10. Chamberlain is the only NBA player who averaged over 50 points per game for an entire season.

張伯倫是整個賽季中每場比賽平均得分超過50分的一名NBA球員。

11. At one point, Chamberlain was so much better than all the other players that they changed the rules of the game to try to stop him!

曾幾何時，張伯倫比其他所有球員都優秀得多，以至于他們改變了比賽規則來試圖限制他！

（1）at one point意思是“一度，曾經”。

（2）try to do sth.意為“設法，企圖（做……）”

例題：

① The doctors are trying ＿＿＿＿＿＿ a new kind of medicine to cure the patient.

A. using B. to use C. use D. used

答案：A

解析：此題考查try后跟不定式作賓語或跟v-ing形式作賓語時意思上的不同，try to do sth.意為“設法，企圖（做……）”，而try doing sth.表示“試著做某事”，根據句意選A。

②I talked for a long time , and in the end I ＿＿＿＿＿＿ make her believe me.

A. tried to B. managed to C. could D. succeeded to

答案：B。

解析：manage to do設法干成了……，try to do設法干……，succeed in doing成功地干……從語境in the end可知最后說服了對方。

12. The giant player joined the NBA’s Philadelphia Warriors in the 1959－1960 season and was an immediate success.

1959－1960賽季間，這位籃球巨人加盟NBA費城勇士隊并立即獲得成功。

success在這里作為可數名詞，意思是“成功的人或事”。

How he became a great success is known to us all.

他怎樣成了一個成功人物大家都知道。

The family are very pleased about the news of William's success.

全家人對威廉的成功都感到很高興。

success 作不可數名詞是“成功，好結果，考試及格”；作可數名詞是“成功的人或者事”

successful 成功的，有成就的

succeed 作不及物動詞是“成功；順利完成”；作及物動詞是“繼……之后，接著就發生”

successfully 成功地，順利地，圓滿地

Failure is the mother of success.

(諺語)失敗乃成功之母。

The Chinese singer has made a great success.

這個中國歌唱家大獲成功。

That experiment succeeded at last.

實驗終于成功了。

The stormy night ended, and a beautiful morning succeeded.

暴風雨的夜晚過去了，美麗的早晨跟著來臨。

Both plans have been tried without success.

兩個計劃都已試過但未獲得成功。

His operation was quite successful.