Victory lap?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> – <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="lap">lap</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> – <span word="mean">mean</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> – <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="lap">lap</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lap">lap</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="honor">honor</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runner">runner</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>. <span word="Lap">Lap</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="circling">circling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="once">once</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="journey">journey</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympics">Olympics</span> <span word="is">is</span> 400 <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 10,000-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="take">take</span> 25 <span word="laps">laps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="lap">lap</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lap">lap</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lap">lap</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="singers">singers</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="encore">encore</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="encores">encores</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hysterical">hysterical</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="holler">holler</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="for">for</span> “<span word="you">you</span>”. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span>.</p><p><span word="Bad">Bad</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span>, “<span word="he">he</span>”, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="track">track</span>. <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>, <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="contest">contest</span>, <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="poems">poems</span>. <span word="Anything">Anything</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="praises">praises</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="praises">praises</span> <span word="heaped">heaped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span> <span word="why">why</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>, <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="has">has</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upshot">upshot</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="praised">praised</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="bragging">bragging</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>.</p>
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