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　　Bradley was a typical "cool" guy. He was the captain of the football team dating the head cheerleader. He was rich, tall, and good-looking. He was also the president of his high school. Bradley had one problem. It was his grade in English. He couldn't write an essay to save his life. He had trouble coming up with ideas.

　　布拉德利是一个特别的、很“酷”的家伙。他是足球队的队长，喜欢着拉拉队的队长。他很有钱，又高又帅，还是高中的校长，但布拉德利有一个问题，就是他的英语成绩不好。他写不出一篇合格文章，不擅长想主意。

　　Bradley's final English paper was supposed to be about his role model. He wanted to write about his football coach. Bradley knew he couldn't do well by himself, so he hired the smartest student in class to help him. He was going to pay Melody $10 an hour. Bradley invited Melody to his house.

　　布拉德利的最后一篇英语论文应该是关于他的楷模。他想写他的足球教练，但他认为自己写的不好，所以他雇佣了班上最聪明的学生来帮助，他把梅洛迪邀请到了家里，给了她一小时10美元的工资。

　　"Okay Bradley, start with an interesting sentence that's going to grab the reader's attention." "How about 'Soccer is called football in most countries'?" Bradley suggested. "But that has nothing to do with your topic," Melody said. Bradley felt bad. "Hey, don't feel bad. Coming up with hooks can be challenging. Why don't you use a quote that your coach said?" Melody suggested. Bradley thought that was a good idea. His hook was "Football is an art, not a game."

　　“好，布拉德利，从一个有趣的句子开始会更加容易抓住读者的注意力。”“在大多数国家的足球被称为足球吗？”布拉德利突然想到。“但这与你的主题无关呀！”梅洛迪说。布拉德利有点难过。”嘿，别难过。让我们握起拳头，要勇于挑战，你为什么不用一个你教练说过的话？”梅罗洛建议。布拉德利认为这是一个好主意，他握起拳头说，“足球是一门艺术，而不是一场比赛。”