A 17-year-old girl takes a stroll around the athlete village of the Rio Olympics.我这个17岁的女孩在里约奥运会的知道员村散步。

The village is a salad bowl of different colors and patterns. I walk in and almost everyone around me is wearing a jacket or a T-shirt with a national flag proudly stamped on it. I tried hard to mentally process this opportunity. The young man that just walked passed me could be the next Michael Phelps and the woman standing over there could be the next Serena Williams.这屯子看起来简直就像不同式样和图案混起来的一大碗生果沙拉。当我走进知道员村，看到身边简直所有这个词东谈主不是披着一件外衣，等于充满自信地衣着一件印有本国国旗的T恤，这让我赶紧集合元气心灵赶紧想考怎么哄骗此次发愤的契机。也许刚刚从我身旁走过的阿谁年青小伙会成为下一个迈克尔•菲尔普斯，那里站着的女士可能等于下一个小威廉姆斯！

Walking among the greatest athletes of the world for half a day was a huge honor that’s difficult to comprehend until you are actually there. I ate at the cafeteria Olympians eat at. I walked around the fitness gym Olympians work out at.穿梭在当前全国上最伟大的知道员之间，除非你也在这里，不然你真的无法透顶康健跻身在这里的无上荣耀感。我在奥运选手用餐的处所用餐！我在奥运选手健身的处所健身！

At an outdoor bench， I chatted with Chinese golfer Ashun Wu about life at the village. From his start at a countryside village in China to qualifying for the first golf Olympics in a hundred years， Ashun was happy to be a part of the athlete village in Rio.在露天的一个长椅上，我和中国高尔夫选手吴阿顺聊起了知道员村的生涯。一启动从中国农村的一个小镇，一齐走到取得百年来第一届高尔夫方式奥运会参赛阅历，阿顺显然很怡悦能成为里约知道员村的一分子。

“No one thought we’d make it to the Olympics，” he gushed， “But I walked the opening ceremony! To participate and to play here， I have no more regrets in life.”“莫得东谈主看好咱们能上奥运会亚洲色图，”他取之不尽地说，“但终末我也插足了开幕式知道员入场式！插足奥运会并在这里比赛，我的东谈主生莫得缺憾！”

Being the foodie I am， I had to ask about meals at the village.四肢一个好意思食家，问问他知道员村里的伙食那亦然必须滴。

“The cafeteria food is really average，” he said， “Some athletes are sick of it already， so the McDonald’s here has become a well-known hotspot.”“伙食相比一般啦，”他说，“有些知道员早就吃腻了，是以麦当劳在这里东谈主气爆棚！”

I couldn’t leave the athlete village without trying out the Olympian diet (without any of the restrictions， thankfully). The place only served Brazilian and Asian food with a bonus o f pizza and pasta. I could definitely understand how athletes got sick of it. But what I can’t understand is how McDonald’s became a hotspot. There were at least 20 people waiting in line while I was there. How can these athletes bear putting junk food like McDonald’s into their bodies? I guess everyone needs a break.不尝下知道员村的知道员专用膳食那我可确切白来一回，哈哈！幸好无任何食物过敏鸿沟，谢天谢地。我一看这里只供应巴西和亚洲好意思食以及稀薄几种披萨和意大利面，你说咱们的知道员能不会吃腻吗？我只可示意懂的都懂。但我不懂的是，麦当劳岂肯如斯受接待？这列队的东谈主多的咧，目测至少有20东谈主以上。天啊，这些专科知道员何如敢把这些垃圾食物吃到肚子里？看来谁都要频频给我方开个小灶啊！

It’s hard to imagine the same people who dug their teeth into a burger would also be ferociously digging their feet into a work out machine. I was totally mind-blown as I walked around the fitness center and witnessed top athletes work their magic. Athletes from various countries were in one giant room， sweating hard together， exercising with perfect posture.这还不算什么，更难以让东谈主设想的是，这些大口大口吃着汉堡的东谈主居然亦然狂热地在健身器上荒诞知道的东谈主。当我走进健身中心，亲眼见证这些来自不同国度的顶级知道员在这个纷乱的室内场馆里献技神奇一幕——全部挥洒汗水，全部用最正确的姿势，整皆齐截地知道，平直把我看晕菜了！

Before today， I was so unaware of how significant this little community is. I never thought Earth still had such a peaceful community of competing athletes living together and maybe even learning from each other.在此之前，我还不知谈这个小小的社区趣味趣味在哪。我作念梦都没料到地球上仍然有这么一个闲逸的小区，让彼此竞争的知道员谐和地生涯在全部，彼此学习共同股东，这着实是太不行想议了！

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作家：

Emma Li，SECA重剑剑手，《Around the Rings》实习记者

（开端：盛力瑛才亚洲色图，裁剪：Helen）