
My daughter Kelly is a cautious person. She needs to warm up to situations, is hesitant to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants, “Girls rule, boys drool.” But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.
This has been challenging for me at times. “Shy” is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me. But this has been a year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. And this year she completed her first kids’ triathlon (三项全能) .
On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon. We practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.
And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared(快速上升). My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.
I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. It wasn’t because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.
All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.
我的女儿凯利是个谨慎的人。她需要适应各种情况,对尝试新事物犹豫不决。当和亲密的朋友在一起时,她会成为一个大声大笑并高呼“女孩统治,男孩流口水”的领导者。但当舒适区不在她身边时,她就会害羞和紧张。
这有时对我来说很有挑战性。我想“害羞”这个词从来没有被用来形容我。但今年对我的女儿来说是第一年,这让她充满了新的自信。今年,她转到了游泳圈,在那里她正在为游泳队做准备。今年,她学会了不用训练轮骑自行车。今年她完成了她的第一个孩子铁人三项(三项全能) .
周六,雷雨即将来临,我儿子的生日派对也在当天晚些时候举行,我们都在黑暗的早晨出门,让凯利参加她的第一次铁人三项比赛。我们和她一起练习了从游泳到自行车再到跑步的过渡,我们得到了她需要的所有设备,我们一直在谈论比赛。但当我们等了两个小时,等大一点的孩子们在轮到她之前完成时,她更用力地抱着我的腿,告诉我她爱我太多次了。她很紧张,但努力保持镇定。
然后轮到她了。从她跳进水里的那一刻起,我的心就飙升(快速上升).我的女儿变成了我所见过的最自信的人。她主宰了那次游泳,压倒了那次自行车骑行,脸上挂着灿烂的笑容跑到终点。
我可以诚实地说,我一生中从未为某人感到如此骄傲。这并不是因为她做了一项运动或诸如此类的事情。这是因为她害怕某些事情,并以我从未见过的自信和激情战胜了这种恐惧。
整天我都会发现自己只是看着她微笑。她可能戴着决赛奖牌,但那天我感觉自己赢了。我赢得了看到我女儿大放异彩的机会。
句子成分分析:
But this has been a year (of firsts) [for my girl (that has filled her with a new sense (of confidence))].
句子语法结构详解:
* been 为系动词作谓语,采用现在完成时。
* that 为关系代词,引导定语从句。
* filled 为谓语,采用现在完成时。
* her 为人称代词宾格。my 为形容词型物主代词。this 为指示代词。has 为助动词。a 为不定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
fill...with... | 用...填满..., 使...充满... |
Vocabulary:
but [bʌt] | conj. | 1) 但是 2) 而, 却 |
this [θis] | pron | 这(个) |
year [jiә] | n. | 1) 年 2) 一年时间 |
first [fә:st] | n. | 1) (汽车等的)一档 2) 第一个人(或事物) |
girl [gә:l] | n. | 1) 女孩,姑娘 2) 女儿 |
new [nju:] | a. | 1) 新的,刚出现的,新近推出的 2) (the new)新东西,新事物 |
sense [sens] | n. | 1) 感觉(官能),意识 2) 含义,意义 |
confidence ['kɔnfidәns] | n. | 1) 信心,信任 2) 把握,自信心 |
句子成分分析:
We practiced transitions [from swim to bike] torun with her, || we got all the equipment (she'd need), || and we kept
talking about the race.
句子语法结构详解:
(got 为 get 的过去式。kept 为 keep 的过去式。she'd = she would)
* practiced 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* to run 为不定式,作状语。
* 第2个 we 开头为陈述句。
* got 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* she 开头为定语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* need 为谓语,采用一般过去将来时。
* and 为并列连词,连接并列句。
* kept 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* talking 为动名词,作宾语。
* would 为情态动词。we, she 为人称代词主格。her 为人称代词宾格。the 为定冠词。
句子相关词汇解释:
Phrase:
from...to... | 从...到... |
keep doing sth | 继续做某事, 重复做某事, 不断做某事 |
talk about... | 谈论, 谈到 |
Vocabulary:
practice ['præktis] | vt. | 1) 练习,训练,实习 2) 经常做,养成...的习惯 |
transition [træn'ziʃәn] | n. | 过渡,转变,变革,变迁 |
swim [swim] | n. | 游泳 |
bike [baik] | n. | 1) 自行车,脚踏车 2) 摩托车 |
run [rʌn] | vi. | 1) 跑,奔跑,跑步 2) (车, 船等)行驶 |
get [get] | vt. | 1) 得到,获得 2) 去取,带来 |
all [ɔ:l] | a. | 1) 所有的, 全部的,一切的 2) 整个的 |
equipment [i'kwipmәnt] | n. | 1) 设备,器械 2) 配备,配置 |
need [ni:d] | vt. | 需要,必需 |
race [reis] | n. | 1) 赛跑,速度竞赛 2) 人种,种族 |
句子成分分析:
It was | because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear [with confidence and a fire (I hadn't seen [before])].
句子语法结构详解:
(seen 为 see 的过去分词。hadn't = had not)
* 第1个 was 为系动词作谓语,采用一般过去时。
* because 引导表语从句。
* 第2个 was 为系动词作谓语,采用一般过去时。
* afraid 为形容词作表语。
* conquered 为谓语,采用一般过去时。
* I 开头为定语从句,引导词 that 被省略。
* seen 为谓语,采用过去完成时。
* she, I 为人称代词主格。something 为不定代词。had 为助动词。a 为不定冠词。
Phrase:
be afraid of... | 害怕... |
Vocabulary:
because [bi'kɔ:z] | conj. | 因为 |
something ['sʌmθiŋ] | pron | 1) 某事, 某物 2) 被视为重要或有意义的事物 |
and [ænd] | conj. | 1) 和, 与, 同, 并 2) 然后,接着 |
conquer ['kɔŋkә] | vt. | 1) 占领,攻克,征服 2) (尤指比赛、赛跑等中)击败,战胜 3) (成功地)对付,克服,控制 |
that [ðæt] | a. | 那(个) |
fear [fiә] | n. | 害怕,担忧 |
confidence ['kɔnfidәns] | n. | 1) 信心,信任 2) 把握,自信心 |
fire ['faiә] | n. | 1) 火 2) 火灾 |
see [si:] | vt. | 1) 看见,见到,看出 2) 观看(比赛、电视节目、演出等) |
before [bi'fɔ:] | ad. | 以前; 过去 |
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