Every summer, Serena spent two weeks at Green Farm’s horseback riding camp. Last year, Serena and her favorite horse Piper finished second in the obstacle course (障碍赛赛道) race.
每年夏天，Serena 都会在绿色农场的骑马夏令营度过两周的时间。去年，塞雷娜和她最喜欢的马匹派珀在障碍赛赛道比赛中获得了第二名。
“I can’t wait to ride Piper,” Serena told Rose, her coach. Rose smiled and said, “Sorry, but we need to save Piper for our newer ____1____ this year. She’s one of the best-behaved horses. How about you try riding Harley?”
塞雷娜对教练罗斯说：“我等不及要骑派珀了。”罗斯笑着说：“对不起，今年我们需要把派珀留给我们的新手。她是最乖的马之一。你试试骑哈雷怎么样？”
Serena felt ____2____ and was a little scared (害怕的) at the sight of Harley, the tallest horse, but she stayed hopeful. As she was trying to ride Harley, he went up on his back legs, throwing Serena off. She landed on the hard ground, her eyes filled with tears.
塞丽娜感到很失望，看到最高大的马哈雷，她有点害怕，但还是抱着希望。当她想骑上哈雷时，哈雷后腿一蹬，把塞丽娜甩了出去。她落在了坚硬的地面上，眼里噙满了泪水。
“I’m scared of Harley, and he’s too hard to ____3____,” Serena told Rose.
塞丽娜告诉罗斯：“我害怕哈雷，它太难控制了。”
“Harley is in a new place with a new person on his back,” Rose explained. “I’m sure he’s pretty scared, too. But if you trust him, he will trust you.”
“哈雷在一个新的地方，背上背着一个新的人。”罗斯解释道。“我相信他也很害怕。但如果你信任他，他也会信任你的。”
Serena decided that it was time for a fresh ____4____. “I know you’re afraid of me. We’re still strangers, and it’s up to me to make sure that we become friends,” she talked to Harley ____5____. After a while, Harley calmed (平静) down, and Serena realized that she was also feeling calmer. She then led Harley for a walk around the ring so that he could get used to being with her and following her directions.
塞丽娜决定是时候重新开始了。“我知道你害怕我。我们还是陌生人，我有责任让我们成为朋友。”她轻声对哈雷说。过了一会儿，哈雷平静了下来，塞丽娜发现自己也感觉平静了许多。然后，她领着哈雷在环形跑道上走了一圈，让哈雷习惯和她在一起并听从她的指挥。
Soon, Serena and Harley made progress together as their confidence in each other ____6____. By the end of the first week, they had completed the obstacle course together.
很快，塞雷娜和哈雷一起取得了进步，他们对彼此的信心也在不断增强。第一周结束时，他们一起完成了障碍赛。
On the final day of the camp was the bag race. Serena confidently climbed onto Harley. Harley, ____7____ the excitement of the day, ran through the course like a madman and easily won. The other horses were just no match for Harley.
夏令营的最后一天是背包比赛。塞雷娜自信地爬到哈雷身上。哈雷感受到了今天的兴奋，像个疯子一样在赛道上狂奔，并轻松获胜。其他马匹根本不是哈雷的对手。
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