咕咕愛囉唆

艾麗森.菲利克斯

擁抱極限女力表艾森·菲利克斯是女性田徑運動員擁有最多奥獎牌的記錄保人

截至本文撰寫之際，她已經囊括六面金牌、三面銀牌

而且她還希望能在二O二一年的東京奧運拿下更多獎牌。

這一次將是艾麗森·菲利克斯第五度參加奥運，而她表示會考慮在本次賽後宣布退休。

菲利克斯等待再次贏得奧運獎牌的機會已經等很久了。

她持續不斷辛勤鍛鍊，並對自己在二O二O年的機會原本頗感樂觀，但後來卻得知奧運延後了一年。

菲利克斯非常失望，但她並沒有因為這樣的狀況沮喪太久，反而保持積極態度，並為自己和家人的健康深覺感恩。

菲利克斯繼續尋找場所進行訓練，敦促自己全力追求最好表現。

她還持續與教練會面，教練則是戴著口罩和手套從六英尺外的距離指導她訓練。

她的日常訓練內容包括跑步兩個半到三個小時；她遗在家裡舉重兩小時，因為肌力對於短跑選手而言非常重要。

obstacle（n.）障礙（物）；妨礙

track and field athlete田徑運動的

at the time of writing

retire（v.）退休；退役

to leave your job or stop working because of old age or ill health

After Harold retired last year, he began to travel around the world.

retire（v.）從人群中離開、退出

to leave a room or group of people and go somewhere quiet or private

Jacob retired to his bedroom to study for his biology exam.

retire（v.）就寢；上床睡覺

to go to bed

Bill and Mary usually retire around 10 p.m.

optimistic（adj.）積極的；樂觀的

Angela is very optimistic about her chances of getting the job.

Austin has a very optimistic outlook on life which helps him see situations in a positive light.

optimism（n.）樂觀；樂觀主義

The soccer team felt a great deal of optimism about winning their next match.

Accomplishment

Hold a record

You are the person who has that record, so you’re the fastest or the best in that area.

medal vs. metal

bronze medal.

Bronze（銅） and brass（黃銅） and other kinds of metals, they come from the same metal copper

postpone延後（coronavirus）

Chinese proficiency（ n.精通；熟練）test

As good as gold

Means to be very well-behaved. We often use this phrase to describe kids.

Sarah likes to babysit her brother’s kids. She says they are always as good as gold.

Those kids are always as good as gold.

We can say someone's word is as good as gold.

That means they will do what they say.

Their word can be trusted.

For example, Tom's word is as good as gold.

He will always do everything he promised.

Now gold is often linked with trustworthiness.

For hundreds of years, gold has been a reliable asset that holds its value, especially in times of instability.

Tom's word is as good as gold.

She didn’t let her setbacks keep her down for long.

setback（n.）挫折；失敗；倒退

grateful（adj.）感恩的

Geraldine was grateful for the help of her friends when she had to move.

Joe gave Vivian a grateful look for defending him when the teacher accused him of cheating.

gratefully（adv.）感恩地

Because it was very late, Leah gratefully accepted her friend's offer to stay at her place overnight.

sprinter（s）（n.）短跑選手

It is very difficult for even the fastest sprinter to outrun a bear.

outrun（v.）跑得比……快（或好、遠）；超過，超出

sprint（v.）短距離快速地奔跑；奮力而跑；衝刺全速疾跑；短距離賽跑；短時間的劇烈工作

Even though they are extremely large, elephants can sprint as fast as squirrels.

sprint（n.）衝刺全速疾跑；短距離賽跑；短時間的劇烈工作

Naomi was warming up for a sprint when she tripped（跌倒，失足；失誤） and broke her ankle.

lift weights

disappointed

bummed out

make someone feel upset or disappointed

Uh, if someone is disappointed because of something, maybe they were planning I for an event, and then the event had to be cancelled, you could say, "Oh, bummer!" or "That's a bummer. 真掃興！、真失望！ "

bummer 無用的東西；另人討厭的東西

to keep someone down

if someone is kept down or something keeps someone down, that means it keeps them disappointed or depressed or sad.

Jasmine didn't let losing her job keep her down.

go-getter（n.）幹勁十足的人

to be down in the dumps情緒低落，不高興；垂頭喪氣

If your friend is down in the dumps, it's like no matter what you do to try to... cheer him or her up, it's like they just are not going to be happy.

to push onself

push herself to do her best

social distancing

daily routine每日例行的作息

morning/ evening routine

sanitary（adj.）衛生的

unbearable（adj.）無法忍受的

lane（n.）泳道