奧運不只是一種精神
Despite failing to meet South African Olympic standards, Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee runner who won a court battle to run against able-bodied athletes in international competitions, will compete in the 400 meters at the upcoming London Olympics.
盡管未能達到南非奧林匹克標準，但Oscar Pistorius這位雙截肢運動員還是獲得了2012倫敦奧運會400米跑比賽的入場券。Oscar Pistorius將在這場國際化賽事中與四肢健全的運動員同場競技。
Pistorius was selected for both the 400 and 4x400 relay by South Africa's Olympic committee in a surprise decision. He will become the first amputee to run at the Summer Olympics.
Oscar Pistorius被南非奧委會選拔參加400米和4*400米接力賽是出乎意料的一件事。他將成為首位參加夏季奧運會田徑比賽的截肢運動員。
"Today is really on of the happiest days of my life!" he wrote on Twitter. "Will be in London2012 for both the Olympic and Paralympic Games! "Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! I love you all!"
他在微博中寫道，“今天是我人生中最快樂的一天，我要參加2012倫敦奧運會和殘奧會了! 感謝所有幫助過我的人!上帝，家人和朋友，我的對手們和支持者!我愛你們! ”
Pistorius had tried all year to get his second "A" cut in the 400, a time which would have given him an automatic berth to London under South African rules. When he failed to get the time on Friday, an individual Olympic berth seemed out of reach. But Pistorius still had the two fastest times of the year in the African country and that was enough to land him an individual spot. Tubby Reddy, Olympic committee chief executive, told the Associated Press that South African officials asked for permission to give Pistorius a bid despite his failure to qualify.
一年來，Pistorius都在竭盡全力地想要衛(wèi)冕400米跑冠軍。按照南非奧委會標準，如果他成功衛(wèi)冕，就可以自動贏得倫敦奧運會入場券。上周五他未能如愿，似乎這張奧運會個人門票就要與他失之交臂。然而，Pistorius在南非400米跑的2次最快記錄足夠為他參加倫敦奧運會贏得一席之地。南非奧委會行政長官Tubby Reddy告訴美聯(lián)社記者，“盡管Pistorius不具備參賽資格，但南非政府方面要求給予Pistorius參賽機會。”
The South African 4x400 team will be defending a silver medal won at last year's world championships. Pistorius ran one of the legs in the heats and became the first amputee to win a medal at a major international competition.
南非4*400米奧運隊將衛(wèi)冕去年在世界錦標賽上獲得的銀牌。Pistorius 將成為首位有望在國際賽事中獲得獎牌的截肢運動員。
His races will add interest to a London track program that's already overflowing with compelling storylines like the Usain Bolt-Yohan Blake rivalry.
有Pistorius參加，并與烏塞恩·博爾特和布雷克等強筋對手一決高低的4*400米跑賽事將成為2012倫敦奧運會的一大看點。
【關(guān)鍵詞】
1. amputee [,æmpju'ti:] n. 被截肢者
例句 He believes amputee football allows the disabled to present themselves in a more positive light. 他相信截肢者足球賽能讓殘疾人以更積極的姿態(tài)來展示自我。
2. twitter ['twit?] n. 微博客，鳥叫聲;vt. 吱吱叫;嘁嘁喳喳地講
非官方名稱推特，推特(Twitter)是國外的1個社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)及微博客服務(wù)的網(wǎng)站,它使用無線網(wǎng)絡(luò),有線網(wǎng)絡(luò),通訊技術(shù),入行即時通訊,是微博客的典型使用.
3. individual [,indi'vidju?l, -d??l] adj. 個人的;個別的;獨特的n. 個人，個體
adj.individualistic 個人主義的;利己主義的 individualized 個人的;有個性的;具有個人特色的
adv. individually 個別地，單獨地
n.individualism 個人主義;利己主義;個人特征 individualist 利己主義者，個人主義者
v. individualized 使…個性化;分別詳述(individualize的過去分詞) individualise 賦予個性
vt. individualize 賦予個性;個別處理;使適應(yīng)個別需要
individuate 個別化;表現(xiàn)區(qū)別;一一列舉;賦予個性;使個體化
——短語
individual event單項;個人項目;單項比賽;單項賽
Individual enterprise[經(jīng)] 個體企業(yè);[經(jīng)] 私人企業(yè);[經(jīng)] 個人企業(yè);[經(jīng)] 人企業(yè)
individual differences個體差異;個體差異性;個別差異;體差異
Individual Nouns個體名詞
Individual Orientation個性化發(fā)展;性化發(fā)展;個人取向;性化成長
individual account個人賬戶;人賬戶;個人帳戶;人帳戶
individual character 個性;單字
individual income tax [經(jīng)]個人所得稅
individual freedom 個人自由
individual behavior 個人行為
individual privacy 個人隱私
individual investor 個人投資者;散戶
individual study 自習(xí)
例句 No individual shall overtop the law. 任何個人的權(quán)力都不能凌駕于法律之上。
4. permission [p?'mi??n] n. 允許，許可
adj. permissible 可允許的;獲得準許的 permissive 許可的;自由的;寬容的;(兩性關(guān)系)放縱的
adv. permissibly 獲準地;得到許可地 permissively 許可地;自由地;嬌寵地
n. permit 許可證，執(zhí)照 permissiveness 放任;許可 permissibility 允許;可容許性
vi. permit 許可;允許
vt. permit 許可;允許
——短語
Permission denied拒絕訪問;沒有權(quán)限;權(quán)限被拒絕;權(quán)限不足
Permission System權(quán)限系統(tǒng)
Call permission呼叫允許
Permission Number許可證號
Permission Admin權(quán)限管理
Leave Permission單位準假證明
without permission 未經(jīng)許可
with one's permission 如果…允許的話
written permission 書面許可證;簽單
ask for permission 征求許可;請求允許
give permission 準許
grant permission 準許
——例句 With your permission, he'll go. 如果你允許，他會去的。
【萬能句型】
be selected for
be selected for promotion被選中為提拔對象
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