VOA标准英语2012--Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot Ready for Olympic Gold
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(五月)
Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot Ready for Olympic Gold
At one-point-six meters and barely 1 39 kilos, Vivian Cheruiyot may not appear to be much of a threat. But she has proven to be ferocious 2 on the track.
The 28-year-old Kenyan is the current women’s world champion in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meter, which she secured in Daegu, Korea last year.
Vivian's husband Moses Kiplagat has been her coach since 2006.
“I’ve been running good, since I’ve gotten married to Moses. He’s really supporting me, especially in training,” she explained.
Vivian’s cousin Wilfred Kimitei, also a competitive 3 runner, sets the pace for her training runs. He lives full-time 4 with her and Moses at their home in Eldoret. “Vivian is very humble 5, very honest, when she says something, she does it. I’m with her all the time, and she is somebody, really, very good,” he noted 6.
But being a good runner is only half the battle. What makes her a champion is her ability to mentally block out everything around her when she's on the track.
“When I’m going running somewhere, in a competition, it’s only me and my mind," said Cheruiyot. "I do not see somebody else beside me or other side, no. I just run and I know that I’m going to run good."
This unwavering confidence on the track has not gone unnoticed by her younger fans.
“Most of them, they want, especially girls, you will find, very small girls, they say, I want to be like Vivian, I want to run like Vivian.” stated Cheruiyot.
Before 2008, when Pamela Jelimo won the 800 meters in Beijing, no Kenyan woman had ever brought home Olympic gold. But Vivian has no doubts she will succeed in London this summer.
- The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.雄鸟和雌鸟几乎无法辨别。
- He took barely enough money to keep the children in bread.他赚很少的钱仅够孩子们勉强糊口。
- The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
- The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。
- Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
- These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。
- A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
- I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。
- In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
- Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。