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1、Unit6NeverGiveUpTheytoldhimtoquit,thathewasn'tgoodenough,butfigureskaterPaulWylierefusedtolisten.人们劝他引退,说他天分不够,但是花样滑冰选手保罗•怀利拒绝放弃。WhenhesteppedofftheplaneinWashington,D.C.,followingthe1992WinterGames,andeveryoneintheterminalstartedclapping,PaulWyliealmoststoppedinhistracks.1992年
2、冬奥会闭幕后,保罗•怀利抵达华盛顿。走下飞机时,欢迎的人群开始鼓掌。他差点停下了脚步。Who'sbehindme?Hewondered.Despitethesilvermedalinhispocket,hecouldn'tbelievethattheapplausewasforhim.谁在后面呀?他心里嘀咕。虽说有银牌在囊中,他怎么也不敢相信这掌声是献给他的。Fromthatmomenton,Paulrecognizedthathislifewouldneverbethesame.从那一刻起,保罗意识到自己的生活从此永远地改变了。Thesilverm
3、edalheearnedinAlbertville,France,usheredthe27-year-oldfigureskaterintoanewexistence.这位27岁的花样滑冰运动员在法国的阿尔贝维尔获得了银牌,从此走向全新的生活。Hewasnolongeranobodywhochokedatbigevents,likethe1988CalgaryOlympics,wherehefinishedanunimpressive10th.Nolongertherecipientofadvicefromjudgeswho,afterPaul'sp
4、erformanceinthe'91WorldChampionships,suggestedthathequit:"Makeroomfortheyoungerskaters."1988年的卡尔加里冬奥会上,他表现平平,只得了第10名,可如今他再也不是在大型赛事中举止失措的无名小卒了;1991年的世界锦标赛上,保罗比赛完后,裁判建议他退出冰坛,“给年轻选手让位”,如今再也听不到这样的建议了。Nolongerthetargetofloadedquestionsfromreporterscoveringthe'91OlympicTrials"Whatare
5、youdoinghere?".跟踪报道1991年冬奥会选拔赛的记者们曾问他“你来这儿干什么?”,如今再也不会有这种别有用心的提问了。NolongertheskaterincapableoffinishingaheadofU.S.NationalChampionToddEldredgeorthree-timedefendingWorldChampionKurtBrowningofCanada.他再也不是美国冠军托德•埃尔德雷奇的手下败将,再也不会被三度问鼎世界冠军宝座的加拿大运动员库尔特•布朗宁甩在身后。NowPaulWyliewasanOlympic
6、hero.现在保罗•怀利成了奥运英雄。Hewasanathletewhokeptgoingwhendoubterssuggestedhequit.虽然有些人对他没有信心,建议他放弃,可他仍然勇往直前。HewasarecentHarvardUniversitygraduatewhohadfrequentlyfantasizedaboutlifewithoutgruelinghoursontheice,butwhoperseveredanyway.虽然这个刚出校门的哈佛毕业生经常幻想,离开严酷的冰上训练生活会是怎样,但依然苦苦坚持着;Hewasayoun
7、gmanwhohaddiscoveredanddemonstratedthatgoalscanbereachednomatterhowmanyobstaclesandbotchedattemptslieintheway.这个年轻人发现:不管途中有多少障碍,要经历多少次失败,目标终能实现,而且他证明了这一点。"AreporterwhointerviewedmeattheClosingCeremoniestoldme,'Youcamehereanunknownandnowyougohomeahero,'"Paulsays."Ithoughtthatwas
8、interesting,becauseIwasinFranceandunawareofhowmyjourne