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年仅14岁的格雷丝在欧洲小型马马术锦标赛上赢得了个人银牌以及团队金牌，可谓战绩辉煌！现在就让她给我们谈谈自己对马术的热情以及未来的目标——
Getting Started...
I have always loved horses and started riding when I was two. I then bought a 1)pony from a friend. She was into 2)eventing so I decided to keep the pony and do the same thing. I started eventing properly at the age of ten and started eventing for the British team two years ago.
During term time, the evenings are taken up with training, but during the holidays I will spend 3)virtually the whole day at the yard, except for one day a week when the pony gets a well-earned rest.
If Spring, my horse, is going in the indoor
riding school, it will involve a lot of repetitive circles and
practising for a long time until the 4)routine is perfect, and for me this does sometimes get a little bit boring, but it all 5)pays off in the long run.
But competing is where you get the real excitement. It is where all the hours and dedication you have put in really pay off and hopefully end in success.
This year I took part in the Charles Owen British Pony Eventing 6)trials, and for me it was a dream just to get selected. I am only 14 and it’s my first year doing trials on Spring, so I wasn’t sure how I would even get on. But after they started and I had some good results, I started to believe I had a chance of getting on the team.
The 7)championships were a bonus and I never expected to do that well. I knew the team had done well in the past, so to get gold and be part of that was
absolutely amazing. To win individual silver was
unimaginable and I am so proud of my pony and all the hard work everyone put in to make it possible.
The only downside was getting so nervous.
Although I am fairly confident and I have a fantastic
pony, I always get nervous, especially right at the start before 8)dressage. But that soon goes when the
9)adrenaline 10)kicks in. As long as I can say I gave my best and haven’t let the horse or anyone down, then I am happy.
Teamwork...
The main thing I get from training is spending time with Spring and working together as partners. The more time I spend with him, the better we are as a team. I have complete trust and faith in him and hopefully he has the same in me!
I have great fun with all the other riders and enjoy
11)matching myself against them, and then spending time with them in the evenings and talking all things about horses!
We help each other as a team and therefore I believe we win and lose together. We took team gold and individual silver and Germany won team silver and individual gold, but I wouldn’t
12)swap the medals around for anything. But next year, the aim is to have two gold medals!
My 13)ultimate dream is to be selected for the Great British Olympic team and win double gold. I would like to look back in 20 years time and see lots of medals hanging on the wall!
I want to work my way up through the various levels of British teams and end up on the senior team, but having fun is the main thing. As long as I can say I have had a great time I will be happy.
If someone wanted to try eventing, I would say that you have to want to do it and have fun. Winning is what you compete for, but if it’s not making you happy or you have something you’d rather be doing, then do that. If it is really what you want, then
14)dedication and training are 15)paramount and you have to keep working hard.
Being an athlete and wanting to be the best obviously
carries certain sacrifices. Most people my age when not at school will be out shopping, going to the cinema or parties, etc. For me, I rarely get the chance to do this, and it’s hard to come back from the yard to go on
Facebook and see what a great time they have all had.
However, I have a wonderful life and can’t complain too much, it is what I have chosen and want to do.
一开始……
我一向很喜欢马，两岁就开始学骑马。后来我从朋友那里买了一匹小型马。她参加了马术比赛，所以我决定买下那匹马，也去参加比赛。十岁那年，我开始参加正规的马术比赛，两年前开始代表英国队出战。
上学期间，晚上的时间我用来训练；在假期，我就会把一整天的时间都花在训练场上。一周只有一天除外，好让马匹得到应得的休息。
如果我的马“春天”要到室内骑术学校去，那么在一整套动作完美无暇之前，我们经常要反复地绕圈，并练习很长一段时间。对于我来说，这有时确实比较枯燥，但长远来看是有好处的。
不过比赛才最让人兴奋。在比赛中，你付出的时间和精力终于得到回报，当然你也希望获得成功。
今年我参加了查尔斯·欧文英国小型马马术比赛的选拔赛，能够被选中已经像是在做梦了。我只有14岁，还是第一年骑着春天参加选拔赛，所以我根本不知道自己的表现会怎样。但比赛开始后我表现得不错，我开始相信自己有机会入选。
赢得比赛更是意外奖励，我从没想过自己会有这么好的表现。我知道我们队以往的成绩都很不错，所以能够获得金牌并参与其中实在是太棒了。拿到个人银牌更是难以置信，我为我的马感到骄傲，也很感谢所有人为之付出的心血。
惟一的不足是我太紧张了。虽然我相当有信心，还有一匹好马，但我总是感到紧张，特别是在花式骑术表演之前。但当肾上腺素发挥作用之后，紧张感很快就消失了。只要我能说自己已经竭尽全力，没有让坐骑或任何人失望，我已经很
开心。
团队协作……
我在训练中得到的最重要的东西就是跟春天在一起，像一对搭档那样一起努力。我和它在一起的时间越长，我们就越有默契。我百分百信任它，希望它也是这样对我！
我跟其他骑手都玩得很开心，也很喜欢跟他们较量，到了晚上还跟他们一起聊一切关于马的事情！
我们像一队人那样互相帮助，所以我觉得输赢都是一起的。我们拿了团队金牌和个人银牌，德国队则拿了团队银牌和个人金牌，但我可不会为了个人金牌而跟
德国队交换。不过在明年，我的目标是两枚金牌！
我的终极目标是入选英国奥运代表队并赢得两枚金牌。我希望在回首过去20年之时看到墙上挂着许多
奖牌！
我想在英国队各级别中不断升级，最终进入高级组别，不过玩得开心才是关键。只要我能从中找到乐趣，我就很开心。
如果有人想试着参加马术比赛，我得说你一定要出于真心，并享受这个过程。你会为了获胜而竞争，但如果它不能让你快乐，或者你有其他更想做的事情，那就付诸行动吧。如果这是你真正想做的，你就必须全身心投入到训练中去，而且一定要刻苦练习。
成为一名运动员、希望当第一自然要有所牺牲。大多数同龄人不上学的时候会出去逛街购物、看电影或参加派对等等，而我很少有机会做这些事情，从训练场归来再上“脸谱”看看他们度过了怎样的快乐时光也让人难受。
但是我的生活很精彩，不应该抱怨什么。这是我的选择，也是我想做的事。
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设定目标谨记以下五点：
1. 具体而实际的目标更容易实现。做出改变时，往往是设定具体而现实的目标的人更容易成功。“我要回收所有废旧胶袋、汽水罐和杂志”比“我要为环境出一分力”更容易做到。
2. 将改变变成习惯需要时间。改变也许需要几个月时间才能变成习惯——例如每天早起半小时进行锻炼。那是因为你的大脑需要时间适应新思想。
3. 反复想一个目标，你就会记住它。每天早晨大声说出你的目标，提醒自己想做什么。（写下来也可以。）每次提醒自己你的目标是什么，就相当于训练大脑让它成为现实。
4. 不要取悦他人。做出改变的关键是找出你内心的欲望——一定是你自己想这样做，而不是因为你的父母、老师或其他人想你这样做。如果是出于某种责任或是为了别人而做，要坚持下去就会比较困难。
5. 障碍不等于失败。跌倒其实是学习过程的一部分。要实现一个目标，你也许要多尝试几次，但这没什么大不了的——搞砸或者中途放弃是很正常的事。所以你要记住，每个人都会失败，但别被自己打败了。提醒自己要重新振作就行了。
Getting Started...
I have always loved horses and started riding when I was two. I then bought a 1)pony from a friend. She was into 2)eventing so I decided to keep the pony and do the same thing. I started eventing properly at the age of ten and started eventing for the British team two years ago.
During term time, the evenings are taken up with training, but during the holidays I will spend 3)virtually the whole day at the yard, except for one day a week when the pony gets a well-earned rest.
If Spring, my horse, is going in the indoor
riding school, it will involve a lot of repetitive circles and
practising for a long time until the 4)routine is perfect, and for me this does sometimes get a little bit boring, but it all 5)pays off in the long run.
But competing is where you get the real excitement. It is where all the hours and dedication you have put in really pay off and hopefully end in success.
This year I took part in the Charles Owen British Pony Eventing 6)trials, and for me it was a dream just to get selected. I am only 14 and it’s my first year doing trials on Spring, so I wasn’t sure how I would even get on. But after they started and I had some good results, I started to believe I had a chance of getting on the team.
The 7)championships were a bonus and I never expected to do that well. I knew the team had done well in the past, so to get gold and be part of that was
absolutely amazing. To win individual silver was
unimaginable and I am so proud of my pony and all the hard work everyone put in to make it possible.
The only downside was getting so nervous.
Although I am fairly confident and I have a fantastic
pony, I always get nervous, especially right at the start before 8)dressage. But that soon goes when the
9)adrenaline 10)kicks in. As long as I can say I gave my best and haven’t let the horse or anyone down, then I am happy.
Teamwork...
The main thing I get from training is spending time with Spring and working together as partners. The more time I spend with him, the better we are as a team. I have complete trust and faith in him and hopefully he has the same in me!
I have great fun with all the other riders and enjoy
11)matching myself against them, and then spending time with them in the evenings and talking all things about horses!
We help each other as a team and therefore I believe we win and lose together. We took team gold and individual silver and Germany won team silver and individual gold, but I wouldn’t
12)swap the medals around for anything. But next year, the aim is to have two gold medals!
My 13)ultimate dream is to be selected for the Great British Olympic team and win double gold. I would like to look back in 20 years time and see lots of medals hanging on the wall!
I want to work my way up through the various levels of British teams and end up on the senior team, but having fun is the main thing. As long as I can say I have had a great time I will be happy.
If someone wanted to try eventing, I would say that you have to want to do it and have fun. Winning is what you compete for, but if it’s not making you happy or you have something you’d rather be doing, then do that. If it is really what you want, then
14)dedication and training are 15)paramount and you have to keep working hard.
Being an athlete and wanting to be the best obviously
carries certain sacrifices. Most people my age when not at school will be out shopping, going to the cinema or parties, etc. For me, I rarely get the chance to do this, and it’s hard to come back from the yard to go on
Facebook and see what a great time they have all had.
However, I have a wonderful life and can’t complain too much, it is what I have chosen and want to do.
一开始……
我一向很喜欢马，两岁就开始学骑马。后来我从朋友那里买了一匹小型马。她参加了马术比赛，所以我决定买下那匹马，也去参加比赛。十岁那年，我开始参加正规的马术比赛，两年前开始代表英国队出战。
上学期间，晚上的时间我用来训练；在假期，我就会把一整天的时间都花在训练场上。一周只有一天除外，好让马匹得到应得的休息。
如果我的马“春天”要到室内骑术学校去，那么在一整套动作完美无暇之前，我们经常要反复地绕圈，并练习很长一段时间。对于我来说，这有时确实比较枯燥，但长远来看是有好处的。
不过比赛才最让人兴奋。在比赛中，你付出的时间和精力终于得到回报，当然你也希望获得成功。
今年我参加了查尔斯·欧文英国小型马马术比赛的选拔赛，能够被选中已经像是在做梦了。我只有14岁，还是第一年骑着春天参加选拔赛，所以我根本不知道自己的表现会怎样。但比赛开始后我表现得不错，我开始相信自己有机会入选。
赢得比赛更是意外奖励，我从没想过自己会有这么好的表现。我知道我们队以往的成绩都很不错，所以能够获得金牌并参与其中实在是太棒了。拿到个人银牌更是难以置信，我为我的马感到骄傲，也很感谢所有人为之付出的心血。
惟一的不足是我太紧张了。虽然我相当有信心，还有一匹好马，但我总是感到紧张，特别是在花式骑术表演之前。但当肾上腺素发挥作用之后，紧张感很快就消失了。只要我能说自己已经竭尽全力，没有让坐骑或任何人失望，我已经很
开心。
团队协作……
我在训练中得到的最重要的东西就是跟春天在一起，像一对搭档那样一起努力。我和它在一起的时间越长，我们就越有默契。我百分百信任它，希望它也是这样对我！
我跟其他骑手都玩得很开心，也很喜欢跟他们较量，到了晚上还跟他们一起聊一切关于马的事情！
我们像一队人那样互相帮助，所以我觉得输赢都是一起的。我们拿了团队金牌和个人银牌，德国队则拿了团队银牌和个人金牌，但我可不会为了个人金牌而跟
德国队交换。不过在明年，我的目标是两枚金牌！
我的终极目标是入选英国奥运代表队并赢得两枚金牌。我希望在回首过去20年之时看到墙上挂着许多
奖牌！
我想在英国队各级别中不断升级，最终进入高级组别，不过玩得开心才是关键。只要我能从中找到乐趣，我就很开心。
如果有人想试着参加马术比赛，我得说你一定要出于真心，并享受这个过程。你会为了获胜而竞争，但如果它不能让你快乐，或者你有其他更想做的事情，那就付诸行动吧。如果这是你真正想做的，你就必须全身心投入到训练中去，而且一定要刻苦练习。
成为一名运动员、希望当第一自然要有所牺牲。大多数同龄人不上学的时候会出去逛街购物、看电影或参加派对等等，而我很少有机会做这些事情，从训练场归来再上“脸谱”看看他们度过了怎样的快乐时光也让人难受。
但是我的生活很精彩，不应该抱怨什么。这是我的选择，也是我想做的事。
Know More
设定目标谨记以下五点：
1. 具体而实际的目标更容易实现。做出改变时，往往是设定具体而现实的目标的人更容易成功。“我要回收所有废旧胶袋、汽水罐和杂志”比“我要为环境出一分力”更容易做到。
2. 将改变变成习惯需要时间。改变也许需要几个月时间才能变成习惯——例如每天早起半小时进行锻炼。那是因为你的大脑需要时间适应新思想。
3. 反复想一个目标，你就会记住它。每天早晨大声说出你的目标，提醒自己想做什么。（写下来也可以。）每次提醒自己你的目标是什么，就相当于训练大脑让它成为现实。
4. 不要取悦他人。做出改变的关键是找出你内心的欲望——一定是你自己想这样做，而不是因为你的父母、老师或其他人想你这样做。如果是出于某种责任或是为了别人而做，要坚持下去就会比较困难。
5. 障碍不等于失败。跌倒其实是学习过程的一部分。要实现一个目标，你也许要多尝试几次，但这没什么大不了的——搞砸或者中途放弃是很正常的事。所以你要记住，每个人都会失败，但别被自己打败了。提醒自己要重新振作就行了。