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With only two minutes to play, both teams were fighting for the football.  It was the last home game for the seniors of Winston High, and they were determined to win.  Since it had been a close game the whole evening, the best players of each team hadn't left the field. Once Winston High's coach finally knew that victory was theirs, all the seniors on the sidelines were allowed to play for the last few seconds.  One of the seniors, Ethan, was especially happy. He had never played in any of the games before. Now, Ethan was finally getting the chance to step onto the grass. When the rival team dropped the ball, one of our players recovered it and quickly ran down the field with it. Ethan ran right after him to catch up. As our player got closer to the end zone, he saw Ethan behind him on his left.  Instead of running straight ahead, the player kindly passed the ball to Ethan so that he could score a touchdown. All eyes were on Ethan. With the ball in his hands, everything seemed to be moving in slow motion, like in a Hollywood movie.  People kept their eyes on him as he made his way to the end zone. They saw him cross the goal line right before the clock ran out. Unexpectedly, everyone in the crowd leapt to their feet with their hands in the air. They were bursting with excited shouts and unending cheers for Ethan. In this moment, all of Ethan's hard work and dedication was being rewarded with glory. Ethan's touchdown didn't win the game, but it will be worth remembering. By now you're probably wondering why. Well, Ethan is only five feet tall, and his legs unnaturally bend away from each other. 2 It is difficult for him to walk, run, or move around.  Because of his condition, he decided to leave his crowded high school in the big city. He moved to our school in the middle of his first year in high school. That following summer, he asked the coach if he could join the football team as a sophomore. The coach wasn't sure at first, but in the end he allowed Ethan to come to practice.  Regardless of his physical difficulties, Ethan worked just as hard as every other player on the team. Although he knew he would never be a valuable player in any of the team's games, he poured his heart and soul into practice every day. Over time, however, Ethan became valuable to the team in different ways. His passion for the game was an inspiration to all his teammates.  Because Ethan motivated and encouraged them, they became his most passionate fans. Day in and day out, seeing Ethan's smile, positive attitude, and hard work lifted everyone's spirits.  Right before every game, Ethan would always be in the middle of the group offering motivational words. He had a special talent for calming people down and bringing out the best in them. Ethan was also Winston High's loudest supporter. He always observed each play carefully from the sidelines. Although he wasn't the one making the actual plays on the field, Ethan's mind was always right there with his teammates. Everyone could sense his love for football, and the coaches admired his commitment. For the past three years, Ethan has been schooling us all in the game of life.  He always reminds us that everyone is important to a team's success, though their role on the team may be small. Instead of putting all his efforts into trying to be the team's best player, he has done everything he can to make the team better. As Ethan has shown us, lifting up those around us is also of great worth. When we help others shine, their light will shine on us in return. Yes, sometimes there is something better than being the best.

 

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pour (많은 돈, 시간, 힘 등을) 쏟아붓다 passion 열정 passionate 열렬한, 정열적인 inspiration 영감[자극]을 주는 것[사람] inspire 1.고무하다 2. 영감을 주다 inspirational 영감[감화]을 주는 motivate 동기를 부여하다 (= inspire, stimulate) motivation 동기 부여, 자극 encourage 격려하다 (→ discourage) encourage A to-v A가 …하도록 격려[장려]하다 positive 긍정적인 (→ negative) attitude 태도 lift (기분, 사기를) 북돋우다 (= boost, raise) offer 제공하다 (= provide, render) observe 관찰하다 observation 관찰 admire 존경하다 (= respect) admiration 존경, 감탄 commitment 헌신, 전념 (= dedication, devotion) remind 상기시키다 remind A of B A에게 B를 생각나게 하다 effort 노력 (= endeavor) shine 빛나다 (-shone-shone) Phrases catch up 따라잡다 instead of 대신에 make one's way …로 나아가다 (= proceed) run out (시간 등이) 끝나다, 다 되다 regardless of …에 상관없이 bring out …을 끌어내다 in return (…에 대한) 보답으로, 답례로

senior (고교 · 대학의) 4학년생 determined 결심이 확고한 (= resolute) determine  1. 결심하다 2. 결정하다 determination 1. 결심 2. 결정 victory 승리 (→ defeat) sideline (경기장 등에서의) 사이드라인 allow 허락하다 (= permit) (→ ban, forbid, prohibit) especially (= particularly, in particular) recover 되찾다 score 득점하다 unexpectedly 뜻밖에, 예상외로 (= surprisingly) leap 서둘러 …하다 (-leapt-leapt) burst (강한 감정의 표현으로) 터뜨리다 (-burst-burst)  dedication (= commitment, devotion) dedicate 바치다. 헌신하다 dedicated 헌신적인 reward 보상하다 glory 영광 worth …할 가치가 있는 wonder 궁금해하다 unnaturally 부자연스럽게 bend 구부러지다 condition 에 상태 crowded 붐비는 (- empty) crowd 사람들, 군중, 무리 sophomore (고교 · 대학의) 2학년생 practice 명 연습 physical (육체의, 신체의 (→ mental) valuable (= precious) (- valueless, worthless) value 가치 동 높이 평가하다, 중요시하다 invaluable 귀중한