壹蘋派生活美語　「體操媽媽」丘索維金娜的傳奇故事

　　Born in Uzbekistan in 1975, Oksana Chusovitina grew up with her older brother and two sisters. As the youngest child, Chusovitina was very active. She climbed onto roofs, went down into basements, and played with friends. Perhaps that is why she shows no fear when she flies through the air as a gymnast. Her love for gymnastics began when she was just eight years old. Her older brother was taking gymnastics classes at the time. He brought Chusovitina to the classes in order to take care of her after school.

　　奧克薩娜．丘索維金娜於 1975 年出生於烏茲別克，她與哥哥和兩個姊姊一起長大。身為家中最年幼的孩子，丘索維金娜非常活潑。她爬上屋頂，跑下地下室，和朋友一起玩耍。也許這就是為什麼她作為體操選手飛在空中時毫無畏懼。她對體操的熱愛始於八歲。她的哥哥當時正在上體操課。他帶著丘索維金娜去上課，以便放學後照顧她。

生活必備字詞：

active　a. 活潑的

roof　n. 屋頂

basement　n. 地下室

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