American author William Arthur Ward (1921-1994) said, “Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” Sa Ye, 18, is one of those who know defeat and suffering, but he found his way out of the depths.
美國作家威廉.亞瑟.沃德曾說：“有的人在逆境中崩潰,有的人在逆境中創(chuàng)造奇跡?！庇腥嗣靼资『屯纯嗟淖涛叮麄儏s能從深淵中尋找出路，而18歲的撒燁便是這樣的一個人。

Known as “Qizai” or “770”, the teenager is a video game streamer on the Huya livestreaming platform and gains an income of more than 10,000 yuan every month. However, his success is hard-won.
在虎牙直播平臺上，這位被稱為“7仔”/“770”的少年是一位月入過萬的電競主播。然而，他的成功來之不易。

Born to a poor family in a remote village in Yunnan province, Sa was diagnosed with congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD). This disease makes his muscles very weak. He has been unable to walk or even stand since he was 7 and has to use a scooter to get around.
撒燁出生在云南省偏遠鄉(xiāng)村的一個貧困家庭，患有先天性肌肉萎縮癥。疾病引發(fā)了肌肉萎縮。7歲時他便無法行走與站立，只能依靠一個滑板車活動。

Because of his disease, Sa felt like a loner and spent most of his time by himself. This started to change after his older cousin gave him a smartphone.
由于生病，撒燁覺得很孤獨，大部分時間都自己獨處。但在堂哥送給他一部智能手機之后，他開始有所改變。

Sa soon became interested in playing the popular video games, including Honor of Kings and Peace Elite. Through the game, Sa felt connected with peers and the world outside. “It made him feel happy again,” said his grandfather.
撒燁開始對《王者榮耀》、《和平精英》等熱門電子游戲產(chǎn)生了興趣。通過游戲，撒燁覺得自己與同齡人和外界聯(lián)系在了一起?！斑@令他再度開心了起來，”他的爺爺說道。

Sa decided to raise money by livestreaming when his grandmother became quite sick. As Sa’s parents are both farmers whose income is just enough for daily costs, the treatment put a new burden on his family.
奶奶重病后，撒燁決定通過直播來賺錢。撒燁的父母都是農(nóng)民，兩人的收入僅夠維持日常開支，因此，奶奶的醫(yī)療費給他的家庭帶來了新的負擔(dān)。

In 2019, Sa started livestreaming on Huya with an account named DK-770. At first, he had just 700 followers. He trained hard, playing video games for more than 10 hours each day. Despite having just 50-percent mobility in his hands, he was able to play as well as the other professional players.
2019年，撒燁通過一個名為“DK-770”的賬號，在虎牙上做起了直播。一開始，他只有700個粉絲。他每天花十幾個小時努力練習(xí)電子游戲。盡管他的雙手只有50%的移動能力，但他的技術(shù)卻與其他職業(yè)選手不相上下。

“When I can still move my fingers, I want to work hard on my gaming skills and make money to cover the living expenses for my parents,” said Sa.
“在我手指還能動的時候，我想要努力練習(xí)游戲技巧，賺錢供父母生活，”撒燁如此說道。

Now with nearly 400,000 fans, Sa’s earnings are also rising steadily. He dreams of becoming a more professional e-sports streamer in the future.
如今，擁有將近40萬粉絲的撒燁，收入也在穩(wěn)步增長。他希望將來能夠成為一個更專業(yè)的電競主播。

“In the game, I’m not inferior to others. Instead, I feel that I’m stronger. This is why my account name is ‘770’. I want to be a hero like ‘007’ and have the ability to protect my family,” he said.
“在游戲中，我并不比別人差。恰恰相反，我覺得自己更厲害。這也是我取‘770’這個賬戶名的原因。我想要成為像‘007’一樣的英雄，有能力保護我的家人，”他說道。

以上文章內(nèi)容選自《21世紀學(xué)生英文報高中版》，詳情請見《21世紀學(xué)生英文報高中版》高一811期