壹苹派生活美语　「体操妈妈」丘索维金娜的传奇故事

　　Chusovitina is a legend in the gymnastics world. Although she is in her late forties, she continues to compete against gymnasts who are in their teens or early twenties. In 2002, she gave up the chance to retire from the sport when her son was diagnosed with leukemia. In order to pay for his medical expenses, she moved to Germany. She started to compete for its national team at the age of 31, which is an advanced age for a gymnast.

　　丘索维金娜是体操界的传奇人物。尽管她已年近五十，她仍然继续与十几岁或二十几岁出头的体操选手竞争。2002 年，她的儿子被诊断出患有白血病时，她放弃了退役的机会。为了支付他的医疗费用，她搬到了德国。她在三十一岁开始为该国国家队出赛，这对体操选手来说已经是高龄了。

生活必备字词：

compete against...　　和……比赛∕竞争

compete　vi. 比赛，竞争

give up...　　放弃……

expense　n. 支出，开销

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