2018年双语新闻 孙杨亚运会成就"金满贯"

Sun shows that patience pays off

孙杨亚运会成就“金满贯”

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

人生往往都需要等待正确的时刻来做出行动。

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.

对于中国男子首位奥运游泳冠军孙杨而言，上个月他就迎来了这样的时刻，最终获得了亚运会男子200米自由泳冠军。

Aug 19 saw the three-time Olympic champion’s patience and persistence¹ pay off, as he claimed victory in the event at the 18th Asian Games in Indonesia. This means that Sun has accomplished² 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，这位奥运三冠王的耐心与毅力终于获得了回报，在第18届雅加达亚运会上夺冠。这也意味着孙杨成就“金满贯”--获得了亚运会、世锦赛和奥运会男子200米、400米、1500米自由泳项目的全部金牌。

"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."

“从广州到仁川，这块金牌我等了8年，”这位26岁的游泳运动员在接受新华社采访时表示。“很多运动员职业生涯都没有8年。对于我来说，圆了200米的亚运会梦，全满贯完成了！”

While Sun stood on a podium listening to the Chinese national anthem³ along with the silver and bronze medal winners, a technical malfunction⁴ caused the medalists' flags to drop to the ground. Sun hopped⁵ 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.

当孙杨和亚军、季军一同站在领奖台上，中国国歌奏响之时，现场的一起技术故障让获奖选手的国旗都掉落到了地上。孙杨走下领奖台，和组委会官员进行交涉，要求再升一次国旗。最后，现场工作人员重新举行升旗仪式，再次奏响中国国歌。

Many Chinese internet users called Sun's response to the incident an act of patriotism⁶. "It is great to win the championship, but seeing our national flag go up again is also very important," Chinese news portal Eastday noted⁷. "Winning the title is an achievement that will be remembered, but raising the flag again is a matter of importance."

不少中国网友都表示孙杨应对这一事件的举动体现了爱国的赤子之心。“夺冠重要，而重新升起国旗同样重要，”中国新闻门户网站东方网指出。“夺冠已经形成了事实被人们记住，而重新升起国旗（却是一瞬间的事）更是至关重要。”

1 persistence   

n.坚持，持续，存留

参考例句：

• The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了。
• He achieved success through dogged persistence.他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。

2 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

3 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

4 malfunction   

vi.发生功能故障，发生故障，显示机能失常

参考例句：

• There must have been a computer malfunction.一定是出了电脑故障。
• Results have been delayed owing to a malfunction in the computer.由于电脑发生故障，计算结果推迟了。

5 hopped   

跳上[下]( hop的过去式和过去分词 )； 单足蹦跳； 齐足（或双足）跳行； 摘葎草花

参考例句：

• He hopped onto a car and wanted to drive to town. 他跳上汽车想开向市区。
• He hopped into a car and drove to town. 他跳进汽车，向市区开去。

6 patriotism   

n.爱国精神，爱国心，爱国主义

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。

7 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。