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

She is a Greek-American long-distance runner.
她是希腊裔美国人，是长跑运动员。

Pappas will run in the 10,000 meter event for Greece.
Pappas将代表希腊参加10,000米长跑。

She grew up in the United States but her grandmother was born in Greece.That is why she can run for Greece at the Olympics.
她在美国长大，但祖母出生于希腊。因此，她能够在奥运会上代表希腊参赛。

Pappas is not just a runner.She is also a writer, actor and filmmaker.
但Pappas不仅仅是跑步运动员。她还是作家、演员和电影制作人。

Her first full-length movie, “Tracktown,” came out this summer.
她第一部完整版的电影《跑道城》已在今年夏天发行。

The film is about a young woman training in a small city in Oregon for a chance to compete in the Olympics.
这部电影讲述的是一个年轻女性的故事，她为了争取参加奥林匹克的机会在俄勒冈州的一个小城市接受训练。

Just like Pappas. And Pappas plays the character, named Plumb Marigold.
这与Pappas很像。此外，Pappas还饰演了这个名为Plumb Marigold的角色。

Plumb is trying to balance her training with her interest in having a social life.A love interest develops when she meets a man at a bakery.
Plumb试着在训练和自己对社交生活兴趣之间寻求平衡。在面包店邂逅一名男子之后滋生了浪漫的爱情。

“Tracktown” is named for the city of Eugene, Oregon.Eugene is called Tracktown because it is an important place for track and field events in the U.S.
“跑道城”其实是指的俄勒冈州的尤金。尤金被称作是“跑道城”是因为在美国，尤金是田径运动的重要地点。

A lot of competitive runners live and train there.
很多参赛选手都在此生活训练。

It is also the location of the USA Track and Field team Olympic trials.The trials conclude this weekend.
此外，美国田径协会团队也是在此进行奥林匹克选拔赛。选拔赛于本周末结束。

The top finishers of every race and competition there will earn a place on the USA Olympic team for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
获得竞赛冠军的运动员能够代表美国奥林匹克团队参加2016年里约热内卢运动会。

Many people wonder how Pappas is able to train for the Olympics and make a movie at the same time.But she says she enjoys having something that can keep her mind off running.
很多人都好奇Pappas是怎么做到参加奥林匹克运动会训练的同时也制作电影的。但她表示很喜欢做能够让她不想跑步的事。

However, Pappas is extremely busy.
但是，Pappas是非常忙的。

She could not even attend her film’s opening night in early July.
她甚至没时间参加7月初电影的开幕。

Pappas was in Amsterdam running for Greece at the European Athletics Championships. She finished the race in 32 minutes, 27 seconds and placed 11th.
Pappas曾在欧洲田径锦标赛上代表希腊在阿姆斯特丹参跑。成绩为32分27秒，位居11名。

Jeremy Teicher is Pappas’ real-life boyfriend. They made the film together.
现实生活中，Jeremy Teicher 是Pappas的男朋友。他们一起制作了这个影片。

Teicher called the city of Eugene a “really special location.”That is one reason why he and Pappas wanted to make a movie there.
Teicher认为尤金这座城市真的是个特殊的地点。这也是他和Pappas想在此制作电影的原因之一。

If you watch the movie carefully, you will see some other real-life Olympic runners in the movie.
如果你仔细看这部电影，会在电影中发现一些真正的奥林匹克跑步选手。

One of those runners is Nick Symmonds. Symmonds competed at the Beijing and London Olympics.
其中之一是Nick Symmonds。Nick Symmonds曾参加北京奥运会和伦敦奥运会。

“Tracktown” will be shown at some film festivals in the future. The producers hope it will then be released at theaters around the U.S.
接下来，《跑道城》将在其他电影节上进行展映。制片人希望能够在美国个影院中发行该部影片。

“Our secret goal is that there will be tour buses in Eugene one day taking you around to the locations where we shot,” Teicher said.
Teicher说道：“我们一个目标是，将来尤金能够有观光车，带着游客参观我们拍摄的地点。”

I’m Dan Friedell.
Dan Friedell为您报道。