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I'm sure there are kids who are into those types of stories, but that was never ME. If you go to the library, you'll find all sorts of books about kids who do amazing things and lead their teams to victory. But I never had any experiences like that, and I'll bet there are lots of kids out there just like me. 10

我敢肯定确实有小孩喜欢这类故事，但我从来都不是。 如果你去图书馆，会发现到处都是这类书：主角小孩大显神通，带领队伍拿下胜利。 但我从来没有过那样的经历，而且我敢说肯定有好多小孩都跟我一样。 10

So one of these days somebody should write a book for the REST of us. It's not like I've got anything against sports. I like them just fine, as long as I'm not the one PLAYING. In fact, this summer I watched the Olympics on TV pretty much non-stop. It was Mom's idea for us to watch the Games as a family. She says that these days everyone's in their own little bubble, and sport is one of the only things that can still bring people together. But I think a little togetherness goes a long way. 11

所以说真该有人给我们这些普通人写一本书。 我可不是对运动有什么意见。 我挺喜欢运动的，只要不用我上场就行。 说起来，这个夏天我几乎没停过，一直在电视上看奥运会。 全家一起看奥运会是妈妈的主意。 她说现在大家都待在自己的小圈子里，也就运动还能把人们凝聚到一起。 但我觉得，一点点凝聚力就已经够了。 11

Mom says she loves the Olympics because they show what human beings are capable of at their best. But I like watching for the BLOOPERS. I'm just glad it's somebody ELSE out there and not ME. Because I'm sure I'd be nervous if I knew there were millions of people watching from home. And when you mess up in the Olympics you're supposed to act graceful about it. 12

妈妈说她喜欢奥运会，因为它能展现人类最好状态下的能力。 可我就爱看运动员出糗的片段。 我只开心出糗的是别人，不是我。 毕竟要是知道几百万人在家看着你，我肯定会紧张。 而且奥运会上出了错，你还得表现得优雅大方。 12

But if I just spent four years of my life training and then made some dumb mistake, I'm pretty sure I'd have trouble smiling for the cameras. JAVELIN THROW FOOT FAULT DISQUALIFIED That's why I'd do one of those sports where you're part of a TEAM. Because then, when you screw up, it's harder for people to tell. 4-MAN BOBSLEIGH MIND IF I SQUEEZE IN WITH YOU FELLAS? 13

可要是我花了四年时间训练，结果犯了个愚蠢的错误，我肯定没法对着镜头挤出微笑。 标枪投掷 脚误 取消资格 所以我才想参加团体项目。 这样一来，就算你搞砸了，别人也很难分清是谁的错。 四人雪车 介意 我能挤进来跟你们几个凑一块儿吗？ 13

In fact, if I was in the Olympics, I'd be in one of those events where a HORSE is involved. Because then if something goes wrong, at least you'd have someone to BLAME. THINGS WERE GOING GREAT UNTIL EQUESTRIAN THUNDERBOLT HERE SCREWED UP! But now that I think about it, that's probably the reason why horses sometimes play up. KPOW! 14

其实要是我去奥运会，我肯定选需要马参与的项目。 这样万一出了岔子，至少你还有人可以怪。 本来一切都好好的，都怪这匹叫雷霆的马术马搞砸了！ 不过现在想想，马时不时发脾气大概就是这个原因。 砰！ 14

Even though we watched a lot of Olympics coverage, I still don't understand the way everything works. For one thing, I don't see why they only hand out medals to the athletes who take the top three spots in a competition. It seems to me like they could keep going with the medals so EVERYONE goes home with a prize. 15th PLACE: ALUMINIUM MEDAL GREG HEFFLEY The way it is right now, they give you a gold medal if you take first place, silver if you take second, and bronze if you take third. But I feel like there's a pretty big step down between silver and bronze. 15

虽然我们看了好多奥运会转播，我还是没搞懂所有规则是怎么回事。 首先，我不明白为什么只给比赛前三名发奖牌。 我觉得他们应该接着往下发奖牌，这样每个人都能带个奖回家。 第十五名：格雷格·赫弗利 铝制奖牌 现在的规则是，第一名发金牌，第二名银牌，第三名铜牌。 可我觉得银牌和铜牌之间的差距太大了。 15