11个月大的滑雪者

付春彦

在每年滑雪的季節，滑雪爱好者都会迫不及待地涌向石家庄崇礼的雪道，其中还包括11个月大的王予玑，她甚至还几乎不会走路。

A video of an 11-month-old baby girl named Wang Yuji who can barely walk sliding down the hill on a snowboard went viral on the Internet， attracting a lot of attention.

Fan Xueyin， the mother of the toddler， told Xinhua reporters in an exclusive interview that it was little Yuji's first-time snowboarding. “My husband and I were both born in the 1980s，” Fan said. “We live and work in Beijing. One of us works as a designer， and the other works in the Internet industry.” Despite not being professional athletes， Yuji's parents both love outdoor sports—cycling， camping and marathon， with the hope of stimulating their baby girl's interest in outdoor activities and snow sports.

The mom explained， “China hosted the Winter Olympics， and we were really encouraged to try ice and snow sports. Recently， we learned to ski for the first time， so we also brought our child， with the mentality of trying something new.”

“Our family's philosophy has always been that we encourage our child to do whatever sports we parents do. We don't choose sports that we don't know how to do ourselves. I went snowboarding with her dad， so we got her a little snowboard too. While snowboard-ing might be a bit too young for an 11-month-old who can barely stand or walk， Yuji's good physical fitness allows her to experience different sports.”

Fan added， “We thought we'd try it when she is older. And she really loves it. When she tried it at home， she wasn't scared and enjoyed it herself. We've come to Thaiwoo Ski Resort many times. Yuji has got along very well with the staff and neighbors. Unlike living in the city， it's wonderful for her to be able to play outside three or four hours a day here.”

Being a sophomore in college in 2008 during the Beijing Summer Olympics， Fan recalled the splendid Olympic atmosphere back then. “We hope to come back to Chongli again soon to experience the Winter Games.”

Reading check

1. Why did the mother put little Yuji on the snowboard？

A. She hoped little Yuji could become an athlete.

B. She wanted little Yuji to be an Internet celebrity.

C. She was inspired by the Winter Olympics hosted in China.

D. She was a professional athlete and wanted to try something new.

2. Which word best describes little Yuji's attitude to snowboarding？

A. Scared. B. Unconcerned.

3. What do we know from paragraph 5？

A. Yuji likes snowboarding because of her mother.

B. Yuji's mother is immersed in snowboarding.

C. Yuji really loves snowboarding.

D. Yuji's mother didn't want her to learn snowboarding.

4. What's the purpose of this text？

A. To introduce a little girl.

B. To explain a way of education.

C. To recommend a travel destination.

D. To remember a couple.

Language Study

Ⅰ. Difficult sentence in the text

A video of an 11-month-old baby girl named Wang Yuji who can barely walk sliding down the hill on a snowboard went viral on the Internet， attracting a lot of attention. 11个月大的女婴王予玑几乎不会走路，一段她站在滑雪板上滑下雪坡的视频在网上疯传，吸引了很多人的关注。

【点石成金】本句是一个主从复合句，句子中的who引导定语从句，修饰先行词Wang Yuji，named在句中作后置定语，修饰an 11-month-old baby girl，sliding down... a snowboard在句子中作后置定语，attracting a lot attention在句子中作结果状语。

Ⅱ. Text-centered chunks

slide down 滑下;往下滑

an exclusive interview 獨家专访

with the hope of 带着……的希望