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What makes the world go round?Love?Money ?Energy ?Or science and technology ?
是什么東西讓世界延續？愛？金錢？能源？還是科學技術？
Yes ,all of them ,but there's another important element, the spirit of courage and determination .
是的，所有這些東西，但還有另外一個關鍵的因素，勇氣和決心。
To illustrate this ,let me share a true story .
為了證實這一點，讓我與大家分享一個真實的故事。
Once there was a young girl who dreamed of becoming the best swimmer in the world .
以前有一個女孩夢想成為世界最優秀的游泳運動員。
Driven by the dream,she practiced hard.Each day ,she swam twice or even three times further than the distance a football player covers on the ground during a match .
在這個夢想的驅動下，她努力訓練。她每天游兩次，甚至三次，距離比一個足球運動員在一場比賽中所跑過的還長。
She quietly continued with her training ,and finally,won a gold medal in the 1992 Olympic in Barcelona.
她靜靜地繼續著訓練，終于在一九九二年巴賽羅那奧運會上奪得金牌，
This woman is my hero,Lin Li.
這個女人是我的偶像，名叫林莉。
When I first entered middle school in 1994 ,I found it hard to cope with the pressure and fell behind the class.
當我在一九九四年剛進入高中時，我發現很難承受那種壓力，而使學習跟不上。
Then the school took us to interview LinLi.We watched her swim and then sat around the pool listening to her story .
于是學校讓我們去訪問林莉，我們看著她游泳，然后圍在游泳池邊聽她的故事。
LinLi said plainly ,"During the match ,the only thing in my mind was to push through ,push through ,and make the best out of myself ."
林莉平靜地說：“比賽當中，我只有一個念頭，向前，向前，發揮我最好的水平?！?/div>
Her words echoed in my mind.I knew I ,too,could overcome the obstacles in my study ,as she did in her training .
她的話在我的腦海中回響著，我知道我也能夠克服我學習上的困難，就像她在訓練所做到的一樣。
Gradually ,I got used to middle school .One year later ,I won a scholarship.
我逐漸適應高中生活，一年后，我拿到了獎學金。
This was the first time I experienced the Olympic spirit.It was not intangible or distant as I had once thought.
那是我第一次體驗奧運精神，并不是我以前想的那么不可觸知，那么遙遠的。
Rather ,it was the courage to meet the challenge head on ,to persevere,and to push oneself to the limit.
相反，那是迎接挑戰的勇氣，堅持不懈，把自己推到極點。
Indeed ,this is the spirit that unites us in striving for the best .A french major in my school won a silver medal in Men's Foil at the Sydney Olympics last year .
真的，這是團結我們爭取最好的精神。我校一名法語系的學生在去年的悉尼奧運會上奪得了男子花劍的銀牌。
He started to learn fencing at age ten and spent a great part of his life on our national fencing team.
他十歲開始練劍術，在我們的國家劍術隊里，他花了大量的時間。
Now he always says:"I will learn French the way I learned fencing ."
現在他總是說：“我會像學習劍術那樣學習法語?！?/div>
As his fellow students ,we have all heard how he learned fencing .About half a year before Sydney ,he injured his ligament during a match in Europe.
作為他的校友，我們都聽說了他是如何練習劍術的。大約去悉尼的半年前，他在歐洲的一次比賽中扭傷了韌帶。
The doctor advised him to have an operation .However ,since that would mean missing the Olympics,
醫生建議他做手術，但是這意味著要錯過奧運會，
he postponed the operation and continued his training with an injured leg.
他推遲手術，帶著傷腿繼續訓練。
At our New Year's party ,he thanked us for helping him make up the lessons after his return from Sydney.
在我們的新年晚會上，他感謝我們在他從悉尼回來后幫他把功課趕上來。
A classmate of his ,however ,said in reply,"You have done more for us than we have done for you ,because you have instilled in all of us the hardworking spirit of the Olympics."
然而他的一位同學回答說：“你為我們做的比我們為你做的多得多，因為你為我們所有人灌輸了奧運會的刻苦努力的精神。”
Yes, we need the Olympic spirit as we strive to get rid of poverty and build China into a modern country.
是的，我們需要奧運精神，正如我們努力消除貧困，把中國建設成現代化國家一樣。
This is why many classmates and I regard ourselves as "bid supporters,"and as one can see on our Olympics website,
這是我和我的同學把我們自己看成申奧擁護者的原因，從我們的奧運會網戰上，
there are millions of us.Indeed ,we are ready to live out this spirit .
可以看到數百萬和我們一樣的人。真的，我們準備著讓人在精神在。
Yang Xia,a gold medallist in weight lifting,came from a Tujia minority village.
楊霞一位舉重運動的金牌得主，來自土家少數民族的村莊。
When she went home after coming back from Sydney,a television crew followed her .
當她從悉尼回家里，一隊電視工作者跟隨著她。
So we saw on TV how she thanked the townfolk in her local dialect and how the entire village came out to welcome their daughter .
所以我們可以從電視里看到她用家鄉話感謝父老鄉親，整個村莊的人走出來迎接他們的女兒。
She told the anchorman,"I can always see strength and encouragement in their eyes."As a student can also see the strength and encouragement .
她告訴主持人：“我總能在鄉親們的眼中看到力量和鼓勵?！?/div>
I can see them in the eyes of Yang Xia ,Lin Li and many other athletes.I can see them in the eyes of millions of Chinese people who support Beijing's bid for the Olympics.
我可以從楊霞，林莉和其他許我運動員眼中看到它們，我可以從無數支持北京申奧的中國人眼中看到它們，
I can see the determination and commitment with which China is marching into the 21st century .
我們可以看到中國跨越二十一世紀的決心和承諾。
Beijing's bid drives us forward .It promotes the Olympic spirit in China.
北京申奧促使我們前進，在中國宣揚了奧運精神，
And it is a prophecy that China will contribute more to the world in this new century .Thank you.
預示著中國將在新世紀里為世界作出更多貢獻。謝謝。
Judge:Thank you very much indeed contestant number two .You've made ,a ,a very persuasive case indeed for explaining to us why it is that the Olympic spirit,
評委：真的非常感謝二號選手，你用非常令我們折服的方式，向我們解釋了為什么奧運精神，
um, helps people to achieve even more than they thought they could in whatever field they happen to be ,uh ,to be working in.
能幫助人們，在他們涉足的任何領域里取得比他們認為的還要多的成就。
But I wonder what sort of balance you think there should be for know athletes, um, in their ordinary lives,
但我想知道你認為出了名的運動員在他們的日常生活中是如何平衡，
between exercise and their work.What sort of balance should there be for all those of us who are not going to be participants in the Olympics between exercise and work?
鍛煉與工作，我們那些不參加奧運會的人該如何平衡鍛煉與工作的？
Long Xiang:Of course ,there should be a balance because the majority of us are not athletes and we're not going to enter the Olympic games.
龍翔：當然，那存在著平衡因為我們當中絕大多數人不參加奧運會。
But as I mentioned the most important thing is the Olympic spirit.Actually there are a lot of people around us who have lived out the Olympic spirit in their lives,
但正如我所提到的，最重要的是奧運精神。事實上，我們周圍有很多人在他們的一生中都貫穿著奧運精神，
who have applied Olympic spirit in their lives.Actually ,once I volunteered to work for a group of disabled people but though they can't move as freely as each of us ,
那些人在他們在的一生中都運用著奧運精神。事實上，一次我志愿為殘疾人士服務，雖然他們不像我們每一個人那樣可以自行動，
but the passion ,the love ,they hold towards sports are no less than each of us .I remember that it was extremely hot day in summer time and I couldn't believe what we saw in front of me .
但他們對運動的熱愛和激情并不比我們每一個人少。我記得那是夏天異常炎熱的一天，我難以相信我們眼前的一切，
The room was not air conditioned but these people kept on training .Though they're not going to participate in the Olympics games ,
一間沒有空調的房間里，這些人在繼續訓練著。雖然他們沒有參加奧運會，
but you can see sweat running all over their bodies soaking their T-shirts.
但是你可以看到他們全身大汗，濕透了他們的T恤。
But despite of this they kept on training .Many of them had got done a good job in their studies and their work.
他們全然不顧，繼續訓練，他們許多人在學習上和工作上很出色。
So ,I think a balance should be kept because we want to keep healthy to stay in good condition while doing sports.
所以我們需要平衡因為我們需要在運動中保持健康，保持良好的狀態。
But the important thing is that we need to balance our study and our work.We need to apply the Olympic spirit ,either in the Olympic ,in the sports and in our life .Thank you .
但重要的是我們需要在我們的學習和工作中得到平衡，我們需要在奧運會上，在運動中和我們的生活里運用奧運精神。謝謝。
Judge :Thank you very much .Thank you contestant two .Um ,as an educator I was very delighted to hear ,
評委：非常感謝。謝謝二號選手。作為一名教育者，我很高興地聽到，
um, your concerns about education and the importance of education and ,uh ,China ,uh ,becoming a major world power .
中國成為一個世界大國，你對教育和教育的重要性的關注，
Um,I 'm particulary interested in the fact that you mentioned ,um ,the need for teachers in poverty areas ,
我對你提到的事實特別感興趣，那就是貧困地區對教師的需求，
uh,especially with regard to teaching of , uh ,females.Uh,what do you consider to be the most important qualities that a teacher working in these poverty areas should have given the kinds of students that they are going to be working with?
特別是關于女教師。你認為這些在貧困地區工作的，教育各種各樣的學生的老師應該具備哪些最重要的素質？
Long Xiang:I think to be a good teacher there are many qualities one should has.But the one I think the most important of all is the love towards the students.
龍翔：我認為作為一名好老師需要許多方面的素質，但我認為最重要的是對學生的愛。
And ,actually I believe no matter if a teacher who along the coastal area or in the western part of China,
事實上，我相信無論一名老師是在沿海地區還是在中國的西部，
as long as they have the love towards students and that can make a good teacher .
只要愛護學生就是一名好老師。
Actually when I was in the primary school one of my classmate's parents had a divorce.
事實上，我上小學時，我的一位同學的父母離婚了，
The girl suffered terribly from this .Her academic performance failed dramatically.
那個女孩為此傷心欲絕，她的學習成績直線下降。
But ,the teacher paid special attention to her ,to talk to her for hours ,and helped her with her study.
但是老師對她特別關注，與她談心數小時，幫助她解決學習困難。
And I think for the teachers in the weatern part of China,of course, the most important quality is to love their students ,to care about their thoughts ,
我認為對于中國西部的老師，當然最重要的素質是熱愛學生，關心他們的思想，
not only their academic performance ,but their development both physically and mentally .Thank you .
不僅僅是他們的學習，而且是他們的身體和思想的成長，謝謝。
Judge:Thank you .
謝謝。
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| challenge | ['tʃælindʒ] |
想一想再看 n. 挑戰 |
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| performance | [pə'fɔ:məns] |
想一想再看 n. 表演，表現; 履行，實行 |
聯想記憶 | |
| strive | [straiv] |
想一想再看 vi. 奮斗，努力，力求 |
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| prophecy | ['prɔfisi] |
想一想再看 n. 預言，先兆，預言能力 =prophesy |
聯想記憶 | |
| passion | ['pæʃən] |
想一想再看 n. 激情，酷愛 |
聯想記憶 | |
| encouragement | [in'kʌridʒmənt] |
想一想再看 n. 鼓勵 |
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| participate | [pɑ:'tisipeit] |
想一想再看 vt. 分享 |
聯想記憶 | |
| quality | ['kwɔliti] |
想一想再看 n. 品質，特質，才能 |
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| extremely | [iks'tri:mli] |
想一想再看 adv. 極其，非常 |
聯想記憶 | |
| foil | [fɔil] |
想一想再看 n. 箔，箔紙，陪襯物，（擊劍運動用的）花劍， 鈍頭劍< |
聯想記憶 |
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