A 10-year-old boy decided to learn judo though he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move.
“ Master,” the boy finally asked, “shouldn’t I be learning more moves?” “ This is the only move you know, but this is the only move you’ll ever need to know,” the teacher answered.
Several months later, the teacher took the boy to his first competition. Surprising himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent (對手) became impatient and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to win the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the final.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger, and more experienced. Soon after the match started, the boy seemed to lose. Thinking that the boy might get hurt, the judge called a time-out. He was going to stop the match when the teacher appeared. “ No,” the teacher said, “Let him continue.” A short time after the match carried on, his opponent made a careless mistake. At once, the boy used his move to pin (壓住) him. The boy won the match and the competition.
On the way home, the boy asked the teacher what was really in his mind. “ Why could I win the competition with only one move?” The teacher answered. “ First, you’ve mastered one of the most difficult throws in judo. Second, your opponent can only attack your left arm to win you.”
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Title: One’s weakness can become his (1) _▲_
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A boy had lost left arm, (2) _▲_ he decided to learn judo
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After three months of training, the master taught him only one move.
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His first (3) _▲_
| First three matches
| He won.
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Final
| His opponent was bigger, (4) _▲_ and more (5) _▲_ .
At the (6) _▲_, the boy seemed to lose the match.
The judge was (7) _▲_ that the boy might get hurt and called a time-out.
His opponent made a mistake. The boy used his move and pinned him.
He became the (8) _▲_ of the match.
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(9) _▲_
| 1. He had almost mastered one of the most difficult throws in all of judo.
. The opponent can win the match by (10) _▲_ your left arm.
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