Jessica Loves Soccer

Jessica Loves Soccer. Written by Joe Slade. Illustrated by David Cockcroft.

《杰西卡爱足球》。作者：乔·斯莱德。绘者：大卫·科克罗夫特。

Jessica loved playing soccer. She often played with her older twin brothers, Jason and Jamal. Jessica is a good soccer player, said Jason. Yes, for a girl, added Jamal.

杰西卡喜欢踢足球， 她经常和两个双胞胎哥哥杰森、贾马尔一起踢。 杰森说：“杰西卡足球踢得很棒。” 贾马尔补了句：“是啊，对女孩子来说算不错的。”

The twins played for the under -10s neighborhood soccer team. They were called the Red Dragons. Their team had reached the final of the city soccer championships. They would be playing the Sharks.

这对双胞胎效力于社区的U10足球队。 队名叫红龙队。 他们队打进了市足球锦标赛的决赛。 他们要对阵的对手是鲨鱼队。

On the morning of the big game, the twins were very excited. When they arrived at the soccer field, they knew something was wrong. Their coach and the rest of the team looked very miserable. What's wrong? Ask Jason.

重要比赛当天早上，双胞胎俩特别兴奋。 等他们到了足球场，就发现不对劲了。 教练和其他队员看上去都愁眉苦脸的。 杰森问：“出什么事了？”

Four of our players have chickenpox said coach. We only have ten players. The rules say we must have eleven players. If we don't have eleven we can't play. The sharks will then win the championship.

教练说我们有四个队员长水痘了。 我们现在只有十个人。 比赛规则规定每队必须有十一个人。 凑不齐的话我们就没法参赛。 那鲨鱼队就直接拿冠军了。

We've thought of everything, said Mike, the team captain. There's nobody under ten that can play for us. I'll play for you, said a little voice.

队长迈克说：“我们什么办法都想过了。” 找不到其他十岁以下的孩子来替我们参赛了。 一个小小的声音响起：“我来替你们踢吧。”