新标准大学英语综合教程2课文翻译U3R2.docxVIP

My dream comes true 梦想成真 1 The rain had started to fall gently through the evening air as darkness descended over Sydney. Hundreds of lights illuminated Stadium Australia, and the noise was deafening. As I walked towards the track I glanced around me at the sea of faces in the stands, but my mind was focused. The Olympic gold medal was just minutes away, hanging tantalisingly in the distance. 当夜幕降临悉尼时， 雨也开始悄悄地从夜空中飘落。 几百盏灯把澳大利亚体育场照得灯火通 明，场内的声音震耳欲聋。 走向跑道时我看了一眼四周看台上无数的脸， 但我的注意力还是很集中。再过几分钟奥运金牌的归属就要见分晓了，它悬挂在远处，很诱人。 2 My heart was beating loudly, my mouth was dry and the adrenaline was pumping. I was so close to the realisation of my childhood dream and the feeling was fantastic; it was completely exhilarating, but also terrifying. I knew I would have to push myself beyond my known limits to ensure that my dream came true. 我的心在剧烈地跳动，口干舌燥，肾上腺素猛增。 童年的梦想就要实现了， 这种感觉真是太奇妙了 ;令人非常兴奋，又胆战心惊。我知道，为了确保能梦想成真我必须强迫自己超越已知的极限。 3 I tried to keep composed, telling myself not to panic, to stick to the plan and run my own race. I knew the Russian girls would set off quickly –and I had to finish this race fewer than ten seconds behind the Russian athlete Yelena Prokhorova. If I could do that, the title would be mine. 我极力保持镇静，告诫自己不要紧张，要坚持按原计划做，按自己的节奏跑。我知道那些俄 罗斯姑娘起跑很快 ——这场比赛我落后俄罗斯运动员叶莲娜 ·普罗科霍洛娃不能超过十秒。 如果我做到这一点，冠军就是我的了。 4 I looked out along the first stretch of the 400m track and caught my breath. The 800m race had punished me so much over the years – in the World, Commonwealth and European Championships –and now it stood between me and the Olympic title. 我望着四百米跑道的起跑点，屏住了呼吸。这些年来，在世锦赛、 英联邦锦标赛以及欧洲锦 标赛的八百米赛跑中我屡战屡败，饱受挫折。现在，它再次横在我与奥运冠军头衔之间。 5 The British supporters were cheering so loudly it seemed as if they were the only fans there. I could hear my name being called. I could hear the shouts of encouragement and the cries of hope. Union Jacks fluttered all around the vast, beautiful stadium. I felt unified with the crowd – we all had the same vision and the same dream. 我的英国支持者在为我欢呼， 声音特别大， 就好像看台上的观赛