Cuba's Robles not to race against Liu Xiang
SHANGHAI, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Olympic and world champion Dayron Robles will not race against local hero Liu Xiang at a May 23 meet in Shanghai, according to the name list announced by organizers.
Jamaican（牙买加） sprint 1 king Usain Bolt will headline the Shanghai meet of the IAAF Diamond League circuit.
The outing will be the first on the newly-launched 14-meet Diamond League for Bolt, the world and Olympic 100m and 200m champion, and world record holder 2 in each event (9.58 and 19.19 seconds respectively).
It will also be a first outdoor appearance for Liu, the 2004 Olympic and 2007 world champion at 110m hurdles 3.
The Diamond League gets under way on May 14 in Doha and culminates 4 in Brussels on August 27.
A total of 11 reigning 5 world champion and 11 Olympic champion will take part in the event. （本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑）
- He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
- The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。
- The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
- That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。
- 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
- Each civilization is born, it culminates, and it decay. 各种文明都要历经诞生，鼎盛和衰落。 来自《用法词典》
- The tower culminates in a 40-foot spire. 这塔的顶端是一个40英尺高的塔尖。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》