北师大版高中英语选择性必修第一册unit2 lesson3课文英汉对照.docx

高中英语北师大版选择性必修第一册课文英汉对照Unit 2 Lesson 3 Getting to the TopGetting to the Top第三课到达顶峰Why do Olympic athletes push themselves to the limits? As one of the Olympic athletes, I miss birthday parties, ruin family holidays and skip nights out, but there is a very good reason for giving up so much. "We' re worried about you, “ said my friend from across the table. He was worried that I had no longer become fun to train with and that I was in danger of being left with only a world championship medal and no one to share it with. 为什么奥林匹克运动员要将自己逼到极限呢？作为一名奥林匹克运动员，我错过 生日聚会、放弃节日与家人团聚、不参加派对，但是放弃这么多是有合理的理由 的。“我们很担心你，”坐在我对面的朋友说。他担心和我一起训练不再是一件 愉悦的事情，担心我处于只剩下世界冠军的奖牌而无人可以分享的危险境地。I could have become angry or defensive. Don? t they know how hard it is to be at the top in sport? Don? t they know what it takes to get there? However, deep down I knew elements of what he was saying were right. I was always tired and every workout had a mental intensity that seemed too much for most to handle. I was pushing the 1 imits and extremes beyond what most thought were healthy.我本可以生气或者辩解一下的。难道他们不知道在运动中处于顶峰有多难吗？难 道他们不知道走向顶峰需要付出多少吗？然而，在内心深处，我知道他说的是对 的。我总是疲惫不堪，每次锻炼带来的心理压力对于大多数人来说都太难应对。 我把极限逼到了大多数人认为的健康范围之外。These are the fears I face as a professional athlete on a day-to-day basis. Who am I doing this for? How much is too much? Why am I doing this? How can I be so selfish? What are the sacrifices for?这些是我作为职业运动员日常面临的恐惧。我这样做是为了谁？太多是多少？我 为什么要这样做？我怎么能这么自私？这些牺牲是为什么？I think of countless birthday parties and nights out I have missed, ruining a family holiday in France because of the endless search for a swimming pool to train in, almost missing my brother? s wedding because I was too busy hiring a car in downtown Johannesburg and driving through the ”no-go” areas in order to do a group ride with the local triathletes. The list is endless.我想到了曾经错过的无数生日派对和本来可以外出狂欢的夜晚；因为一直寻找可 以训练的游泳池，而破坏了一次去法国的全家旅行；为了和当地的铁人三项运动 员一起骑行训练，我忙着在约翰内斯堡市中心租车，开车闯过“禁行”区，差点 错过哥哥的婚礼。这样的事情不计其数。It boils down to this: I was born with an enormous amount of drive and determination. From a small girl, I would stay in at lunch time just to get ahead on class work rather than go out and play; I would get the bus on my own at ten years old and go to swim 100 lengths of the pool while other kids played pool games; I was the only girl in a rugby club of 250 boys. I have always lived my life to extremes. Call it unhealthy if you want, but that is the way I roll, no matter what it is I? m applying myself to.归根结底：我天生就是个特别有干劲儿和意志力的人。我还是个小女孩时，为了 在课业上名列前茅，午餐时间我会留下来学习而不出去玩。十岁的时候，我会自 己坐公共汽车去游泳池游50个来回，而其他孩子在游泳池里嬉戏；橄榄球俱乐部 里，我是250个男孩中唯一的女孩。生活中我一向把事情做到极致。你若说这是 一种病态也行，但这就是我的做事风格，不管做什么我都会全力以赴。Being a professional athlete is no different. If you want to be an Olympic champion, it' s all about that little extra thing you have done in your preparation that will set you apart from your competitors.成为一名职业运动员也不例外。如果你想成为奥运冠军，就要在训练中多付出那 额外的一点点，它将使你从竞争者中脱颖而出。Can this be overdone? Absolutely. But if your dream is to be the best and reach the winner, s platform, you had better be totally committed to your sport. In the words of the British triathlete Alistair Brownlee, even if it means getting injured, "I' d prefer to have three or four outstanding years of winning stuff than having ten years of being average. ” 这过分吗？当然。但如果梦想成为最棒的并站上胜利者的奖台，你最好全身心致 力于运动项目中。用英国铁人三项运动员阿利斯特尔布朗利的话来说，即使这 意味着受伤，“我宁愿有三到四年的胜利辉煌，而不选择十年的平庸无为。”Doing what we do as athletes sets us apart because we are willing to do that extra little bit that might take us to the top. It is certainly not a balanced way to live and it is certainly not normal but those words are generally not used for anyone who is striving for greatness.做运动员让我们与众不同，因为我们愿意做到那额外的一点点，这可能让我们走 向顶峰。它当然不是一种平衡的生活方式，也肯定不寻常，但寻常、平衡这些词 是不会用来形容追求伟大的人的。