世界名人简介 第117期:刘易斯·汉密尔顿（在线收听）

 Lewis Hamilton was born in England in 1985. He was named after American sprint champion Carl Lewis, so he was associated with speed even from when he was a baby. Perhaps it came as no surprise that Lewis got into racing of some sort. He won the Formula 1 World Championship in November 2008 to become F1’s youngest ever champion, at the age of 23.

1985年，刘易斯·汉密尔顿出生在英格兰。并以美国短跑冠军卡尔·刘易斯的姓氏命名，所以从婴儿时代起，他就与速度产生了不解情缘。他踏入竞赛领域或许不足为奇。2008年11月，年仅23岁的汉密尔顿加冕F1总冠军头衔，成为史上最年轻总冠军车手。
Hamilton got into racing at a very young age. He loved radio-controlled cars. When he was seven, he came second in a national competition against adults. Lewis’ father knew his son had a special talent and bought him a go-kart. He began winning many championships and got a taste for bigger and faster things. He fell in love with Formula One.
他从孩童时就热爱竞赛运动。他喜欢无线电遥控赛车。7岁那年，他在一次全国比赛中击败成年人，最终排名第二。父亲发现儿子特殊才能，并为他购买了一辆高卡车。他开始屡获冠军，并逐渐对竞赛事物产生兴趣。他最终迷上了F1。
When Lewis was just ten years old, he met the boss of the Formula 1 McLaren team Ron Dennis. Hamilton told him: "I want to race for you one day." He impressed Dennis and three years later Lewis joined McLaren’s Young Driver Support Programme. He won championships in formula two and three and became an F1 driver for McLaren in 2007.
他曾与迈凯伦董事长罗恩·丹尼斯有一面之缘，当时他年仅10岁。汉密尔顿对他说：“我想成为你旗下车队一员。”丹尼斯对他印象深刻，三年后，刘易斯加入了迈凯伦“青年车手扶持项目”。他曾在F2和F3赛事中获得总冠军，2007年，他如愿成为迈凯伦F1车手。
Hamilton broke many records in his first season in Formula One and won many races. He finished second in the championship, missing out on the title by one point in his final race. He was determined to win in 2008 and did just that, winning the title by a single point on the last corner in the last lap of the last race of the season.
在F1的第一个赛季，他屡破记录，并赢得多个分站赛冠军。他曾与总冠军失之交臂，在最终对决中，他以一分之差惜败。他决定2008年卷土重来，在赛季最后一站，他在最后一圈最后一个弯道以一分之差获胜，并赢得总冠军头衔。
1.fall in love 爱上
例句：Slowly but surely she started to fall in love with him.
虽然过程缓慢，但她无疑开始爱上他了。
2.have a taste for 对…有兴趣
例句：It appear to me that he have a taste for music.
我觉得他似乎对音乐有爱好。
3.miss out 失去
例句：We're missing out on a tremendous opportunity.
我们在坐失良机。
4.determined to 决定
例句：We are determined to get the work done before New Year's Day.
我们定下决心，要在元旦前完成这项工作。
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