At four on Monday, Maya's basketball篮球 /ˈbæskətˌbɔl/ team队伍 /tim/ arrived for final决赛 /ˈfaɪnəl/ practice训练 /ˈpræktɪs/ before the regional地区的 /ˈriʤənəl/ semifinal半决赛 /ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəl/. The boys男生 /bɔɪz/' team was already using the gym体育馆 /ʤɪm/. A handwritten notice通知 /ˈnoʊtɪs/ said their sponsor赞助商 /ˈspɑnsər/ needed the court球场 /kɔrt/ for an advertising广告的 /ˈædvərˌtaɪzɪŋ/ video视频 /ˈvɪdioʊ/. Coach教练 /koʊʧ/ Ruiz was angry愤怒的 /ˈæŋgri/: the girls女生 /gərlz/ had booked the slot时段 /slɑt/ a month earlier, and heavy猛烈的 /ˈhɛvi/ rain made highly高度地 /ˈhaɪli/ competitive竞技的 /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/ training outside virtually几乎 /ˈvərʧuəli/ impossible不可能的 /ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəl/.
The athletic体育的 /æθˈlɛtɪk/ director主管 /dɪˈrɛktər/ did inform告知 /ˌɪnˈfɔrm/ them of a scheduling排期 /ˈskɛʤʊlɪŋ/ mistake and propose提议 /prəˈpoʊz/ Friday evening. That was too late; the match比赛 /mæʧ/ began Thursday. Rather than fight in the hallway走廊 /ˈhɔlˌweɪ/, Maya asked both coaches to attend参加 /əˈtɛnd/ a committee委员会 /kəˈmɪti/ hearing听证 /ˈhirɪŋ/. Jack managed管理了 /ˈmænɪʤd/ the scoreboard记分牌 /ˈskɔrˌbɔrd/ and helped collect收集 /kəˈlɛkt/ the original原始的 /ərˈɪʤənəl/ calendar日历 /ˈkæləndər/, email approvals批准 /əˈpruvəlz/, league联赛 /lig/ rules, and photographs照片 /ˈfoʊtəˌgræfs/.
To analyze分析 /ˈænəˌlaɪz/ the broader广泛的 /ˈbrɔdər/ pattern模式 /ˈpætərn/, Jack created a participation参与 /pɑrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/ index指数 /ˈɪndɛks/ for the previous上一个 /ˈpriviəs/ quarter季度 /kˈwɔrtər/. Numerous许多的 /ˈnumərəs/ teen青少年 /tin/ athletes运动员 /ˈæθˌlits/—approximately大约 /əˈprɑksəmətli/ 120—answered. Male男性的 /meɪl/ teams currently目前 /ˈkərəntli/ received sixty percent百分比 /pərˈsɛnt/ of indoor室内的 /ˈɪnˌdɔr/ hours although female女性的 /ˈfiˌmeɪl/ athletes formed占 /fɔrmd/ half the program. The majority大多数 /məˈʤɔrəti/ did perceive认为 /pərˈsiv/ access进入 /ˈækˌsɛs/ as generally总体上 /ˈʤɛnərəli/ fair公平的 /fɛr/, yet players球员 /pleɪərz/ with a disability残障 /ˌdɪsəˈbɪlɪti/ and less popular受欢迎的 /ˈpɑpjələr/ divisions组别 /dɪˈvɪʒənz/ reported报告了 /ˌriˈpɔrtəd/ significantly明显地 /sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli/ fewer更少的 /fjuər/ prime黄金的 /praɪm/ slots. Swimming游泳 /sˈwɪmɪŋ/ used the pool泳池 /pul/; other teams lost space. None没有一项 /nən/ proved证明 /pruvd/ deliberate故意的 /dɪˈlɪbərˌeɪt/ discrimination歧视 /dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/, but the imbalance失衡 /ɪmˈbæləns/ was obvious明显的 /ˈɑbviəs/.
At the hearing, the sponsor's CEO called each uniform制服 /ˈjunəˌfɔrm/ and shoe运动鞋 /ʃu/ a company asset资产 /ˈæˌsɛt/. Its marketing营销 /ˈmɑrkətɪŋ/ investment投资 /ˌɪnˈvɛstmənt/ paid travel出行 /ˈtrævəl/ expense费用 /ɪkˈspɛns/, and a popular player in the ad could convince说服 /kənˈvɪns/ an investor投资者 /ˌɪnˈvɛstər/ to invest投资 /ˌɪnˈvɛst/. Maya acknowledged承认 /ækˈnɑlɪʤd/ the benefit好处 /ˈbɛnəfɪt/, then asked why spending支出 /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ in the commercial商业的 /kəˈmərʃəl/ sector领域 /ˈsɛktər/ should outweigh超过 /ˈaʊtˌweɪ/ a booking预订 /ˈbʊkɪŋ/. "We do not oppose反对 /əˈpoʊz/ the boys," she said. "We oppose a process流程 /ˈprɔˌsɛs/ that lets a corporation公司 /ˌkɔrpərˈeɪʃən/ steal夺走 /stil/ another team's time."
A representative代表 /ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnətɪv/ described fairness公平 /ˈfɛrnəs/, not a battle斗争 /ˈbætəl/ between biological生理的 /ˌbaɪəˈlɑʤɪkəl/ sex性别 /sɛks/ groups. A fundamental根本的 /ˌfəndəˈmɛnəl/ element要素 /ˈɛləmənt/ was that competitive effort努力 /ˈɛfərt/ existed存在 /ɪgˈzɪstəd/ in every division. An increasingly日益 /ˌɪnˈkrisɪŋgli/ tough艰苦的 /təf/ schedule排班表 /ˈskɛʤʊl/ affected影响了 /əˈfɛktɪd/ muscles肌肉 /ˈməsəlz/, sleep睡眠 /slip/, concentration专注力 /ˌkɑnsənˈtreɪʃən/, psychological心理的 /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑʤɪkəl/ health, and injury受伤 /ˈɪnʤəri/ risk风险 /rɪsk/ whether是否 /ˈwɛðər/ an athlete was male or female. Ignoring忽视 /ˌɪgˈnɔrɪŋ/ disability or diversity多样性 /dɪˈvərsɪti/ had serious implications后果 /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃənz/. The chair said the conventional传统的 /kənˈvɛnʃənəl/ assumption假设 /əˈsəmpʃən/ and expectation期望 /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən/—largest team chooses first—were not necessarily必然地 /ˌnɛsəˈsɛrəli/ neutral中立的 /ˈnutrəl/ and could confront与……冲突 /kənˈfrənt/ equality平等 /ɪkˈwɑləti/ legislation法规 /ˌlɛʤəsˈleɪʃən/.
They designed a solution方案 /səˈluʃən/ and provision条款 /prəˈvɪʒən/ for future今后的 /fˈjuʧər/ conflict冲突 /ˈkɑnflɪkt/. The sponsor could film half the court for forty minutes while the girls used the other half for shooting投篮 /ˈʃutɪŋ/ drills练习 /drɪlz/; then Maya's team regained重新获得 /riˈgeɪnd/ the gym. A shared共享的 /ʃɛrd/ calendar would enable支持 /ɪˈneɪbəl/ participation and display标明 /dɪˈspleɪ/ commercial requests申请 /rɪkˈwɛsts/. Staff would employ使用 /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ a rating评分 /ˈreɪtɪŋ/ instrument工具 /ˈɪnstrəmənt/ and implement执行 /ˈɪmpləmənt/ rules based on urgency紧迫性 /ˈərʤənsi/, prior过往的 /praɪər/ access, expense, and involvement参与程度 /ˌɪnˈvɑlvmənt/—not popularity受欢迎程度 /ˌpɑpjəˈlɛrəti/.
The shortened缩短的 /ˈʃɔrtənd/ practice felt感觉 /fɛlt/ strange奇怪的 /streɪnʤ/, but Coach Ruiz adjusted调整 /əˈʤəstɪd/. She emphasized强调 /ˈɛmfəˌsaɪzd/ defense防守 /dɪˈfɛns/ and passing传球 /ˈpæsɪŋ/, then asked each player to clear her mind and concentrate专注 /ˈkɑnsənˌtreɪt/ on a crucial关键的 /ˈkruʃəl/ free罚球的 /fri/ throw. On Thursday, Maya's team became the winner获胜者 /ˈwɪnər/ by one point and entered the championship冠军赛 /ˈʧæmpiənˌʃɪp/ final. Boys cheered欢呼 /ʧɪrd/ as supporters支持者 /səˈpɔrtərz/. Their captain队长 /ˈkæptən/ admitted承认 /ədˈmɪtəd/ focusing专注于 /ˈfoʊkɪsɪŋ/ on the video and never considering考虑 /kənˈsɪdərɪŋ/ what the girls might可能 /maɪt/ lose.
Thus victory胜利 /ˈvɪktəri/ did not solve解决 /sɑlv/ the schedule; the hearing did. Data数据 /ˈdætə/ revealed揭示 /rɪˈvild/ imbalance, and interaction互动 /ˌɪnərˈækʃən/ turned criticism批评 /ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm/ into effective有效的 /ˈifɛktɪv/ planning规划 /ˈplænɪŋ/. Jack recognized认清 /ˈrɛkəgˌnaɪzd/ the importance重要性 /ˌɪmˈpɔrtəns/ of testing检验 /ˈtɛstɪŋ/ an assumption precisely准确地 /prɪˈsaɪsli/ instead of declaring宣布 /dɪˈklɛrɪŋ/ everybody united团结的 /juˈnaɪtɪd/. Fair institutions机构 /ˌɪnstɪˈtuʃənz/ examine检查 /ɪgˈzæmɪn/ whose opportunities机会 /ˌɑpərˈtunətiz/ are fewer, revise修改 /rɪˈvaɪz/ rules, and make recognition认可 /ˌrɛkɪgˈnɪʃən/ practical实际的 /ˈpræktɪkəl/. Sharing共享 /ˈʃɛrɪŋ/ the gym showed how a system earns获得 /ərnz/ trust信任 /trəst/ without treating any team as less valuable有价值的 /ˈvæljəbəl/.