VOA标准英语2012--Paralympians Prep to Step into Spotlight
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
Paralympians Prep to Step into Spotlight 1
Finding a sport and having the potential to be a champion are particularly important for these athletes. Among them is Georgina Callingham, 21, one of the youngest British Paralympians, who has cerebral 2 palsy.
"Shooting has literally 3 meant everything in my life the last year and a half," she says. "My friends have taken a back step. My social life has taken a back step. Literally, with me, I'm 100 percent focused on my match, and I will be throughout the match and throughout the time."
Outside, the men of Britain's Paralympic football team are practicing. One team member is in the unusual position of having a brother who played on Britain's Olympic football team.
"It's a dream come true," says Martin Sinclair. "I didn't think I'd be here, to be honest. You see over there, they're quite talented guys over there and it's a privilege to be with them. It's quite historic, you don't expect two brothers to be in the Olympics and the Paralympics."
Another competitor who never thought she'd be in this position is archer 4 Kate Murray who, at 64, is the eldest 5 member of the British team.
"It meant everything to me," says Murray, who was disabled by a spinal 6 condition 13 years ago. "Now, archery is all to me. It keeps me going, keeps me younger than 64."
While the Paralympic Games are about winning medals, they also have a broader importance. Officials say they demonstrate what the disabled can accomplish with a little support, and they hope the games will help expand opportunities for disabled people around the world.
Training expert Penny Briscoe, who gave up a career in the Olympic movement to help raise the quality of the British Paralympic team, is inspired by the athletes she works with.
"As much as I've given, I've probably got 10-fold back in terms of the experiences that I've had," Briscoe says. "And it didn't take long, actually, to understand that I was involved in a pretty special project, if I can call it that."
Briscoe hopes the quality and character of these athletes will help change perceptions of what disabled people can do.
- This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
- The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。
- Your left cerebral hemisphere controls the right-hand side of your body.你的左半脑控制身体的右半身。
- He is a precise,methodical,cerebral man who carefully chooses his words.他是一个一丝不苟、有条理和理智的人，措辞谨慎。
- He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
- Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。
- The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
- The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。
- The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
- The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。