Maya Moore – Reaching for the Heights (1)

This amazing young basketball player is taking the game and her life to a new level

Success seems to find Maya Moore everywhere she goes. But life hasn’t been a bed of roses for Maya and her biggest supporter, her mother. The path to success required a lot of hard work and sacrifice.

More than teammates
Maya discovered her love of basketball in 1997 at the age of 8. That was the year the WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) began holding games. The young girl watched WNBA star Cynthia Cooper play in the Olympics. Maya dreamed that she, too, could one day compete in the Olympics.

Three years later her mother, Kathryn, was offered a better job in North Carolina. Kathryn decided to make the move from Missouri because North Carolina provided greater basketball opportunities. Sadly, in under two months the company downsized, and Kathryn lost her job. She remembers, “It was a bad, bad time.”

Maya says the difficulties brought them closer, and she praises her mom. “She’s more than a teammate. I know she’s going to be on my side.”


Info Cloud
be on my side 支持我
- I know she's going to be on my side.
- I'm in your corner.
來自拳擊賽，指我們有共同的敵人，我願意幫助你、擊敗他
- I got your back.
指我會掩護你、幫你做後盾
 - I've got you covered.
我會罩你、支持你

Language Lab
bed of roses [idiom] 稱心如意
a place or situation that is pleasant or easy — usually used in negative statements  
本意指美麗芬芳的玫瑰花床獻給心愛的人兒，另說由來最早是相傳古希臘城邦的錫巴利人民(Sybarite)富有而奢侈；他們總把玫瑰花瓣撒在床上睡覺，生活可說美好致極， 故把 a bed of roses 引申為安逸舒適的環境。然而，仙境人生幾回有，故本成語常常以否定句存在(no bed of roses) ，表示人生並非事事能如意。
- Marriage isn't always a bed of roses. It takes patience and perseverance.
婚姻不都是稱心如意的日子，需要耐心和堅持
- It is definitely no bed of roses to manage such a big staff.
要管理這麼多員工，絕對不是稱心如意的

association n.協會
an organized group of people who have the same interest, job, etc.
NBA(National Basketball Association)美國職籃聯盟
TVA(Taiwan Visitors' Association)台灣觀光協會
associate v.聯合、聯想、聯繫
- People tend to associate entertainers with extravagant lifestyles.
人們常常將名人們跟奢華生活方式聯想在一起

hold v.
to cause (a meeting, class, sale, etc.) to take place

one day
at some time in the future; on a day in the past

opportunity n.機會、良機
an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done :chance
- This homestay program gives students opportunities to study abroad.
這個寄宿家庭的計畫，讓學生們有機會到國外去讀書

downsize v.減少、縮編、縮小規模、縮減開支
to make (something) smaller [+ obj]
down 往下/size 大小
- The company's stock price dropped 5% when the president announced the decision to downsize.
這家公司的老闆一宣布要縮編，股價就掉了百分之五
- Once their children leave home, many couples downsize from a big house to something smaller.
當小孩離家之後，許多夫妻從大的房子搬到比較小的居處


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