VIP Class Notes (Vicki)

Write about the time when someone tricked you that you remember

I want to share a series of documentary movie from Netflix, which called Losers.

Although the word, loser, we have a common definition, but actually the series of videos told stories about how losers changed the world, or broke some fixed wrong social discrimination. They are losers at first by comparison at the moment in competition. In the end, they became real heroes in their fields.

First episode told a story about the boxing champion, Michael Bentt. He hated boxing, but his father threatened him, so he turned into a boxer. But one day, he failed from the game, he finished his boxing life, started a new life as a boxing trainer and an artist, which is a more suitable life for him, and it can help other people.

Another impressive episode is about figure skater, Surya Bonaly. She is the first black athlete in the field, so it became the reason for some judges to use their had racial discrimination. To confront the unfriendly prejudice, she practiced more skills. She is the first figure skater who can perform more times with triples and complex combination. Even if she didn’t receive any compliments affirm from these competition judges, but more people realized the racial discrimination in sports world is inappropriate. Now, she moved to the USA and trains more interested students.

The last impressive episode is about a special sport, curling. At first, the game is like playing chess, player has to think how to throw the stone to the exact place, and defends other player by to knocking their stones out of place. But in the year, 1979, a talented curler appeared. He is Pat Ryan, the man changed the chess mold to a sport and once more like a business. He found a smart skill to win the game. In each game, he only has to knock off enemy and score in the last game. Ignoring booing from audience, he and his team win champion. To avoid same improper skill, the official rule changed. But even though despite Pat Ryan using smart skill, he also is a talented player and build many beneficial team rule to athletes. When the official rules modified to the new one, Pat Ryan still win the champion.

Vocabulary

remodel – gai zhuang
i.e. He wants to remodel his car.