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  Team Hoyt 勇哉父子情



                                           全民英檢102年(2013)施測日程表 


  There is nothing more important than family. One father has proven this with his dedication to his son. Dick and Rick Hoyt are more than father and son because they are a team. Rick was welcomed into the world in 1962. However, during the delivery, there was a problem and Rick sustained brain damage from not getting enough oxygen. After his birth, he was diagnosed as a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy.
  Although Rick Hoyt's father was told there was no chance that either of them would have a normal life, they tried. Then one day, Rick asked to participate in a five-mile benefit run. To make it happen, Dick pushed his son in his wheelchair the entire distance. That night, Rick told his father that when they were running, he did not feel like he was handicapped. That was all it took for Team Hoyt to be formed. Since that first race, they have participated in over a thousand races, including marathons, duathlons, and triathlons. In 1992, they even biked and ran across the US, covering 3,735 miles in 45 days. Team Hoyt is nothing less than inspirational.


 


Words & Phrases
  1. prove vt. 證明
    The lawyer made every effort to prove his client's innocence.
    那位律師盡一切努力來證明其委託人的清白。
  2. welcome vt. 歡迎;欣然接受
    The writer welcomes and appreciates any suggestions from his readers.
    那位作者欣然接受並感激讀者的任何建議。
  3. sustain vt. 遭受
    Jack sustained a serious injury to the head, so he was taken to a hospital immediately.
    傑克頭部嚴重受傷,所以他馬上就被送去醫院了。
  4. diagnose vt. 診斷
    Teresa was diagnosed with a reading disorder a year ago, but she is doing much better now.
    泰瑞莎在一年前被診斷出有閱讀障礙,但現在她已經好多了。
  5. participate in...  參與……
    = take part in...
    Anyone who is over 18 years old can participate in the national contest.
    所有十八歲以上的人都能參與這項全國比賽。
  6. handicapped a. 有生理缺陷的,殘障的
    The crowd cheered when the handicapped athlete finished the race.
    那名殘障運動員完成比賽時,群眾便歡呼了起來。
  7. cover vt. 走完(一段路程)
    The hiker needs to cover about 20 miles a day if he hopes to finish the trail in three months.
    若徒步旅行者希望在三個月內走完這條路線,他一天便需要行走二十英里。
  8. be nothing less than + 形容詞/名詞  完全就是……
    Dan surviving that terrible car accident was nothing less than a miracle.
    阿丹從那場嚴重的車禍中生還,完全是個奇蹟。
Extra Words
  1. delivery n. 分娩
  2. quadriplegic n. 四肢麻痺患者
  3. cerebral palsy n. 腦性麻痺
  4. benefit n. 公益活動
  5. marathon n. 馬拉松賽跑
  6. duathlon n. 鐵人雙項賽(項目包括跑步和騎自行車)
  7. triathlon n. 鐵人三項賽(項目包括跑步、游泳和騎自行車)
中文翻譯&標準答案


  世上沒什麼比家庭來得更重要了。一位父親對兒子的犧牲奉獻就證明了這一點。迪克.霍伊特和瑞克.霍伊特不僅是一對父子,他們更是一個團隊。瑞克於1962年呱呱墜地。然而,在分娩過程中出了狀況,瑞克因為缺氧使得腦部受損。出生之後,他被診斷為帶有腦性麻痺的四肢麻痺患者。
  瑞克.霍伊特的父親被告知,他們倆都不可能過著正常的生活,不過他們從不放棄。有一天,瑞克要求參加一項五英里的公益賽跑活動。為了實現這個夢想,迪克推著坐在輪椅上的兒子跑完全程。那天晚上,瑞克告訴他的父親,他們在跑步時,他不覺得自己是一名殘障者。對霍伊特團隊來說,這就是成立該團隊所需要的一切。自首次參賽後,他們已參加了超過一千場的比賽,其中包括馬拉松賽跑、鐵人雙項賽及鐵人三項賽。在1992年,他們甚至藉由騎自行車與跑步的方式,在四十五天內橫跨全美三千七百三十五英里。霍伊特團隊是個不折不扣激勵人心的團隊。


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