游泳选手即将在特奥会上大展身手

（单词翻译）

游泳选手即将在特奥会上大展身手

She practices twice a week and has meets on Saturdays to get ready for the games.

她每周训练2次,而且在星期六出席会议为即将到来的比赛做好准备。

Betsy Cory has won a gold medal in national competitions, and faces her biggest challenge ever.

贝琪·科里已在全国大赛中赢得了一枚金牌,而且即将面临自己最大的挑战。

46-year-old Cory says swimming is a big part of her life.

46岁的科里表示游泳是她生命中最为重要的部分。

“I've been swimming ever since I was the age of four-years-old."

“我4岁的时候就已经在泳池里了。”

And she loves to be in the water.

而且她喜欢在水里的感觉。

“Because when I get in the water, I feel so good. It refreshes¹ me on a hot day."

“因为当我跃入水中的时候,我感觉很好。在炎热的一天这项运动会让我有重获新生的感觉。”

The Special Olympics will feature 25 sports from aquatics² to volleyball.

特奥会将会有从游泳到排球的25项体育赛事。

Cory will compete in freestyle, backstroke and relay³ races in this summer's LA games.

科里将参加今夏的自由泳、仰泳及接力赛事。

Friends are rooting for her on her Facebook page and coach Kim Holt says Cory is focused.

在Facebook上她的朋友们支持着她而且教练金·霍尔特表示科里非常专注。

“Just eating a lot healthier, and focusing on exercise and making that a very strong point in her life."

“仅仅是健康饮食,注重锻炼就成为她生活中的特长。”

People call Cory competitive⁴, but she says that competition is just one goal of the games.

人们称科里具有竞争心,但她表示比赛只是其中的一个目标。

“We're there to have fun. It's also competition, but I think we're there to have a lot of fun and to meet new people."

“我们参与其中是为了获得乐趣。同样也是比赛,但我认为其中有很多的乐趣,而且能够结识新朋友。”

 

She's joining 6,500 athletes from 165 countries in the Special Olympics World Summer games.

她将在夏季的特殊奥林匹克运动会上同来自165个国家的6500名运动员同场竞技。