VOA标准英语2012--Phelps Wants to Enjoy Life After Olympic Glory
时间：2019-01-13 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(八月)
Phelps Wants to Enjoy Life After Olympic Glory
Phelps now has three Olympic records - for winning the most overall medals with 22, for winning the most gold medals with 18, and for the most gold medals in a single Olympics with eight, which he won in Beijing in 2008.
When asked at a news conference in London which medal meant the most to him, Phelps said it was the gold medal he won in Athens for the 400 meter individual medley 1.
“That' so hard. I'll probably say that it's my first Olympic gold in 2004 in the 400 I.M," said Phelps. "You know being able to, you know, sort of train your whole life to achieve something and finally getting the gold medal and standing 2 at the top of the podium listening to the national anthem 3 play, it was one of the coolest moments of my life.”
Phelps said his goal in London was to break the all-time record for career Olympic medals but he was initially 4 frustrated 5 after finishing fourth in the 400 meter individual medley. However he regained 6 his confidence after winning his first individual gold medal in the 200 meter medley.
At 27-years-old, Phelps is now retired 7 from competitive swimming. He said he intends to stay involved with his foundation that promotes water safety and encourages young people to swim. Beyond that, he said he just wants to have fun.
“And I don't have any fears about the sort of next stage of my life. This is something that is going to be enjoyable," he said. "I've been able to, I've swam for 20 years and I've been able to put my mind to something and achieve everything I ever wanted, and there are a lot of goals that I have, and I have the confidence now that I can achieve anything I put my mind to.”
Phelps said right now he is a bit overwhelmed and needs time to come to terms with the significance of his Olympic achievements before moving on to the next stage of his life.
- Today's sports meeting doesn't seem to include medley relay swimming.现在的运动会好象还没有混合接力泳这个比赛项目。
- China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
- All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
- As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。
- The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
- Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
- It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
- The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
- She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。