人物点滴—谁能不泪流:感动于自行车神话人物

美国自行车神话人物“抗癌英雄”兰斯.阿姆斯特朗 Lance Armstrong 

BIOGRAPHY : 

Height: 180 cm　　身高：1.80米 
Weight: 75 kg　　   体重:75公斤 
Sport：Cycling         项目：自行车 

Date of birth： September 18, 1971 
出生日期：1971年9月18日 

Birthplace: at Dallas (Texas), USA 　
出生地：美国德克萨斯州东北部城市达拉斯

Team : US POSTAL¹ SERVICE 
代表车队：美国邮政车队 

Tour de France Teams winner : 1999,2000,2001,2002, 2003, 2004
所获环法自行车比赛冠军称号：1999，2000，2001，2002，2003，2004年


"Before cancer I just lived. Now I live strong."                 
                                                -- Lance Armstrong 

　　他，历尽磨难，在25岁时，终于成为世界最棒的自行车手，可不久就被告知患上了睾丸癌；他，意志坚定，直面人生，最终不但战胜病魔，还创造了六次环法冠军的奇迹；他，就是当代美国人的精神领袖——美国自行车神话人物兰斯—阿姆斯特朗！阿姆斯特朗把今年7月的环法大赛作为了自己的谢幕表演，祝福他吧，祝愿他身着黄色领骑衫第一个抵达巴黎，再创环法新奇迹！

　　At age 25, Lance Armstrong was one of the world's best cyclists. He proved it by winning the World Championships, the Tour Du Pont, and multiple Tour de France stages. Lance Armstrong seemed invincible² and the future ahead was bright indeed. Then they told him he had cancer. 

　　Next to the challenge he now faced, bike racing³ seemed insignificant⁴. The diagnosis⁵ was testicular cancer, the most common cancer in men aged⁶ 15-35. If detected early, its cure rate is a promising⁷ 90%. Like most young, healthy men, Lance ignored the warning signs, and never imagined the seriousness of his condition. Going untreated, the cancer had spread to Lance's abdomen⁸, lungs, and brain. His chances dimmed. 

　　Then, with a combination of physical conditioning and a strong support system Lance's competitive spirit took over. He declared himself not a cancer victim but a cancer survivor⁹, hell bent¹⁰ on living strong. He took an active role in educating himself about his disease and the treatment. Armed with knowledge and confidence in medicine, he underwent aggressive

treatment and beat the disease. 
 

　　During treatment, before his recovery, before he even knew his own fate, he created the Lance Armstrong Foundation. This marked the beginning of Lance Armstrong's life as a leader for cancer survivors¹¹ and a world representative for the cancer community. 

　　Although Lance Armstrong's victories in the 1999-2003 Tours de France are sweet, the battle against cancer has just begun-not just for him, but for all cancer survivors and people just like him who think cancer could not affect them. Lance Armstrong plans to lead this fight, and he hopes that you join him. This is a life he owes to cancer. This is a choice to live strong. 

1 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

2 invincible   

adj.不可征服的，难以制服的

参考例句：

• This football team was once reputed to be invincible.这支足球队曾被誉为无敌的劲旅。
• The workers are invincible as long as they hold together.只要工人团结一致，他们就是不可战胜的。

3 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

4 insignificant   

adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的

参考例句：

• In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
• This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。

5 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。

6 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

7 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

8 abdomen   

n.腹，下腹(胸部到腿部的部分)

参考例句：

• How to know to there is ascarid inside abdomen?怎样知道肚子里面有蛔虫？
• He was anxious about an off-and-on pain the abdomen.他因时隐时现的腹痛而焦虑。

9 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

10 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

11 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者