西蒙·拜爾斯Simon Biles
見證美國體操天后勇敢向上、脫穎而出拜爾斯登上體壇巔峰，但她的出身卻很卑微。This talented American gymnast leaps over the competition
她和妹妹艾卓亞在小时候被祖父朗恩和太太奈莉收養，不過之前曾有過一些寄養家庭的經歷。
拜爾斯六歲時，學校帶他們到體育館校外教學，那是她首次接觸體操。
她看見一些體操選手在練習，於是開始模仿他們的動作，後來還堅持己見，要求父母讓她上體操課。
當時體育館的一名教練也慧眼識英雄，寄了一封信到她家，請她的父母送她去受訓。
拜爾斯在職業生涯中，對這項動一直保有熱情；這點可她在比賽時經常露出的燦笑容中清楚看到。
不過，她也希望大家知道將心理健康擺在首位的重要性，而且不要忽視壓力造成的傷害。
拜爾斯在二O一六年的回憶錄《勇敢向上》，用自己的話描信仰和家人如何讓我最瘋狂的夢想成為真實；還有，擁抱夢想可以帶來翱翔的勇氣」。
拜爾斯的勇氣，特別是她能在面對巨大公眾壓力下仍堅持自己的想法，持續不斷激勵著每一個人。
Biles rose to athletic glory from humble beginnings. She spent some time in foster care before she and her younger sister, Adria, were adopted as very young children by their grandfather Ron and his wife Nellie. Biles was introduced to
gymnastics at the age of 6 on a school field trip to a gym. She saw some gymnasts practicing, began mimicking their moves and asserted herself by insisting that her parents send her for gymnastics lessons. A coach at the gym also recognized her talent and sent a letter home asking her parents to send her for lessons.
Throughout her career, Biles has retained her passion for the sport, which is evident in the huge grin she often wears while competing. But she also wants people to know the importance of putting mental health first and not ignoring how stress can take its toll.
In Biles' 2016 memoir, titled Courage to Soar, the book tells in her words "how my faith and my family made my wildest dreams come true. And how embracing a dream can give you courage to soar." Biles' courage, especially her willingness to assert herself in the face of intense public pressure, continues to be an inspiration for everyone.
foster （adj.）培養；養育
Luke's mom couldn't take care of Luke and had to put him into foster care.
Joey's foster parents adopted him and gave him a forever home.
foster （v.）培養；養育
The Brown's have fostered many children over the years.
assert（v.）堅持；主張
When she turned 21, Hannah asserted her independence and moved out of her parent's house. 21歲時，堅持搬出來
The tribe asserted its rights and demanded that the government give them back their land.堅持擁有自己的主權
Nancy asserted that she could marry whomever she pleased.
humble beginnings
the use of this word “humble” is not like the opposite of proud of arrogant. It’s more talking about maybe the social class that she was a part of. It was nothing exceptional.特殊的 she didn’t have super rich parents or anything like that..
foster vs. adopt
And speaking of these words here, foster care, now foster care is when somebody else is watching you for a temporary amount of time. It doesn't necessarily mean you're an orphan. It just means that your parents can't take care of you at that point in time. Sometimes kids will go from foster home to foster home before they are adopted.
field trip實地考察；郊遊
homeschool group自主學習; 在家教育
ziplining field trip
to mimic
assertive vs. aggressive
Being assertive can be important to make sure that you stand up for yourself and what you need. If you're aggressive, that is seen as more of a negative trait.
Imitation is the highest form of flattery.
Sometimes people imitate to make fun or ridicule someone.
But "imitation is the highest form of flattery,' that refers to learning and copying someone that you really admire.
soar （v.）升騰；翱翔
As it soared above the open field, the eagle suddenly dove down and snatched a mouse. 出其不意地捕捉一隻老鼠
Peter shocked everyone by sending the ball soaring over the net. 大吃一驚
soar （v.）猛增；高漲
The price of gas has soared in the last few weeks.
embrace擁抱；欣然接受
Bernice embraced her dream of living abroad and moved to Italy last year. 擁抱旅居國外的夢想
Clara lovingly embraced her daughter when she got off the train.
East Germany embraced democracy when the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
to take a toll造成損失（或傷亡、破壞）；因為某事而造成負面影響
If something takes its toll, that means it kind of reaches a breaking point, and it ends up really affecting you.
breaking point
death toll
How many people died as a result of something?
memoir vs. autobiography
'I guess you could say memoir is a kind of autobiography.
But it's more recording certain things in a person's life, whereas an autobiography is usually recording from that person's childhood all the way up until the current point.
You were made in the image of God
Which means that we’re worth more than anything her on Earth
to burn the candle at both ends
you have intrinsic worth
