VOA慢速英语:Balancing Life, Olympic Hopes on the Big Screen(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. She grew up in the United States but her grandmother was born in Greece.

grow up 长大; 向上生长; 成熟; 出现
例句：She grew up in Tokyo.
她在东京长大。

2. That is why she can run for Greece at the Olympics.

run for 竞选，赶快去请
例句：Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.
有些戏因为演出成功而连续上演几年。

3. Many people wonder how Pappas is able to train for the Olympics and make a movie at the same time.

at the same time 同时; 一起; 但是; 然而
例句：At the same time he still believed himself financially honest.
同时，他还认为自己在经济上是正直无欺的。