Michael Jordan

　　- Head and Shoulders Above the Rest! During the 1990s, Michael Jordan was probably the best­known① athlete in the world. He was the top scorer② in the NBA, and played for the Chicago Bulls from 1984 to 1993. He was named their most valued③ player five times. Wearing his famous number 23 shirt④， Michael Jordan became the most successful basketball player in the history of⑤ the game.

　　Jordan was born in New York and grew up⑥ in North Carolina. He attended⑦ the University of North Carolina for a year before leaving to join the Chicago Bulls. He finished his first season (1984－1985) as one of the top scorers in the league, with an average of⑧ 28.2 points per⑨ game.

　　In 1987, Jordan became only the second player to score⑩ more than 3,000 points in a season. He was the top scorer in the NBA for seven consecutive⑪ seasons (1987－1993). During this time, the average number of points he scored⑫ was more than 30 points per game. With him, the Bulls won their first NBA championship in 1991. During this successful period they won the title⑬ again in 1992 and 1993. Jordan was also in the United States Olympic Basketball Team, known as "the Dream Team"， which won the gold medal⑭ at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain⑮.

　　 　　①best­known最著名的

　　well­known著名的

　　②scorer/'skɔːrə/n.(进球得分的)运动员

　　the top scorer顶尖球员

　　③valued/'væljuːd/adj.有价值的

　　valuable adj.贵重的，有价值的

　　valueless adj.无价值的；没有用的

　　value vt.重视，珍惜n.价值

　　④现在分词短语Wearing his famous number 23 shirt作状语。

　　⑤in the history of在......历史上

　　⑥grow up成长，长大

　　⑦attend/ə'tend/v.上(学)

　　attend to处理，照料

　　⑧with an average of平均为......

　　⑨per/pə/prep.每

　　⑩the＋序数词＋n.＋to do第几个做......的......

　　⑪consecutive/kən'sekjʊtIv/adj.连续的，不间断的

　　⑫he scored是省略了that/which的定语从句。

　　⑬title/'taItl/n.(重大体育比赛中的)冠军

　　title的常见意思是"头衔，称号；标题"。

　　⑭gold medal金牌

　　silver medal银牌　bronze medal铜牌

　　⑮过去分词短语known as ...作后置定语，意思是"被称为，作为......而闻名"。

　　 which won the gold medal ...是非限制性定语从句，修饰"the Dream Team"。

　　 　　迈克尔·乔丹--篮坛超人！

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　　20世纪90年代，迈克尔·乔丹可能是世界上最著名的运动员。他是NBA的顶尖球员，1984年到1993年间效力于芝加哥公牛队。他5次荣膺最有价值球员称号。身着著名的23号球衣，迈克尔·乔丹成为篮球运动史上最成功的球员。

　　乔丹出生于纽约，在北卡罗莱纳州长大。在加入芝加哥公牛队之前，他在北卡罗莱纳大学学习了一年。在第一个赛季(1984－1985)，他就以平均每场28.2分的成绩成为联盟得分最高的球员之一。

1987年，乔丹成为仅有的第二个在一个赛季中得分超过3 000分的球员。以后连续七个赛季(1987－1993)，他都是NBA的顶尖球员。这期间，他每场比赛的平均得分超过30分。有了他的加入，公牛队在1991年首次获得NBA冠军。在这段日子里，捷报频传，他们在1992年和1993年又蝉联了冠军。乔丹也是人称"梦之队"的美国奥林匹克篮球队的成员，这支球队在1992年西班牙巴塞罗那奥运会上获得了金牌。