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One of the organizers of the Olympic ceremony, of the opening ceremony,
奧林匹克開幕式的一位組織者，
called me and said that I had been selected to be one of the flag-bearers.
通知我被他們選中，作為一名護(hù)旗手。
I replied that surely this was a case of mistaken identity because I'm as far as you can get from being an athlete.
我立馬回復(fù)說道這肯定弄錯(cuò)了，因?yàn)槲腋揪筒皇且晃惶飶竭\(yùn)動(dòng)員呀。
Actually, I wasn't even sure that I could go around the stadium without a walker.
其實(shí)，我只是不太確定在沒有拐杖的幫助下，我是否能夠繞場走一圈。
I was told that this was no laughing matter.
他們告訴我這并非玩笑。
This would be the first time that only women would carry the Olympic flag.
這將會(huì)是第一次僅僅由女性舉著奧林匹克旗。
Five women, representing five continents, and three Olympic gold medal winners.
五位女性代表了五個(gè)大陸，另外還有三位奧林匹克金牌獲得者。
My first question was, naturally, what was I going to wear?
相當(dāng)自然地，我的第一個(gè)問題是，那我穿什么好呢？
A uniform, she said, and asked for my measurements. My measurements.
制服，她回復(fù)道，并向我詢問我的尺寸。我的尺寸。
I had a vision of myself in a fluffy anorak, looking like the Michelin Man.
我馬上想象到我穿著蓬松的厚夾克，看上去就像個(gè)米其林男孩。
By the middle of February, I found myself in Turin, where enthusiastic crowds cheered when any of the 80 Olympic teams was in the street.
在二月中旬，我來到了都靈市，在這里成千上萬的人，歡迎著來自世界的80支奧林匹克代表團(tuán)。
Those athletes had sacrificed everything to compete in the games.
這些運(yùn)動(dòng)員們將會(huì)竭盡全力在比賽中競爭。
They all deserved to win, but there's the element of luck.
他們均理應(yīng)獲勝，但是其中也存在運(yùn)氣的因素。
A speck of snow, an inch of ice, the force of the wind, can determine the result of a race or a game.
一個(gè)雪斑點(diǎn)、一英尺的冰、風(fēng)速，均可以影響到比賽的結(jié)果。
However, what matters most -- more than training or luck -- is the heart.
但是，最為重要的--比訓(xùn)練或運(yùn)氣更重要的--是心。
Only a fearless and determined heart will get the gold medal. It is all about passion.
只有永不畏懼并擁有堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的心的人能夠獲勝。這就是激情。
The streets of Turin were covered with red posters announcing the slogan of the Olympics.
都靈市的街道被紅色張貼畫給蓋滿，上面寫著奧林匹克的標(biāo)語。
