奥林匹克运动员 Olympic Athletes

 　　Olympic Athletes

　　Everyone in China is looking forward to the 2008 Olympic Games. Athletes from all over the world will come to Beijing for this competition.

　　An Olympic athlete must be strong not only in body, but also in mind. They have to train for years to achieve the necessary strength and control over their sports to compete in the Olympics. This requires great discipline and self-sacrifice. Similarly¹, the Olympic athletes have to train their minds in order to compete under extreme mental pressure. In other words, and Olympic athlete must be in top condition both mentally and physically².

　　Speaking good English also requires great discipline and self-sacrifice. If you want to speak good English, you must be mentally and physically strong just like an Olympic athlete.

　　奥林匹克运动员

　　每一个中国人都期待着2008奥运会，全世界的运动员将云集北京参加这次盛会。

　　一名奥林匹克运动员不但要有强健的体魄，而且要有良好的心理素质。为了在奥运会上一争高低，他们必须训练多年达到竞技必需的体能要求和对项目的掌控程度。这需要严格的纪律和伟大的自我牺牲精神。同样，为了能在高强度的心理压力下进行比赛，奥林匹克运动员们必须锻炼他们的心理素质。换句话说，一位奥林匹克运动员要同时具备顶尖的身体素质和心理素质。

　　要说一口流利的英语同样需要严格的纪律和伟大的自我牺牲精神。如果你想说一口流利的英语，你就必须像奥林匹克运动员一样拥有强健的体魄和过硬的心理素质。

1 similarly   

adv.类似地，相似地

参考例句：

• He was late and I similarly was delayed.他迟到了，我也晚了。
• These two pages are similarly glued together.这两页好像粘在一起了。

2 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。