The Elf of the Ice
——Yuzuru Hanyu

供稿：吳林駿

“翩若驚鴻，婉若游龍?！边@是對羽生結弦再好不過的修飾語。在第24屆北京冬奧會的賽場上，日本花樣滑冰名將羽生結弦以精彩絕倫的表演征服了觀眾。他的表演，讓競技體育充滿了藝術的魅力；他以曼妙的身姿、輕盈的跳躍，向人們演繹了一場精彩的視覺盛宴。他被譽為一名堅韌的勇士，一次次地突破自我，一次次地刷新歷史。當然，羽生結弦成功的背后，是比別人多付出千百倍的努力和汗水。沒有人生來就注定成功，都要依靠不懈的努力和拼搏。“不待揚鞭自奮蹄”，讓我們一起走進羽生結弦的人生。

“Fate whispers to the warrior, ‘You cannot withstand the storm.’ The warrior whispers back, ‘I am the storm.’ ” CCTV dedicated such an elegant1)commentaryto the Japanese figure skater, Yuzuru Hanyu. In the 24th Beijing Winter Olympics, Yuzuru still showed his love and2)tenacityfor Figure Skating. He used his actions to tell people that no limit cannot be broken. Yuzuru is an excellent male freestyle skater today. His abilities in the high-scoring jumps, outstanding edge mastery and expression, make his performances technically and artistically satisfying.

1) commentary [?k?m?ntri] n. 現場解說；實況報道2) tenacity [t??n?s?ti] n. 執著；頑強

Yuzuru Hanyu was born in Sendai, Japan, on December 7,1994. Yuzuru hasn’t been in a good health since his childhood. At the age of 2, Yuzuru was diagnosed with asthma. To build up his body, he went skating with his sister. Day after day, Yuzuru became more and more interested in Figure Skating.

3) unprecedented [?n?pres?dent?d] adj. 前所未有的

詞組加油站

be diagnosed with 被診斷出

build up 增進；加強

in vain 徒勞；無效

In February 2014, Yuzuru Hanyu competed in the Men Single Skating at the Sochi Winter Olympics. Yuzuru won the gold medal with a total score of 280.09. The young Figure Skating star, from then on, started his era.

On February 9,2020, at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships(4CC) in Seoul, South Korea, Yuzuru Hanyu won his first career 4CC gold medal with a total score of 299.42. After winning the gold medal, Yuzuru Hanyu became the first figure skater to win a clean sweep of gold medals at the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the Grand Prix finals, the Four Continents Championships, the World Junior Championships and other international competitions. He became the first man to win a Super Grand Slam in men’s figure skating. Yuzuru has created3)unprecedentedglory in Figure Skating history.

“Efforts may lie, but they will never be in vain,” Yuzuru said. In the 24th Beijing Winter Olympics, Yuzuru Hanyu was 27 years old. Most figure skaters at his age will choose to retire. Yuzuru has achieved all the honours, but he has dedicated his life to Figure Skating, and he wanted to complete the4)quadrupleAxel (4A) that he has pursued for a long time. Even though he fell in the end, this is the first 4A in figure skating history. No one will forget the legend created by Yuzuru Hanyu. Yuzuru Hanyu tells people that even if one is not born strong, one can still become strong through constant challenge.

With the rapid development of technology in the 21st century, almost everyone uses social media. Many athletes use social media to know what others think of them. But so far, Yuzuru hasn’t used any social media. Many people wonder why such an excellent athlete doesn’t use social media. Yuzuru’s answer is to give himself more time to train and focus. He doesn’t want to be disturbed by Internet information. Self-absorption and strong will are rare qualities.

Yuzuru Hanyu is a skater who keeps challenging himself and pushing limits. He stays true to his purpose, to the very meaning of his skating journey and dreams. At 27, he challenged the impossible technically, all while showing5)mesmerizing,complete skating. Yuzuru Hanyu spent his life telling people that the beauty of Figure Skating is the beauty of sports. He proves himself to the world and shows the world the beauty of figure skating.

Yuzuru Hanyu is a true warrior.

4) quadruple [kwɑ??dru?pl] adj. 四倍的

5) mesmerize [?mezm?ra?z] v. 迷住

詞組加油站

dedicate…to… 奉獻給；獻身于

“命運對勇士低語：‘你無法抵御風暴?！率康吐暬貞骸揖褪秋L暴?！敝醒腚娨暸_對日本花樣滑冰選手羽生結弦進行了如此優雅的解說。在第24屆北京冬奧會的賽場上，羽生結弦仍舊展示著他對花樣滑冰的熱愛與執著，他用自己的行動告訴世人沒有什么極限是不可能被打破的。現如今，羽生結弦是一名優秀的男子自由滑運動員。他的高分跳躍能力、對冰刀出色的掌控和完美的情感表現，使他在花樣滑冰技術和藝術的表現上都令人滿意。

羽生結弦于1994年12月7日出生于日本仙臺。羽生結弦從小身體就不好。兩歲時，羽生結弦被診斷出患有哮喘。為了增強體質，他和姐姐一起去滑冰。日復一日，羽生結弦對花樣滑冰產生了越來越濃厚的興趣。

2014年2月，羽生結弦參加了索契冬奧會花樣滑冰男子單人比賽。他以總分280.09獲得金牌。從那時起，這位年輕的花滑新星開創了屬于他的時代。

2020年9月，在韓國首爾舉行的四大洲花樣滑冰錦標賽上，羽生結弦以總分299.42贏得了他職業生涯的首枚四大洲錦標賽金牌。獲得這枚金牌后，羽生結弦成為首位在奧運會、世錦賽、大獎賽總決賽、四大洲錦標賽、世界青年錦標賽和其他國際比賽中包攬所有金牌的花樣滑冰運動員。他是第一個在男子花樣滑冰比賽中獲得超級大滿貫的選手。羽生結弦創造了花樣滑冰歷史上前所未有的輝煌。

羽生結弦曾說：“努力可能會說謊，但是努力不會白費?！痹诘?4屆北京冬奧會上，羽生結弦已經27歲了。大多數在他這個年齡的花樣滑冰運動員都會選擇退役。羽生結弦已經獲得了所有比賽的最高榮譽，但他把自己的一生都獻給了花樣滑冰，并且他想完成自己一直追求的花樣滑冰動作——阿克塞爾四周跳。盡管他最后摔倒了，但這是花樣滑冰歷史上第一個阿克塞爾四周跳。沒有人會忘記羽生結弦創造的傳奇。他告訴人們：即使一個人生來并不強大，也可以通過不斷地挑戰讓自己變得強大。

隨著21世紀科技的飛速發展，幾乎每個人都會使用社交媒體。許多運動員通過社交媒體來了解別人對自己的看法。但是，迄今為止，羽生結弦還沒有開通任何社交媒體。很多人都想知道為什么這么優秀的運動員不使用社交媒體。羽生結弦的回答是給自己更多的時間用來訓練和專注于一件事，不想被網絡信息打擾。專注于自身和擁有堅強的毅力，是難能可貴的。

羽生結弦是一名不斷挑戰自我、挑戰極限的花樣滑冰運動員。他忠于自己的目標，忠于自己滑冰之旅的意義與夢想。27歲的羽生結弦，挑戰了花樣滑冰技術上的不可能。同時，他展現了迷人的、完整的滑冰表演。羽生結弦用自己的一生告訴人們，花樣滑冰之美也是體育運動之美。他向世界證明了自己，展示著花樣滑冰的美麗。

羽生結弦，一位真正的勇士。