万花筒 2009-04-01&04-02 菲尔普斯:错误令我更加坚强

You know by no means¹ I've been the perfect kid, by no means, I’ve never made a mistake. I've made lots of mistakes, both in and out of the pool.

 

And I, you know, I've been able to learn from every one of those mistakes, and I've been able to, you know, help people not make the same mistakes that I've made.

 

Uh, you know, it hasn't been easy going through some of mistakes that I've made, but I think it’s made me a stronger person. It made me a better person. And you know like I said, I am always trying to help people never ever go through some of the things that I've gone through with the mistakes that I’ve made.

 

People don't make excuses, but some of the best athletes there, the greatest athletes in the world do things when they are uncomfortable. You know, everybody can compete when they're feeling good, happy, excited, rested, but it's the best people who can overcome when they're tired, sore, not in the great mind, you know, not in the best mind set, and I think mental power that the greatest athletes have can push all the pain aside. You know, I said to myself: I am gonna do this, and no one’s gonna stop me.

 

And I think that's the biggest thing, as how strong you can be mentally², cos I think that really shows who the person is, so I think that's one thing that separates³ the good from the greatest.

 

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

2 mentally   

adv.精神上，理智上，在心中

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Male nurses are often employed in hospitals for the mentally ill.精神病院常雇用男护士护理精神病人。

3 separates   

n.可搭配穿着的女服v.分开( separate的第三人称单数 )；（使）分离；区分；隔开

参考例句：

• A chasm separates my generation from my parents'. 分歧使我这一代人不同于我父母那一代。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Bering StraIt'separates Asia and America. 白令海峡隔开了亚洲和美洲。 来自《简明英汉词典》