奧運(yùn)不只是一種精神

Despite failing to meet South African Olympic standards, Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee runner who won a court battle to run against able-bodied athletes in international competitions, will compete in the 400 meters at the upcoming London Olympics.

盡管未能達(dá)到南非奧林匹克標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，但Oscar Pistorius這位雙截肢運(yùn)動(dòng)員還是獲得了2012倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)400米跑比賽的入場(chǎng)券。Oscar Pistorius將在這場(chǎng)國(guó)際化賽事中與四肢健全的運(yùn)動(dòng)員同場(chǎng)競(jìng)技。

Pistorius was selected for both the 400 and 4x400 relay by South Africa's Olympic committee in a surprise decision. He will become the first amputee to run at the Summer Olympics.

Oscar Pistorius被南非奧委會(huì)選拔參加400米和4*400米接力賽是出乎意料的一件事。他將成為首位參加夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)田徑比賽的截肢運(yùn)動(dòng)員。

"Today is really on of the happiest days of my life!" he wrote on Twitter. "Will be in London2012 for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games! "Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! I love you all!"

他在微博中寫道，“今天是我人生中最快樂(lè)的一天，我要參加2012倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)和殘奧會(huì)了! 感謝所有幫助過(guò)我的人!上帝，家人和朋友，我的對(duì)手們和支持者!我愛(ài)你們! ”

Pistorius had tried all year to get his second "A" cut in the 400, a time which would have given him an automatic berth to London under South African rules. When he failed to get the time on Friday, an individual Olympic berth seemed out of reach. But Pistorius still had the two fastest times of the year in the African country and that was enough to land him an individual spot. Tubby Reddy, Olympic committee chief executive, told the Associated Press that South African officials asked for permission to give Pistorius a bid despite his failure to qualify.

一年來(lái)，Pistorius都在竭盡全力地想要衛(wèi)冕400米跑冠軍。按照南非奧委會(huì)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，如果他成功衛(wèi)冕，就可以自動(dòng)贏得倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)入場(chǎng)券。上周五他未能如愿，似乎這張奧運(yùn)會(huì)個(gè)人門票就要與他失之交臂。然而，Pistorius在南非400米跑的2次最快記錄足夠?yàn)樗麉⒓觽惗貖W運(yùn)會(huì)贏得一席之地。南非奧委會(huì)行政長(zhǎng)官Tubby Reddy告訴美聯(lián)社記者，“盡管Pistorius不具備參賽資格，但南非政府方面要求給予Pistorius參賽機(jī)會(huì)。”

The South African 4x400 team will be defending a silver medal won at last year's world championships. Pistorius ran one of the legs in the heats and became the first amputee to win a medal at a major international competition.

南非4*400米奧運(yùn)隊(duì)將衛(wèi)冕去年在世界錦標(biāo)賽上獲得的銀牌。Pistorius 將成為首位有望在國(guó)際賽事中獲得獎(jiǎng)牌的截肢運(yùn)動(dòng)員。

His races will add interest to a London track program that's already overflowing with compelling storylines like the Usain Bolt-Yohan Blake rivalry.

有Pistorius參加，并與烏塞恩·博爾特和布雷克等強(qiáng)筋對(duì)手一決高低的4*400米跑賽事將成為2012倫敦奧運(yùn)會(huì)的一大看點(diǎn)。

【關(guān)鍵詞】

1. amputee [,æmpju'ti:] n. 被截肢者

例句 He believes amputee football allows the disabled to present themselves in a more positive light. 他相信截肢者足球賽能讓殘疾人以更積極的姿態(tài)來(lái)展示自我。

2. twitter ['twit?] n. 微博客，鳥(niǎo)叫聲;vt. 吱吱叫;嘁嘁喳喳地講

非官方名稱推特，推特(Twitter)是國(guó)外的1個(gè)社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)及微博客服務(wù)的網(wǎng)站,它使用無(wú)線網(wǎng)絡(luò),有線網(wǎng)絡(luò),通訊技術(shù),入行即時(shí)通訊,是微博客的典型使用.

3. individual [,indi'vidju?l, -d??l] adj. 個(gè)人的;個(gè)別的;獨(dú)特的n. 個(gè)人，個(gè)體

adj.individualistic 個(gè)人主義的;利己主義的 individualized 個(gè)人的;有個(gè)性的;具有個(gè)人特色的

adv. individually 個(gè)別地，單獨(dú)地

n.individualism 個(gè)人主義;利己主義;個(gè)人特征 individualist 利己主義者，個(gè)人主義者

v. individualized 使…個(gè)性化;分別詳述(individualize的過(guò)去分詞) individualise 賦予個(gè)性

vt. individualize 賦予個(gè)性;個(gè)別處理;使適應(yīng)個(gè)別需要

individuate 個(gè)別化;表現(xiàn)區(qū)別;一一列舉;賦予個(gè)性;使個(gè)體化

——短語(yǔ)

individual event單項(xiàng);個(gè)人項(xiàng)目;單項(xiàng)比賽;單項(xiàng)賽

Individual enterprise[經(jīng)] 個(gè)體企業(yè);[經(jīng)] 私人企業(yè);[經(jīng)] 個(gè)人企業(yè);[經(jīng)] 人企業(yè)

individual differences個(gè)體差異;個(gè)體差異性;個(gè)別差異;體差異

Individual Nouns個(gè)體名詞

Individual Orientation個(gè)性化發(fā)展;性化發(fā)展;個(gè)人取向;性化成長(zhǎng)

individual account個(gè)人賬戶;人賬戶;個(gè)人帳戶;人帳戶

individual character 個(gè)性;單字

individual income tax [經(jīng)]個(gè)人所得稅

individual freedom 個(gè)人自由

individual behavior 個(gè)人行為

individual privacy 個(gè)人隱私

individual investor 個(gè)人投資者;散戶

individual study 自習(xí)

例句 No individual shall overtop the law. 任何個(gè)人的權(quán)力都不能凌駕于法律之上。

4. permission [p?'mi??n] n. 允許，許可

adj. permissible 可允許的;獲得準(zhǔn)許的 permissive 許可的;自由的;寬容的;(兩性關(guān)系)放縱的

adv. permissibly 獲準(zhǔn)地;得到許可地 permissively 許可地;自由地;嬌寵地

n. permit 許可證，執(zhí)照 permissiveness 放任;許可 permissibility 允許;可容許性

vi. permit 許可;允許

vt. permit 許可;允許

——短語(yǔ)

Permission denied拒絕訪問(wèn);沒(méi)有權(quán)限;權(quán)限被拒絕;權(quán)限不足

Permission System權(quán)限系統(tǒng)

Call permission呼叫允許

Permission Number許可證號(hào)

Permission Admin權(quán)限管理

Leave Permission單位準(zhǔn)假證明

without permission 未經(jīng)許可

with one's permission 如果…允許的話

written permission 書(shū)面許可證;簽單

ask for permission 征求許可;請(qǐng)求允許

give permission 準(zhǔn)許

grant permission 準(zhǔn)許

——例句 With your permission, he'll go. 如果你允許，他會(huì)去的。

【萬(wàn)能句型】

be selected for

be selected for promotion被選中為提拔對(duì)象

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