打敗心中的假想敵 全力以赴去嘗試

打敗心中的假想敵全力以赴去嘗試26TheTry-athlon

勇于嘗試者三項(xiàng)

(ByHeatherKlassen)

(希瑟·克拉森)

Outofmyway,shortstuff.Ihavetotrain!“閃開(kāi)，小矮子。我得去訓(xùn)練了！”

Addiebracedherselfagainstthekitchencounterasheroldersister,Miranda,blewby,justablurofmotioninaswimsuit,bikehelmet,andrunningshoes.艾迪靠著櫥柜，她的姐姐米蘭達(dá)一陣風(fēng)似地閃過(guò)。艾迪只看到了她穿著泳衣和跑鞋、戴著自行車(chē)頭盔的模糊人影。AsthebackdoorslammedbehindMiranda,Addie"sfatherappearedinthekitchen.后門(mén)在米蘭達(dá)身后砰的一聲關(guān)上了。艾迪的爸爸來(lái)到了廚房。Isyoursistergoingtotrainforhertriathlon?heasked.“你姐姐又去練鐵人三項(xiàng)了？”他問(wèn)。Addieshrugged."Iguess,"shereplied.Addiecertainlydidn"tkeeptrackofMiranda"sschedule.Mirandahadalwaysbeenannoying,butsinceshehadstartedtrainingforthetriathlon,shewasevenworse.艾迪聳聳肩，回答說(shuō)：“我想是吧。”她確實(shí)沒(méi)有對(duì)米蘭達(dá)的作息安排了若指掌。米蘭達(dá)一直很煩人，但是自從開(kāi)始鐵人三項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練以后，她更是討厭得要死。Mirandathinksshe"ssogreatjustbecauseshe"sdoingthattriathlon,Addiecouldn"tstopherselffromblurtingout.“米蘭達(dá)以為自己練鐵人三項(xiàng)就了不起了?！卑喜唤摽诙?。Well,Addie,whydon"tyoudoit,too?herfatherasked.“那么，艾迪你也去試試怎么樣？”爸爸問(wèn)。Addiestaredathim."Me?Doatriathlon?"Mirandahadtrainedandtrainedforthisraceformonths."HowcouldIdothat?"

艾迪盯著他：“我？鐵人三項(xiàng)？”米蘭達(dá)已經(jīng)為這項(xiàng)比賽一遍又一遍地訓(xùn)練了好幾個(gè)月了，“我時(shí)間不夠了呀?！?/p>

Canyouswim?herfatherasked.“你會(huì)游泳嗎？”爸爸問(wèn)。Addielaughed."OfcourseIcan."Addieswameveryafternoon,chasingherfriendsandracingthemacrossthepool.艾迪笑了：“我當(dāng)然會(huì)?！泵刻煜挛?，她都在泳池里和伙伴們比賽，追著他們嬉戲。Canyourun?“你會(huì)跑步嗎？”

Sure,Addiereplied.Everyeveningafterdinner,Addieranoutsidetomeetherfriends.Theyranwhiletheyplayedtagandkickball.“當(dāng)然會(huì)了?！卑匣卮?。每天晚飯后她都跑到外面去見(jiàn)朋友。他們玩捉人游戲或是踢球時(shí)，總是跑來(lái)跑去的。Canyoubike?herfatherasked.“你會(huì)騎自行車(chē)嗎？”爸爸又問(wèn)。騎行比我們每天早晨騎車(chē)的距離短多了。還有，一英里的賽跑不過(guò)是學(xué)校跑道上跑四圈的距離。這些對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)都很容易?！?/p>

Addiedidn"tfeelquiteascertainaboutthatasherfatherdid.Shethoughtaboutthetriathlonallafternoonwhilesheswaminthepoolandalleveningwhilesheranaroundoutsidewithherfriends.艾迪并不像爸爸那樣有把握。下午她去游泳時(shí)一直想著鐵人三項(xiàng)的事，晚上跑去和朋友們玩耍時(shí)也一直琢磨是否要參加。Beforebed,AddiebumpedintoMirandainthehallway.睡覺(jué)前，艾迪在走廊里碰見(jiàn)了米蘭達(dá)。Boy,amIbeat,Mirandasaid,stretchingandyawning."Allthistrainingisreallywearingmeout.“好家伙，我累慘了，”米蘭達(dá)伸著懶腰，打著哈欠，“這些訓(xùn)練可真把我累得夠嗆?！盇ddierolledhereyesatMirandaandheadedtoherroom.艾迪沖米蘭達(dá)翻了個(gè)白眼，然后走向自己的房間。WhileAddieandherfathercycledalongthebiketrailthenextmorning,Addiethoughtaboutthetriathlon.MaybeIwouldn"tevenhavetotrainthatmuch,Addiethought.Swimming,biking,andrunningarethingsIdoeveryday.第二天早晨，艾迪和爸爸沿著自行車(chē)道騎行時(shí)，心里還想著鐵人三項(xiàng)比賽。她想，或許我根本不用訓(xùn)練那么久，畢竟游泳、騎車(chē)和跑步是我每天都做的。Assheandherdadwheeledintothedriveway,Addiemadeherdecision.當(dāng)她和爸爸騎到車(chē)道上時(shí)，艾迪下定了決心。Iwanttotrythetriathlon,Dad,Addiesaid."Butdon"ttellMiranda,OK?"

“我想試試參加鐵人三項(xiàng)比賽，爸爸，”艾迪說(shuō)，“不過(guò)別告訴米蘭達(dá)，好嗎？”

That"sgreat,Addie,saidDad."Anddon"tworry;it"llbeoursecret."

“太好了，艾迪，”爸爸說(shuō)，“別擔(dān)心，這是我們倆的小秘密?！?/p>

Idon"twantMirandabuggingmeaboutit,Addiethought,becauseI"msureIwon"twin.ButIknowIcantry.艾迪想，我可不想米蘭達(dá)因?yàn)檫@事兒來(lái)煩我，因?yàn)槲铱隙ú粫?huì)贏，但是我會(huì)全力以赴的。Addieswam,biked,andranalittlemorethanusualthenexttwoweekstogetready.接下來(lái)的兩周，艾迪游泳、騎車(chē)和跑步的距離都比平常多了點(diǎn)，以此為比賽做準(zhǔn)備。Themorningofthetriathlondawnedcoolandclear.AddieandherfatherleftafterMirandaandbikedovertothehighschool.Thetriathlonwouldbeginatthelake,thencontinueonthebiketrail,andfinishonthetrack.鐵人三項(xiàng)比賽的那天早晨，天亮后天氣晴朗涼爽。艾迪和爸爸等米蘭達(dá)離開(kāi)后，才騎車(chē)去了學(xué)校。比賽將從湖邊開(kāi)始，然后上自行車(chē)賽道，最后在跑道上結(jié)束。Addie"sstomachlurchedwhenshesawthehordesofkidsclusteredonthelakeshore.Icandothis,shecoachedherselfasshemovedtowardthewater"sedge.艾迪看到湖邊聚集了成群的孩子，心里有點(diǎn)打鼓。她一邊向湖邊走，一邊給自己打氣：我可以的。Shortstuff!SuddenlyMirandastoodrightinfrontofher."Whatareyoudoinghere?"“小矮子！”米蘭達(dá)突然站到了她面前，“你來(lái)這里干什么？”

I"mgoingtodothetriathlon,Addietoldhersister."OratleastI"mgoingtotry.Ifigurethat"swhytheycallitatriathlon,becauseallyouhavetodoistry."

“我要參加鐵人三項(xiàng)比賽，”艾迪對(duì)姐姐說(shuō)，“至少我要去試試。我明白了鐵人三項(xiàng)之所以被稱為鐵人三項(xiàng)，是因?yàn)槟闼枰龅木褪侨L試(編注：鐵人三項(xiàng)中的tri-與try同音)?！?/p>

Addiewaitedforhersistertosaysomethingsnideorsnarky.Instead,Mirandasmiled.艾迪等著姐姐說(shuō)一些諷刺或刻薄的話，但是恰恰相反，米蘭達(dá)臉上露出了微笑。I"msogladyou"redoingthis,Mirandasaid."Iwantedyoutoallalong,butIknewifIsuggestedit,youneverwould."

“我真高興你來(lái)參加比賽，”米蘭達(dá)說(shuō)，“我一直都想讓你參加比賽，但是我知道，如果我建議你參加的話，你是堅(jiān)決不會(huì)參加的?！?/p>

Addiestaredathersister."Sothat"swhyyouactedsogreatabouttrainingand

everything?"sheasked."YoufiguredImighttryifyouactedlikeIcouldn"tdoit?"艾迪睜大眼睛看著她?！八阅悴艑⒂?xùn)練和所有的一切都表現(xiàn)得那么了不起？”她問(wèn)道，“你知道只要對(duì)我使用激將法，我就一定會(huì)嘗試？”

Exactly.ThenMirandadidthemostsurprisingthingofall.ShereachedoverandhuggedAddie."Nowhurry,"shesaid."Youragegroup"supfortheswim."“沒(méi)錯(cuò)?！泵滋m達(dá)接下來(lái)的舉動(dòng)令艾迪大吃一驚。她伸出雙臂擁抱了艾迪，說(shuō)：“快去。你們年齡組的游泳比賽馬上就要開(kāi)始了?！盨tillstunnedbyherencounterwithh