第五十四讲

   Para. 3
   Confidently, Melanie Sears entered the National Championships, and although she had the second fastest swim and the fastest run, she got nowhere. “I was following this man and suddenly we came to the sea. We realized then that we had gone wrong. I ended up cycling 20 kilometers too far. I cried all the way through the running.”
   Language Points:
   1. Explanation of Difficult Sentences
   1) I ended up cycling 20 kilometers too far. I cried all the way through the running.
   Analysis: The phrase end up doing sth means “其结果是…以…而告结束”; all the way through means“in the whole course of..., during...? ”
Translation: 结果是我多骑了20公里的自行车。长跑时我哭了一路。
   Example: We ended up picking up balls all the time. I sweated all over at the tennis court.
   2. Important Words
   1).follow v. go after, go along, keep to, keep as a guide遵循，跟随，遵照
   e.g. I’ll go first and please follow me.
   e.g. You should follow his example.

   Para.4
   But she did not give up and is determined that she never will. “Sometimes I wish I could stop, because then the pain would be over, but I am afraid that if I let I stop just once, I would be tempted to do it again. “It’s doggedness that does it. ”
   Important Words
   1).tempt v. persuade or attract somebody to do something 诱惑，吸引，引诱
   e.g. Nothing could tempt me to do such a silly thing.
   e.g. He was tempted into making that wrong decision.

   Para.5
   Melanie was top junior in this year’s European Triathlon Championships, finishing 13th. “I was almost as good as the top three in swimming and running, but much slower at cycling. That’s why I’m working very hard at it. The big trouble is, I have no one of my age to train with,” she says. Funny, that.
   Language Points:
   1. Explanation of Difficult Sentences
   1).“The big trouble is, I have no one of my age to train with,” she says. Funny, that.
   Analysis: The sentence may be paraphrased like this: She says her big trouble is that she has no one of her age to train with. That is really a funny thing.
   Translation: “糟糕的是, 我没有同龄选手可以一起训练” 她说。那可真是好笑。
   Example: The trouble is, he has left his passport at home. Unbelievable, that.

   Para.6
   Melanie is truly a teenager with a taste for endurance. With her devotion to
the triathlon, she will succeed sooner or later.
   Language Points:
   Important Words
   1).taste n. sense by which flavor is known, ability to enjoy beauty, liking or preference; the flavor sensed 品味，欣赏的能力; 喜好
   e.g. I don’t like the sour taste in this ice-cream.
   e.g. She has very good taste for dresses.
   2).endurance n. ability to bear sufferings or hardship 耐力
   e.g. The sportsman showed remarkable power of endurance.
   e.g. Sorry. I have come to the end of my endurance.
   Exercises： See the textbook.