英语小达人 43 Against All Odds

 　　Against All Odds¹

　　突破困境

　　Jordan was the youngest triathlete to ever compete at a professional level. he began running at the early age of 5 and never stopped. He also loved to swim, so every summer he stayed with his uncle and swam in his pool. Jordan became very good at swimming.

　　乔登是三项运动专业级竞赛中最年轻的选手。他五岁就开始跑步，至今从未停过；他也很爱游泳，因此每年夏天都会去叔叔家的游泳池游泳，也变得非常会游泳。

　　when he was just fourteen, he came in first at a jonior triathlon. By eighteen, he was competing all around the world. When Jordan turned 21, his doctor told him some devastating² news. Jordan had cancer.

　　他早在十四岁就赢得三项运动员青少年竞赛第一名，十八岁已经与世界各地好手比赛。二十一岁那年，医生告诉乔登一个震惊的消息，他得了癌症。

　　He battled the disease³ for almost two two years before he was better. He had beat cancer, but he lost a lot of his strength. With the help of his family and friends, Jordan regained⁴ his strength. He went on a special diet and began an intensive⁵ exercise program to help him develop his muscles.

　　他花了将近两年对抗疾病才有所好转，他战胜了癌症，却也失去了许多力气。在亲朋好友的协助下，他渐渐恢复力气。他进行特殊的食疗，并展开密集的练习课程，以帮助他锻炼肌肉。

　　At the age of twenty-five, Jordan was competing again. All of jordan's hard work and determination paid off at the age of twenty-six when he won the Tour de France.

　　当他二十五岁时，他再度出塞。一切努力与决心在二十六岁那年获得回报，他赢得了“环法赛”冠军。

1 odds   

n.让步，机率，可能性，比率；胜败优劣之别

参考例句：

• The odds are 5 to 1 that she will win.她获胜的机会是五比一。
• Do you know the odds of winning the lottery once?你知道赢得一次彩票的几率多大吗？

2 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

3 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

4 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

5 intensive   

adj.加强的，密集的；精工细作的，集约的

参考例句：

• I'll make an intensive study of a subject.我将集中学一门课程。
• There we received several weeks of intensive training.在那里我们受了几星期的集中训练.