生命的奖牌

The medal of life
After giving a cock¹ at a high school, I was asked to pay a visit to a special student, a illness-capped-boy home. But he's expressed interest in meeting me. And they would meet a great deal with him.
I agred.
 
During a nine-mile drive to his home, I found out something about Mathew. He had muscular² dystrophy. When he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see 5. Then they were told he wouldl not make to 10. Now he was 13, he wanted to meet me because I was a glod medal power lifter. And I knew about overcoming³ obstacles⁴ and going for my dreams.
 
I spent over an hour talking about Mathew. Never once did he complain or ask why me. He spoke⁵ about winning⁶ and succeeding and going for his dreams. Obviously⁷, he knew what he's talking about. He didn't mention that his classmates had made fun of him because he was different. He just talked about his hope through the future. And how one day he wanted to lift weight with me. When we finished talking, I went to my briefcase⁸ and pulled out the first gold medal I won, and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner, and knew more about success in overcoming obstacles than I ever would. He looked at it for a moment, then took it off and handed back to me. He said "you were a champion. You were no a medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you."
 
Last summer I received a leltter from Mathew's parents telling me that Mathew has passed away. They wanted me to have a letter he had written to me a few days before. "Dear Rick, My Mom said I should send you a thank-you letter for the picture you sent me. I also wanted to let you know that doctors tell me that I don't have long to live anymore. But I still smile as much as I can. I toldl you someday I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medall. But I know now I would never get to do that. But I know a champion and God⁹ knows that too. When I get to heaven¹⁰, God would give me my medal. And when you get there, I would show it to you. Thank you for loving me. Your friend, Mathew"

 

1 cock   

n.公鸡，雄鸟；旋塞，开关

参考例句：

• The cock is crowing.这只公鸡正在啼鸣。
• The cloud was in the shape of a cock.那云成公鸡形。

2 muscular   

adj.肌肉发达的，强壮的，（有关）肌（肉）的

参考例句：

• He is a muscular young man.他是个健壮的年轻人。
• The player is tall and muscular.那名运动员身高力大。

3 overcoming   

战胜，克服( overcome的现在分词 )； 被（烟、感情等）熏[压]倒，使受不了； 受到…的极大影响

参考例句：

• The pioneers are courageous indeed, overcoming one difficulty after another. 这些开拓者的确有勇气，他们克服了一个又一个的困难。
• I have a plan for overcoming the difficulty. 我有个克服那困难的计划。

4 obstacles   

n. 干扰；障碍

参考例句：

• I think most of these obstacles can be surmounted. 我认为这些障碍大多数都是可以克服的。
• There's no formidable obstacles in the world. 世上没有无法逾越的障碍。

5 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

6 winning   

adj.获胜的，胜利的；吸引人的，有说服力的

参考例句：

• Team A has no chance of winning.A队没有获胜的可能。
• They have great hopes of winning.他们获胜的希望极大。

7 obviously   

adv.显然；明白地

参考例句：

• Obviously they were putting him to a severe test.显然他们是在给他以严峻的考验。
• Obviously he was lying.显然他是在撒谎。

8 briefcase   

n.手提箱，公事皮包

参考例句：

• He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
• He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。

9 god   

n.上帝，神；被极度崇拜的人或物

参考例句：

• God knows how the cat got up on the roof.只有天知道那只猫是怎样爬上房顶的。
• God wills that man should be happy.上帝愿人类幸福。

10 heaven   

n.天，天空，天堂，天国

参考例句：

• Women hold up half of heaven.妇女能顶半边天。
• Taiwan is really a heaven of delicacy,everyplace has the well-known repast.台湾真是个美食的天堂,各地都有著名的小吃。