乔伊的金牌：心怀目标，为冠军而战

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[00:03.29]34 Joey's Gold Medal	乔伊的金牌
[00:07.50](By Perry P. Perkins)	（译 / 萧蕊）
[00:10.38]It was in summer, 1988. 那是1988年的夏天，
[00:15.32]I volunteered to work with the Special Olympics and was assigned as a trainer for a young man named Joey. 我参加了特殊奥运会的志愿者活动，被指派做一位名叫乔伊的小伙子的教练。
[00:23.10]He was 18 years old, had Down's syndrome and was a delight to be with. 他18岁，患有唐氏综合征。和他在一起是件令人愉快的事。
[00:29.01]He wore a pair of thick glasses and a perpetual smile, and was quick to laugh and give a thumbs-up to everyone he saw - Joey was everyone's friend.	他戴一副厚厚的眼镜，脸上始终洋溢着微 笑。每当看见一个人，他都会马上露出笑容，并会朝那个人竖起大拇指――乔伊对每个人都很友好。
[00:40.53]His race was the long one-quarter-mile run, the full lap around the track. 他参加的项目是四分之一英里跑，正好绕跑道一圈。
[00:45.94]At each practice, I stood at the finish line and called out, "What are we going to do, Joey?" as he rounded the final corner. 每次训练， 在他跑过最后一个弯道时，我都会站在终点处大喊：“我们要干什么，乔伊？”
[00:54.60]"We're gonna win!" he shouted back.	“拿冠军！”他会大声答道。
[00:57.87]We hit the track every Saturday for the six weeks preceding the race, and his time slowly improved until he was making the finish line in just under three minutes. 在赛前的六个星期里，我们每个周六都要上跑道训练。他跑一圈用的时间慢慢缩短了，后来不到三分钟就能跑完。
[01:09.80]We would follow up our practice with a trip to the local burger joint, where every time he would tell the waitress that he couldn't have French fries. 为了强化训练效果，每次训练完后，我们都会去当地一家汉堡连锁店吃东西。在那 儿，他每次都会告诉女服务员他不能吃炸薯条。
[01:18.87]"I'm in training," he said proudly. “我在训练。”他骄傲地说。
[01:21.32]He always added, "I'm going to win a gold medal and could I please have a salad?"	然后，他还会补上一句：“我要拿金牌。请给我来份沙拉好吗？”
[01:27.79]As the race neared, the girls at the restaurant would all come over to talk to him. 随着比赛日渐临近，那家餐馆的女服务员们都会过来跟他攀谈。
[01:33.64]"What's your best time so far?"“你现在最快要用多长时间？”
[01:36.38]"How did practice go?" “训练得怎么样啦？”
[01:38.12]They patted him on the back and wished him luck. 她们会拍拍他的背，祝他好运。
[01:42.01]Joey basked in their adoration.	乔伊享受着她们的崇拜所带给他的快乐。
[01:44.78]The day of the race, I picked him up in my van; his mother kissed him good-bye and said she would be there for the race. 到了比赛那天，我开车去接他。他的妈妈和他吻别，并说会去看他比赛。
[01:53.49]We loaded his gym bag and drove to a local high school where the Special Olympics were being held. 我们把他的运动包放上车，向那一年特奥会的比赛场地――本地一所高中开去。
[02:01.09]Joey was so wound up he could hardly sit in his seat, his hands drumming constantly on his knees. 乔伊很激动，在座位上坐立不安，双手还不停地敲打着自己的膝盖。
[02:08.32]We arrived, parked and signed in, and received our race assignment and number. 到了学校，我们停好车，签过到，拿到了比赛注意事项和参赛号码。
[02:14.31]On our way to the sidelines , I realized that something was terribly wrong. 但就在走向赛场边区时，我突然意识到一个严重的问题。
[02:19.48]I asked, "Where are your glasses?" Joey stared back at me, blinking, "I dunno ..."	我问乔伊：“你的眼镜呢？”乔伊注视着我，眨着眼睛说：“我不知……”
[02:27.01]I got him started on his stretching and went back to search the van from top to bottom and end to end.I found no glasses.我让他先做热身运动，自己则原路返回，把汽车从头到尾彻彻底底地搜了一遍，都没有找到眼镜。
[02:35.44]I walked back throgh the parking lot searching the ground,but there was no sign of them.我穿过停车场往赛场走，边走边找，还是没找到。
[02:41.08]When I returned to the field,Joey had finished stretching and was jogging in place.等我回到赛场时，乔伊已经做完了热身运动，正在原地慢跑。
[02:47.20]Knowing that he was nearly blind without his glasses,my heart was breaking as I sat him down on the bench.	我知道，不戴眼镜，他几乎什么都看不见。当我让他在长椅上坐下来时，我的心都碎了。
[02:54.60]I don't know if you're going to be able to race today,I began as his chin began to tremble.“我不知道你今天是否还能参加比赛。”我开口说道，他的下巴开始颤抖起来。
[03:01.50]"I just don't think it's safe,"I continued."Without your glasses,you could get hurt."“我只是觉得这样不安全，”我继续说，“不戴眼镜，你可能会受伤。”
[03:07.85]His eyes began to fill.他的眼泪开始涌了上来。
[03:10.07]"But we're gonna win,"he said,voice cracking,"I'm going to win a medal!"	“可是，我们要赢，”他沙哑地说，“我要拿奖牌！”
[03:16.95]I sat there for a moment, struggling with my own disappointment and Joey's anguish . 我在那里坐了一会儿，跟自己的失望和乔伊的痛苦作斗争。
[03:23.15]Then I had an idea. 然后，我想到了一个主意。
[03:24.81]"Come with me." We walked over to the track and I stood him in his lane. “跟我来。”我们走到赛道上，我让他站在自己的跑道上，
[03:30.20]I pointed to the white line on his right, "Can you see that line?" He peered at his feet. 指着他右边的白线说：“能看见那道线吗？”他眯着眼看着自己的脚，说：
[03:36.96]"Yes."	“能。”
[03:37.99]I pointed to the line on his left, "How about that one?"	我指着他左边的那道白线说：“那条呢？”
[03:42.12]Yes.	“能。”
[03:43.00]Okay, I said, "Now this is very important, Joey. “好，”我说，“听着，这非常重要，乔伊。
[03:47.31]When you run today, you have to keep your eyes on those two lines, and you have to watch very carefully, and not cross over them. 今天赛跑的时候，你必须看着那两道线，必须非常仔细地看着它们，一点也不能越过。
[03:57.42]Can you do that?"	能做到吗？”
[03:58.73]Yes.	“能！”
[03:59.91]Still unsure if he could do it, but out of options, I led him back to the starting area. 虽然并不确定他是否真的能做到，但除此之外别无他法。
[04:06.22]He walked haltingly, squinting badly, one hand slightly out in front of him. 我把他又带回起跑区。他蹒跚地走着，眼睛眯得厉害，一只手稍稍往前伸着。
[04:12.31]"Is Mom here?" he asked. “妈妈来了吗？”他问。
[04:14.20]I scanned the bleachers until I found her and waved. 我朝露天看台扫视着，最终找到了她。我朝她挥了挥手，
[04:18.00]She waved back. 她也朝我们挥了挥手。
[04:19.48]"Yeah," I said, "She's in the stands watching." “来了，”我说，“她正在看台上看着我们呢。”
[04:23.20]He waved in the wrong direction.	他挥了挥手，但方向却是错的。
[04:25.93]The other coaches and I got our runners into their lanes and then headed down toward the finish line to cheer them on. 我和其他教练把自己的队员领到了他们各自的跑道上，然后就去终点线那边为他们加油。
[04:33.16]The starting gun fired and they were off! Joey was doing well, holding steady in second place until they rounded the first corner. 发令枪响了，选手们冲了出去！乔伊跑得很好，在转过第一个弯道之前始终跑在第二名。
[04:42.79]Another boy swerved from his lane into Joey's and Joey lost sight of his white line.这时，另一个男孩猛地从自己的跑道蹿到了乔伊的跑道上。 
[04:48.97]I winced as I watched one sneaker catch the back of the opposite leg and send him sprawling onto the ground.	乔伊看不见那道白线，一只脚绊到了另一条腿，摔趴在地上。看到这一幕，我脸上的肌肉不禁抽搐了一下。
[04:56.56]He had fallen before and seemed okay this time. 他以前也摔倒过，这一次似乎也并无大碍。
[05:00.60]He scrambled to his feet and, pausing to squint at the track, found his lines and started again, limping slightly on his left foot. 他爬起来，站好，眯眼看着跑道，找到自己的跑道后又跑了起来。他的左脚稍微有点儿跛。
[05:10.02]The rest of the boys had passed him and he was about a quarter track behind. 别的男孩都已经超过了他，他落后了大约四分之一跑道。
[05:15.13]He ran doggedly around the far corner,arms pumping at his sides, and into the straight way. 他的胳膊在身体两侧使劲摆动着，顽强地跑过最远的那个弯道，进入了直线跑道。
[05:21.88]Just as he was starting to gain on the last boy, his foot slipped again and he dropped to the track.	就在他开始超越他前面跑在最后的一个男孩时，他脚下又一滑，摔倒在跑道上。
[05:29.29]I groaned and started forward, but Joey rose to his knees again. 我叹了口气，开始向前走去，但乔伊又站了起来。
[05:34.20]He was crying now, and almost started back the wrong way, but he turned toward the finish line as the crowd yelled to turn around. 他哭着，差点儿跑错了方向，听到观众大喊着让他转身，他又转向了终点所在的方向。
[05:43.00]He was limping badly, worn out, arms hanging limply. 这一次，他跛得更厉害了，筋疲力尽，胳膊软软地垂在身体两 侧。
[05:47.80]Twenty feet from the finish line he fell again.	在离终点还有20英尺的地方，他又摔倒了。
[05:51.52]It was too much for him, and I was going to stop it. 这可真够他受的了，我要阻止这一切。
[05:55.13]As I stepped out onto the track to lead him to the sidelines, I felt a hand on my arm. 我正要走到跑道带他离开时，感到有人伸手拉住了我的胳膊，
[06:01.62]Joey's mother, her eyes full of tears, was standing beside me.是乔伊的母亲。 她噙着泪站在我身旁。
[06:06.17]"He'll be okay," she said, "Let him finish."“他不会有事的，”她说，“让他跑完吧。”
[06:11.00]Then she stepped past me and walked over to stand next to the finish line. 然后，她从我身边走过去，站到终点线旁边。
[06:15.95]"Joe," she called over the crowd, "It's Mommy. “乔伊，”她的声音高过了观众的声音，“我是妈妈，
[06:19.96]Can you hear me?" His sweaty, tear-stained face came up, searching blindly through a sea of blurred faces.	能听到吗？”乔伊抬起了满是汗水和眼泪的脸，茫然地在一片模糊的脸庞中搜寻着。
[06:28.22]Joey, she called again, "Come this way, honey." “乔伊，”她又喊了一声，“来这边，亲爱的。”
[06:32.53]I watched as he rose to his feet for the third time, his palms, elbows and knees scraped and bloody, 我注视着他第三次站了起来。他的手掌、胳膊肘和膝盖都擦破出血了，
[06:40.08]but he stood up and began hobbling toward the finish line again.	但他站了起来， 又开始一瘸一拐地向终点线跑来。
[06:44.69]This way, Joey, his mother called again, and his face broke into a smile like the sun through the clouds, as he crossed the finish line and fell into his mother's arms.	“这边，乔伊。”他的母亲又喊道。当他越过终点线，跌进妈妈的怀中时，他脸上露出的微笑，就像穿过云层的太阳一样。
[06:56.27]As I ran toward them through the roaring applause of the crowd, I could hear him telling his mother again and again, "I won, Momma. 当我穿过热烈鼓掌的人群向他们跑去时，我听到他一遍又一遍地告诉他的母亲：“我赢了，妈妈。
[07:04.70]Did you see me win? I won... "	看见我赢了吗？我赢了……”
[07:07.64]Joey won one gold medal that day, not for his race but for best spirit.	那天，乔伊赢得了一枚金牌：不是因为比赛，而是因为他顽强的精神。

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乔伊的金牌：心怀目标，为冠军而战