Hello, I’m Marina Santee.
你好,我是玛丽娜·桑蒂。
And I’m Ruby Jones.
我是鲁比·琼斯。
Welcome to Spotlight.
欢迎来到Spotlight。
This programme uses a special English method of broadcasting.
本节目使用了一种特殊的英语广播方式。
It is easier for people to understand, now matter where in the world they live.
让世界各地的人们都更容易理解。
The man starting the race points his gun up towards the sky.
发令员把枪对准天空,比赛准备开始。
Eight young men bend down.
八个年轻人弯下腰。
They carefully place their feet into the starting blocks.
他们小心翼翼地把脚放在起跑区。
Their bodies are tense.
他们的身体很紧张。
“Get set - go!
“准备好--开始!
” The starter fires his gun.
“发令员开枪了。
Immediately, the eight men push themselves out of the blocks and begin to run as fast as they can.
立刻,这八个人冲出起跑区,开始以最快的速度奔跑。
A large crowd of people have gathered to watch the runners.
一大群人聚集在一起观看赛跑。
They cheer and shout as the men power past them.
当男人们从他们身边经过时,他们欢呼雀跃。
And they see something unusual.
他们看到了一些不同寻常的东西。
The man is second place looks different from the other runners.
第二名的那个人看起来和其他赛跑运动员不一样。
He has no feet.
他没有脚。
Instead, he has long rounded pieces of metal.
相反,他有长长的圆形金属片。
These metal pieces are attached to his knees.
这些金属片固定在他的膝盖上。
He crosses the finishing line just behind the winner.
他正好在胜利者后面越过了终点线。
But the young man does not mind that he has lost the race.
但这位年轻人并不介意自己输掉了比赛。
He believes that he has won something much more important.
他相信自己赢得了更重要的东西。
He has won people’s respect for him as a runner.
作为一名赛跑运动员,他赢得了人们的尊敬。
This young man’s name is Oscar Pistorius.
这个年轻人的名字叫奥斯卡·皮斯托瑞斯。
Oscar is from South Africa.
奥斯卡来自南非。
He was born with some bones missing from his legs.
他出生的时候腿上少了几块骨头。
This meant that his legs could not develop in the right way.
这意味着他的腿不能以正确的方式发育。
It also meant that Oscar would not be able to walk.
这也意味着奥斯卡将不能行走。
He would have to spend his life sitting in a wheelchair.
他将不得不坐在轮椅上度过一生。
Oscar’s doctors said that they needed to remove the lower part of Oscar’s legs.
奥斯卡的医生说,他们需要切除奥斯卡的小腿。
This would help the other leg bones grow.
这将有助于其他腿部骨骼的生长。
After some time, Oscar’s parents agreed.
过了一段时间,奥斯卡的父母同意了。
Oscar was only one year old when the doctors operated on him.
医生给奥斯卡做手术时,他只有一岁。