Olympic Athletes

Everyone in China is looking forward to the 2008 Olympic Games. Athletes from all over the world will come to Beijing for this competition.

An Olympic athlete must be strong not only in body, but also in mind. They have to train for years to achieve the necessary strength and control over their sports to compete in the Olympics. This requires great discipline and self-sacrifice. Similarly, the Olympic athletes have to train their minds in order to compete under extreme mental pressure. In other words, and Olympic athlete must be in top condition both mentally and physically.

Speaking good English also requires great discipline and self-sacrifice. If you want to speak good English, you must be mentally and physically strong just like an Olympic athlete.

奧林匹克運(yùn)動員

每一個中國人都期待著2008奧運(yùn)會，全世界的運(yùn)動員將云集北京參加這次盛會。

一名奧林匹克運(yùn)動員不但要有強(qiáng)健的體魄，而且要有良好的心理素質(zhì)。為了在奧運(yùn)會上一爭高低，他們必須訓(xùn)練多年達(dá)到競技必需的體能要求和對項目的掌控程度。這需要嚴(yán)格的紀(jì)律和偉大的自我犧牲精神。同樣，為了能在高強(qiáng)度的心理壓力下進(jìn)行比賽，奧林匹克運(yùn)動員們必須鍛煉他們的心理素質(zhì)。換句話說，一位奧林匹克運(yùn)動員要同時具備頂尖的身體素質(zhì)和心理素質(zhì)。

要說一口流利的英語同樣需要嚴(yán)格的紀(jì)律和偉大的自我犧牲精神。如果你想說一口流利的英語，你就必須像奧林匹克運(yùn)動員一樣擁有強(qiáng)健的體魄和過硬的心理素質(zhì)。

（來源：奧運(yùn)志愿者短文 實(shí)習(xí)生屈上 英語點(diǎn)津姍姍編輯）