評論
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Jean: When did you first start practicing gymnastics?
簡：你是什么時候開始練體操的？
Gloria: I first started at the age of four. As a kid, I couldn't sit still for five minutes, always bouncing about. It gave my parents a hard time. So my uncle persuaded my parents to send me to a gymnastics coach.
格洛麗亞：我是4歲開始練的。還小的時候，我就5分鐘都坐不住，總是活蹦亂跳，我爸媽對此很是頭疼。所以我叔叔就說服我爸媽把我送到了體操教練那里。
Jean: You started very early.
簡：那你開始得還真早。
Gloria: Most gymnasts do, because you must develop your muscles at an early age. And the prime time for a professional gymnast is from 18 to 24. So unlike many other sports, gymnasts retire at a young age.
格洛麗亞：多數體操運動員都是這樣，因為你必須從很小就要開始鍛煉肌肉。職業體操選手的黃金時間是18歲到24歲，所以和其他一些體育項目不同，體操選手退役很早。
Jean: It's a sport that has a high demand for agility.
簡：體操這項運動對選手的敏捷性要求很高。
Gloria: Indeed. You also recover better after an injury when you are young.
格洛麗亞：的確是這樣。年齡小的話受傷后也容易恢復。
Jean: Do you often get injured while training?
簡：你訓練時經常會受傷嗎？
Gloria: It's really hard to prevent when you are doing the complex movements. It helps to stretch your joints, but still could not eliminate accidents.
格洛麗亞：當你做復雜動作的時候難免會受傷。活動關節能減少受傷的幾率，但不排除意外的發生。
