U2Learning_the_Olympic_Standard_for_Love(修订版).ppt

Para. 15 In training, I worked without rest to correct mistakes that Nikolai pointed out and I asked after each pass if it was better. Para. 16 “Yes, it’s OK. But the faster knee down, the better.” Para. 17 “But is it fast enough?” I’d persist. Para. 18 Finally he would frown and say, “Billion times you make motion?then be perfect,” reminding me in an I’ve-told-you-a-billion-times tone, “You must be patient.” Para. 19 Nikolai’s patience and my hard work earned me a fourth-place national ranking heading into the pre-Olympic season, but then I missed the cut for the 2002 Olympics. Question Para. 20 Last summer, I returned to visit Nikolai. He made me tea… and did the dishes! We talked while sitting on his couch. Missing the Olympic Team the previous year had made me pause and reflect on what I had gained?not the least of which was a quiet, indissoluble bond with a short man in a tropical shirt. Para. 21 Nikolai taught me to have the courage, heart, and discipline to persist, even if it takes a billion tries. He taught me to be thankful in advance for a century of life on earth, and to remind myself every day that despite the challenges at hand, “Now must be love, love, love.” Question  content Nikolai Petrovich Anikin was not half as intimidating as I had imagined he would be. Meaning 句型提炼 Translation I had expected that Nikolai Petrovich Anikin would be a quite frightening person,but actually he was not. Sb./Sth. be not half as + adj. + as sb. else has believed/thought/imagined ... 某人或某事一点都不像他人认为/想象的那样。 注：用于表述“某人或某事与想象中的差异”。 使新生感到惊讶的是，大学生活一点也不像他们所想象的那样轻松和浪漫。 KEY: To the freshmen’s surprise, college life was not half as relaxing or romantic as they had imagined it would be. Back  content Text study 句子分析 词组分析 Back 原文：But Nikolai he was, Petrovich and all. Meaning：But anyway,he was Nikolai Petrovich Anikin