2021年英语四级听力美文第59篇:Encouragement Can...思维导图

Someonesaidthatencouragementissimplyremindingapersonofthe"shoulders"he'sstandingon,theheritagehe'sbeengiven.That'swhathappenedwhenayoungman,thesonofastarbaseballplayer,wasdraftedbyoneoftheminor-leagueteams.Hardashetried,hisfirstseasonwasdisappointing,andbymidseasonheexpectedtobereleasedanyday.

Thecoacheswerebewilderedbyhisfailurebecausehepossessedallthecharacteristicsofasuperbathlete,buthecouldn'tseemtoincorporatethoseadvantagesintoacoordinatedeffort.Heseemedtohavebecomedisconnectedfromhispotential.

Hisfutureseemeddarkestonedaywhenhehadalreadystruckouthisfirsttimeatbat.Thenhesteppeduptothebatter'sboxagainandquicklyranuptwostrikes.Thecatchercalledatime-outandrantothepitcher'smoundforaconference.Whiletheywerebusy,theumpire,standingbehindtheplate,spokecasuallytotheboy.

Thenplayresumed,thenextpitchwasthrown—andtheyoungmanknockeditoutofthepark.Thatwastheturningpoint.Fromthenon,heplayedthegamewithanewconfidenceandpowerthatquicklydrewtheattentionoftheparentteam,andhewascalleduptothemajors.

Onthedayhewasleavingforthecity,oneofhiscoachesaskedhimwhathadcausedsuchaturnaround.Theyoungmanrepliedthatitwastheencouragingremarktheumpirehadmadethatdaywhenhisbaseballcareerhadseemeddoomed.

"HetoldmeIremindedhimofallthetimeshehadstoodbehindmydadinthebatter'sbox,''theboyexplained."HesaidIwasholdingthebatjustthewayDadhadheldit.Andhetoldme,'Icanseehisgenesinyou;youhaveyourfather'sarms.'Afterthat,wheneverIswungthebat,IjustimaginedIwasusingDad'sarmsinsteadofmyown."