英语PK台 第313期:奥运新闻之里约泳池炸出的恩怨

 　　No apology : Fury in China after Australian calls swimmer a drug cheat

　　拒绝道歉：中国之怒！澳大利亚选手称我国游泳运动员为“吃禁药的骗子”

　　Australia has refused to apologize after an Olympic swimmer sparked outrage¹ by accusing China's Sun Yang of being a "drug cheat." Speaking to the media after beating Sun by a mere². 16 of a second to win the 400m freestyle gold , Mack Horton described his win as one "for the good guys."

　　澳大利亚的奥运会游泳运动员指责中国运动员孙杨为“吃禁药的骗子”之后，引起公众强烈不满，澳大利亚就此拒绝道歉。在以0.16秒的微弱优势击败孙杨获得400米自由泳金牌之后，霍顿称自己的胜利为所谓“好人的胜利”。

　　The Australian's comments sparked fury in China after an emotional Sun broke down in the post-race press conference, accusing Horton of deliberately³ trying to psych him out. A hashtag "Sun Yang Don't Cry" quickly went viral on the Chinese web, and Horton's Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts were flooded with comments attacking him and demanding he apologize to Sun.

　　这名澳大利亚运动员的言论引起了中国网民的愤怒，在赛后的新闻发布会上，孙杨情绪激动地指责霍顿故意在心理上试图使他崩溃。一个名为“孙杨不哭”的标题迅速在中国互联网传播开来，霍顿的脸书，推特和instagram 被攻击要求其向孙杨道歉。

1 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

2 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

3 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。