【恋恋有声】苏炳添：9秒83，新的历史

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Chinese sprinter makes history at Tokyo Games

中国短跑选手在东京奥运会上创造历史

02:36①Sprinter Su Bingtian ran into the record books at the Tokyo 2020 Games on Sunday when he became the first Chinese athlete to qualify for the men's 100-meter sprint final at an Olympics, setting a new Asian record on the way.                   

周日（8月1日），短跑运动员苏炳添（Su Bingtian）在2020东京奥运会上成为首位进入男子百米决赛的中国选手，并创造了新的亚洲记录，载入了史册。

05:13②Although Su finished sixth, he recorded a respectable time of 9.98 seconds, 0.18 seconds behind surprise winner Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy, who clocked 9.80 seconds.

尽管苏炳添名列第六，但他跑出了9.98秒的优异成绩，相比意大利黑马冠军拉蒙特·马塞尔·雅各布斯（Lamont Marcell Jacobs）9.80秒的成绩，仅落后0.18秒。

08:11③Su stunned the athletics world when he ran his personal best of 9.83 seconds in his semifinal to qualify fastest for the final. The stunning time also made him the first Asian man to reach the men's 100m final at the Olympics in 89 years.

苏炳添在半决赛时跑出了个人最好成绩9.83秒，震惊了世界体坛，他因此获得了晋级决赛的资格。这一惊艳的成绩也让他成为89年来首位进入男子百米决赛的亚洲选手。

11:33④Japan's Takayoshi Yoshioka was the last Asian to appear in the final, finishing last in the event at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.

上一位闯入决赛的亚洲人是日本选手吉冈隆徳（Takayoshi Yoshioka），他在1932年洛杉矶奥运会的男子百米决赛中获得了最后一名。

13:24⑤"Actually, I am very happy to run under 10 seconds twice in such a short time," Su said after the race."Making it into the finals, I have already given all I have."

“对我来说在（半决赛和决赛间隔）这么短的时间还能够突破10秒，其实我觉得已经非常开心了。”“进入决赛，我还是要用全力去拼的。”

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重点单词

1. sprinter n. 短跑运动员

sprint v. 冲刺 n. 短跑比赛

People sprinted to the hottest items in the store.

人们冲向商店里最抢手的商品。

Su Bingtian participated in the sprint final.

苏炳添参加了短跑决赛。

2. qualify v. 取得资格

qualify as a lawyer 具有律师资格

qualify for 有资格…

3. record n. 记录 v. 记载

set a record 创造纪录

This book records the everyday life of a diplomat.

这本书记载了一位外交官的日常生活。

4. respectable adj. 令人尊敬的；体面的

a job with respectable salary 一份薪水可观的工作

5. clock v. 记录 n. 时钟

He works very hard, often clocking in long hours at the office.

他工作很努力，经常在办公室呆很长时间。

6. stun v. 打昏；使震惊 

stunning adj. 令人震惊的

The documentary Free Solo tells the stunning story of Alex Honnold climbing EI Captain without any protection.

《徒手攀岩》这部纪录片讲述了亚里克斯·霍诺德在没有保护措施的情况下徒手攀登酋长山的壮举。

7. semifinal n. 半决赛

semiconductor n. 半导体

semicircle n. 半圆

重点短语

1. make history 创造历史

2. run into the record books 载入史册

3. on the way 在…过程中

4. finish sixth 位列第六

5. make it 成功

Fake it till you make it.

假装自己能做到，就真的能做到。

原文链接

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202108/02/WS61072d33a310efa1bd665d32.html