说到现在非常有名的年轻人，我们一定要说一个人。Speaking of very famous young people nowadays, we definitely have to talk about one person.
她的名字叫谷爱凌。Her name is Gu Ailing.
也许你听过她的名字。Maybe you have heard her name.
也许你在电视上见过她。Maybe you have seen her on TV.
也许你在手机上见过她。Maybe you have seen her on your phone.
如果你不知道她是谁，没关系。If you don't know who she is, it doesn't matter.
我现在告诉你。I will tell you now.
她是一个很特别的女生。She is a very special girl.
她只有二十二岁。She is only twenty-two years old.
但是她做成了很多事情。But she has accomplished many things.
我们先说说她的家。Let's talk about her family first.
她的家很有意思。Her family is very interesting.
一个家在美国。One home is in the United States.
一个家在中国。One home is in China.
她的爸爸是美国人。Her father is American.
她的妈妈是中国人。Her mother is Chinese.
所以，她是美国人，也是中国人。So, she is American and also Chinese.
她在美国出生。She was born in the United States.
她在美国长大。She grew up in the United States.
但是，她也是中国的女儿。But, she is also a daughter of China.
她会说英语。She can speak English.
她在学校里说英语。She speaks English at school.
她和朋友说英语。She speaks English with friends.
她也会说汉语。She can also speak Chinese.
她的汉语说得非常好。She speaks Chinese very well.
她在家里和妈妈说汉语。She speaks Chinese with her mother at home.
她的妈妈教她很多中国的事情。Her mother teaches her many things about China.
每年夏天，她都去中国。Every summer, she goes to China.
她去中国的北京。She goes to Beijing, China.
北京是很大的城市。Beijing is a very big city.
她喜欢吃中国的菜。She likes eating Chinese food.
她喜欢那里的朋友。She likes the friends there.
所以，她懂美国，也懂中国。So, she understands America and also understands China.
这叫“双文化”。This is called "bicultural".
这是她的一个大本事。This is a great skill of hers.
她可以和美国人说话。She can talk to Americans.
她也可以和中国人说话。She can also talk to Chinese people.
大家都喜欢她。Everyone likes her.
除了她的家，她还喜欢什么？Besides her family, what else does she like?
她最喜欢冬天。She likes winter the most.
因为冬天有雪。Because there is snow in winter.
但是雪很漂亮。But snow is very beautiful.
她喜欢在雪上玩。She likes playing on the snow.
这叫滑雪。This is called skiing.
滑雪是一种运动。Skiing is a type of sport.
人在雪上面跑。People run on top of the snow.
人在雪上面飞。People fly on top of the snow.
速度非常快。The speed is very fast.
这很难。This is very difficult.
如果不会滑雪，你会摔倒。If you can't ski, you will fall down.
但是谷爱凌不怕。But Gu Ailing is not afraid.
她三岁的时候就开始滑雪了。She started skiing when she was three years old.
三岁是很小的时候。Three years old is a very young age.
那时候，别的小朋友在睡觉。At that time, other children were sleeping.
别的小朋友在玩积木。Other children were playing with blocks.
但是谷爱凌在雪上跑。But Gu Ailing was running on the snow.
她的妈妈喜欢滑雪。Her mother likes skiing.
所以带她去滑雪。So she took her skiing.
她很有天赋。She is very talented.
天赋就是说，她学得很快。Talent means that she learns very quickly.
她比别人都快。She is faster than others.
她比别人都好。She is better than others.
她在雪上像小鸟一样。She is like a little bird on the snow.
她可以在天上转圈。She can spin in the sky.
一圈，两圈，三圈。One circle, two circles, three circles.
也非常危险。Also very dangerous.
但是她很勇敢。But she is very brave.
她练习了很多年。She has practiced for many years.
她每天都去滑雪。She goes skiing every day.
哪怕天气很冷。Even if the weather is very cold.
哪怕风很大。Even if the wind is very strong.
她都在外面。She is always outside.
她很努力。She is very hardworking.
除了滑雪，她还做什么？Besides skiing, what else does she do?
她还是一个学生。She is also a student.
她是一个非常好的学生。She is a very good student.
她喜欢读书。She likes reading books.
她喜欢学习。She likes studying.
她的学校叫斯坦福。Her school is called Stanford.
这是一个非常有名的学校。This is a very famous school.
这个学校在美国。This school is in the United States.
想去这个学校很难。It is very hard to get into this school.
你需要很多知识。You need a lot of knowledge.
你需要考很高的分数。You need to get very high scores on exams.
谷爱凌考了很好的分数。Gu Ailing got very good scores.
她的分数非常高。Her scores were very high.
几乎是满分。Almost a perfect score.
因为她没有很多时间。Because she doesn't have much time.
她每天都要滑雪。She has to ski every day.
她每天都要运动。She has to exercise every day.
但是她还是读书。But she still reads books.
她在飞机上读书。She reads on the plane.
她在车上读书。She reads in the car.
她不睡觉的时候就读书。When she is not sleeping, she reads.
她想做一个聪明的人。She wants to be a smart person.
现在，她是大学生了。Now, she is a college student.
她在大学里学习。She studies at the university.
她也交了很多朋友。She has also made many friends.
除了滑雪和读书，还有吗？Besides skiing and reading, is there anything else?
她很漂亮。She is very beautiful.
她的脸很漂亮。Her face is very beautiful.
她喜欢穿漂亮的衣服。She likes wearing beautiful clothes.
很多人请她拍照片。Many people ask her to take photos.
这就是模特。This is being a model.
她在很多书上有照片。She has photos in many books.
她在很多大楼上有照片。She has photos on many buildings.
大家都看她。Everyone looks at her.
大家都觉得她很美。Everyone thinks she is beautiful.
她的笑很好看。Her smile is very good-looking.
我们再说说最近的事情。Let's talk about recent events again.
今年是冬天。This year is winter.
有一个很大的比赛。There is a very big competition.
这个比赛叫冬奥会。This competition is called the Winter Olympics.
这是全世界的比赛。This is a worldwide competition.
很多国家的人都来了。People from many countries have come.
很多滑雪的人都来了。Many skiers have come.
大家都要争第一名。Everyone wants to fight for first place.
谷爱凌也来了。Gu Ailing also came.
她二十二岁了。She is twenty-two years old.
她为了这个比赛，做了很多准备。She made a lot of preparations for this competition.
她没有去学校上课。She didn't go to school for classes.
她请了假。She asked for leave.
她每天都在练习。She practiced every day.
她想拿奖牌。She wants to win a medal.
比赛的那一天来了。The day of the competition arrived.
天气很冷。The weather was very cold.
山很高。The mountain was very high.
很多人在看。Many people were watching.
电视机前也有很多人在看。There were also many people watching in front of the TV.
谷爱凌站在山上。Gu Ailing stood on the mountain.
她在空中做了很难的动作。She did difficult movements in the air.
她转了很多圈。She spun many circles.
然后，她站在了地上。Then, she stood on the ground.
大家都在拍手。Everyone was clapping.
大家都在叫她的名字。Everyone was calling her name.
最后，她得了第二名。Finally, she got second place.
这是一个银牌。This is a silver medal.
银牌也是很好的成绩。A silver medal is also a very good result.
她的妈妈很高兴。Her mother was very happy.
中国人很高兴。Chinese people were very happy.
美国人也很高兴。Americans were also very happy.
她在领奖台上笑了。She smiled on the podium.
这就是谷爱凌。This is Gu Ailing.
她不仅仅是一个滑雪的人。She is not just a skier.
她不仅仅是一个学生。She is not just a student.
她不仅仅是一个模特。She is not just a model.
她是一个榜样。She is a role model.
榜样就是我们可以学习的人。A role model is someone we can learn from.
她告诉我们很多道理。She tells us many principles.
我们可以做很多事情。We can do many things.
我们可以喜欢运动。We can like sports.
我们也可以喜欢读书。We can also like reading books.
我们可以漂亮。We can be beautiful.
我们也可以聪明。We can also be smart.
只要努力，就可以做到。As long as we work hard, we can do it.
而且，她告诉我们文化很重要。Moreover, she tells us that culture is very important.
她是美国人，也是中国人。She is American and also Chinese.
她把两个国家连在一起。She connects the two countries together.
就像一座桥。Just like a bridge.
这是很好的事情。This is a very good thing.
这就是关于谷爱凌的故事。This is the story about Gu Ailing.
这个故事说的是一个年轻的女生。This story is about a young girl.
她在2026年的冬天，在雪上飞。She flew on the snow in the winter of 2026.
她让我们看到了什么是勇敢。She showed us what bravery is.
她让我们看到了什么是努力。She showed us what hard work is.
