The Terry Fox Story
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents One Tough Kid.
内容表 一个艰难的孩子。
4 High School and Beyond.
4 中学及以后.
6 Things Crash.
页:1 事情崩溃。
7 A New and Different Life.
7"新而异的生活".
9 A Plan Unfolds.
9 计划"破解"。
10 Running Across Canada.
10 横穿加拿大。
11 Growing Support.
11 不断增长的支持。
12 Terrible News.
12"恐怖新闻".
13 Terry’s Race Goes On.
13 泰瑞的赛跑开始.
14 Glossary.
14 词汇表。
16 One Tough Kid Terry Fox had a big goal.
16 一个硬小子特瑞福克斯有个大目标
He wanted to raise money to help in the battle against cancer by running all the way across Canada.
他想通过一路跑遍加拿大来筹集资金来帮助抗癌.
The run would be more than 8,000 kilometers (5,000 mi.)
跑会超过8000公里(5000米).
long!
长!
Terry began his historic run across Canada in the spring of 1980.
特瑞于1980年春季开始他历史性地横穿加拿大.
By day two, the journey was already difficult as he ran through a blizzard.
到了第二天,他经历了一场暴风雪,旅程已经很艰难了.
Terry was running with only one leg; his right leg had been removed above the knee.
Terry只用一条腿跑;他的右腿被取出膝盖上方.
To walk and run, Terry used a prosthetic leg.
为了走和跑 泰瑞用的是假肢 他用的是假肢
The stump where it attached hurt with every step.
它的木头每一步都疼
Challenges were nothing new to Terry.
挑战对特里来说并不新鲜。
He’ d been facing them since childhood.
他从小就面对他们。
Growing up in the large cities of Winnipeg and Vancouver, he had always shown determination.
成长于温尼伯和温哥华等大城市,他一直表现出决心.
Terry loved challenging sports and games that lasted for days.
特里喜欢挑战性的体育和持续了好几天的比赛.
He was stubborn about finishing any project, no matter how long it took.
他固执地想完成任何项目 不管花了多长时间
Though he wasn’t very big or strong, Terry loved to play baseball and soccer.
泰瑞虽然不大强壮,
He played them often with his little brother, Darrell, and his best friend, Doug Alward.
他经常和弟弟达雷尔和好友道格·阿尔沃德一起演奏.
His determination showed when he beat the odds to earn a spot on the eighth-grade basketball team.
他的决心显示,当他战胜了在八年级篮球队获得出场机会的几率.
At first, Terry wasn’t a very good player.
起初,泰瑞并不是一个很好的球员.
Even worse, he was barely 1.
更糟糕的是,他才1岁
5 meters (5 ft.)
5米(5英尺)长.
tall.
高个子。
Still, through lots of practice, he made the team.
然而,通过很多练习,他还是创造了团队.
The Fox family relaxes together.
福克斯一家一起放松下来.
With Terry, from left, are his father Rolly, brother Darrell, mother Betty, and sister Judith.
与从左到右的特里是他的父亲罗利,哥哥达雷尔,母亲贝蒂和妹妹朱迪思.
High School and Beyond Terry continued to train hard at basketball and earned a spot on his high school team.
高中和超越泰瑞继续在篮球领域进行艰苦训练,并获得他高中球队的一分.
In his senior year, he even shared his high school’s Athlete of the Year award with his buddy Doug.
在高一时,他甚至与好友道格分享了高中年度运动员奖.
Terry also did well in class, graduating high school with As and Bs.
特里在课堂上也表现良好,与As和Bs一起从高中毕业.
Then it was on to college.
后入大学.
Terry wasn’t sure what he wanted to be in the future, but he knew he wanted to keep playing basketball.
泰瑞并不知道自己将来想做什么,
In 1976, he went to Simon Fraser University, which had the best basketball team in the province of British Columbia.
1976年入读了西蒙·弗雷泽大学,该校拥有不列颠哥伦比亚省最好的篮球队.
Making the team would be just one more challenge.
组建团队只是又一个挑战。
Things Crash Terry earned a spot on the college team, but then things started to go wrong.
东西崩溃 泰瑞在大学队获得一分一分,但后来事情开始出错.
In November of his first year at college, he crashed his car.
在大学一年级的11月,他撞倒了自己的车.
Terry wasn’t badly hurt in the crash, but his knee felt sore.
Terry在坠机中伤得并不严重,
He didn’t tell anyone about the pain.
他没有告诉任何人疼痛。
He thought his leg was just sore from basketball practice.
他认为他的腿只是因为篮球练习而痛.
By late winter, however, he was limping.
然而到冬季后期,他还是瘸了.
His mother took him to the doctor.
他的母亲带他去看了医生。
The news was terrible.
这消息太可怕了
The source of Terry’s leg pain was a rare type of cancer.
Terry腿痛的来源是罕见的癌症.
The cause was unknown, but Terry had a kind of cancer that can spread quickly and be deadly.
原因不明,但特瑞患上某种能迅速扩散并致命的癌症.
What Is Cancer?
什么是癌症吗?
Cancer is the name for a group of diseases that cause a person’s body cells to grow out of control.
癌症是导致身体细胞失控的疾病群体的名称。
The disease can start almost anywhere—in bones or even blood.
这种疾病几乎可以从任何地方开始——从骨头甚至从血液中开始。
Then, cancer cells can spread throughout the body, creating lumps called tumors.
然后,癌细胞可以扩散到全身,产生被称作肿瘤的肿块.
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death around the world.
癌症是全世界第二大死亡原因。
Normal cell Cancer tumor Cancer cell Doubling Terry was angry and fearful when he first heard the news.
正常的细胞癌症肿瘤 癌症细胞 杜布林·特瑞(Doubling Terry)在第一次听到这个消息时感到愤怒和恐惧.
He went through many feelings as his life quickly changed.
他经历了许多感情 随着他的生活迅速改变。
He moved into the hospital, and his right leg was removed above the knee.
他搬入医院,右腿被取出膝盖上方.
Doctors hoped this would keep the cancer from spreading.
医生希望这能防止癌症蔓延
They couldn’t promise, however, that the cancer wouldn’t return.
他们无法保证癌症不会复发。
Terry faced new challenges, like learning how to walk using a prosthetic leg.
特里面临着新的挑战,比如学会如何用假肢行走.
Months of chemotherapy followed.
几个月后进行化疗。
The treatment weakened Terry’s body and made his hair fall out.
治疗削弱了泰瑞的身体,使他的头发脱落.
While working through these changes, Terry learned to let go of his anger.
在经历这些变化的同时, 特里学会了放下他的愤怒.
He met so many other cancer patients in the hospital that he realized he wasn’t alone in his struggle.
他在医院遇到许多癌症患者,
Terry met many other people who battled cancer, including ten-year-old Greg Scott, who lost his left leg to the disease.
特里还遇到了许多其他的抗癌者,包括10岁的格雷克·斯科特(英语:Greg Scott (film)),他因疾病而左腿失活.
A New and Different Life Terry began his new life.
一个新而不同的生活泰瑞开始了他的新生活.
He could still enjoy sports, though often in new forms.
他仍然可以享受体育,尽管经常以新形式出现.
In the summer of 1977, he started playing wheelchair basketball.
1977年夏天,他开始打轮椅篮球.
To strengthen his arms, he pushed his wheelchair up two mountains in British Columbia.
为了加强手臂,他把轮椅推上不列颠哥伦比亚的两座山.
Next, Terry tried running, which was awkward at first with a prosthetic leg.
下一个 特里尝试了跑步,这在一开始是尴尬的用假肢.
Soon, however, he got the hang of it and began regular training.
然而,他很快就得到了这个机会并开始定期训练.
At his first race, Terry came in last.
在他第一次比赛中,特瑞最后来了.
Still, he felt happy to learn that cancer couldn’t stop him from doing what he loved.
癌症无法阻止他做自己所爱的事。
A Plan Unfolds Like other cancer survivors, Terry faced the chance that his cancer could return.
与其他癌症生还者一样,一个"破解计划"(Plan Unfolds),特瑞面临着他的癌症可能复发的机会.
He came up with a plan to help in the search to find a cure for the disease.
他想出一个计划,帮助寻找一种治疗疾病的方法.
He was going to run across Canada.
他本来要跑遍加拿大的
The run would raise money for cancer research.
运行将筹集癌症研究的资金。
A huge run such as this one would be difficult for anyone.
这样的大跑步对任何人都是困难的。
For Terry, it was just another challenge.
对泰瑞来说,这只是另一个挑战。
He carefully planned the trip.
他精心策划了这次出行.
He would call his run the Marathon of Hope.
他会称他的跑步 希望马拉松。
His friend Doug would go with him, driving a van.
他的朋友道格会和他一起开车
Terry ran with a hop that let the springs in his artificial leg reset after each step.
泰瑞用一跳让自己人造腿的弹簧在每一步后重置.
Running Across Canada After thousands of training kilometers, Terry was ready.
加拿大各地 经过上千公里的训练,特瑞已经做好准备.
On April 12, 1980, the Marathon of Hope began in St.
1980年4月12日,"希望之马拉松"从圣德开始.
John’s, Newfoundland, on the east coast of Canada.
约翰斯 (纽芬兰),位于加拿大东海岸.
From the start, it was difficult.
从一开始就很困难
The days were long, and the weather was freezing cold.
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At rest breaks, Terry and Doug huddled in the van, making snacks.
休息时,特瑞和道格在面包车里闲逛,做点心.
The narrow country roads Terry ran on were dangerous to share with drivers.
狭窄的国道 泰瑞跑去和司机们分享是很危险的
Every day his legs ached, and he quickly grew sunburned.
他的腿每天都在发热 他很快就被晒伤了
Sometimes, Terry showed up in a town exhausted, and no one was there to meet him.
有时,泰瑞出现在一个已经精疲力竭的小镇,没有人去见他.
In others, whole communities lined the streets to cheer his arrival and give money to the cause.
在其他情况下,整个社区排出街道来为他的到来欢呼并给事业以金钱.
Terry studies a map while taking a break in the van.
泰瑞一边在面包车里休息一边研究地图.
Growing Support Terry crossed province after province, running the distance of a marathon each day.
不断增长的支持 特里逐一跨出行省,每天跑跑马拉松的距离.
Each week of running was exhausting.
每周的跑步都很累人
Terry’s spirits were lifted when his younger brother, Darrell, arrived to join him on the trip.
当他弟弟达雷尔(英语:Darrell (film))赶来和他一起出行时,特里的精神被解除.
Growing crowds also made him happy.
不断增长的人群也让他高兴.
By late June, dozens of television stations and newspapers were covering his run.
至6月下旬,有数十个电视台和报纸正在报道他的跑道.
The entire country began to follow his journey—even Canada’s prime minister.
整个国家都开始追随他的旅程,
In Toronto, thousands of people lined the streets as he ran through the city.
在多伦多,数千人在他跑过城市时排出街道.
Money for cancer research was streaming in.
钱用于癌症研究 流出。
Terry was given a hero’s welcome at the Toronto City Hall on July 11, 1980.
特瑞于1980年7月11日在多伦多市政厅被给予英雄欢迎.
Terrible News Then, on September 1, after 5,300 kilometers (3,300 mi.)
在9月1日,
, the Marathon of Hope came to a sudden end.
希望的马拉松突然结束
Terry had been feeling sick, and in Thunder Bay, Ontario, he paused to visit doctors.
泰瑞一直感觉不舒服,在安大略的雷克湾,他暂停了看医生.
They made an awful discovery: The cancer was back.
他们做了一个可怕的发现: 癌症又回来了
Terry wanted to keep running, but it was impossible.
泰瑞想继续跑 但不可能
He had to fly home to get care.
他不得不飞回家去照顾。
Route of Marathon of Hope 0 400 km 1200 km800 km 800 mi.
希望马拉松的路线 0 400公里 1200公里800公里800英里。
400 mi.
400分钟。
200 mi.
两百米
0 United States Quebec St.
美国魁北克圣地.
John’s Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Ontario Canada ATLANTIC OCEAN LABRADOR SEA Hudson Bay Newfoundland START April 12, FINISH September 1, Thunder Bay Charlottetown Quebec City Montreal Ottawa Toronto NORTH AMERICA ATLANTIC OCEAN United States Canada Mexico Terry’s Race Goes On In the end, Terry wasn’t able to beat the disease, and on June 28, 1981, he passed away.
约翰·新斯科舍 爱德华王子岛 加拿大安大略省 (原始内容存档于2018-10-21) (英语). Atlantic OCEAN LABRADOR SEA Hudson Bay 纽芬兰州4月12日 START, Finish 9月1日 雷克湾夏洛特敦 魁北克市蒙特利尔 渥太华 多伦多 北美 ATLANTIC OCEAN 美国 加拿大 墨西哥泰瑞的赛跑最终未能战胜疾病,1981年6月28日他去世.
Although Terry never finished the Marathon of Hope, the run met his goals.
虽然特里从未完成"希望之马拉松",但跑步达到了他的目标.
He raised an amazing $24 million.
他筹集了惊人的2400万美元.
Millions of people learned about the need to find cures for different types of cancer.
数百万人知道需要找到治疗不同类型癌症的方法。
Terry’s fight against cancer didn’t end with his death.
泰瑞的抗癌斗争并没有以他的死而告终.
The Terry Fox Foundation, founded by his family members in 1988, continues to raise money.
1988年由他的家人所成立的特里·福克斯基金会继续筹款.
Terry’s story still moves people to support the cause.
泰瑞的故事仍然让人感动支持这个事业.
Terry’s death shocked and saddened many people across Canada and the world.
泰瑞的死令加拿大和全世界的许多人感到震惊和悲痛.
A large crowd gathered for his funeral in Vancouver.
大批群众聚集在温哥华参加他的葬礼.
Many people take part in yearly Terry Fox runs—one-day events that raise money for cancer research.
许多人参加每年的Terry Fox 活动,
These runs take place in Canada and countries all around the world.
这些赛事在加拿大和世界各国进行.
To date, the Terry Fox Foundation has raised more than half a billion dollars to fund cancer research.
迄今为止,特里·福克斯基金会已经筹集了超过5亿美元的资金来资助癌症研究.
The battle against the disease still isn’t won, but huge progress has been made.
抗疫斗争至今仍未取得胜利,
New treatments have helped increase survival rates.
新的治疗方法有助于提高存活率。
Donations raised by organizations such as Terry’s have played a big part.
由Terry等组织募捐,
Terry’s run helped people see the difference a single person can make in the world.
泰瑞的跑步帮助人们看到了一个人在世界上能起到的作用.
Runners take part in a Terry Fox run in Stanley Park, Vancouver, to honor Terry’s memory and raise money for cancer research.
Runners参加温哥华州斯坦利公园(Stanley Park)的特里·福克斯跑道,以纪念特里并筹款进行癌症研究.