拒絕放棄的堅持
From a young age, Michael Edwards, or better known as Eddie the Eagle, had his heart set on becoming an Olympic athlete.
從小時候開始，麥可愛德華，或是較為人知的飛鷹艾迪，就一心想要成為一名奧林匹克運動員。
have one’s heart set on 一心一意想要做某事
He and his mother strongly believed that he would one day attain success at the glorious event, while his father doubted if his son had gone too far with his unrealistic obsession.
他和他的母親堅信他會在那輝煌的賽事中獲得成功，然而他父親卻懷疑他兒子是否對於他不切實際的執著做得太過火了。
attain (v.)獲得,贏得success (n.)成功attain success=achieve success 獲得成功glorious (adj.)輝煌的 glory (n.)榮耀obsession (n.)執著
There was only one thing that stood in Eddie’s way—he had little talent.
只有一件事阻礙艾迪的成功，那就是他沒什麽天分。
stand in one’s way 阻礙某人have a talent for… 在……方面有才能
Nevertheless, he was not discouraged. He decided to become a ski jumper after realizing that there had not been a representation from the UK in the last six decades.
然而，他並不氣餒。在得知英國過去六十年來都沒有跳台滑雪代表之後他便決定成為一名跳台滑雪選手。
representation (n.)代表decade (n.)十年
With considerable enthusiasm, Eddie headed toward a training facility in Germany.
懷著無比的熱情，艾迪前往位於德國的訓練機構。
enthusiasm (n.)熱情,熱忱head toward 前往Where are you heading? = Where are you going?
The ski-jumping rookie injured himself badly during training and ended up at the hospital.
這位跳台滑雪菜鳥在訓練時嚴重受傷並進了醫院。
injure (v.)使受傷injury (n.)受傷end up最後處於什麼狀態
However, he refused to give up and decided to take part in the 1988 Olympics. Unsurprisingly, Eddie finished last in all three of his jumps, but he did manage to break his personal record.
然而，他拒絕放棄並決定參加1988年的奧林匹克。不意外地，艾迪三跳都最後一名，但他還是打破了自己的個人紀錄。
take part in=participate參加manage to do sth. 設法做到某件事record (n.)紀錄
Although he did not win any medals, Eddie won the hearts and admiration of the public with his determination and courage.
雖然他沒有贏得任何獎牌，艾迪用他的決心和勇氣贏得群眾的心和欽佩。
medal (n.)獎牌 gold, silver, bronze medal 金,銀,銅獎牌metal (n.)金屬resolution (n.)去做某事的決心courage (n.)勇氣 courageous (adj.)勇敢的
Now he is a world-famous motivational speaker and a media celebrity.
現在他是一名世界知名的激勵演說家和影視名人。
world-famous=world-renowned (adj.)世界知名的motivational speaker激勵演說家