2016年天津完形
The journey (my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming) is as long as it is beautiful.
Cathy suffered some terrible illness in her early childhood. After years of regular treatment, she finally became healthy.
Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to join our local swim team. She practiced hard and finally made it.
The team practice, however, was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly survive her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to pull her from it all. But Cathy woke me up early next morning, wearing her swimsuit ready to go! I told her( she shouldn’t swim after a whole night’s coughing), but she refused to give up and insisted (she go) .
From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didn’t miss a single practice. She had a firm intention within herself to be the best one( she could be). My ten—year—old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this determined human being (with a passion and a mission). There were moments of frustration of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn’t a winner ever. But that didn’t stop her from trying.
Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award but was still there to cheer on her friends and praise their accomplishments. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach announcing , “The highest honor goes to Cathy!” Looking around, he continued, “Cathy has inspired us with her will and enthusiasm. Although skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset(財富)(one can hold) is the heart.”
It was the greatest moment of my daughter’s life. With all( she had been through in her ten years), this was the hour of true triumph(成功).
我女兒凱茜的游泳之旅一直很美。
凱茜小時候患過一場可怕的疾病。經過多年的定期治療，她終於恢復了健康。
兩年前，當凱茜在看奧運會的時候，一個夢想出現在她可愛的小腦袋裡，那就是成為一名游泳運動員。去年夏天，她想加入我們當地的游泳隊。她努力練習，終於成功了。
然而，團隊訓練是一個艱難的開始。她又咳又嗆，頭幾個星期幾乎活不下去了。一天晚上，我聽見她咳嗽得很厲害，就決定把她拉出來。但是凱茜第二天一大早就把我叫醒了，穿著她的泳裝準備出發!我告訴她在咳了一整夜後不要游泳，但她拒絕放棄，堅持要去。
從那天起，凱茜堅持游泳，一次也沒錯過。她心裡有個堅定的想法，要把自己做到最好。我十歲的孩子就在我眼前成長和改變，成為一個有激情、有使命、意志堅定的人。當然，也有令人沮喪的時刻:她常常是比賽中的最後一名。凱茜很難接受自己從來都不是贏家的事實。但這並沒有阻止她努力。
最後的頒獎典禮在年底舉行。凱茜沒有期望任何獎勵，但她仍然在那裡為她的朋友們加油，讚美他們的成就。當典禮接近尾聲時，我突然聽到主教練宣佈:“最高榮譽屬於凱茜!”他環顧四周，繼續說到，“凱茜用她的意志和熱情鼓舞了我們。雖然技能和才能帶來巨大的成功,但最有價值的財富是人心。
“這是我女兒一生中最偉大的時刻。她在這十年裡經歷了那麼多事情，這是她真正成功的時刻。
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