A scholarship is a kind of financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit. Scholarships are awarded based upon various criteria, which usually reflect the values and purposes of the founder of the award. Scholarship money is not required to be repaid.
A college recruiter is a professional in a college or university who identifies prospective students and tries to convince them to apply for admission. They visit high schools, host recruitment fairs and other events, and contact students and their parents directly. Usually, they work with high-school students, but recruiters in four-year schools might also recruit students from community colleges. They compile recruitment and admissions statistics, and analyze them to aid in effective recruiting.
If the Dream Is Big Enough
心中有梦想，风雨不折腰
1 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. A sea of children, and yet to me, she stood out from the mall. I remember the first day I saw her playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she ran circles around the other kids.
我以前常常从厨房的窗户观察她。在操场上，她在一群男孩子中间左冲右突，显得那么瘦小。学校在我家的街对面，我经常看到孩子们在那儿玩耍。一大群孩子中，我觉得她最显眼。我记得第一天看到她打篮球的情景。看着她在其他孩子旁边兜来转去，我感到十分惊奇。
2 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. I began to notice her at other times, basketball in hand, playing alone. She would practice over and over again, sometimes until dark.
她总是尽力地跳起投篮，球恰好越过那些孩子的头顶飞入篮筐。那些男孩总是试图阻止，却无人能挡。我开始注意到，其他时候她总是独自一人手持篮球练习。她一遍遍地练习，有时练到天黑。
3 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.”
有一天我问她为什么这么刻苦地练习。她直视着我的眼睛，不假思索地说：“我想上大学。只有获得奖学金我才能上大学。我喜欢打篮球，我认定如果我足够优秀，就可以获得奖学金。我要进大学篮球队。我想成为最棒的球员。我爸爸告诉我说，心中有梦想，风雨不折腰。”
4 Then she smiled and ran towards the court to recap the routine I had seen over and over again. Well, I had to give in to her—she was determined. I watched her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to victory. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting in the grass,head cradled in her arms. I walked across the street and sat down in the cool grass beside her. Quietly I asked what was wrong.
说完她笑了笑，跑向篮球场，又开始重复我见过无数次的练习。嘿，我服了她了——她是下定了决心了。我看着她读完初中，升入高中。每个星期，她都能带着篮球队取胜。她上高中最后一年时，有一天我看见她坐在草地上，头埋在臂弯里。我穿过街道，在冰凉的草地上挨着她坐下。我轻轻地问出什么事了。
5 “Oh, nothing,” came a soft reply. “I am just too short.” The coach told her that at 5'5'' she would probably never get to play for a top-ranked team—much less be offered a scholarship—so she should stop dreaming about college. I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not understand the power of a dream. He told her that if she really wanted to play for a good college, if she truly wanted a scholarship, nothing could stop her exceptone thing—her own attitude.
“哦，没什么，”她轻声回答，“只是我太矮了。” 教练告诉她，身高五英尺五英寸的她很可能永远都没法跻身一流的球队——更不用说拿奖学金了——所以她不应该再梦想上大学了。我问她是否与她的爸爸谈过这件事。她告诉我，她爸爸说那些教练错了。他们根本不懂梦想的力量。他告诉她，如果她真的想进一所好大学打球，如果她真的想得到奖学金，除了她自己的态度外，没有任何事情可以阻挡她。
6 He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” The next year, as she and her team went to the Northern California Championship game, she was seen by a college recruiter. She was indeed offered a scholarship, a full ride, to a Division I, NCAA women’s basketball team. She was going to get the college education that she had dreamed of and worked toward for all those years. It’s true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.
他又一次跟她说：“心中有梦想，风雨不折腰。”第二年，当她和她的球队去参加北加州锦标赛时，她被一位大学招生人员看中了。她真的获得了奖学金，还是全额奖学金，并且进入美国全国大学生体育协会女子甲级篮球队。她这么多年梦寐以求、不断拼搏的大学之路终于近在眼前了。此话不假：心中有梦想，风雨不折腰。
(P95) II. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.
Group work: rearrange the text summary:
(P97)V. Choose the best phrase to complete each sentence.
1. The children looked up _________ at the big elephant.
A. in wonder B. in tear C. in addition D. in advance
2. _________ her guitar, she looks like being in a good mood.
A. Practicing B. To practice C. Practiced D. Be practiced
3. If I _________ a good singer, I _________ for you.
A. am...would sing B. were...am singing
C. am...am singing D. were...would sing
4. They are determined not to _________ anything.
A. give up to B. give off to C. give in to D. give out to
5. The boy can hardly understand arithmetic, ________ algebra.
A. much more B. much less C. no more D. no less
(P98)VⅡ. Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese given in brackets into English.
_____________________ (一大群大学生) came to listen to this lecture.
We can usually see her, _______________________ (手拿一本小说，独自阅读).
____________________________ (我能听音乐会的唯一办法) is if I get this done in time.
__________________ (他根本没注意到) how important English is.
If his life can be saved, _________________ (钱不算什么).
(P98)Ⅷ. Combine each pair of sentences into one after the model, using “and”, “or” or “but”.
Model: The boys always tried to stop her. No one could.→
The boys always tried to stop her but no one could
1.I’d love to go to the movie with you. I am busy with work.
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2.He stretched his hand. He shook hands with me.
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3.Hurry up. We won’t be there on time.
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4.The police came. Everyone became quiet.
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5.You can choose to play the piano at the party. You can choose to play the violin at the party.
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