奥运英语情景对话：如何面对失败

Dialogue

K=Kern　L=Lansing

K: Do you think what an athlete could not endure?

K: 你认为一个运动员不能忍受的是什么？

L: Pain?

L: 痛苦？

K: No. It's failure.

K: 不，是失败。

L: But American Kerri failed for many times.

L: 但是美国的Kerri却失败了许多次。

K: Yes. In Barcelona in 1992, Kerri had narrowly failed to qualify for the All-Around Competition. In Los Angeles, she was through to the All-Around Finals, but had to withdraw because of her ankle injured.

K: 是的，1992年在巴塞罗那，Kerri 只差一点点而没能进入全能决赛；在洛杉矶，她进入了全能决赛，却不得不退出，因为她扭伤了脚踝。

L: But her coach Bela Karolyi carried her into the medal ceremony, despite terrible pain in Sydney.

L: 但是在悉尼，尽管kerri 忍受着巨大的痛苦，她的教练Belakarolyi 还是抱着她出席了颁奖仪式。

K: Do you still remember the scene?

K: 你还仍然赢得那场面？

L: Yes. One fall in a vault event was almost unheard of for a term, however, she fell three in a row.

L: 是的，跳马比赛中一次摔倒都很少见，而她却一连三次摔倒。

K: Unbelievable!

K: 难以置信！

L: As she got up from the floor mat, a sharp pain shot through her left foot, but she fought to hold back tears.

L: 当她从垫子上站起来时，左脚感到一阵刺骨的疼痛。她强忍住了泪水。

K: Did she know her ankle was badly injured?

K: 她知道她的脚踝严重受了伤吗？

L: She knew, and she also knew she should withdraw from competition. But if she didn't make the second vault, her team would lose.

L: 她知道，她也知道，自己应该退出比赛。但是如果她不跳第二次，她的队就会输掉比赛。

K: Perhaps it should be a hard one, in a life of hard choices.

K: 在生命中的所有抉择中，这应当是非常困难的一个。

L: En. She walked to the starting positoin, pain in every step. She started to run..

L: 嗯。她走向起跑点，她每迈出一步都很痛苦，她开始助跑..

K: Oh, my dear!

K: 哦，天哪！