锯掉生活的'筐底'
Cutting Off the 'Bottom of the Basket' in Life
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The story of how basketball was invented and the lesson about creative thinking.
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锯(子)jù(zi)n./v. to cut with a saw; saw
筐kuāngbasket
他请学校的校工帮忙安装两个桃筐，在栏杆上方各挂一个；多年以后，才有工程师设计出带网和篮板的正式球架。
训练xùnliànto train
一所学校冬天缺乏适合室内训练的项目，学生把球踢来踢去，训练断断续续，场上气氛也不够活跃。
缺乏quēfáto lack, to be short of
一所学校冬天缺乏适合室内训练的项目，学生把球踢来踢去，训练断断续续，场上气氛也不够活跃。
项目xiàngmùitem, project
一所学校冬天缺乏适合室内训练的项目，学生把球踢来踢去，训练断断续续，场上气氛也不够活跃。
桃táopeach
他请学校的校工帮忙安装两个桃筐，在栏杆上方各挂一个；多年以后，才有工程师设计出带网和篮板的正式球架。
装zhuāngto load, to hold
他请学校的校工帮忙安装两个桃筐，在栏杆上方各挂一个；多年以后，才有工程师设计出带网和篮板的正式球架。
启发qǐfāto enlighten, to inspire
这样的安排启发学生学会配合。
安装ānzhuāngto install, to fix
他请学校的校工帮忙安装两个桃筐，在栏杆上方各挂一个；多年以后，才有工程师设计出带网和篮板的正式球架。
栏杆lángānrailing, balustrade
他请学校的校工帮忙安装两个桃筐，在栏杆上方各挂一个；多年以后，才有工程师设计出带网和篮板的正式球架。
甲jiǎfirst
甲乙两组轮流传球，谁踩线或重复带球，就把球交给对方。
乙yǐsecond
甲乙两组轮流传球，谁踩线或重复带球，就把球交给对方。
工具gōngjùtool, instrument
锯子、锤子和钉子等工具都派上了用场。
投篮tóu lánto shoot (a basket)
他想起小时候常玩的投掷游戏：为什么不把目标放高一些，让人必须投篮而不是猛冲？
踩cǎito step on, to tread on
甲乙两组轮流传球，谁踩线或重复带球，就把球交给对方。
一再yízàiadv. over and over again
有人一再抱着球向前跑，有人因好奇把篮子瞧来瞧去，连忙问怎样算得分；还有人呆站在场边，旁边看热闹的学生也嫌比赛太慢。
Some people kept running forward while holding the ball, some curiously stared into the baskets and hurriedly asked how points were counted; others simply stood at the edge, and the students watching complained the game was too slow.
重复chóngfùto repeat
甲乙两组轮流传球，谁踩线或重复带球，就把球交给对方。
断断续续duànduànxùxùadj. off and on, intermittent
一所学校冬天缺乏适合室内训练的项目，学生把球踢来踢去，训练断断续续，场上气氛也不够活跃。
激烈jīlièadj. intense, fierce
老师担心激烈碰撞会造成伤害，也困扰于怎样让大家在小空间里持续活动；附近有幼儿园，学校的场地也不宽阔。
气氛qìfēnatmosphere
一所学校冬天缺乏适合室内训练的项目，学生把球踢来踢去，训练断断续续，场上气氛也不够活跃。
何况hékuàngconj. let alone
面对真实问题，资源本就有限，何况室内场地也狭小，只要肯观察、试验和调整，原来仿佛无法解决的麻烦也会带来新的项目。
When real problems arise and resources are limited, observation, experiment, and adjustment can turn what seemed impossible into a new activity.
球迷qiúmíball game fan
今天的篮球已经成为世界性的运动，球迷遍布各地，但它的开始很朴素。
Basketball is now a global sport with fans everywhere, but its beginning was modest.
工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
他请学校的校工帮忙安装两个桃筐，在栏杆上方各挂一个；多年以后，才有工程师设计出带网和篮板的正式球架。
机器jīqìmachine
当时没有任何机器可以计时或计分，教练只好不断修改过于僵硬的限制，使训练既有竞争，也有合作。
The coach had to revise restrictions that were too rigid so training involved both competition and cooperation.
顺畅shùnchàngadj. smooth, unhindered
最初的规则并不顺畅。
The first rules were not smooth.
幼儿园yòu'éryuánkindergarten
老师担心激烈碰撞会造成伤害，也困扰于怎样让大家在小空间里持续活动；附近有幼儿园，学校的场地也不宽阔。
好奇hàoqíadj. curious
有人一再抱着球向前跑，有人因好奇把篮子瞧来瞧去，连忙问怎样算得分；还有人呆站在场边，旁边看热闹的学生也嫌比赛太慢。
Some people kept running forward while holding the ball, some curiously stared into the baskets and hurriedly asked how points were counted; others simply stood at the edge, and the students watching complained the game was too slow.
何必hébìadv. (indicating that there is no need for sth.) why
何必等待条件完美才行动？
Why wait for perfect conditions before acting?
多亏duōkuīluckily, thank to
多亏一位教练换了一种思维，没有把困难当成阻碍。
连忙liánmángadv. promptly, at once
有人一再抱着球向前跑，有人因好奇把篮子瞧来瞧去，连忙问怎样算得分；还有人呆站在场边，旁边看热闹的学生也嫌比赛太慢。
Some people kept running forward while holding the ball, some curiously stared into the baskets and hurriedly asked how points were counted; others simply stood at the edge, and the students watching complained the game was too slow.
瞧qiáoto look, to see
有人一再抱着球向前跑，有人因好奇把篮子瞧来瞧去，连忙问怎样算得分；还有人呆站在场边，旁边看热闹的学生也嫌比赛太慢。
Some people kept running forward while holding the ball, some curiously stared into the baskets and hurriedly asked how points were counted; others simply stood at the edge, and the students watching complained the game was too slow.
困扰kùnrǎoto trouble, to haunt
老师担心激烈碰撞会造成伤害，也困扰于怎样让大家在小空间里持续活动；附近有幼儿园，学校的场地也不宽阔。
思维sīwéin./v. thinking; to think
多亏一位教练换了一种思维，没有把困难当成阻碍。
呆dāiadj./v. dull, dumb; to stagnate
有人一再抱着球向前跑，有人因好奇把篮子瞧来瞧去，连忙问怎样算得分；还有人呆站在场边，旁边看热闹的学生也嫌比赛太慢。
Some people kept running forward while holding the ball, some curiously stared into the baskets and hurriedly asked how points were counted; others simply stood at the edge, and the students watching complained the game was too slow.
造成zàochéngto cause, to give rise to
老师担心激烈碰撞会造成伤害，也困扰于怎样让大家在小空间里持续活动；附近有幼儿园，学校的场地也不宽阔。
仿佛fǎngfúadv./v. as if; to be like, to be similar to
面对真实问题，资源本就有限，何况室内场地也狭小，只要肯观察、试验和调整，原来仿佛无法解决的麻烦也会带来新的项目。
When real problems arise and resources are limited, observation, experiment, and adjustment can turn what seemed impossible into a new activity.
阻碍zǔ'àito hinder, to impede
多亏一位教练换了一种思维，没有把困难当成阻碍。
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一所学校冬天缺乏适合室内训练的项目，学生把球踢来踢去，训练断断续续，场上气氛也不够活跃。老师担心激烈碰撞会造成伤害，也困扰于怎样让大家在小空间里持续活动；附近有幼儿园，学校的场地也不宽阔。多亏一位教练换了一种思维，没有把困难当成阻碍。
yī suǒ xué xiào dōng tiān quēfá shì hé shì nèi xùnliàn de xiàngmù， xué shēng bǎ qiú tī lái tī qù， xùnliàn duànduànxùxù， chǎng shàng qìfēn yě bù gòu huó yuè。 lǎo shī dān xīn jīliè pèng zhuàng huì zàochéng shāng hài， yě kùnrǎo yú zěn yàng ràng dà jiā zài xiǎo kōng jiān lǐ chí xù huó dòng； fù jìn yǒu yòu'éryuán， xué xiào de chǎng dì yě bù kuān kuò。 duōkuī yī wèi jiào liàn huàn le yī zhǒng sīwéi， méi yǒu bǎ kùn nán dāng chéng zǔ'ài。
One school lacked suitable indoor training activities in winter. Students kicked a ball back and forth, and the training repeatedly stalled. A teacher worried that fierce collisions would cause injuries and was troubled by how to keep everyone moving in a small space. Fortunately one coach approached it with a different way of thinking and did not treat the difficulty as an obstacle.
他想起小时候常玩的投掷游戏：为什么不把目标放高一些，让人必须投篮而不是猛冲？他请学校的校工帮忙安装两个桃筐，在栏杆上方各挂一个；多年以后，才有工程师设计出带网和篮板的正式球架。甲乙两组轮流传球，谁踩线或重复带球，就把球交给对方。锯子、锤子和钉子等工具都派上了用场。这样的安排启发学生学会配合。
tā xiǎng qǐ xiǎo shí hòu cháng wán de tóu zhì yóu xì： wèi shén me bù bǎ mù biāo fàng gāo yī xiē， ràng rén bì xū tóu lán ér bù shì měng chōng？ tā qǐng xué xiào de xiào gōng bāng máng ānzhuāng liǎng gè táo kuāng， zài lángān shàng fāng gè guà yī gè； duō nián yǐ hòu， cái yǒu gōngchéngshī shè jì chū dài wǎng hé lán bǎn de zhèng shì qiú jià。 jiǎ yǐ liǎng zǔ lún liú chuán qiú， shuí cǎi xiàn huò chóngfù dài qiú， jiù bǎ qiú jiāo gěi duì fāng。 jù zi、 chuí zi hé dīng zi děng gōngjù dōu pài shàng le yòng chǎng。 zhè yàng de ān pái qǐfā xué shēng xué huì pèi hé。
He thought of throwing games from childhood: why not place the target higher, so people had to shoot a basket instead of charging forward? He asked the school janitor to help nail up two peach baskets, one above each railing; only years later did engineers design a proper hoop with a net and backboard. Teams A and B took turns passing the ball; anyone who stepped on a line or repeatedly carried the ball gave it to the other team. Saws, hammers, and nails all proved useful.
最初的规则并不顺畅。有人一再抱着球向前跑，有人因好奇把篮子瞧来瞧去，连忙问怎样算得分；还有人呆站在场边，旁边看热闹的学生也嫌比赛太慢。当时没有任何机器可以计时或计分，教练只好不断修改过于僵硬的限制，使训练既有竞争，也有合作。后来他增加了传球次数，规定身体碰撞要暂停，并让每个学生轮换位置。这样既能练习速度，也能减少受伤；原来狭小的场地终于有了持续而有秩序的声音。
zuì chū de guī zé bìng bù shùnchàng。 yǒu rén yízài bào zhe qiú xiàng qián pǎo， yǒu rén yīn hàoqí bǎ lán zi qiáo lái qiáo qù， liánmáng wèn zěn yàng suàn dé fēn； hái yǒu rén dāi zhàn zài chǎng biān， páng biān kàn rè nào de xué shēng yě xián bǐ sài tài màn。 dāng shí méi yǒu rèn hé jīqì kě yǐ jì shí huò jì fēn， jiào liàn zhǐ hǎo bù duàn xiū gǎi guò yú jiāng yìng de xiàn zhì， shǐ xùnliàn jì yǒu jìng zhēng， yě yǒu hé zuò。 hòu lái tā zēng jiā le chuán qiú cì shù， guī dìng shēn tǐ pèng zhuàng yào zàn tíng， bìng ràng měi gè xué shēng lún huàn wèi zhì。 zhè yàng jì néng liàn xí sù dù， yě néng jiǎn shǎo shòu shāng； yuán lái xiá xiǎo de chǎng dì zhōng yú yǒu le chí xù ér yǒu zhì xù de shēng yīn。
The first rules were not smooth. Some people kept running forward while holding the ball, some curiously stared into the baskets and hurriedly asked how points were counted; others simply stood at the edge, and the students watching complained the game was too slow. The coach had to revise restrictions that were too rigid so training involved both competition and cooperation. Later he increased the number of passes, required a pause after body contact, and rotated every student through positions. This trained speed while reducing injuries, and the cramped court finally gained a continuous, orderly sound.
今天的篮球已经成为世界性的运动，球迷遍布各地，但它的开始很朴素。何必等待条件完美才行动？面对真实问题，资源本就有限，何况室内场地也狭小，只要肯观察、试验和调整，原来仿佛无法解决的麻烦也会带来新的项目。后来，学生还自己制定轮换办法，比赛因此更公平；每个人都有机会投篮，也更愿意遵守规则。
jīn tiān de lán qiú yǐ jīng chéng wèi shì jiè xìng de yùn dòng， qiúmí biàn bù gè dì， dàn tā de kāi shǐ hěn pǔ sù。 hébì děng dài tiáo jiàn wán měi cái xíng dòng？ miàn duì zhēn shí wèn tí， zī yuán běn jiù yǒu xiàn， hékuàng shì nèi chǎng dì yě xiá xiǎo， zhǐ yào kěn guān chá、 shì yàn hé diào zhěng， yuán lái fǎngfú wú fǎ jiě jué de má fán yě huì dài lái xīn de xiàngmù。 hòu lái， xué shēng hái zì jǐ zhì dìng lún huàn bàn fǎ， bǐ sài yīn cǐ gèng gōng píng； měi gè rén dōu yǒu jī huì tóu lán， yě gèng yuàn yì zūn shǒu guī zé。
Basketball is now a global sport with fans everywhere, but its beginning was modest. Why wait for perfect conditions before acting? When real problems arise and resources are limited, observation, experiment, and adjustment can turn what seemed impossible into a new activity. Later the students created their own rotation method, making play fairer; everyone had a chance to shoot and was more willing to follow the rules.
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Grammar
面对真实问题，资源本就有限，何况室内场地也狭小，只要肯观察、试验和调整，原来仿佛无法解决的麻烦也会带来新的项目。When real problems arise and resources are limited, observation, experiment, and adjustment can turn what seemed impossible into a new activity.
A何况B(B is even more so than A)
何况. '何况' is a conjunction used to introduce a more extreme case, meaning 'let alone' or 'not to mention'. It's used when the conclusion is already obvious from the first statement.
缺少了激烈紧张的气氛，连运动员都不满意，更何况看比赛的球迷呢？
Quēshǎole jīliè jǐnzhāng de qìfēn, lián yùndòngyuán dōu bù mǎnyì, gèng hékuàng kàn bǐsài de qíumí ne?
Lacking the intense atmosphere, even the players were unsatisfied, let alone the spectators?
何必等待条件完美才行动？Why wait for perfect conditions before acting?
何必+ Verb/Action
何必. '何必' is an adverb used in rhetorical questions to suggest that something is unnecessary. It means 'why bother' or 'there's no need to'.
何必这么麻烦呢？把篮筐的底去掉不就行了吗？
Hébì zhème máfan ne? Bǎ lánkuāng de dǐ qùdiào bù jiù xíngle ma?
Why go through all this trouble? Why not just remove the bottom of the basket?
多亏一位教练换了一种思维，没有把困难当成阻碍。
多亏+ Noun/Clause
多亏. '多亏' is used to express gratitude or acknowledge that something positive happened because of someone's help or some favorable circumstance.
多亏了他这句话，人们如梦初醒。
Duōkuīle tā zhè jù huà, rénmen rú mèng chū xǐng.
Thanks to his words, people suddenly realized the solution.
Which word means “second”?
Culture
篮球运动的发明 - The Invention of Basketball
Basketball was first designed as a team sport suitable for indoor play and later spread around the world. It requires speed, judgment, and cooperation among teammates, so it involves competition while also stressing teamwork. The result of a game depends not only on the person who scores the most, but also on passing, defense, and the plan of the whole team. Basketball at school can help students exercise their bodies and learn to follow rules, respect opponents, and face winning and losing.
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