A food delivery (运送) man won China Central Television’s poetry contest on April 4.
一名外卖员于4月4日赢得了中央电视台的诗歌比赛。
Lei Haiwei kept calm during the final of the third season of CCTV’s “Chinese Poetry Competition” on Wednesday night, becoming the winner after defeating Peng Min, a master of literature from China’s top university.
雷海为在周三晚《中国诗词大会》第三季决赛中保持冷静，击败来自中国顶尖大学的文学硕士彭敏，最终夺冠。
Lei, 37, from Shaoyang, Hunan is now working as a food delivery man in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
37岁的雷海为来自湖南邵阳，目前在浙江杭州从事外卖配送工作。
His interest in poetry was inspired by his father, who would write poems down, stick them on the walls of the kitchen and taught him to read them from a young age.
他对诗歌的兴趣源于父亲——父亲会把诗写下来贴在厨房墙上，并从小教他朗读。
Lei missed the opportunity (机会) of going to university because of frequent school transfers (转学) when he was growing up. But that didn’t stop his love for poetry.
由于成长过程中频繁转学，雷海为错失了上大学的机会，但这并未阻止他对诗歌的热爱。
Since he was too poor to buy books, Lei would memorize poems in bookstores and write them out when he returned home.
因家境贫寒买不起书，雷海为会在书店背诵诗歌，回家后默写出来。
He used this unique (独特的) method to accumulate (积累) more than 1,000 poems.
他用这种独特的方法积累了超过一千首诗歌。
Lei moved to Hangzhou in 2008 because he fell in love with the beauty of the city that was described in ancient poems.
2008年，雷海为搬到杭州，因为他爱上了古诗中描绘的这座城市之美。
Now, as a busy food courier, he reads and memorizes poems by using his mobile phone while waiting for food to be delivered.
如今，作为一名忙碌的外卖骑手，他在等餐时用手机阅读和背诵诗歌。
It helps him relax during his fast-paced life.
这帮助他在快节奏的生活中放松身心。
Last November, Lei went to Beijing and began recording the TV show after standing out from more than 70,000 people who signed up for the competition.
去年十一月，雷海为前往北京，在七万多名报名者中脱颖而出后开始录制电视节目。
After winning, Lei returned to Hangzhou and continued his delivery work and memorizing of poems.
获奖后，雷海为返回杭州，继续送外卖并背诵诗歌。
Lei’s outstanding performance during the final, and his inspirational story, have amazed Chinese audiences (观众).
雷海为在决赛中的出色表现及其励志故事令中国观众惊叹。
“His love of learning is so pure (纯洁的). It moved me to tears,” one netizen (网民) said.
“他对学习的热爱如此纯粹，让我感动落泪。”一位网友说道。
“It always amazes me how some people simply hunger for knowledge,” another shared.
“总让我惊讶的是，有些人对知识有着纯粹的渴望。”另一位网友分享道。
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