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I love juggling
Hi there, I'm Simeon Graham! I'm a 16-year-old boy and I come from Birmingham, England. Different from many boys of my age, my life is busy. I spend time on my schoolwork. I also practice juggling(杂耍).
This is my ninth year of juggling. Learning the skill helps me become a hard-working person. As the saying goes, "▲".
I practise it every day and now I'm one of the greatest jugglers in the world.
I have broken three world records so far:
most juggling catches(接住) in one minute (five balls)-423
most juggling catches in one minute (six balls)-396
most juggling catches in one minute (seven balls)-378
Yes. When I juggle with five balls, I can take 423 catches in one minute. Can you do that?
I'm over the moon to be one of the world record holders. I'm famous now and many people would like to watch my shows and learn the skill from me. It makes me happy. Now in my free time, I give online lessons and shows. I want to share my love of juggling with young people all over the
world. How nice it is! I plan to juggle more balls. Maybe one day I will juggle 15 balls to break another world record.
精读积累
核心词汇
juggling n. 杂耍
skill n. 技能；技艺
record n. 纪录
holder n. 保持者
online adj. 在线的
高频短语
spend time on 在……上花费时间
practise juggling 练习杂耍
break world records 打破世界纪录
online lessons 在线课程
share...with... 与……分享……
重点句型
1. I spend time on my schoolwork.
解析:spend time on sth 意为“在某事上花费时间”,是固定搭配,on 后接名词。如:She spends much time on English.
2. Learning the skill helps me become a hard-working person.
解析:help sb (to) do sth 意为“帮助某人做某事”,to 可省略,后接动词原形。如:The boy helps me clean the room.
3. I want to share my love of juggling with young people.
解析:share sth with sb 意为“和某人分享某物”,with 表示对象,不可省略。如:Please share your book with me.
研习小测
()1. What do we know about Simeon from the first paragraph?
① his age ② his family
③ his country ④ his dream
⑤ his friend ⑥ his hobby
A. ①③⑥
B. ②③④
C. ①③④
()2. Which saying can be put in “▲”?
A. Live and learn.
B. Time is money.
C. No pains, no gains.（没有付出就没有收获）.
()3. What is Simeon's record?
A. Most juggling catches in one minute (5 balls, 396 catches).
B. Most juggling catches in one minute (6 balls, 396 catches).
C. Most juggling catches in one minute (6 balls, 423 catches).
()4. What do the underlined words “over the moon” mean?
A. Really happy.
B. Quite different.
C. Pretty sorry.
()5. What does Simeon hope to do?
A. Start online lessons to teach juggling.
B. Spend more time on schoolwork.
C. Break more world records.

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C