【正文】 t, Michael immediately began preparing for his next attempt at flight. He seemed unaware of the fact that he had just beaten his personal best by three inches and that he was one of the final two petitors in the polevaulting event at the National Junior Olympics.邁克爾今天躍過(guò)的所有高度顯然都是對(duì)他刻苦努力的回報(bào)。邁克爾?斯通在成功躍過(guò)17 英尺的橫桿時(shí)是感到驚訝、激動(dòng)還是得意??人們無(wú)從知曉。邁克爾身體剛剛落在充氣墊上??觀眾還沒(méi)坐下??他馬上就開(kāi)始準(zhǔn)備下一次飛躍。他似乎并未意識(shí)到自己剛剛把個(gè)人最好成績(jī)提高了3 英寸??已經(jīng)是全國(guó)少年奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)撐竿跳高項(xiàng)目最后兩名決賽者之一。7 When Michael cleared the bar at 17 feet 2 inches and 17 feet 4 inches, again he showed no emotion. As he lay on his back and heard the crowd groan, he knew the other vaulter had missed his final jump. He knew it was time for his final jump. Since the other vaulter had fewer misses, Michael needed to clear this vault to win. A miss would get him second place. Nothing to be ashamed of, but Michael would not allow himself the thought of not winning first place.當(dāng)邁克爾成功躍過(guò)17 英尺2 英寸和17 英尺4 英寸高度的橫桿時(shí)??他仍沒(méi)有流露出絲毫感情。他仰面躺著??聽(tīng)到觀眾在嘆息??他知道另一位撐竿跳運(yùn)動(dòng)員最后一跳沒(méi)有成功。他知道自己最后一跳的時(shí)刻到了。由于那位運(yùn)動(dòng)員失敗次數(shù)較少??邁克爾這一跳只有成功才能獲勝。這一次跳不過(guò)就會(huì)使自己落到第二名。那也絲毫無(wú)愧??但邁克爾決不讓自己產(chǎn)生哪怕一絲與冠軍無(wú)緣的念頭。8 He rolled over and did his routine of three fingertipped pushups. He found his pole, stoodand stepped on the runway that led to the most challenging event of his 17yearold life.他翻了個(gè)身??照例指尖撐地做了三下俯臥撐。他找著了撐竿??站起身??踏上那引向其17 年生命中最具挑戰(zhàn)性的一躍的跑道。9 The runway felt different this time. It startled him for a brief moment. Then it all hit himlike a wet bale of hay. The bar was set at nine inches higher than his personal best. That39。s only one inch off the National record, he thought. The intensity of the moment filled his mind with anxiety. He began shaking the tension. It wasn39。t working. He became more tense. Why was this happening to him now, he thought. He began to get nervous. Afraid would be a more accurate description. What was he going to do? He had never experienced these feelings. Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he pictured his mother. Why now? What was his mother doing in his thoughts at a time like this? It was simple. His mother always used to tell him when you felt tense, anxious or even scared, take deep breaths.這一回??那跑道顯得有些異樣。剎那間??他感到一陣驚嚇。一種惶惑不安的感覺(jué)向他襲來(lái)。橫桿升在高出他個(gè)人最高紀(jì)錄9 英寸的高度。他想??這一高度與全國(guó)紀(jì)錄只差1 英寸了。這一刻緊張異常??他感到焦慮不安。他想擺脫緊張情緒。沒(méi)有用。他更緊張了。在這種時(shí)刻怎么會(huì)這樣呢??他暗暗思忖著。他有點(diǎn)膽怯起來(lái)。說(shuō)是恐懼也許更為恰當(dāng)。怎么辦??他以前從來(lái)不曾有過(guò)這種感覺(jué)。這時(shí)??不知不覺(jué)地??在內(nèi)心最深處??出現(xiàn)了他母親的身影。為什么是在這一刻??記憶中??母親在這種時(shí)刻會(huì)怎樣做呢??很簡(jiǎn)單。母親過(guò)去總跟他說(shuō)??當(dāng)你覺(jué)得緊張、焦慮、甚至害怕的時(shí)候??就深深地吸氣。10 So he did. Along with shaking the tension from his legs, he gently laid his pole at his feet. He began to stretch out his arms and upper body. The light breeze that was once there was now gone. He carefully picked up his pole. He felt his heart pounding. He was sure the crowd did, too.The silence was deafening. When he heard the singing of some distant birds in flight, he knew it was his time to fly.于是他深深吸了一口氣。在擺脫腿部肌肉緊張的同時(shí)??他輕輕地把撐竿放在腳邊。他開(kāi)始舒展雙臂和上身。剛才飄過(guò)一陣輕風(fēng)??此刻消失了。他小心翼翼地拿起撐竿??只覺(jué)得心怦怦在跳。他相信觀眾們的心也在怦怦跳動(dòng)。場(chǎng)上鴉雀無(wú)聲??令人透不過(guò)氣來(lái)。當(dāng)他聽(tīng)見(jiàn)遠(yuǎn)處飛鳥(niǎo)啼鳴時(shí)??他知道??自己飛身起躍的時(shí)刻到了。11 As he began sprinting down the runway, something felt wonderfully different, yet familiar. The surface below him felt like the country road he used to dream about. Visions of the golden wheat fields seemed to fill his thoughts. When he took a deep breath, it happened. He began to fly. His takeoff was effortless. Michael Stone was now flying, just like in his childhood dreams. Only this time he knew he wasn39。t dreaming. This was real. Everything seemed to be moving in slow motion. The air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever sensed. Michael was soaring like an eagle.他沿著跑道起跑沖刺??那感覺(jué)奇特?zé)o比??妙不可言??而又似曾相識(shí)。腳下的地面就好似過(guò)去常常夢(mèng)見(jiàn)的鄉(xiāng)間大路。金色麥田的景象映現(xiàn)在他的腦海中。他深深吸了一口氣??于是奇跡發(fā)生了。他飛起來(lái)了。他的起跳輕松自如。邁克爾?斯通此刻就像兒時(shí)夢(mèng)境中的那般在飛行。不過(guò)這一次他知道自己不是在做夢(mèng)。這一次他真的在飛。周圍一切都似乎在緩緩移動(dòng)。他感到周圍空氣從未像這樣純凈清新。如同一頭雄鷹??邁克爾在翱翔。12 It was either the eruption of the people in the stands or the thump of his landing that brought Michael back to earth. On his back with that wonderful hot sun on his face, he knew he could only see in his mind39。s eye the smile on his mother39。s face. He knew his dad was probably smiling too, even laughing. What he didn39。t know was that his dad was hugging his wife and crying. That39。s right: Bert If You Want It, Work For It Stone was crying like a baby in his wife39。s arms. He was crying harder than Mildred had ever seen before. She also knew he was crying the greatest tears of all: tears of pride. Michael was immediately surrounded by people hugging and congratulating him on the greatest acplishment of his life. He later went on that day to clear17 feet 6? inches: a National and International Junior Olympics record.或許是看臺(tái)上人們爆發(fā)出的歡呼聲??或許是他著地時(shí)嘭的一聲響使邁克爾回到現(xiàn)實(shí)之中。他仰面躺著??明媚的驕陽(yáng)映照著他的臉。他知道自己只能想象母親的笑靨??他知道爸爸或許也在微笑??甚或歡聲大笑。他不知道的是??他爸爸正與妻子相擁而泣。沒(méi)錯(cuò)??這位“要想有所收獲??就得努力工作”的伯特?斯通在妻子懷里孩子似地淚流滿面。米爾德里德從沒(méi)見(jiàn)他那樣哭過(guò)。她也知道??他流淌的是最難得的淚水??驕傲的淚水。邁克爾一下子被圍住了??人們擁抱他??祝賀他所取得的一生中最輝煌的成就。那天稍后??他接著越過(guò)了17 英尺6 英寸半??創(chuàng)下了全國(guó)和世界少年奧林匹克撐桿跳高的新紀(jì)錄。13 With all the media attention and sponsorship possibilities, Michael39。s life would never be the same again. It wasn39。t just because he won the National Junior Olympics and set a new world record. And it wasn39。t because he had just increased his personal best by 9? inches. It was simply because Michael Stone is blind.隨著媒體的關(guān)注以及可能隨之而來(lái)的各種贊助??邁克爾的生活肯定會(huì)不同以往。這不僅僅是因?yàn)樗@得了全國(guó)少年奧林匹克冠軍并刷新了一項(xiàng)世界紀(jì)錄,也不是因?yàn)樗麑⒆约旱淖罡呒o(jì)錄提高了9 英寸半,而是因?yàn)檫~克爾?斯通是個(gè)盲人。A chance encounter can sometimes make all the difference to whether hardship brings out thebest in us or the worst.磨難到底是能讓我們顯出內(nèi)在的美德還是暴露出自身的缺陷??有時(shí)一次偶然的遭遇可能會(huì)起到?jīng)Q定性的作用。6Unit 6 Woman, Half the Sky Carolyn Turk works in a profession that has traditionally been a career for men. Here she talks about how she came to do so and how her success just goes to show that a woman can learn anything a man can.卡洛琳特克從事的職業(yè)傳統(tǒng)上一直是男人們的天下。在本文，她談到自己是如何干上這一行的，并通過(guò)她的成功表明男人們能學(xué)會(huì)的事女人們也能做到。Text AA Woman Can Learn Anything a Man Can 男人學(xué)得會(huì)的，女人也學(xué)得會(huì)1 When I was a kid, everything in my bedroom was pink. I have two sisters and we had a plete miniature kitche