VOA标准英语2012--Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot Ready for Olympic Gold

 

Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot Ready for Olympic Gold

At one-point-six meters and barely¹ 39 kilos, Vivian Cheruiyot may not appear to be much of a threat. But she has proven to be ferocious² on the track.

The 28-year-old Kenyan is the current women’s world champion in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meter, which she secured in Daegu, Korea last year.

Vivian's husband Moses Kiplagat has been her coach since 2006.

“I’ve been running good, since I’ve gotten married to Moses. He’s really supporting me, especially in training,” she explained.

Vivian’s cousin Wilfred Kimitei, also a competitive³ runner, sets the pace for her training runs. He lives full-time⁴ with her and Moses at their home in Eldoret. “Vivian is very humble⁵, very honest, when she says something, she does it. I’m with her all the time, and she is somebody, really, very good,” he noted⁶.

But being a good runner is only half the battle. What makes her a champion is her ability to mentally block out everything around her when she's on the track.

“When I’m going running somewhere, in a competition, it’s only me and my mind," said Cheruiyot. "I do not see somebody else beside me or other side, no. I just run and I know that I’m going to run good."

This unwavering confidence on the track has not gone unnoticed by her younger fans.

“Most of them, they want, especially girls, you will find, very small girls, they say, I want to be like Vivian, I want to run like Vivian.” stated Cheruiyot.

Before 2008, when Pamela Jelimo won the 800 meters in Beijing, no Kenyan woman had ever brought home Olympic gold. But Vivian has no doubts she will succeed in London this summer. 

1 barely   

adv.仅仅，几乎没有，几乎不

参考例句：

• The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
• He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。

2 ferocious   

adj.凶猛的，残暴的，极度的，十分强烈的

参考例句：

• The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
• The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。

3 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

4 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

5 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。