Never, ever give up 4
But the truth is, all those orations that I had practiced, just to get myself through some training swims as motivation -- it wasn't like that.
ps:但事實是，我練習的所有演講，都是為了讓自己通過一些游泳訓練，以此作為動力——不是這樣的。
truth真相;?實情;?事實;?真實情況;?真實;?真實性;?真理
those用來對已經提及的事物作補充說明;?人們;人;?那些;?用于提供更多的細節、信息
orations演說，致辭;?oration的復數
practiced練習;?實習;?實行;?practice的過去分詞和過去式
myself我自己;?我本人，親自
training訓練;?培訓;?訓練，鍛煉;?接受訓練;?進行…訓練;?進行體育鍛煉;?教育;?培養…的能力;?train的現在分詞
swims游水;?游泳;?游;?游動;?swim的第三人稱單數
motivation動機;?動力;?誘因
like that那樣地
It was a very real moment, with that crowd, with my team.
We did it. I didn't do it. We did it.
And we'll never forget it. It'll always be part of us.
The three things I did sort of blurt out when we got there, was first: Never, ever give up.
ps:當我們到達那里時，我脫口而出的三件事是第一件：永不放棄。
things東西;?物;?物件;?物品;?事物;?用品，衣服;?用具;?thing的復數
sort of有幾分;近似;有那么點兒
blurt out脫口而出;?說漏嘴
when什么時候;?何時;?什么情況下;?什么場合下;?在那時;?其時;?當時;?當場;?在…時候;?當…時;?在…期間;?在…之后;?在任何…時候
got得到(get的過去式和過去分詞);?抓住
first第一;?最重要的;?首要的;?最優秀的;?首先;?最初;?第一次;?首次;?第一個人;?空前的成就;?前所未有的事情;?一擋，最低擋
Never從不;?絕不;?從未;?未曾;?(與not同義，語氣較強)一點都不;?不會吧
ever(用于否定句和疑問句，或與if連用的句子)在任何時候，從來;?以往任何時候，曾經;?不斷地;?總是;?始終
give up放棄;?戒除;?認輸;?辭去;?讓出;?自首;?投案
I live it. What's the phrase from today from Socrates? To be is to do.
ps:我活下來了。蘇格拉底今天說的是什么？做就是做。
live住;?居住;?生存;?活著;?活的;?現場直播的;?實況轉播的;?現場演出的;?在現場直播;?在現場表演
What什么;?…的事物;?無論什么;?凡是…的事物;?多么;?真;?太
phrase短語;?詞組;?成語;?習語;?慣用法;?警句;?樂句;?樂節;?表達，措辭，推敲;?劃分樂句，分樂節
from從…起，始于;?從…開始;?寄自，得自
today在今天;?在今日;?現在;?當今;?當代;?今天;?今日
Socrates蘇格拉底
So I don't stand up and say, "Don't ever give up."
I didn't give up. There was action behind these words.
The second is: You can chase your dreams at any age; you're never too old.
Sixty-four; that no one at any age, any gender, could ever do has done it.
ps:六十四歲，任何年齡，任何性別的人都做不到。
no one沒有人;?沒有任何人
any(與不可數或復數名詞連用，用于否定句和疑問句，也用于if或whether之后，或緊接某些動詞如prevent、ban、forbid等)任何的，任一的;?任一;?非一般的;?不尋常的;?(用于否定句和疑問句中或if、whether后)任何數量，任一數額;?任何一些;?一點兒也，完全，絲毫;?根本
age年齡;?年齡段;?時代，時期;?變老;?使顯老;?使變老;?使蒼老;?成熟，變陳
gender性別;?性
could用于can的過去時;?能，可以;?能;?把裝罐保存;?讓…卷鋪蓋走人;?炒…的魷魚;?can的過去分詞和過去式
ever(用于否定句和疑問句，或與if連用的句子)在任何時候，從來;?以往任何時候，曾經;?不斷地;?總是;?始終
done完畢;?了結;?結束;?煮熟;?熟了;?合乎禮儀;?合乎規矩;?得體;?行，好;?做，干，
And there's no doubt in my mind that I am at the prime of my life today.
ps:毫無疑問，我現在正處于人生的黃金時期。
And和;?與;?同;?又;?而;?加;?加上;?然后;?接著
no doubt固然;誠然;?無疑地;必定
in my mind在我腦海中
prime主要的;?首要的;?基本的;?優質的;?上乘的;?優異的;?典型的;?有代表性的;?盛年;?年富力強的時期;?鼎盛時期;?質數;?事先指點;?使做好準備;?把準備好;?在打底漆
my life我的生活;?我的生命;?情深到來生
today在今天;?在今日;?現在;?當今;?當代;?今天;?今日
And the third thing I said on that beach was, it looks like the most solitary endeavor in the world, and in many ways, of course, it is.
ps:我在海灘上說的第三件事是，這看起來是世界上最孤獨的一次嘗試，當然，在很多方面也是。。
third第三;?三分之一;?三等學位
thing東西;?物;?物件;?物品;?事物;?用品，衣服;?用具
said說;?講;?告訴;?念;?朗誦;?背誦;?表達，表述;?say的過去分詞和過去式
beach海灘;?沙灘;?海濱;?湖濱;?上岸;?把…拖上岸
endeavor英 [?n?d?v?] 美 [?n?d?v?r] n./v.努力，盡力，企圖，試圖第三人稱單數： endeavors復數： endeavors現在分詞： endeavoring過去式： endeavored過去分詞： endeavored
solitary獨自的;?單獨的;?喜歡獨處的;?單個的;?孤單的;?孤零零的;?獨居者;?隱士
end終止，終結，結局，結尾;?末端;?盡頭;?末梢;?結束;?破滅;?終止
in many ways在許多方面
of course當然，自然;?當然;?當然不
And in other ways, and the most important ways, it's a team. And if you think I'm a bad ass, you want to meet Bonnie.
ps:在其他方面，最重要的是，它是一個團隊。如果你覺得我是個混蛋，你想見見邦妮。
most important重要的;?有重大影響的;?有巨大價值的;?影響很大的;?權威的;?important的最高級
ways方法;?手段;?途徑;?方式;?作風;?風度;?樣子;?行為方式，生活方式，習俗;?way的復數
team隊;?組，班;?一組牲畜，聯畜;?使互相配合;?使協作;?使合作
think認為;?以為;?想;?思考;?思索;?思想;?琢磨;?想法
bad令人不快的;?問題成堆的;?壞的;?質量差的;?不合格的;?拙于;?不擅;?不善于;?壞人;?壞事;?很;?非常
ass蠢人;?笨蛋;?驢
want to應該
meet相遇;?相逢;?遇見;?開會;?會晤;?會面;?集合;?體育比賽;?運動會;?獵狐運動
Bonnie邦尼;?美麗的;?健康的
Where was Bonnie?
The Henry David Thoreau quote goes, "When you achieve your dreams, it's not so much what you get as who you have become in achieving them."
ps:亨利·大衛·梭羅說過：“當你實現夢想時，與其說你得到了什么，不如說你在實現夢想中變成了什么樣的人。”
quote引用;?引述;?舉例說明;?開價;?出價;?報價
goes去;?走;?移動，旅行，行走;?輪到的機會;?嘗試，一番努力;?精力;?活力;?熱情;?干勁;?go的第三人稱單數和復數
achieve達到;?完成;?成功
dreams夢;?睡夢;?夢想;?理想;?愿望;?夢幻狀態;?恍惚;?出神;?做夢;?夢見;?想象;?dream的第三人稱單數和復數
so much和…一樣多;?就只那么多;?多少
who誰，什么人;?表示所指的人;?進一步提供有關某人的信息
become開始變得;?變成;?適合;?與…相稱;?使顯得漂亮;?使好看
achieving達到;?完成;?成功;?achieve的現在分詞
them他們;?她們;?它們;?指性別不詳的人時，用以代替him或her
And yeah, I stand before you now.
In the three months since that swim ended, I've sat down with Oprah, and I've been in President Obama's Oval Office;
ps:在游泳結束后的三個月里，我和奧普拉坐在一起，在奧巴馬總統的橢圓形辦公室工作；
swim游水;?游泳;?游;?游動
ended結束;?終止;?end的過去分詞和過去式
've(=value engineering)價值工程學;?同“have”
sat坐;?使坐;?使就座;?處在;?坐落在;?被放在;?sit的過去分詞和過去式
down with打倒;推翻
Obama奧巴馬;?2008年11月當選美國第44屆總統，成為美國歷史上首位黑人總統，
Oval Office橢圓形辦公室，總統辦公室;?總統及政府行政部門
I've been invited to speak in front of esteemed groups such as yourselves; I've signed a wonderful major book contract.
ps:我被邀請在像你們這樣受人尊敬的團體面前發言；我簽署了一份很棒的主要圖書合同。
've(=value engineering)價值工程學;?同“have”
invited邀請;?邀請，請求，要求;?招致;?invite的過去分詞和過去式
esteemed受尊敬的;?受敬重的;?受仰慕的;?尊重;?敬重;?把…看作;?認為;?esteem的過去分詞和過去式
such as例如;?像;?象…這樣;?諸如…之類
yourselves你自己;?親自
signed簽;?署;?簽字;?簽署;?和…簽約;?示意;?打手勢;?sign的過去分詞和過去式
wonderful精彩的;?絕妙的;?令人高興的;?使人愉快的;?令人驚奇的;?令人贊嘆的
major book主要賬簿
contract合同;?合約;?契約;?協議;?收縮，縮小;?感染;?得;?與…訂立合同
All of that's great, and I don't denigrate it.
ps:所有這些都很好，我不會詆毀它。
denigrate英 [?den?ɡre?t] 美 [?den?ɡre?t] v.詆毀;誹謗;貶低第三人稱單數： denigrates現在分詞： denigrating過去式： denigrated過去分詞： denigrated派生詞： denigration n.
I'm proud of it all, but the truth is, I'm walking around tall because I am that bold, fearless person, and I will be, every day, until it's time for these days to be done.
ps:我為這一切感到驕傲，但事實是，我之所以能昂首闊步，是因為我是一個勇敢無畏的人，我將每天都這樣，直到這幾天結束。
proud of驕傲;?自豪的;?為…而自豪
truth真相;?實情;?事實;?真實情況;?真實;?真實性;?真理
walking行走;?步行;?散步;?徒步旅行;?競走;?似人的;?活的;?走;?陪伴…走;?護送…走;?walk的現在分詞
tall高的;?高大的;?有…高，身高
bold大膽自信的;?敢于表白情感的;?敢于冒險的;?明顯的;?輪廓突出的;?粗體的;?黑體的;?黑體;?粗體
fearless不怕的;?無畏的;?大膽的
be done完畢
Thank you very much and enjoy the conference.
Find the way.
Question
1.How did she live the modal“ to be is to do ”?
she is a woman of action and proves herself by never giving up.
2.What does Diana's story tells us?
?If you have a dream, find a way to pursue it and never give up.
3.The prime of one's life is the time when people are in the best period of their life.
4. To blurt out means to say something without thinking.
5."When you achieve your dreams, it's not so much what you get as who you have become in achieving them." What does the quote mean?
?It is the kind of person you become in the process of trying that matters the most
6.If something is awe-inspiring, it causes respect and admiration.
7.which of the following words share similar meaning?
exclaim, blurt out, exacerbate, recognize, demonstrate
Put the sentences into correct order:
In the three months since that swim ended, I've sat down with Oprah, and I've been in President Obama's Oval Office; I've been invited to speak in front of esteemed groups such as yourselves; I've signed a wonderful major book contract.All of that's great, and I don't denigrate it.I'm proud of it all, but the truth is, I'm walking around tall because I am that bold, fearless person, and I will be, every day, until it's time for these days to be done.
Repeat and Read Sentences:
1.I've been invited to speak in front of esteemed groups such as yourselves;
2.And there's no doubt in my mind that I am at the prime of my life today.
3.She attributes her success to her perseverance and the teamwork.
4.I'm proud of it all, but the truth is, I'm walking around tall because I am that bold, fearless person, and I will be, every day, until it's time for these days to be done.
5.If you're going to take the journey, I'm going to see you through to the end of it.
6."A one-way street" is a metaphor for life only moving forward.
7.Reaching for the impossible builds a foundation of character and spirit.
8.You have no idea how many 15-hour training swims I had done.
9.Life is full of obstacles and the only way to realize your dream is to overcome them.
10.Someone who is perseverant will get back up after being knocked down.
11.A 15-hour swim is like a regular training swim for her but quite difficult for other.
12.His quote encourages people to own their lives and live them boldly.
13.To see somebody through is to help them during a difficult time.
14.She clenches her fist to emphasize her determination.
15.For Nyad, the journey is a personal battle that she can't stop fighting.
16.It would be impossible to manage the feat without assistance.
