环球慢速英语 吉安娜·耶森(2)

Voice 1: Gianna suffers from the condition called cerebral¹ palsy. She finds it hard to control her body movements. This is because parts of Gianna's brain are damaged. She was starved of oxygen when she was born. When she was young doctors said that she would not be able to sit, stand or walk. No one expected Gianna to be able to run a marathon². But Gianna had her own very special reason for running the marathon. She says,

声音1：吉安娜患有脑性瘫痪。她发现很难控制自己的身体动作。这是因为吉安娜的大脑部分受损。她在出生时脑部缺氧。她小时候，医生说她可能无法坐起来、无法站立或走路。没有人想到吉安娜能跑马拉松。但是吉安娜参加马拉松比赛有一个非常特殊的原因。她说到，

Voice 3: "I have learned³ that weakness can be beautiful. People are often afraid to be weak. Yet a person can have joy in the middle of struggle. I hope that people will see you do not have to be weighed down by problems. God can help. He has helped me in so many ways. He will help me through the marathon. I will run for him and I will never give up."

声音3：“我慢慢懂得，弱势也可以很美好。人们通常会害怕软弱。但是人也可以在斗争期间享受快乐。我希望人们可以明白，人不一定会被问题所拖累。上帝可以帮忙。他在很多方面帮助了我。他会在马拉松比赛期间帮我。我要为他而跑，我永远不会放弃。”

1 cerebral   

adj.脑的，大脑的；有智力的，理智型的

参考例句：

• Your left cerebral hemisphere controls the right-hand side of your body.你的左半脑控制身体的右半身。
• He is a precise,methodical,cerebral man who carefully chooses his words.他是一个一丝不苟、有条理和理智的人，措辞谨慎。

2 marathon   

n.长距离赛跑；需要耐力的比赛；(M-)马拉松

参考例句：

• I'm hoping to be in the marathon next year.我希望明年能参加马拉松赛。
• The meeting was a bit of a marathon.这次会议有点马拉松赛的味道。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。