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图①：运动会上，我拿着接力棒，和其他选手站在起跑线上。
yùn dòng huì shàng wǒ ná zhe jiē lì bàng hé qí tā xuǎn shǒu zhàn zài qǐ pǎo xiàn shàng
On sports day, I hold the baton and stand at the starting line with the other runners.
图②：跑到一半，我不小心摔倒了，接力棒也掉在地上。
pǎo dào yí bàn wǒ bù xiǎo xīn shuāi dǎo le jiē lì bàng yě diào zài dì shàng
Halfway round, I trip and fall, and the baton drops on the ground.
图③：我爬起来，继续跑，把接力棒交给了志明。
wǒ pá qǐ lái jì xù pǎo bǎ jiē lì bàng jiāo gěi le zhì míng
I get up, keep running and pass the baton to Zhiming.
图④：志明跑过终点，观众都为我们欢呼。
zhì míng pǎo guò zhōng diǎn guān zhòng dōu wèi wǒ men huān hū
Zhiming crosses the finish line, and the crowd cheers for us.
想一想 Guiding questions
问：运动会上，我参加了什么比赛？
yùn dòng huì shàng wǒ cān jiā le shén me bǐ sài
What race did I take part in on sports day?
答：我参加了接力赛，我是蓝队的第一棒。
wǒ cān jiā le jiē lì sài wǒ shì lán duì de dì yī bàng
I ran in the relay race; I was the first runner for the blue team.
问：跑到一半，发生了什么事？
pǎo dào yí bàn fā shēng le shén me shì
What happened halfway round?
答：我不小心摔倒在跑道上，接力棒也飞了出去，别的选手跑到了我的前面。
wǒ bù xiǎo xīn shuāi dǎo zài pǎo dào shàng jiē lì bàng yě fēi le chū qù bié de xuǎn shǒu pǎo dào le wǒ de qián miàn
I tripped and fell on the track, the baton flew out of my hand, and the other runners got ahead of me.
问：摔倒以后，我是怎么想的？
shuāi dǎo yǐ hòu wǒ shì zěn me xiǎng de
After falling, what did I think?
答：我的膝盖很痛，可是我想到志明还在等我，就咬紧牙关爬了起来。
wǒ de xī gài hěn tòng kě shì wǒ xiǎng dào zhì míng hái zài děng wǒ jiù yǎo jǐn yá guān pá le qǐ lái
My knee hurt a lot, but I remembered Zhiming was still waiting for me, so I gritted my teeth and got up.
问：我爬起来以后做了什么？
wǒ pá qǐ lái yǐ hòu zuò le shén me
What did I do after getting up?
答：我捡起接力棒继续跑，把接力棒交给了志明。
wǒ jiǎn qǐ jiē lì bàng jì xù pǎo bǎ jiē lì bàng jiāo gěi le zhì míng
I picked up the baton, kept running and passed it to Zhiming.
问：志明跑过终点时，观众有什么反应？
zhì míng pǎo guò zhōng diǎn shí guān zhòng yǒu shén me fǎn yìng
How did the crowd react when Zhiming crossed the finish line?
答：观众都站起来，为我们鼓掌欢呼。
guān zhòng dōu zhàn qǐ lái wèi wǒ men gǔ zhǎng huān hū
The spectators all stood up, clapped and cheered for us.
问：你从这件事学到了什么？
nǐ cóng zhè jiàn shì xué dào le shén me
What did you learn from this?
答：比赛的输赢不重要，遇到困难不放弃，坚持到底才是最重要的。
bǐ sài de shū yíng bú zhòng yào yù dào kùn nan bú fàng qì jiān chí dào dǐ cái shì zuì zhòng yào de
Winning or losing doesn't matter; not giving up when things get hard and keeping going to the end is what matters most.
好词好句 Good words and sentences
紧张 紧紧 扑通 咬紧牙关 欢呼 了不起 输赢 坚持到底
紧张 jǐn zhāng: nervous; 紧紧 jǐn jǐn: tightly; 扑通 pū tōng: thud; 咬紧牙关 yǎo jǐn yá guān: to grit one's teeth; 欢呼 huān hū: to cheer; 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ: amazing; 输赢 shū yíng: winning or losing; 坚持到底 jiān chí dào dǐ: to keep going to the end
枪声一响，我像箭一样冲了出去。
qiāng shēng yì xiǎng wǒ xiàng jiàn yí yàng chōng le chū qù
The moment the starting gun went off, I shot off like an arrow.
我咬紧牙关，从跑道上爬了起来。
wǒ yǎo jǐn yá guān cóng pǎo dào shàng pá le qǐ lái
I gritted my teeth and got up off the track.
比赛的输赢不重要，坚持到底才是最重要的。
bǐ sài de shū yíng bú zhòng yào jiān chí dào dǐ cái shì zuì zhòng yào de
Winning or losing doesn't matter; keeping going to the end is what matters most.
范文 Sample composition: 一场难忘的接力赛
今年学校的运动会上，我参加了四年级的接力赛。
jīn nián xué xiào de yùn dòng huì shàng wǒ cān jiā le sì nián jí de jiē lì sài
At this year's school sports day, I ran in the Primary Four relay race.
我跑蓝队的第一棒，我的同学志明跑第二棒。
wǒ pǎo lán duì de dì yī bàng wǒ de tóng xué zhì míng pǎo dì èr bàng
I ran the first leg for the blue team, and my classmate Zhiming ran the second leg.
比赛前，我紧张得手心都出汗了。
bǐ sài qián wǒ jǐn zhāng de shǒu xīn dōu chū hàn le
Before the race, I was so nervous that my palms were sweating.
“砰！”枪声一响，我紧紧握着接力棒，像箭一样冲了出去。
pēng qiāng shēng yì xiǎng wǒ jǐn jǐn wò zhe jiē lì bàng xiàng jiàn yí yàng chōng le chū qù
"Bang!" The moment the gun went off, I gripped the baton tightly and shot off like an arrow.
我和红队、绿队的选手跑得一样快，看台上的同学大声为我们加油。
wǒ hé hóng duì lǜ duì de xuǎn shǒu pǎo de yí yàng kuài kàn tái shàng de tóng xué dà shēng wèi wǒ men jiā yóu
The runners from the red and green teams and I were neck and neck, and the classmates in the stands cheered us on loudly.
突然，我的脚一滑，“扑通”一声摔倒在跑道上，接力棒也飞了出去。
tū rán wǒ de jiǎo yì huá pū tōng yì shēng shuāi dǎo zài pǎo dào shàng jiē lì bàng yě fēi le chū qù
Suddenly my foot slipped and I fell on the track with a thud, and the baton went flying.
这时，红队和绿队的选手从我身边跑了过去。
zhè shí hóng duì hé lǜ duì de xuǎn shǒu cóng wǒ shēn biān pǎo le guò qù
At that moment, the red and green runners ran past me.
我的膝盖很痛，眼泪都快流出来了。
wǒ de xī gài hěn tòng yǎn lèi dōu kuài liú chū lái le
My knee hurt so much that I nearly cried.
可是我想到志明还在前面等我，就咬紧牙关爬了起来。
kě shì wǒ xiǎng dào zhì míng hái zài qián miàn děng wǒ jiù yǎo jǐn yá guān pá le qǐ lái
But when I thought of Zhiming waiting for me ahead, I gritted my teeth and got up.
我捡起接力棒，用尽全身的力气向前跑。
wǒ jiǎn qǐ jiē lì bàng yòng jìn quán shēn de lì qi xiàng qián pǎo
I picked up the baton and ran forward with all my strength.
我终于把接力棒交到了志明手里。
wǒ zhōng yú bǎ jiē lì bàng jiāo dào le zhì míng shǒu lǐ
At last I put the baton into Zhiming's hand.
志明举起接力棒，飞快地向终点冲去。
zhì míng jǔ qǐ jiē lì bàng fēi kuài de xiàng zhōng diǎn chōng qù
Zhiming raised the baton and dashed towards the finish line.
最后，我们蓝队得了最后一名。
zuì hòu wǒ men lán duì de le zuì hòu yì míng
In the end, our blue team came last.
可是，当志明跑过终点时，看台上的观众都站起来，为我们鼓掌欢呼。
kě shì dāng zhì míng pǎo guò zhōng diǎn shí kàn tái shàng de guān zhòng dōu zhàn qǐ lái wèi wǒ men gǔ zhǎng huān hū
But when Zhiming crossed the finish line, everyone in the stands stood up and clapped and cheered for us.
老师拍拍我的肩膀说：“你摔倒了还能坚持跑完，真了不起！”
lǎo shī pāi pai wǒ de jiān bǎng shuō nǐ shuāi dǎo le hái néng jiān chí pǎo wán zhēn liǎo bu qǐ
My teacher patted my shoulder and said, "You fell and still kept going to the end. That's amazing!"
我明白了：比赛的输赢不重要，坚持到底才是最重要的。
wǒ míng bai le bǐ sài de shū yíng bú zhòng yào jiān chí dào dǐ cái shì zuì zhòng yào de
I understood: winning or losing doesn't matter; keeping going to the end is what matters most.
范文二 从志明的角度 From Zhiming's side
运动会那天，我在跑道上等着接第二棒。
yùn dòng huì nà tiān wǒ zài pǎo dào shàng děng zhe jiē dì èr bàng
On sports day, I waited on the track to take the second leg.
我的同学小芳跑第一棒。
wǒ de tóng xué xiǎo fāng pǎo dì yī bàng
My classmate Xiaofang ran the first leg.
枪声一响，小芳就冲了出来。
qiāng shēng yì xiǎng xiǎo fāng jiù chōng le chū lái
As soon as the gun went off, Xiaofang dashed out.
可是跑到一半，她突然摔倒了，红队和绿队都超过了她。
kě shì pǎo dào yí bàn tā tū rán shuāi dǎo le hóng duì hé lǜ duì dōu chāo guò le tā
But halfway round she suddenly fell, and the red and green teams both overtook her.
我急得直跺脚。
wǒ jí de zhí duò jiǎo
I was so anxious I kept stamping my feet.
没想到，小芳马上爬了起来，捡起接力棒向我跑来。
méi xiǎng dào xiǎo fāng mǎ shàng pá le qǐ lái jiǎn qǐ jiē lì bàng xiàng wǒ pǎo lái
To my surprise, Xiaofang got straight back up, picked up the baton and ran towards me.
我接过接力棒，心想：我一定不能让她失望！
wǒ jiē guò jiē lì bàng xīn xiǎng wǒ yí dìng bù néng ràng tā shī wàng
I took the baton and thought: I mustn't let her down!
我拼命地向前跑，冲过了终点。
wǒ pīn mìng de xiàng qián pǎo chōng guò le zhōng diǎn
I ran forward as hard as I could and crossed the finish line.
虽然我们是最后一名，但是观众都为我们欢呼。
suī rán wǒ men shì zuì hòu yì míng dàn shì guān zhòng dōu wèi wǒ men huān hū
Although we came last, the spectators all cheered for us.
我觉得小芳是最勇敢的运动员。
wǒ jué de xiǎo fāng shì zuì yǒng gǎn de yùn dòng yuán
I think Xiaofang is the bravest runner of all.