大学英语阅读Unit 41.ppt

1、Unit 4 Sports,Never Give up,When he stepped off the plane in Washington D.C., following the 1992 Winter Games, and everyone in the terminal started clapping, Paul Wylie almost stopped in his tracks. Whos behind me? He wondered. Despite the silver medal in his pocket, he couldnt believe that the appl

2、ause was for him. From that moment on, Paul recognized that his life would never be the same.,1992年冬奥会闭幕后，保罗怀利抵达华盛顿。走下飞机时，欢迎的人群开始鼓掌。他差点停下了脚步。谁在后面呀？他心里嘀咕。虽说有银牌在囊中，他怎么也不敢相信这掌声是献给他的。从那一刻起，保罗意识到自己的生活从此永远地改变了。,The silver medal he earned in Albertville, France, ushered the 27-year-old figure skater into a

3、 new existence. He was no longer a nobody who choked at big events, like the 1988Calgary Olympics, where he finished an unimpressive 10th. No longer the recipient of advice from judges who, after Pauls performance in the 91 World Championships, suggested that he quit: Make room for the younger skate

4、rs.,这位27岁的花样滑冰运动员在法国的阿尔贝维尔获得了银牌，从此走向全新的生活。1988年的卡尔加里冬奥会上，他表现平平，只得了第10名，可如今他再也不是在大型赛事中举止失措的无名小卒了；1991年的世界锦标赛上，保罗比赛完后，裁判建议他退出冰坛，“给年轻选手让位”，如今再也听不到这样的建议了。,No longer the target of loaded questions from reporters covering the 91 Olympic Trials (What are you doing here?). No longer the skater incapable of

5、finishing ahead of U.S. National Champion Todd Eldredge or three-time defending World Champion Kurt Browning of Canada.,跟踪报道1991年冬奥会选拔赛的记者们曾问他“你来这儿干什么？”，如今再也不会有这种别有用心的提问了。他再也不是美国冠军托德埃尔德雷奇的手下败将，再也不会被三度问鼎世界冠军宝座的加拿大运动员库尔特布朗宁甩在身后。,Now Paul Wylie was an Olympic hero. An athlete who kept going when doubte

6、rs suggested he quite. A recent Harvard University graduate who had frequently fantasized about life without grueling hours on the ice, but who persevered anyway. A young man who had discovered and demonstrated that goals can be reached no matter how many obstacles and botched attempts lie on the wa

7、y.,at times：当时 USA Today ：USA Today Contemplate：打算，算计 retirement：退休、退役 现在保罗怀利成了奥运英雄。虽然有些人对他没有信心，建议他放弃，可他仍然勇往直前。虽然这个眼下的哈佛毕业生经常幻想，当年离开严酷的冰上训练生活会是怎样，但当然依然苦苦坚持着；这个年轻人发现并证明了：目标终能实现，无论有多少障碍以及失败的尝试横在前进的路上。,“A reporter who interviewed me at the closing ceremonies told me, “You came here an unknown and now y

8、ou go home a hero”, Paul says. “I thought that was interesting, because I was in France and unaware of how my journey was unfolding on U.S. television. It wasnt until I stepped off the plane that I realized people considered me a hero. They were changed by my story. They were changed by the fact tha

9、t I was able to persevere and win the silver medal even though almost everyone had counted me out.”,Interview：面试、采访 closing ceremonies：闭幕式 unaware：没有意识到 Unfold：展开，播放 stepp off：走下 Persevere：坚持不懈 counted sb. out：不看好某人 保罗说：“闭幕式上我接受采访，有个记者对我说，你来时不为人知，归时却名扬四海。我觉得这话很有意思，因为我当时在法国，根本不知道美国电视是怎么播放我的这次法国之旅的。走下

10、飞机，我才意识到人们把我当成了英雄。他们对我的看法改变了，因为我们获胜了。他们的看法改变了，因为我坚持不懈并且得了银牌，虽然没什么人看好我。”,At times, Paul had almost counted himself out. Two months before the 92 Olympics, USA Today did a survey of different athletes and asked, “How often do you contemplate retirement?” the choices were “yearly,” “monthly” or “weekly

11、.”,at times：当时 USA Today ：USA Today Contemplate：打算，算计 retirement：退休、退役 在92年奥运会以前2个月时候，今日美国杂志对不同运动员做了一个调查：“你多久考虑一次退休的事？ ” 选项是“每年” ， “每月”， “每周”。当时，皮尔就产生过退意。,Things definitely changed in 1992 in Albertville. “To have my story be one that brought tears to peoples eyes, because of the way it turned aroun

12、dthat changed my life as well”, Paul says. “I looked at my skating career and saw it rewritten and beautiful, as opposed to a big disappointment and many years struggling toward some goal but not reaching it.”,definitely：完完全全的 turn around：转向，峰回路转 look at：看着，看待 skating career：滑冰事业 Rewritten：”被”重写 opp

13、ose：遭受，忍受 disappointment：失望 struggle：拼命，搏斗 struggle to do：拼命去做 struggle doing：尽全力去做 1992年在阿尔贝维尔，事情完全改观了。保罗说：“我的经历使人们热泪盈眶，因为结果出人意料。这同时也改变了我的生活，我看着自己的冰上生涯从此被改写，变得精彩纷呈。其实也可能会是另一种结局：多年的努力化为乌有，结果令人大失所望。”,With medal in hand, Paul was suddenly ushered into a world of lucrative endorsements and figure-skati

14、ng world tours, of exclusive events and autograph seekers. Everything you might expect of a celebrity hero, but none of what Paul himself believes merits the honor of that title.,usher into：引入，拉入 Lucrative：能赚钱的，财源不断的 Endorsement：签约 world tour：世界巡回赛 exclusive event：独家采访 autograph：签名 seeker：追寻者，追星族 手中

15、拿着奖牌，保罗突然进入到一个全新的世界：财源不断的签约、花样滑冰巡回赛、独家采访、追星族要求签名。总之，凡是一个声名雀起的英雄能得到的一切他都得到了，但保罗认为这一头衔值得称道的东西远不在此。,“What makes a true hero is selfless service”, he says. “Or someone whose life and actions inspire you to be better and to be a bigger person. I dont think what I did was selfless service. But God used th

16、e story of my life to inspire others.”,selfless：无私的 Selfish：自私的 selfless service:无私奉献 inspire：鼓舞，鼓励 保罗说：“无私的奉献能造就真正的英雄；用自己的经历和行为激励别人上进，变得更高尚，也算是一种英雄。我认为我没有无私地奉献，但上帝用我的生活经历去激励了别的人。”,“What makes a true hero is selfless service”, he says. “Or someone whose life and actions inspire you to be better and

17、to be a bigger person. I dont think what I did was selfless service. But God used the story of my life to inspire others.”,usher into：引入，拉入 Lucrative：能赚钱的，财源不断的 Endorsement：签约 world tour：世界巡回赛 exclusive event：独家采访 autograph：签名 seeker：追寻者，追星族 手中拿着奖牌，保罗突然进入到一个全新的世界：财源不断的签约、花样滑冰巡回赛、独家采访、追星族要求签名。总之，凡是一个

18、声名雀起的英雄能得到的一切他都得到了，但保罗认为这一头衔值得称道的东西远不在此。,Heroism, Paul has observed, requires daily maintenance. Just as a skater achieves perfection by practicing small parts of his larger routine day after day, a hero must look for ways to serve on a regular basis not just in a crisis or more visible situation.,Heroism：英雄主义 observe：提到，涉及到 maintenance：维护 perfection：完美 Routine：常规，日常 Crisis：危机，紧要时刻 Visible：入眼的，值得看的 保罗还说，英雄是需要日日维护的。要达到完美的地步，滑冰选手需苦练每个细小的动作，日复一日不能懈怠，英雄也一样，应该日日奉献，而不只是在危机关头或者在众人瞩目之时