2020-2021学年度第17期总第816期
Inspiring hope (P4)
邯郸市第一中学     张蕴

Lead-in
Are you satisfied with your current life?
We are leading a comfortable and colorful life!

Can you imagine what difficulties the children from poverty-stricken areas face?
poor living conditions
poor educational support
broken families...

Despite the hardships, their eyes are sparkling with the light of hope.

Read for information
1. Read para 1-2 and find out the basic information of the group of children.

•came from: poverty-stricken areas across China
•gathered: on the outskirts of Beijing
•supported by: a charity sports program – angels of baseball power
•the program was launched by: Sun Lingfeng
•origin: orphans (孤儿), the children of prisoners or those left behind by parents who have gone missing

-stricken 后缀  受...侵害  
panic-stricken  惊恐万状的
drought-stricken 遭受旱灾的

Recently, the documentary film Tough Out (《棒！少年》) brought this story into the spotlight.

2. Read para 3-8. What aspects of the film are introduced?

how the film has been received by the public: Para 3
the program's great impact on the children: Para 4-5
the theme of the film: Para 6-8

Sentence focus
1. Thanks to a charity sports program – angels of baseball power – launched by Sun Lingfeng, former captain of China’s national men’s baseball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, these “children in predicament (困境)”, as Sun described them – many of whom are orphans (孤儿), the children of prisoners or those left behind by parents who have gone missing – now see a silver lining (一线希望).

a silver lining
Every cloud has a silver lining.
黑暗中总有一丝光明。

2. Released on Dec 11, it is so far the highest rated Chinese film in 2020 with a score of 8.7 out of 10 on movie review platform Douban and has received acclaim.

released过去分词作状语，修饰it ;
with介词短语介绍具体分数

3. Ma Hu, for example, was angry and disobedient, frequently fighting with others.

for example 插入语，让句子结构灵活 ;
fighting现在分词作伴随状语

4. Unlike many other sports films, Tough Out doesn't simply focus on the inspiring part. Instead, it shows audiences about the kids' failures.

仿写：不像很多其他的明星，易烊千玺没有关注他的明星地位，而是努力做年轻人的榜样。
Unlike many other stars, Yi Yangqianxi doesn't focus on his starship. Instead, he strives to be a role model for the young.

Expression focus

•poverty stricken areas
•be challenged by difficulties
•a charity sports program
•launched by
•the documentary film
•brought sth into the spotlight
•received acclaim
•cooperate with his teammates
•comfort his teammates
•inner conflict
•showcases value of sports

Keys:

•贫困地区
•被艰难所挑战
•慈善运动项目
•由......发起
•纪录电影
•使......引人瞩目
•受到高度评价
•与队友合作
•安慰队友
•内心挣扎
•展现运动的价值