2 I examined back issues of every tennis magazine looking for articles on techniques. (para.2)
　　　　 我仔细研究每一本过期的网球杂志，寻找各种关于网球技术的文章；

back issues: issues from previous dates

Examples:
　　　　 I looked at the back issues of the newspaper every day last week.
　　　　 我把上周每一天的旧报纸都看了一遍。
　　　　 Our library only keeps the back issues of magazines for five years.
　　　　 我们图书馆只保留近五年的过刊。

3 I would go to see pros play in person. (para.2)
　　　　 我还去现场看职业比赛。

in person: directly, face to face

Examples:
　　　　 If you want to say you love someone, it's best to do this in person.
　　　　 如果你想说你爱谁，最好亲自去说。
　　　　 I can understand your English better in person than I can on the telephone.
　　　　 面对面地听你说英语比在电话里更好懂。

4 I wrote most of these ideas in my personal journal, which consisted of several notebooks and thousands of index cards. (para.2)
　　　　 我将绝大部分心得写在日记里,我记的日记有好几本，还做了上千的索引卡片。

personal journal: a kind of diary, consisting of notebooks, etc., which are usually not published and may only be used by the author

Examples:
　　　　 She kept a personal journal during her vacation trip to several foreign cities.
　　　　 假期去那些外地城市的时候她记了许多日记。
　　　　 He kept a personal journal of his efforts to master new computer software.
　　　　 他写日记，记下自己是如何掌握这些计算机新软件的。

consist of ... : include ... as its main parts or aspects

Examples:
　　　　 The book consisted of eight chapters.
　　　　 这本书是由八个章节构成的。
　　　　 Our class reunion consisted of eating, drinking, dancing, and visiting old friends.
　　　　 我们班的聚会有吃，喝，跳舞和探望老朋友这些活动。


5 This process converted me from a third-string player on a second-rate college tennis team to someone who could win a few minor tournaments on the pro circuit. (para.2)
　　　　 就这样，我从一个二流大学网球队的候补队员变成一个小型职业比赛的夺冠者

third-string: the lowest status on the team

Examples:
　　　　 Michael Cox was only a third-string player so he rarely traveled with the team to any big matches.
　　　　 Michael Cox
　　　　 只是个候补队员，所以他很少随队外出参加大型比赛活动。
　　　　 Michael Jordan was only a third-string player as a high school sophomore but now he is a big pro star.
　　　　 迈克尔乔丹上高二的时候还只是个替补队员，但现在他成了职业明星。

6 I established a goal of starting a part-time business lecturing and conducting seminars. (para.3)
　　　　 我又打算开办一个业余行当--开学习班。

conduct seminars: leading group learning projects which last at least several hours and maybe several days

Examples:
　　　　 Dr. Cox conducted a seminar on learning strategies at our campus last weekend.
　　　　 上周Cox 博士在我们学校办了一个有关学习策略的学习班。

7 These went so well that I was able to leave traditional education for good in 1989(para.4):
　　　　 These (lectures and seminars) were so successful that I could quit my fulltime classroom teaching job permanently in 1989.
　　　　 这些是如此成功，以至于我在1989年能够永远舍弃传统教育这一行。

for good: permanently, forever

Examples:
　　　　 I hope we can be best friends for good.
　　　　 希望我们能成为永久的好朋友。
　　　　 Once I learned to like spicy food I liked it for good.
　　　　 一旦学会了吃辣的，我就会一直喜欢下去。

8 …the key to successful creative emulation is to emulate the successful people, the doers of the world. (para.5) 　　　　 创造性模仿的成功秘诀在于模仿世上那些成功的人和实干的人。

the doers of the world:
　　　　 the energetic and successful people in the world (or any other group)
　　　　 世上的那些实干家

Examples:
　　　　 The boss knew she was one of the doers in the company so she could easily take on a new project.
　　　　 老板知道她是公司里有实干精神的人之一，所以她很容易地就能承担起新的工作。
　　　　 If your club wants something to be done for sure, you should assign it to your busiest members - the doers of your group.
　　　　 如果你的俱乐部要干成某件事，你应该将任务派给俱乐部里最忙的成员---即那些实干者。