VOA标准英语2008年-Injury Forces Chinese Track Icon Out of Beijing
时间：2019-01-09 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（八月）
One of China's most recognizable and widely followed athletes -- defending Olympic 110-meter hurdles 2 champion Liu Xiang - suffered an injury Monday and will not compete as expected for an Olympic gold medal. VOA's Jim Stevenson has more on the deeply disappointing development.
Liu Xiang grimaces 3 in pain prior to first round heat of men's 110m hurdles at "Bird's Nest" National Stadium in Beijing, 18 Aug 2008
For years, winning an Olympic gold medal on home soil has been the dream of the Chinese athletes training for the Beijing Games. Along with basketball star Yao Ming, 25-year-old Liu Xiang has been the face of the Olympics. He has been featured in countless 4 billboard 5 and television advertisements leading to the games.
But lurking 6 all along was potential disaster. Liu's coach, Sun Hai Ping, says the track star has been dealing 7 with an Achilles tendon problem for several years.
"It was a problem before the 2004 Athens Games," the coach explained. "The injury has been back and forth 8 through his training and his rest through the years. And this is the main problem for [Monday's] performance."
Tens of thousands of fans routinely have filled stadiums just to watch Liu run and hurdle 1 for a handful of seconds. And the same was true Monday. Fans sat bursting with pride and excitement as Liu settled into the starting blocks for a qualifying heat.
But after the crack of the starting gun and a false start by another runner, the capacity crowd sat stunned 9 as they saw Liu grab his knee in pain. It was not his knee, but instead that nagging 10 right Achilles tendon that had flared 11 again. And in an instant, Liu Xiang was out of the Olympics.
- The weather will be the biggest hurdle so I have to be ready.天气将会是最大的障碍，所以我必须要作好准备。
- She clocked 11.6 seconds for the 80 metre hurdle.八十米跳栏赛跑她跑了十一秒六。
- In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句
- Mr. Clark winked at the rude child making grimaces. 克拉克先生假装没有看见那个野孩子做鬼脸。 来自辞典例句
- The most ridiculous grimaces were purposely or unconsciously indulged in. 故意或者无心地扮出最滑稽可笑的鬼脸。 来自辞典例句
- In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
- I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。
- He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
- Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。
- Why are you lurking around outside my house? 你在我房子外面鬼鬼祟祟的，想干什么？
- There is a suspicious man lurking in the shadows. 有一可疑的人躲在阴暗中。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。