More than gold
不仅仅是金牌
"Up next on the beam is No.7 of team Desert Devils," I heard the announcer saying. Raising my eyes to the crowd, I saw my family grinning, ready to watch the game. Quickly looking back to the judges, I waited for their salute. My stomach was filled with anxious butterflies. After the judges examined my stance, they gave me approval to begin. I slowly inhaled as I mounted the beam and suddenly I was skillfully and easily gliding across the narrow surface lost in my routine.
“下一个登上平衡木的是沙漠魔鬼队的七号队员,”我听见播音员说道。听到这里,我向人群眺望,看见家人满脸笑容,准备观看比赛。我匆匆把目光移回裁判那儿,等待他们示意。我十分紧张。裁判检查我的站姿后,向我示意可以开始。登上平衡木时我慢慢地吸气,然后迅速、轻松、熟练地滑过狭窄的平衡木,完成规定动作。
Gymnastics has consumed my life since I was five. Practicing 15 hours a week, the sport molded me into a hard-working, goal-setting child filled with aspirations. I never allow myself to give up easily no matter how hard it is. Then there was this particular stunt that for whatever reason I could not seem to master. I dreaded the front hip circle on the high bar. Even with my teammates encouraging me, I could never follow through with the final turn. Knowing that the state competition was just arond the corner, I realized I could cost my team the gold medal. Why can't I do this? I'm the only one who can't master this stunt. The way I saw it, I was a failure if I couldn't do what seemed impossible.
从五岁开始,体操就占据了我的生命。通过每周十五个小时的训练,这项运动把我塑造成了一个勤奋刻苦、有目标、有抱负的孩子。不管有多困难,我都不允许自己轻易放弃。但却有那么一个特技动作,我似乎无论如何都无法掌握。我很害怕在高杠上做“向前腹回环”。尽管队友们鼓励我,我却永远也通不过这最后一关。得知全州比赛临近,我意识到自己可能会拖累我的团队致使我们拿不到金牌。我为什么就做不到呢?我是唯一一个学不会这种特技的人。我觉得,如果我做不到那看似不可能完成的动作,那我就是个失败者。