英语小达人 55 Optimism

 　　Optimism¹

　　第8单元 乐观

　　I guess I have always been a very motivated person and when my accident happened 11 years ago, I saw it only as a challenge I had to overcome. I was paralyzed² during a football game. I had only been playing professionally for two and a half years when I was injured.

　　我想我一直是个很积极的人，当十一岁那年发生意外时我视这场意外为必须要克服的挑战。我在一场足球比赛中瘫痪。我加入专业球队才两年半就受伤。

　　Doctors told me that I would never walk again, but I didn’t listen to them. I listened to my heart. It has taken me over a decade of very challenging and exhausting work but it was well worth it!

　　许多医生告诉我，我将永远不良于行，不过我并不相信他们，我顺从自己的心，我花了十年多，接受挑战并竭尽努力，不过这一切都是值得的！

　　Not only can I walk but I can water ski, snow ski , hike, kayak and enjoy a life with my wife and daughter. I am also a motivational speaker for people who are overcoming physical challenges.

　　现在的我不仅可以走，还可以滑水、滑雪、爬山、泛舟，与我的妻子和女儿一同享受生活。我现在也是个激励人心的演说家，为那些正在克服身体挑战的人演说。

　　It is important to have role models in our life. I know that if I didn’t have any, I wouldn’t be where I am today. To be honest, learning to use my body again demanded intense focus, dedication³, love, and above all, optimism. The way I see it optimism is the difference between success and failure.

　　对我们这些人来说，在生活中树立典范是很重要的，我知道要是我没有，就不会有现在的我了。老实说，学习重新使用我的身体需要极度的专注、努力、爱，而最重要的就是保持乐观，我乐观以对，造就了我的成功，而不是失败。

1 optimism   

n.乐观，乐观主义

参考例句：

• Don't pour cold water on their optimism.别给他们的乐观态度泼冷水。
• Optimism made him alive through the hard days.乐观主义使他在艰难的岁月里活了下来。

2 paralyzed   

adj.瘫痪的

参考例句：

• He is paralyzed as the result of a would-be assassin's bullet years ago. 几年前有人对他行刺未遂，但子弹使他瘫痪了。
• But the very imminence of the emergency paralyzed his invention. Good! 常言说得好，急中生智，可汤姆这回却束手无策，对，就这么办。

3 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。