當前位置

首頁 > 英語閱讀 > 雙語新聞 > 父愛無邊:美國父親抱腦癱女兒參加鐵人三項比賽

父愛無邊:美國父親抱腦癱女兒參加鐵人三項比賽

推薦人: 來源: 閱讀: 2.77W 次

ing-bottom: 60.23%;">父愛無邊:美國父親抱腦癱女兒參加鐵人三項比賽

A devoted father has completed a triathlon carrying his 13-year-old cerebral palsy-afflicted daughter across land and through water so that she could complete the gruelling event.

一位盡職的父親帶着他患有腦癱的13歲女兒,跋山涉水一起完成了累人的鐵人三項比賽。

Rick van Beek's feat of endurance and show of love for his daughter Madison have led many to call the man from Byron Center, Michigan the 'father of the century'.

瑞克·範·比克來自美國密歇根州拜倫中心,他完成的這項壯舉展現了他驚人的耐力和對女兒麥迪遜深深的愛意,這使得許多人稱他爲“這個世紀最好的父親”。

But it is not the first race of its kind for van Beek, who said he has participated in more than 70 events, including half-marathons, triathlons and other outdoor races, as part of 'Team Maddy'.

但這不是範·比克第一次這樣做了,他說他和女兒一起,以“麥蒂之隊”的父女組名義參加過半程馬拉松、鐵人三項和許多別的戶外運動。

He and Maddy took part in the Sanford and Sun sprint triathlon on Sunday. Together they completed the 0.3-mile swim, 12.4-mile bike ride and 3.1-mile run, with Maddy pictured in her father's arms as they transitioned from section to section.

他和女兒麥蒂一起在上週日參加了全力衝刺的鐵人三項比賽。他們一起完成了0.3英里的游泳,12.4英里的自行車騎行和3.1公里的跑步,比賽項目間交接時,麥蒂都會和父親一起拍照留念。

For the swimming portion, van Beek tugs his daughter through the water in a kayak and then pulls her behind him in a cart as he cycles. He runs the last leg pushing her in a buggy.

在游泳部分,範·比克將女兒放在一個皮划艇中,邊遊邊拖着皮划艇前進。在騎自行車時,比克的女兒被放在一個二輪手推車裏,接在自行車後。跑步時,比克邊跑邊推着童車裏的女兒前進。

Van Beek, 39, told the Midland Daily News that he wants to complete the events with his daughter, who is unable to walk or talk, because she adores being outside.

現年39歲的範·比克告訴《米蘭德每日新聞》說,他之所以想要和不能行走也不能說話的女兒一起完成這些項目是因爲女兒特別喜歡呆在戶外。

She functions like a three-month-old, and one of the very few things that we know she enjoys is being outside, being in the water, feeling the breeze in her hair and in her face,' he said.

比克說:“她的行爲能力和三個月大嬰兒一樣,她喜歡做的事情也很少,但我們知道她喜歡呆在戶外,呆在水中,感受吹在她頭髮和臉上的微風。”

Maddy was diagnosed with cerebral palsy two months after she was born. 'It was one of the worst days of our lives,' van Beek told Fox 17. 'Everybody prays that their children are healthy and for eight years I still wished that she had been a healthy child, but if she wouldn't have been like she is then we wouldn't be the people that we are today.'

在麥蒂出生後兩個月,她被診斷爲腦癱。範·比克告訴福克斯電視臺說:“這是我們一生中最糟糕的日子之一。每個人都祈禱自己的孩子是健康的,有八年時間我仍希望她是一個健康的孩子。但如果她是一個健康的孩子,我們也不會成爲今天的自己了。”

His outlook changed when he saw his daughter taking part in a marathon more than four years ago, and saw the pure joy on her face.

比克的觀點在四年前發生了變化,他看到當他帶着女兒參加馬拉松比賽時,女兒的臉上那純淨的笑容。

'I watched my daughter Maddy being pushed in the Grand Rapids Marathon,' he recounted on his blog.

比克在他的博客上重述了這個故事:“在大急流城馬拉松比賽中,我的女兒被推着參加比賽。”

'To see her being so happy and enjoying every bump in the road was more than I could handle, my emotions took over.

“看到麥蒂這麼開心,享受着路上的每一次顛簸,我的心被徹底打動,我被征服了。”

'Shortly after that day I gave up smoking 2 packs a day and chewing a tin a day to be better, for Maddy. It has been a long road, with many bumps, but we are better.'

“從那天開始,爲了麥蒂,我每天嚼一罐口香糖來戒掉一天兩包煙的壞習慣。我們已經走過了一條充滿艱辛的長路,但我們正變得更好。”

In a bid to make his daughter happy, he began training for outdoor races in 2008. Van Beek, who was out of shape and a heavy smoker, also realised it would be beneficial for him.

爲了讓女兒開心,範·比克在2008年開始參加戶外長跑鍛鍊。曾經是有很大煙癮而且很肥胖的範·比克,也同樣意識到鍛鍊對他同樣很有好處。