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广西学位英语课文翻译Unit Three 永不放弃 They?told?him?to?quit,?that?he?wasnt?good?enough,but?figure?skater?Paul?Wylie?refused?to?listen.　 　When?he?stepped?off?the?plane?in?Washington, D.C.,?following?the?1992?Winter?Games,?and everyone?in?the?terminal?started?clapping,?Paul?Wylie almost?stopped?in?his?tracks.?Whos?behind?me??He wondered.?Despite?the?silver?medal?in?his?pocket,?he couldnt?believe?that?the?applause?was?for?him.?From that?moment?on,?Paul?recognized?that?his?life?would never?be?the?same. 　?　The?silver?medal?he?earned?in?Albertville,?France,?ushered?the?27-year-old?figure?skater?into?a new ?existence.?He?was?no?longer?a?no body?who?choked?at?big?events,?like?the?1988?Calgary Olympics,?where?he?finished?an?unimpressive?10th.?No?longer?the?recipient?of?advice?from judges?who,?after?Pauls?performance?in?the?91?World?Championships,?suggested?that?he quit: Make?room?for?the?younger?skaters. 　 　No?longer?the?target?of?loaded?questions?from?reporters?covering?the?91?Olympic?Trials(What?are?you?doing?here?).?No?longer?the?skater?incapable?of?finishing?ahead?of?U.S. National?Champion?Todd?Eldredge?or?three-time?defending?World?Champion ?Kurt? Browning?of Canada.　 　Now?Paul?Wylie?was?an?Olympic?hero.?He?was?an ?athlete?who?kept?going?when?doubters suggested?he?quit.?He?was?a?recent?Harvard?University?graduate?who?had?frequently?fantasized about?life?without?grueling?hours?on?the?ice,?but?who?persevered?anyway.?He?was?a?young?man who?had?discovered?and?demonstrated?that?goals?can?be?reached?no?matter?how?many obstacles?and?botched?attempts?lie?in?the?way.　 　A?reporter?who?interviewed?me?at?the?Closing?Ceremonies?told?me,?You?came?here?an unknown?and?now?you?go?home?a?hero,?Paul?says. I?thought?that?was?interesting,?because?I was?in?France?and?unaware?of?how?my?journey?was?unfolding?on?U.S.?television.?It?wasnt?until I?stepped?off?the?plane?that?I?realized?people?considered?me?a?hero.?They?were?changed?by?my story.?They?were?changed?by?the?fact?that?I?was? able?to?persevere?