孫楊亞運會成就“金滿貫”

Life is often a matter of waiting for the right moment to act.

人生往往都需要等待正確的時刻來做出行動。

For champion swimmer Sun Yang, the first Chinese man to win an Olympic gold medal in swimming, that moment came last month, when he finally won the men’s 200-meter freestyle event at the Asian Games.

對于中國男子首位奧運游泳冠軍孫楊而言，上個月他就迎來了這樣的時刻，最終獲得了亞運會男子200米自由泳冠軍。

Aug 19 saw the three-time Olympic champion’s patience and persistence pay off, as he claimed victory in the event at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia. This means that Sun has accomplished a Golden Grand Slam, having won the 200, 400, and 1,500-meter freestyle events at the Asian Games, World Championships and Olympic Games.

8月19日，這位奧運三冠王的耐心與毅力終于獲得了回報，在第18屆雅加達(dá)亞運會上奪冠。這也意味著孫楊成就“金滿貫”——獲得了亞運會、世錦賽和奧運會男子200米、400米、1500米自由泳項目的全部金牌。

“From Guangzhou 2010 until now, I have been waiting for this gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle at the Asian Games,” the 26-year-old swimmer told Xinhua News Agency. “Not many swimmers could have waited for eight years over three Asian Games like me. My dream has finally come true.”

“從廣州到仁川，這塊金牌我等了8年，”這位26歲的游泳運動員在接受新華社采訪時表示。“很多運動員職業(yè)生涯都沒有8年。對于我來說，圓了200米的亞運會夢，全滿貫完成了!”

While Sun stood on a podium listening to the Chinese national anthem along with the silver and bronze medal winners, a technical malfunction caused the medalists’ flags to drop to the ground. Sun hopped off the podium, walked over to the officials and demanded that they raise the flags again. In the end, the officials held the flags up themselves as China’s national anthem played a second time.

當(dāng)孫楊和亞軍、季軍一同站在領(lǐng)獎臺上，中國國歌奏響之時，現(xiàn)場的一起技術(shù)故障讓獲獎選手的國旗都掉落到了地上。孫楊走下領(lǐng)獎臺，和組委會官員進(jìn)行交涉，要求再升一次國旗。最后，現(xiàn)場工作人員重新舉行升旗儀式，再次奏響中國國歌。

Many Chinese internet users called Sun’s response to the incident an act of patriotism. “It is great to win the championship, but seeing our national flag go up again is also very important,” Chinese news portal Eastday noted. “Winning the title is an achievement that will be remembered, but raising the flag again is a matter of importance.”

不少中國網(wǎng)友都表示孫楊應(yīng)對這一事件的舉動體現(xiàn)了愛國的赤子之心。“奪冠重要，而重新升起國旗同樣重要，”中國新聞門戶網(wǎng)站東方網(wǎng)指出。“奪冠已經(jīng)形成了事實被人們記住，而重新升起國旗(卻是一瞬間的事)更是至關(guān)重要。”