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Eileen Gu, also known as Gu Ailing, is a freestyle skier and model.
谷爱凌，也叫 Eileen Gu / Gu Ailing，是一名自由式滑雪运动员，同时也活跃在模特和时尚领域。
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a world-class freestyle skier |
世界级自由式滑雪运动员 |
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She was born in San Francisco and represents China in international competitions.
她出生在美国旧金山，但在国际比赛中代表中国参赛，因此她身上有很强的中美双文化背景。
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a Chinese-American athlete |
一位中美背景的运动员 |
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She is known for skiing, fashion, modeling, education, and brand partnerships.
她不只是靠滑雪出名，还和时尚、模特、教育背景、品牌合作等多个领域联系在一起。
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more than just an athlete |
不只是运动员 |
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She became globally famous after the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
2022 年北京冬奥会之后，她在全球范围内迅速走红，成为非常受关注的年轻运动员。
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shot to fame after the Olympics |
奥运会后迅速成名 |
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She is represented by IMG Models and has worked in both sports and fashion.
她签约了 IMG Models，并且成功从竞技体育走向时尚和商业领域。
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crossed over from sports into fashion |
从体育领域跨界进入时尚领域 |
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Forbes Australia listed her 2024 earnings at $22.1 million.
根据 Forbes Australia 的统计，谷爱凌 2024 年的收入约为 2210 万美元，是收入最高的女性运动员之一。
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a highly paid athlete |
高收入运动员 |
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About $22 million of that came from off-field income, not prize money.
她的大部分收入并不是来自比赛奖金，而是来自场外收入，比如代言、赞助和品牌合作。
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make most of her money from endorsements |
大部分收入来自代言 |
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Her competition income was only around $0.1 million in that Forbes 2024 list.
从收入结构来看，她真正的商业价值并不在赛场奖金，而在她的公众形象和品牌影响力。
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her real business is outside the competition venue |
她真正的商业价值在赛场之外 |
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People reported her annual earnings at about $23 million, mainly from endorsements, around 2025.
有报道显示，她的年收入约为 2300 万美元左右，主要来自各种商业合作。
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turn fame into commercial value |
把名气转化为商业价值 |
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Her income shows that her brand is more valuable than prize money alone.
她的案例说明，现代运动员不仅可以靠比赛成功，也可以把个人形象经营成一个有价值的品牌。
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a textbook example of personal branding |
个人品牌打造的典型案例 |
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She has worked with luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co.
谷爱凌曾与 Louis Vuitton、Tiffany & Co. 等奢侈品牌合作，说明她的形象非常适合高端市场。
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high-end luxury brands |
高端奢侈品牌 |
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She has also been connected with IWC, Porsche, Victoria’s Secret, Anta, Bosideng, and Mengniu Dairy.
她还和 IWC、Porsche、Victoria’s Secret、Anta、Bosideng、Mengniu Dairy 等品牌产生过合作或关联。
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a wide range of brand partnerships |
广泛的品牌合作 |
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IMG Models describes her as an athlete, fashion icon, and multifaceted talent.
IMG Models 将她描述为运动员、时尚人物和多面发展的公众人物。
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a multi-talented public figure |
多才多艺的公众人物 |
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Her image works for sportswear, luxury fashion, watches, cars, cosmetics, and lifestyle brands.
她的形象可以适用于运动服饰、奢侈品、手表、汽车、美妆和生活方式品牌，因此商业空间很广。
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broad commercial appeal |
广泛的商业吸引力 |
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She is not limited to one market or one industry.
她并不局限于单一市场或单一行业，而是能吸引不同年龄、不同文化和不同消费群体。
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appeal to different audiences |
吸引不同受众 |
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IMG Models represents her.
谷爱凌签约了 IMG Models，这让她可以更专业地进入时尚和模特行业。
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signed with a major modeling agency |
签约大型模特经纪公司 |
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She has appeared in fashion campaigns and magazine covers.
她曾出现在时尚广告、杂志封面和品牌活动中，因此逐渐成为体育圈之外的时尚人物。
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a fashion icon |
时尚代表人物 |
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She has worked with luxury fashion brands.
她与多个奢侈时尚品牌合作，说明她的形象不仅适合运动，也适合高级时尚。
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a strong fashion presence |
在时尚领域有很强存在感 |
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She has attended major fashion events.
她可以自然地在滑雪赛场和时尚活动之间转换，这让她的个人品牌更加立体。
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move comfortably between sports and fashion |
能在体育和时尚之间自如切换 |
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Her fashion career makes her brand more diverse.
她没有把自己的发展只押在竞技体育上，而是拓展了模特、广告、时尚等多个方向。
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not put all her eggs in one basket |
不把所有鸡蛋放在一个篮子里；不只依赖一个方向 |
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She speaks English and Mandarin.
谷爱凌会说英语和中文，这让她能够面对不同语言环境中的观众和媒体。
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bilingual and bicultural |
双语且具有双文化背景 |
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She has strong connections with both China and the United States.
她和中国、美国都有很深的联系，因此她的形象天然具有国际化特点。
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cross-cultural appeal |
跨文化吸引力 |
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She can communicate with different audiences.
她可以和不同文化背景的人交流，这对全球品牌来说非常有价值。
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connect with people from different backgrounds |
与不同背景的人建立连接 |
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She represents youth, confidence, education, and international identity.
她代表着年轻、自信、教育背景和国际视野，符合很多品牌想传递的现代形象。
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a modern global image |
现代化、国际化的形象 |
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Her identity also brings controversy, but controversy can increase attention.
她的身份有时也会带来争议，但争议本身也会让她持续处在公众视野中。
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stay in the public eye |
持续受到公众关注 |
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She is associated with Stanford University.
谷爱凌和 Stanford University 这样的名校联系在一起，这让她的形象不只是运动强，也显得学业优秀。
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strong academic background |
很强的学术背景 |
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She is often presented as smart, disciplined, and ambitious.
她经常被塑造成聪明、自律、有目标感的年轻人。
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a well-rounded person |
全面发展的人 |
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Her image combines beauty, intelligence, athletic ability, and confidence.
她的形象结合了运动能力、外貌气质、学习能力、自信和表达能力，因此很容易被包装成榜样人物。
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the whole package |
综合条件非常好的人；“全能型选手” |
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This makes her attractive to brands that want a positive role model.
对品牌来说，她的公众形象相对积极、健康、励志，因此适合做代言人。
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a clean and inspiring public image |
干净、积极、有激励性的公众形象 |
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She is especially appealing to young people and parents.
她尤其容易吸引年轻人和家长，因为她看起来既优秀又有目标感。
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a role model for the younger generation |
年轻一代的榜样 |
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She appears confident in interviews.
在采访中，谷爱凌通常给人自信、自然、表达清楚的印象。
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come across as confident |
给人自信的印象 |
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She often talks about inspiring young people.
她经常谈到希望鼓励年轻人，尤其是鼓励女孩勇敢尝试运动和追求目标。
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inspire the younger generation |
激励年轻一代 |
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She takes risks in competition.
在比赛中，她敢于挑战高难度动作，说明她有冒险精神，也有强大的心理素质。
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have the courage to take risks |
有勇气承担风险 |
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She handles pressure from sports, media, and public opinion.
她需要面对比赛压力、媒体关注和公众评价，因此抗压能力也是她形象的一部分。
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perform under pressure |
在压力下表现出色 |
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She presents herself as ambitious and independent.
她给人的感觉是目标清楚、独立、有野心，知道自己想要什么。
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know what she wants |
清楚自己想要什么 |
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How to Use / 如何使用 |
| 擅长学习和说语言的人 |
Describe a person who is good at learning and speaking new languages |
Talk about Eileen Gu as a bilingual, cross-cultural athlete who speaks English and Mandarin and can communicate with global audiences.
可以把谷爱凌作为一个“双语、跨文化”的例子来讲。重点说她会说英语和中文，能够在中西方文化之间自由切换，也能面对不同国家的媒体和观众表达自己。
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| 成功的生意人 |
Describe a person you know who has a successful business |
Say her “business” is her personal brand, built through skiing, endorsements, fashion, and international fame.
不要说她开了一家公司，而是说她把自己的运动成绩、公众形象、时尚资源和国际影响力变成了一个成功的“个人品牌”。她的商业成功主要来自代言、赞助和品牌合作。
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| 名人出演的广告 |
Describe an advertisement with a famous person in it |
Describe an ad featuring Eileen Gu for a sports, fashion, luxury, or lifestyle brand.
可以讲一个有谷爱凌出演的广告，比如运动品牌、奢侈品牌、服装、手表或饮品广告。重点放在：她的形象健康、自信、有国际感，所以广告很有说服力。
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| 喜欢的现场体育赛事 |
Describe a live sports event you watched and liked |
Talk about watching one of her Olympic ski events, especially a gold-medal performance, and how exciting it was.
可以讲看她在冬奥会上的滑雪比赛，尤其是夺金的项目。重点描述比赛过程很刺激，她完成高难度动作时让人紧张又兴奋。
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| 有趣视频 |
Describe an interesting video |
Describe a video of her Olympic performance, interview, training, or advertisement.
可以讲一个关于谷爱凌的视频，比如冬奥高光片段、训练视频、采访、纪录片片段或广告短片。重点说这个视频让你看到她不只是运动员，也很有个性和商业影响力。
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| 想见的名人 |
Describe a famous person you would like to meet |
Use Eileen Gu directly as the famous person you admire and want to meet.
可以直接把谷爱凌作为你想见的名人。重点说你想问她如何平衡训练、学习、商业活动和公众压力，也想了解她成功背后的自律和规划。
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| 机智解决问题的人 |
Describe a person who solved a problem in a smart way |
Talk about how she makes quick decisions under pressure in skiing, especially when choosing risky tricks in competition.
可以讲她在比赛中需要快速判断、临场调整，尤其是在高压环境下选择高难度动作。重点突出她不只是勇敢，而是能冷静分析风险，做出聪明决定。
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| 常做计划的人 |
Describe a person who makes plans a lot |
Describe her as someone who balances training, competitions, education, modeling, and brand work through careful planning.
可以讲她需要同时安排训练、比赛、学习、模特工作、广告拍摄和品牌合作，所以一定是一个非常会规划时间和目标的人。
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| 长久目标 |
Describe a long-term goal you would like to achieve |
Say your goal is to become a well-rounded person like Eileen Gu: skilled, confident, bilingual, and internationally minded.
可以说你的长期目标是成为像谷爱凌一样全面发展的人：有专业能力，有语言能力，有自信，也能把自己的兴趣发展成未来的机会。
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| 长远志向 |
Describe an ambition that you have had for a long time |
Use her as inspiration for your ambition to build a meaningful career, not just get good grades.
可以用谷爱凌作为灵感，讲你的志向不是只拿高分或找一份普通工作，而是希望长期建立自己的能力、影响力和个人品牌。
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| 完美工作 |
Describe your perfect job |
Say your perfect job would be in sports marketing, branding, fashion, or international communication, inspired by Eileen Gu’s career.
可以说受谷爱凌启发，你理想中的工作可能和体育营销、品牌管理、国际传播、时尚行业或运动员经纪有关，因为这些工作能结合兴趣、语言和商业能力。
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| 在成功公司工作的人 |
Describe a person who works in a successful company |
This is a bit tricky because she is not a normal employee. You can say she works with successful companies as a brand ambassador/model, but be careful with wording.
这个题不能直接说她是某公司的普通员工。更安全的说法是：她和很多成功公司合作，比如作为品牌大使、代言人或模特。重点是她如何帮助这些公司提升品牌形象和市场关注度。
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| 最近看过的电视/网络节目 |
Describe a TV show/online program you have watched recently |
Describe a documentary, interview, Olympic highlight video, or online program about Eileen Gu.
可以讲一个关于谷爱凌的采访、纪录片、比赛回放或网络节目。重点说这个节目让你更了解她的训练、成长经历、商业价值和公众形象。
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| 语言学习 |
Describe a thing you did to learn another language |
Say you watched Eileen Gu’s bilingual interviews and used them to learn natural spoken English or Mandarin-English expression.
可以说你通过看谷爱凌的英文/双语采访来学习语言。她的表达自然、自信，而且内容和体育、成长、目标有关，所以比普通教材更有吸引力。
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| 重要决定 |
Describe an important decision that you made |
Say you decided to take language learning, sports, or personal branding more seriously after learning about her story.
可以讲你了解谷爱凌之后，决定更认真地学习英语、培养一个长期爱好，或者开始思考如何建立自己的优势。重点是她的故事影响了你的选择。
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| 早起经历 |
Describe a time when you got up early |
Say you got up early to watch her Olympic event, training video, or a live competition.
可以说你为了看谷爱凌的冬奥比赛、直播、采访或比赛回放而早起。重点描述你虽然很困，但因为很期待她的表现，所以觉得很值得。
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| 乐于助人的人 |
Describe a person who often helps others |
Use her as someone who inspires young people, especially girls, to try sports and become more confident.
这个题需要稍微转一下。可以说她通过自己的影响力鼓励年轻人，尤其是女孩，勇敢尝试运动、建立自信、追求更大的目标。这里的“帮助”不是具体帮某个人，而是精神上的鼓励。
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| 给别人建议 |
Describe a time when you gave advice to others |
Say you advised a friend using Eileen Gu’s example: build skills, stay disciplined, and use opportunities wisely.
可以讲你用谷爱凌的例子去鼓励朋友：不要只关注眼前成绩，也要长期培养能力、自律和兴趣，因为这些东西未来可能变成真正的优势。
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| 收到特殊蛋糕 |
Describe a special cake you received from others |
Possible if the cake was for a Winter Olympics viewing party or had a skiing/Eileen Gu theme. This needs a personal invented scene.
可以设计成一个和冬奥会或滑雪主题有关的蛋糕，比如朋友知道你喜欢谷爱凌，所以送了一个滑雪主题蛋糕。这个角度需要编得自然一点，否则会显得硬套。
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| 花费超过预期的物品 |
Describe an item on which you spent more than expected |
Talk about ski gear, a sports jacket, or branded clothing you bought after being influenced by Eileen Gu.
可以讲你因为受到谷爱凌影响，买了一件滑雪服、运动外套、护目镜或品牌服装，结果比预期贵。重点可以放在“名人影响消费决定”。
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| 最近读过的故事 |
Describe a story you have read recently |
Describe an article, biography-style story, or profile about Eileen Gu’s journey.
可以讲你最近读到一篇关于谷爱凌成长经历、冬奥表现或商业成功的文章。重点说这不是虚构故事，而是一个真实人物的励志故事。
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| 想从事的短期海外工作 |
Describe a short-term job you want to have in a foreign country |
Say you would like to work temporarily for an international sports event, fashion brand, or sports marketing company because of her career.
可以说你想在国外短期参与国际体育赛事、滑雪比赛、品牌活动或体育营销项目，因为谷爱凌的经历让你看到体育和国际传播可以结合起来。
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| 外国的短期停留 |
Describe a foreign country you would like to stay and work for a short period of time |
Connect it to working or studying in the U.S., Switzerland, or another place related to skiing, sports marketing, or international education.
可以把这个题和滑雪、国际教育或体育品牌联系起来，比如想去美国、瑞士或其他滑雪/体育产业发达的地方短期学习或工作。谷爱凌可以作为引出这个想法的原因。
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| 快乐活动 |
Describe a time when you organized a happy event successfully |
Say you organized a small Olympic viewing party or class sharing session about Eileen Gu.
可以讲你组织了一次小型冬奥观赛活动，大家一起看谷爱凌比赛或分享她的故事。重点放在活动很有气氛，大家都很投入。
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| 在团队中工作 |
Describe a time when you worked in a group |
Talk about doing a school presentation or project about Eileen Gu with classmates.
可以讲你和同学一起做一个关于谷爱凌的课堂展示、小组报告或海报项目。重点不是谷爱凌本人，而是你们如何分工合作完成这个项目。
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| 发挥想象力 |
Describe a time you needed to use your imagination |
Say you designed a poster, video, or speech about Eileen Gu and had to imagine how to present her story creatively.
可以讲你为谷爱凌设计海报、演讲、短视频或课堂展示时，需要思考怎样把她的运动、时尚和商业故事用有创意的方式呈现出来。
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| 微笑的场合 |
Describe an occasion when many people were smiling |
Describe people smiling and cheering when Eileen Gu won an Olympic medal.
可以讲大家一起看谷爱凌夺冠时，现场或屏幕前的人都很激动、很开心。重点描述大家欢呼、鼓掌、露出笑容的场面。
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| 推荐旅行过的地方 |
Describe a place you have travelled to that you would like to recommend to others |
Recommend Beijing or an Olympic venue connected with her Winter Olympics performance.
可以推荐北京或和冬奥有关的场馆/区域，并提到谷爱凌的冬奥表现让这个地方更有意义。不过这个题最好还是以地点本身为主，不要过度讲人物。
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| 去过的喜欢的城市 |
Describe your favorite city that you have visited |
Use Beijing as the Olympic city where Eileen Gu became famous.
可以讲北京，因为它既有历史文化，也举办过冬奥会，谷爱凌在那里成名的故事让这座城市多了一层现代体育记忆。
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| 有趣的城市 |
Describe a city that you think is very interesting |
Talk about Beijing as a city that combines history, modern life, and the Winter Olympics.
可以讲北京的多面性：古老与现代并存，同时又因为冬奥会和谷爱凌这样的运动员而具有国际体育色彩。
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| 想有空时去旅游的地方 |
Describe a place you would like to visit in your free time |
Say you want to visit a ski resort or Olympic skiing venue because Eileen Gu made skiing look exciting.
可以说你想去滑雪场或冬奥场馆，因为看了谷爱凌的比赛后，你对滑雪产生了兴趣，想亲自体验一下。
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| 自行车/摩托车/汽车旅行 |
Describe a bicycle/motorcycle/car trip you would like to go on |
Use a trip to a ski resort inspired by Eileen Gu. This is usable but not very direct.
可以设计成一次开车去滑雪场的旅行，原因是谷爱凌让你对滑雪产生兴趣。这个角度可以用，但和人物关联比较远，只适合备用。
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