Matt McEwan: Gain Without Pain 为生活加点料

In this week’s Teacher Profile, we highlight Matt McEwan, Athletics Director and Head of Physical Education at Yew Chung International School of Beijing. New to China, Matt shares the story of what led him to leave behind a comfortable life in Scotland and make the move around the world. He also speaks of what inspired him to become a PE teacher, the many sports opportunities on offer for YCIS Beijing students, and even offers advice for parents who wish their children would be more physically active.

这一周的教师简介，我们将为您介绍北京耀中国际学校体育主管Matt McEwan先生。Matt McEwan初到中国。他将和我们分享他离开苏格兰舒适生活、决定环游世界的原因。他将谈及激发他成为一个体育老师的原因，提到北京耀中国际学校为学生提供的各种体育运动的机会，以及为那些想让孩子积极运动起来的家庭提供建议。

Touch Down in Beijing

初到北京

“We came to Beijing for excitement,” Matt explained. “My girlfriend and I were pretty well set up in Perth. We both had good jobs, a house and a car, but more and more we began to think ‘Is this it?’”.

“我们来北京寻求精彩。” Matt解释道。“我和我的女朋友在珀斯有一个很稳定的生活。我们俩都有固定的好工作，有房子车子，但是我们开始想：一辈子也就这样了吗？”

Still young and wanting to explore more of the world, Matt and his girlfriend decided to pack up and move to Beijing – a city that itself has 4 times the population of Matt’s home country of Scotland.

于是，Matt和他的女朋友趁着年轻，带着探索世界的梦，决定整理行囊，一起来北京——这个人口是Matt祖国苏格兰人口5倍的城市。

“It’s very different than back home,” he continued. “There’s always something to do here. No matter what you want to do, you can find it in Beijing. We didn’t have that back home.”

“这里和我家有很多差别。这里总可以做一些事情。无论你想做什么，你在北京总能做得到。而在我家那边，很难实现这一点。“

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