Unlikely Champions
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There was no hiding it. We didn’t like to admit it but it was true. Our hockey team was thought to be the worst team in the league.
No matter how hard we tried， we just couldn’t seem to win a game. My team battled throughout the whole season losing to every team we played.
At first we hoped that we could turn it around but as defeat after defeat came in， my teammates and I became depressed. After that， we felt useless and hopeless.
Everyone on the team was down on himself for being a loser. There were only six games left in the season. If we wanted to make it to the playoffs， we would have to win all six. It seemed like an impossible task.
How could a bunch of nonstop losers suddenly become nonstop winners？ The coach had a quiet talk with us. He told us that he believed in us. We laughed.
He told us that he honestly believed that we were a good team. We snickered. Undaunted， he told us again that he believed we were a good team. We started to listen. The coach told us the bottom line. If we wanted to show everyone that we were a good team we had to make it to the playoffs.
Something he said that night must have sunk in. For the next six games， my team battled hard. We won every single game and we made it to the playoffs.
We knew if we could do that， we had a chance of going all the way to the top. We made two huge upsets in the playoffs. Everyone was flabbergasted.
We were the comeback story of the year. Now we had made it all the way to the League Championship. We would be playing against the top team. They were undefeated and had beaten us before 12-0.
Some of our old thoughts started to come back. It’s useless. We’ll never make it. What if we can’t do it？
Before the game our coach got us motivated just like before. He prepared us well for the biggest game of our lives. We came out and played with heart.
We were determined to win and we did！ We won 3-2 in overtime and shocked the whole league.
We had pulled off a huge upset and won the 2003-2004 League Championship with heart， hard work， and a coach who never let us lose sight of our dream.
已经不能再隐瞒了。我不想承认这一切，但事实就是如此。曲棍球联盟中最差的一支球队就是我们了。
无论我们多么努力，好像还是注定失败。经过一个赛季的征战，我们败给了所有对手。
起初，我们希望能咸鱼翻身，但一连串的失败，让我们更加失望。我们感到自己很无能，之后的比赛就更加没有希望了。
接连的失败使每一位队员失去了斗志。这个赛季仅剩六场比赛。要想进入决赛就必须六战全胜。这听起来真是天方夜谭！
场场的败者怎么会变成连赢六场的胜者？但教练还是平静地告诉我们，他对我们有信心，我们都哭笑不得。
他告诉我们，他确实相信我们是一支优秀的球队。我们开始认真听了。但他仍坚持说，相信我们是一支优秀的球队。告诉我们要想证明我们是一支优秀的球队，最低限度就是要进入决赛。
那晚教练说的话，我们确实记在了心里。接下来的六场比赛，我们打得很辛苦，但却场场胜利，最终我们进入了决赛。
我们知道只有进入决赛，才有可能得到冠军。让我们无所适从的是，在决赛中我们出现了两处重大的失误，粗心输了球。
但我们峰回路转，打入了联盟的总冠军赛。我们的对手是一支没有败绩的顶尖强队，曾以12分的悬殊优势战胜过我们。
必输的想法又出现在我们的脑海，我们不可能赢。如果输了怎么办？
赛前，教练又像从前一样鼓励我们。让我们全力以赴打好这次我们生命中最重要的比赛。我们下定决心，背水一战。
我们决心一定要赢！我们做到了！我们在加时赛中以3比2的比分赢得了胜利，整个联盟震惊了！
我们克服了巨大的心理压力和沮丧的心情，赢得了2003~2004年的联盟冠军，用心作战、努力奋斗和一直鼓励我们坚持梦想的教练，成就了我们今天的成功！
记忆填空
1. At first we hoped we could turn it around but defeat after defeat came in， my teammates I became depressed. that， we felt useless and hopeless.
2. He told us that he honestly that we were a good team. We snickered. Undaunted， he told us that he believed we were a good team. We started to . The coach told us the bottom line. If we to show everyone that we were a good we had to make it to the playoffs.
3. Before the our coach got us motivated just like before. He prepared us for the biggest game of our . We came out and played with .
佳句翻译
1. 无论我们多么努力，好像还是注定失败。
2. 告诉我们要想证明我们是一支优秀的球队，最低限度就是要进入决赛。
3. 我们下定决心，背水一战。
短语应用
1. Something he said that night must have sunk in.
sink in：沉睡；深陷
2. We had pulled off a huge upset and won the 2003-2004 League Championship with heart， hard work， and a coach who never let us lose sight of our dream.
pull off：赢得；脱下；努力实现