BBC环球慢速英语 第390期:速度滑冰运动员乔伊·齐克(3)

voice 1: Joey began speed skating in 1995. He won a bronze medal at the Olympics in 2002. He was twenty-six years old at the 2006 Olympics when he won the gold and silver medals. After those Olympics, Joey decided to retire from speed skating. He says that he has spent most of his life exercising his body. Now he wants to exercise his mind. Joey will attend college in the United States. He wants to earn a degree in Economics, the study of money and society.
声音1：在参加了两届冬奥会后，乔伊决定退役。他说他一生中大多数时间都在锻炼身体。现在他想锻炼大脑。乔伊将在美国上大学。他想获得经济学学位，经济学研究的是金钱和社会。

voice 2: Joey enjoyed his time as a U.S. Olympic athlete. But he says that American Olympic athletes are both blessed and self-serving, or selfish. American athletes are blessed by the resources they have in the United States. The United States values athletes. It gives them the money and support they need to compete. But Joey also says that athletes are selfish. They must think a lot about themselves. This is because they spend so much time trying to become the best at what they do. They always work to make their bodies stronger and faster. Athletes often do not have time to think about other people. They give all of their effort to become better at their sport.
声音2：乔伊很享受作为美国奥运会选手度过的时光。但是他说美国奥运会运动员既幸福又以自我为中心，或者说自私。美国运动员因在美国享受的资源而蒙福。美国很重视运动员。国家会为运动员提供竞争所需的资金和支持。但是乔伊认为，运动员也是自私的。他们必须多为自己考虑。这是因为他们在成为各自项目上最优秀的选手上花费了太多时间。他们一直在让自己的身体变得更强更快。运动员一般没有时间为他人考虑。他们竭尽全力在所练项目上达到更高的高度。