说到一个叫扎克的美国男人，他的生活现在非常完美。Speaking of an American man named Zach, his life is currently perfect.
他是一个运动员。He is an athlete.
他的工作是在冰上打球。His job is playing a sport on ice.
这个运动叫冰球。This sport is called ice hockey.
扎克做得非常好。Zach plays very well.
他已经在这个工作上做了十年了。He has already been doing this job for ten years.
因为他打得很好，所以很多人喜欢看他。Because he plays well, many people like to watch him.
他的公司给他很多钱。His company gives him a lot of money.
他在二零二一年签了一个名字。In 2021, he signed a contract.
这个名字让他工作六年。This contract lets him work for six years.
这让他成为最有钱的运动员之一。This makes him one of the wealthiest athletes.
除了工作，他的家也很好。Besides work, his family life is also very good.
去年夏天，他结婚了。Last summer, he got married.
他的妻子叫奥黛特。His wife is named Odette.
他们非常相爱。They love each other very much.
现在还有一个好消息。Now there is also good news.
再过几个月，他们就会有一个孩子了。In a few months, they will have a child.
这是他们的第一个孩子。This is their first child.
扎克觉得非常高兴。Zach feels very happy.
可以说，他的梦想都已经成真了。You could say his dreams have all come true.
虽然他的生活很忙，但是他还是很高兴。Although his life is busy, he is still very happy.
现在是冬天，也是比赛的时候。It is winter now, which is also the time for competitions.
扎克很忙，因为他要准备一个很大的比赛。Zach is busy because he has to prepare for a very big competition.
这个比赛每四年才有一。This competition only happens once every four years.
这就是冬奥会。This is the Winter Olympics.
扎克代表美国队去比赛。Zach is representing the USA team in the competition.
在去比赛之前，他在家里看了一个电影。Before going to the competition, he watched a movie at home.
这个电影是关于历史的。This movie is about history.
电影里说的是一九八零年的事情。The movie talks about events from 1980.
那时候，美国的冰球队也去参加冬奥会。At that time, the American ice hockey team also went to participate in the Winter Olympics.
那个时候，没有人觉得美国队会赢。At that time, no one thought the US team would win.
但是，他们最后赢了。But, they won in the end.
他们打败了很强的队伍。They defeated very strong teams.
这在历史上是非常有名的事情。This is a very famous event in history.
扎克看了这个电影，心里很激动。Zach watched this movie and felt very excited.
他想，我也要像他们一样。He thought, I want to be like them too.
我也想帮助美国队拿到第一名。I also want to help the US team get first place.
他说，这个电影让他更想赢。He said this movie made him want to win even more.
现在，扎克和他的朋友们已经到了意大利。Now, Zach and his friends have arrived in Italy.
比赛已经开始了。The competition has already started.
今年的比赛很特别。This year's competition is very special.
因为最好的运动员都来了。Because the best athletes have all come.
以前，最好的运动员不能来参加。Before, the best athletes could not come to participate.
但是今年，他们都可以来。But this year, they can all come.
所以比赛非常好看。So the competition is very good to watch.
就像篮球和足球的世界杯一样。Just like the Basketball and Soccer World Cups.
美国队的表现非常好。The US team's performance is very good.
在昨天的比赛里，他们赢了。In yesterday's match, they won.
他们打败了斯洛伐克队。They defeated the Slovakia team.
比分是六比二。The score was six to two.
这是一次很大的胜利。This was a big victory.
现在，美国队可以拿到奖牌了。Now, the US team can get a medal.
但是他们想要最好的奖牌。But they want the best medal.
那就是金牌。That is the gold medal.
比赛结束以后，运动员们都很累。After the match ended, the athletes were very tired.
但是他们没有时间休息。But they do not have time to rest.
因为还有一个最重要的比赛。Because there is still one most important match.
那就是最后的决赛。That is the final match.
这个比赛在星期日。This match is on Sunday.
美国队的对手是加拿大队。The US team's opponent is the Canadian team.
加拿大就在美国的旁边。Canada is right next to the USA.
这两个国家是邻居。These two countries are neighbors.
他们都非常喜欢冰球。They both like ice hockey very much.
加拿大队的水平非常高。The Canadian team's level is very high.
去年，美国队和加拿大队也打过比赛。Last year, the US team and the Canadian team also played a match.
那时候，加拿大队赢了。At that time, the Canadian team won.
这让美国队很不高兴。This made the US team very unhappy.
所以这次，美国队想赢回来。So this time, the US team wants to win it back.
每个人都想看这场比赛。Everyone wants to watch this match.
这是一个大家都想看到的比赛。This is a match everyone wants to see.
如果美国队赢了，这就是历史。If the US team wins, this will be history.
因为美国队很久没有在别的国家拿到金牌了。Because the US team hasn't won a gold medal in another country for a long time.
上一次是很久以前的事情了。The last time was a very long time ago.
对于这些有钱的运动员来说，这不仅仅是钱的问题。For these wealthy athletes, this isn't just about money.
这是他们小时候的梦想。This is their childhood dream.
有一个叫布雷迪的运动员说，这太特别了。An athlete named Brady said this is too special.
他说，这是实现梦想的机会。He said this is a chance to realize a dream.
没有什么比这个更好的了。There is nothing better than this.
虽然比赛很重要，但是运动员们不想太紧张。Although the match is important, the athletes don't want to be too nervous.
布雷迪说，我们要放松。Brady said, we need to relax.
我们要吃好吃的面条。We need to eat delicious noodles.
我们要好好睡觉。We need to sleep well.
我们要和朋友说话。We need to talk to friends.
如果我们想得太多，我们就不会快乐。If we think too much, we won't be happy.
如果我们不快乐，我们就打不好球。If we aren't happy, we won't play well.
但是，这真的不容易。But, this is really not easy.
因为大家都看着他们。Because everyone is watching them.
这不是一九八零年了。This isn't 1980 anymore.
那时候，美国队的运动员都是大学生。At that time, the US team athletes were all college students.
现在，他们都是大明星。Now, they are all big stars.
大家对他们的希望很大。Everyone has high hopes for them.
如果他们赢了，整个国家都会高兴。If they win, the whole country will be happy.
这就是一种精神。This is a kind of spirit.
一种想要赢的精神。A spirit of wanting to win.
现在，我们只能等待。Now, we can only wait.
等到星期日的下午。Wait until Sunday afternoon.
在意大利的时间，是下午两点十分。In Italy time, it is 2:10 PM.
有一个叫迪伦的运动员说，他现在觉得很冷。An athlete named Dylan said he feels very cold right now.
不是因为天气冷，是因为他太激动了。Not because the weather is cold, but because he is too excited.
他说，这场比赛会非常紧张。He said this match will be very intense.
大家都希望看到美国和加拿大打比赛。Everyone hopes to see the USA and Canada play a match.
现在真的发生了。Now it is really happening.
我们希望星期日快点儿来。We hope Sunday comes quickly.
我们刚才说的，其实是关于美国冰球运动员扎克·维伦斯基的故事。What we just talked about is actually the story of American ice hockey player Zach Werenski.
他在哥伦布蓝衣队打球。He plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
现在，他和美国国家队一起在意大利参加冬奥会。Now, he is participating in the Winter Olympics in Italy with the US National Team.
他们已经进入了决赛。They have already entered the finals.
他们要在星期日和加拿大队争夺金牌。They will compete with the Canadian team for the gold medal on Sunday.
这是一场非常重要的比赛，全世界都在关注。This is a very important match that the whole world is watching.
