提供诱人的奖学金作为鼓励，吸引在高中体育运动中取得优异成绩的学生报读该大学。

以下是几位美国中学生讲述运动在他们生活中是多么重要。运动真的可以舒缓你学习上的压力。来吧！在你的体育课上尽情欢乐吧！让我们动起来，今天就做些运动！

Sports Are Important in My Life!

by Francis Edwards

Youth is 1)synonymous with energy-both mental and physical. Opportunities for student participation in 2)extracurricular activities are considered a very important part of a student’s school life in America. Organized and 3)informal sports give teens the chance to learn the value of fair play, to 4)achieve goals and to just have fun. Clubs and organizations are 5)established based on student’s interests. In 2005, over 62% of boys and 55% of girls in high schools played on a sports team. The most popular sports for boys are American football, basketball, 6)track and field, baseball and soccer; while for girls, the most popular sports are basketball, track and field, volleyball, 7)softball and soccer. Organized high school sports often include 8)gymnastics, 9)wrestling, swimming, tennis and golf. Away from school, teenagers participate year-round in 10)community-sponsored sports leagues. In addition, particularly in the summer, they 11)engage in informal games in the streets and parks of their neighborhoods.

Believe it or not, as a result of a U.S. law that encourages women to take part in 12)athletics, girls?13)participation in high school athletics has increased by 800% over the past 30 years. Offering attractive 14)scholarships as 15)incentives, the best universities in the country always welcome 16)candidates with an excellent record in high school sports.

In the following piece, several American teenagers will tell you how important sports are in their life. Sports really can relieve the stress from your studies. Come on, have fun in your P.E. class! Let’s get going and get some exercise today!

Marsha, 18, California (马莎，18岁，加利福尼亚州)

For me, playing sports has 17)instilled the values of 18)camaraderie, leadership, respect and 19)cooperation that exist within a group. I learned the importance of practicing, working hard toward a goal, and 20)overcoming the disappointment of a loss after giving it my all. My 21)accomplishments in sports have allowed me to discover that success comes to those who strive to achieve their goals and reach their 22)potential. I have succeeded 23)academically with a work 24)ethic sculpted by sports.

对于我来说，参加体育运动让我学习到存在于一个团队中的队友情谊、领导能力、尊重和合作的价值。我学到了反复练习、为目标而奋斗，自己竭尽全力但失败之后，要克服失望的重要性。我在运动中的成就使我领会到成功属于那些为了实现目标而不断奋斗并且发挥潜力的人。运动中所塑造的道德标准使我在学习上同样获得成功。

Katie, 15, New York (卡蒂，15岁，纽约)

Swimming has provided me with a community of friends, 25)coaches and role models who are all an important part of my life. The cheers and team sprit have helped me gain the self-confidence necessary to smile and speak up. Long practices allow me to work through my 26)frustration and challenge my mental and physical strength. Swimming has taught me to work hard, accept responsibility, and hold my head high.

游泳给我带来了一群朋友、教练和学习榜样，他们都是我生命中重要的一部分。喝彩声和团队精神帮助我获得微笑和大胆发言时必需的自信心。长期训练使我打败挫折感，同时挑战我的精神和身体的力量。游泳还教会我要努力工作、承担责任和保持自信。

Samantha, 17, Virginia (萨曼塔，17岁，弗吉尼亚州)

Running track may have saved my life. I suffered from 27)depression and when I was 14, I felt overwhelmed by the 28)disorder. I joined the track team for many reasons and every time I won a race, it was not only a victory over my 29)opponents, but over my disease. My success on the 30)varsity track and field team gave me the confidence to admit I needed helpnd the courage to ask for it.

田径赛跑可以说救了我一命。我曾遭受忧郁症的痛苦，当我14岁时，精神混乱困扰着我。我加入田径队有许多原因，每次我赢得赛事，那不只是战胜对手，还是战胜我的疾病的一场胜利。我在校队田径赛的胜利给予我信心去承认我需要帮助―以及开口求助的勇气。

Kimberly, 16, Texas (金伯利，16岁，德克萨斯州)

I have learned many valuable life lessons through my love of sports. Playing sports has taught me that if you really want something you must work hard for it. The same goes for life. To do well in school, I have to go beyond just doing my homework. It’s important to do extra credit and read ahead. The best thing playing sports has taught me is that you must not accept failure because if you accept failure on the court, then you will be more willing to accept failure in life.

对运动的热爱，让我学到了许多宝贵的人生道理。参加体育运动教会了我，如果你真的很想得到某样东西，就必须为它努力奋斗。这个道理同样适用于生活。为了在学校表现出色，我不仅仅要做好作业，选修额外的学分，以及提前阅读课本也是很重要的。从事体育运动让我知道最好的东西就是你一定不要服输，因为如果你在赛场上认输，那么在生活上你将会更心甘情愿地接受失败。

Eddie, 18, Florida (埃迪，18岁，佛罗里达州)

I started running track in the 7th grade because I was good at running in football. I just never got tired. Sports have played a huge role in teaching me 31)discipline actually waking up at 5:45 in the morning to go train and to go to practice 7 days a week. My father, who died last year, really served as my 32)motivation whenever I wanted to give up whether in school or in running. He fought cancer for 9 years and went through two 14hour surgeries 33)chemotherapy and radiation. Sports are really important in my life!

我从七年级开始参加田径，因为我在橄榄球赛中很能跑，我就是从不感到疲倦。运动在教会我自律方面起到很重要的作用―事实上我早上5点45分起床赶火车，每星期七天都要训练。每当我想放弃时，去年离开人世的爸爸就是我的动力―无论是在学校还是在跑步时。他与癌症抗争了9年，而且经历了两次长达14小时的手术―化疗和放疗。运动在我生命中真的很重要！

David, 17, Montana (大卫，17岁，蒙大纳州)

My sport in college is probably going to be basketball, but I’ve made up my mind that I want to play at the highest level of college competition if I can. But if I get a better opportunity of a scholarship playing football rather than basketball, I’d play football. When you’ve got a team doing well, everybody at school is so much more involved in everything. 34)Obviously, more people come to the games. It unites the community and all of the players. It’s so much fun! The other thing I’m sure of is that being involved in sports makes me a better student. If I don’t have good enough grades, I don’t get to play. I know during a sports season, I’ve got less time for studying, but what winds up happening is that I work harder on my studies. I’m more focused on what I have to do, and when I have to get everything finished. I know I’ve got to have more drive in my studies than I might at other times of the year. I almost always get better grades then. So sports really help me academically.

我进大学后的运动很可能是篮球，但我已下定决心，如果我有能力，我想参加大学最高水平的比赛。但是如果打美式足球比打篮球能使我获得更好的奖学金机会，我会打美式足球的。当你有一支表现不错的队伍时，学校里的每一个人都是那么众志成城，关心所有与比赛有关的事情。显然，更多的人会加入到赛事中，这团结了整个社团和所有的队友。那是多么好玩！我敢肯定参加运动的另一个好处就是它使我成为更优秀的学生。如果我学习成绩不好，我不能再参加体育运动。我知道在运动赛季期间，我学习的时间变少了，但却使我在学习上更用功。我更加关注我必须要做的事情和什么时候我必须把所有事情完成。我知道在学习上我要有比学年里其它时候更大的推动力。在赛季期间，我的成绩几乎总比其它时期优异。因此运动真的在学习上帮助了我。