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We sat down next to each other, but David wouldn’t look at me. He hung his head, trying to avoid eye contact with me. It was a tricky moment, calling for a good choice of words. Having thought it over, I mentioned some events which won people’s praise for his determination and perseverance. His face began to lighten. He added that even the judges thumbed up at him. Then, the whistle went off and the competitors began to take their places. To my joy, David slowly rose to his feet.

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I watched as David moved up to the starting line with the other runners. David stood firmly in his position, ignoring anything around. Pushing forward without balance, he was left behind. However, when he came into sight, the spectators burst into thunderous cheers and applause. Inspired by the enthusiasm and encouragement, David quickened his pace in high spirits. It turned out that he achieved his best record ever. Seeing his confident smiles, I sighed in relief. With the power to conquer himself, he can conquer anything on the way to a promising future.

【亮点句积累】

I quickly searched the crowd for the school’s coach and asked him what had happened.

译文：我快速在人群中找到学校教练，询问他发生什么了事。

After making sure that David could run if he wanted, I turned to find him coming towards me, his small body rocking from side to side as he swung his feet forward.

译文：确定了David想跑就能跑后，我扭头发现他正向我走来，他一边往前走，身体一边左右摇晃着。

He always participated to the best of his ability in whatever they were doing.

译文：无论同学们做什么，他都尽他最大的努力去参与。

【语块积累】

cross-country adj. 越野的；横穿整个国家的 thick adj. 茂密的，密集的

evergreen adj. 常青的，常绿的 spot v. 看到，注意到

frustration n. 挫败，懊恼，沮丧 rock v. [熟词僻义] 摇摆，摇晃

warm up 做准备活动，热身 toothy smile 露齿笑

bite back 忍住不说，不流露感情 swing one’s feet forward 向前走

be familiar with 知道，了解 strong determination 坚定决心