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周一伦敦奥运会上，代表美国的泳将 Matt Grevers 在男子百米仰泳项目上，拿到金牌也创下奥运新纪录52.16秒
Matt Grevers of the United States set anOlympic record t o win the men's 100-meter backstroke at the LondonOlympics on Monday. Grevers finished in 52.16seconds, setting new Olympic record for the event.
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在奥运举行一周前，他曾接受洛杉矶时报的采访，说到他对游泳的热爱
Los Angeles Times 7/21/2012
Question: Tell me a bit about your passion to be an Olympian andthe sacrifices you've had to make to not only get there but to alsowin medals.
Answer：I'm glad you put it that way because it really is allabout passion. Every swimmer I know who has made it big isextremely passionate about the sport. It's not just competitivenessbut about loving the sport. It's not about beating someone else butabout being the best you can be.
(真正重要的是热情。每位我所知道成功的泳将，都对游泳运动有极大的热情。这不单是竞争，乃是对这项运动的热爱。这不是击败对手就好了，乃是把自己最好最佳的摆上。)
You have to make sacrifices for it and have to eat right and goto bed early and miss out on social activities, but it's because Iloving swimming so much that it makes all this easier.
（一个人必须愿意为自己所爱的有所牺牲。我必须吃对的食物，要早早上床，要错过一些社交活动；但正因为我这么的热爱游泳，也因此不觉得那是太难的事。）
I love swimming every day and I'm alwaysexcited to train and see my friends and coaches. Swimming hasdefined me as a person; I feel like I'm a better person allaround because of it.
（我爱每天都游泳。看到我的队友和教练让我感到兴奋；对训练也总是很期待。游泳，给了我意义也突显了我这个人。因着游泳，我变成整体来说，一个更好的人。
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*有网友Aaron提问 :
What does the underlined sentence “Swimming has defined me as aperson” really mean?
我的回答：
Good question! It means that swimming has helped him figure outwho he is. It's something he enjoys doing and can identify with,something to give him identity. Another person might say: Writinghas defined me as a person.
（游泳帮助他了解自己是谁。他喜爱从事游泳，也能认同这个运动。这项运动突出了他的身份。也许另一个人会说，写作给了我意义也突显了我这人。）
如果有人问你同样问题 What areas of your life define you as a person?你会如何回答呢？
