Recently I was watching a reality show when a girl with one leg appeared on stage. When asked what she would do, she announced, "I will dance." Judges were surprised how anybody could dance with just one leg and without any support. When she started dancing, everyone was amazed.
最近我在看一档真人秀节目，这时一个独腿女孩出现在舞台上。当被问到她会做什么时，她宣布："我会跳舞。"评委们都很惊讶，一个人只用一条腿，又没有任何支撑物，怎么能跳舞呢。当她开始跳舞的时候，所有人都惊叹不已。
The audience shouted. The judges stood up and clapped for her courage, her strength and her passion. This was a positive attitude towards life that encouraged her to accept life's challenges. Neither the girl on the reality show, nor the famous classical dancer Sudha Chandran could have imagined in their wildest dreams that such an unpredictable moment will come their way. It wasn't until after Chandran lost her leg that she became a dancer and was catapulted to world-wide fame overnight for the one thing no one believed she could do: dance.
台下观众尖叫呐喊。评委们纷纷起立为她的勇气、力量和激情鼓掌。这是一种积极的生活态度，鼓励她接受生活的挑战。无论是真人秀上的女孩，还是著名的古典舞蹈家苏达·钱德兰，都无法想象在她们最疯狂的梦想中，这样一个不可预知的时刻会降临在她们身上。直到钱德兰失去一条腿后，她才成为一名舞蹈家，她一夜成名，因为一件没人相信她能做的事：跳舞。
They both met with an accident. They both lost one of their legs. And yet still they both believed that they could dance, and they did. I respect their willpower and burning spirit to fight for their dreams. Their dreams led them to stand against the sometimes strong cold winds of the world.
她们都遭遇了意外。她们都失去了一条腿。然而尽管如此，她们都相信自己可以跳舞，而且确实如此。我尊重她们为梦想而奋斗的意志力和坚强不息的精神。她们的梦想让她们能够抵抗世界上有时的强烈寒风。
They both accepted life's challenges. They have set an example that nothing can defeat you unless you accept the defeat. Such people make us look deep inside ourselves and think over the driving forces that would have led them to turn their disabilities into such great strengths. Remember: Life is unpredictable…but that's a good thing.
她们都接受了生活的挑战。她们树立了一个榜样，除非你接受失败，否则没有什么能打败你。这些人让我们审视自己的内心深处，深思那些促使他们将残疾转化为强大力量的驱动力。记住：生活是不可预知的……但这未必不是一件好事。
【知识积累】1.a reality show 真人秀
2.unpredictable n. 不可预测的
3.catapulted n. 猛掷
4.come their way：come sb's way是习语，意思是： To be experienced by someone；happen to sb，即表示"为某人所经历；降临到某人头上；出现在某人面前"。从语法上看，come仍是不及物动词，其后的 sb's way可看作是状语。
【例句】1.He took whatever came his way. 无论什么事落到他的头上，他都认了。
2.Some good luck came his way. 他碰上了好运气。
3.They gladly accepted whatever money came their way. 不管是什么样的钱，他们都欣然接受（即来者不拒）。
【背景小知识】Sudha Chandran
Sudha Chandran是印度著名的残疾舞蹈家。曾因车祸失去右小腿，她依靠假肢战胜重重困难继续着自己的舞蹈生涯，成为印度家喻户晓的励志人物。
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