tournament.Meanwhile⑰，the Kangaroos went home and trained harder than before.

In the next tournament，the Kangaroos defeated the Eagles by a score of 5 to 1.They went on to the final match against the Bears.The match was tied⑱ with minutes to go.The Kangaroos' captain was near the Bears' goal.A teammate passed the ball to him，and by accident⑲ it hit his hand.The Kangaroos' captain stopped the match and let the Bears have the ball.Within minutes，the Bears scored and won.

Later，a reporter asked the Kangaroos' captain what had happened.

'They won，'the captain said.'They were the better team.'

The Kangaroos went home proud that they had done their best⑳.Many of the Kangaroos' players became friends with\s\up7(21(21) the players on the Bears' team for the rest of their lives.In defeat，the Kangaroos found something more precious\s\up7(22(22) than victory-they found friendship，honour and respect.

①score v.(在运动、比赛中)得分

②captain n.队长，组长；舰长，船长，机长

③eagle/'iːɡl/n.雕

④teammate/'tiːmmeIt/n.队友

⑤kangaroo/ˌkæŋɡə'ruː/n.袋鼠

⑥goal/ɡəʊl/n.球门；射门，进球得分；目标

⑦shot/ʃɒt/n.射门，击球；射击；药物注射

⑧referee/ˌrefə'riː/n.裁判；推荐人

⑨whistle/'wIsl/n.哨子，口哨；呼啸，鸣叫vi.吹口哨，吹哨子；呼啸，鸣叫

※should not have counted是"should not＋have＋过去分词"结构，表示"本不应该做某事"。

⑩reporter/rI'pɔːtə(r)/n.记者

※定语从句that matters修饰all。由于先行词是all，所以引导词只能用that。all that matters＝what matters。

⑪tournament n.联赛，锦标赛