▍原文 Being an Olympian is a pretty solid excuse for getting an extension on a college assignment, Maddie Schizas learned. The figure skater, 22, is pulling double duty between competing for Team Canada and finishing up her environment and society degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and went viral when she shared a photo of the email she sent a professor asking for extra time. The email worked, she revealed a day later, after fans from around the world became invested in her plight. ▍語言點 1. Olympian n. 奧運選手 2. assignment /əˈsaɪnmənt/ n. 任務，工作 3. figure skater 花樣滑冰選手 · figure skating 花樣滑冰 4. pull double duty 身兼兩職，兩頭忙活 5. compete for 為……參賽，代表……競爭 6. finish up 完成，做完 ·finishing up her degree 完成她的學位 7. go viral 迅速走紅，爆火 8. work /wɜːrk/ v. 起作用，有效 9. be invested in something 關注，關心某事 10. plight /plaɪt/ n. 困境，窘境 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取...