Notes to the Text 1. The silver medal he earned in Albertville, France, ushered the 27-year-old figure skater into a new existence.(para. 2) The second-place medal he earned in Albertville, France, gave the 27-year-old figure skater a new status and reputation 这位27岁的花样滑冰运动员在法国的阿尔贝维尔获得了银牌,生活从此改 观 2. He was no longer a nobody who choked at big events, like the 1988 Calgary Olympics, where he finished an unimpressive 10th. (para. 2) He was no longer a little-known competitor who became nervous and could not win in major competitions, like the 1988 Calgary Olympics where he finished 10th and few people noticed him 1988年的卡尔加里冬奥会上,他表现平平,只得了第10名,如今他再也不 是在大型赛事中举止失措的无名小卒了 3. No longer the target of loaded questions from reporters covering the 91 Olympic Trials(" What are you doing here? ).(para. 3) (He was )no longer asked embarrassing and irritating questions(such as"Why are you here? )by the reporters reporting on the 1991 Olympic trials 跟踪报道1991年冬奧会选拔赛的记者们曾问他“你来这儿干什么?”,如今 再也不会有这种恶意的提问了 4. But I just decided, I'm going to persevere and hang in there, because I have a shot. (para. 7 But I just decided I'd keep practicing and competing, because I really had a chance to win 我写的是每天,因为要坚持下去实在是太难了。但我还是下定决心要坚持 下去,决不放弃,我要全力一搏。 5. With medal in hand, Paul was suddenly ushered into a world of lucrative endorsements and figure-skating world tours, of exclusive events and autograph Now that he was a medal winner, Paul had many new opportunities to make money from signing advertising contracts or traveling around the world with skating shows, being invited to special events for famous people and signing autographs for 手中拿着奖牌,保罗突然进入到一个全新的世界:财源不断的签约、花样滑 冰巡回赛、独家采访、追星族要求签名 6. Heroism, Paul has observed, requires daily maintenance. (para. 11 Paul has noticed that heroism requires daily perseverance, ie a medallist has to3 Notes to the Text 1. The silver medal he earned in Albertville, France, ushered the 27-year-old figure skater into a new existence. (para. 2) The second-place medal he earned in Albertville, France, gave the 27-year-old figure skater a new status and reputation. 这位 27 岁的花样滑冰运动员在法国的阿尔贝维尔获得了银牌，生活从此改 观。 2. He was no longer a nobody who choked at big events, like the 1988 Calgary Olympics, where he finished an unimpressive 10th. (para. 2) He was no longer a little-known competitor who became nervous and could not win in major competitions, like the 1988 Calgary Olympics where he finished 10th and few people noticed him. 1988 年的卡尔加里冬奥会上，他表现平平，只得了第 10 名，如今他再也不 是在大型赛事中举止失措的无名小卒了 . 3. No longer the target of loaded questions from reporters covering the '91 Olympic Trials ("What are you doing here?"). (para. 3) (He was) no longer asked embarrassing and irritating questions (such as "Why are you here?") by the reporters reporting on the 1991 Olympic Trials. 跟踪报道 1991 年冬奥会选拔赛的记者们曾问他“你来这儿干什么？”，如今 再也不会有这种恶意的提问了。 4. But I just decided, I'm going to persevere and hang in there, because I have a shot."(para. 7) But I just decided I'd keep practicing and competing, because I really had a chance to win. “我写的是‘每天’，因为要坚持下去实在是太难了。但我还是下定决心要坚持 下去，决不放弃，我要全力一搏。” 5. With medal in hand, Paul was suddenly ushered into a world of lucrative endorsements and figure-skating world tours, of exclusive events and autograph seekers.(para. 9) Now that he was a medal winner, Paul had many new opportunities to make money from signing advertising contracts or traveling around the world with skating shows, being invited to special events for famous people and signing autographs for the fans. 手中拿着奖牌，保罗突然进入到一个全新的世界：财源不断的签约、花样滑 冰巡回赛、独家采访、追星族要求签名。 6. Heroism, Paul has observed, requires daily maintenance.(para. 11) Paul has noticed that heroism requires daily perseverance, ie a medallist has to