Summer Olympics Legends

Summer Olympics Legends. Written by Jeffrey B. First.

夏季奥运会传奇。 杰弗里·B.菲斯特 著

Introduction. Sports fans the world over gear up for the summer Olympics every four years. In modern Olympics, more than 10 ,000 athletes from 200 countries compete in 300 events. Athletes run, jump, swim, and much more to win gold, silver, and bronze medals. Some athletes may earn a place in the record books. A few may even join the ranks of these Summer Olympics legends.

前言。 全世界的体育迷每四年都翘首期盼夏季奥运会。 现代奥运会中，来自200个国家的一万多名运动员，会角逐300个项目。 运动员们通过跑步、跳跃、游泳等各类项目，争夺金、银、铜牌。 有些运动员能在奥运纪录册上留下姓名。 还有一小部分，更是跻身成为了夏季奥运会的传奇人物。

Shoeless Wonder, Abebe Bakila, 1932 to 1973, Marathon, Ethiopia. On your mark, get set, go. The Olympic Marathon starts like any other race. But in the marathon, runners go, go, and keep going. The marathon is a long -distance race. It is 26 miles, 42 kilometers long. You could probably walk 26 miles in about 8 hours, plus time for breaks. Marathon runners cover 26 miles in a little over 2 hours, and they don't take breaks.

赤脚奇迹 阿贝贝·比基拉 1932-1973 马拉松 埃塞俄比亚。 各就各位，预备，跑！ 奥运马拉松的起跑和其他比赛没什么不同。 但马拉松赛里，选手要不停跑呀跑，一直往前冲。 马拉松是一项长距离赛跑项目。 它全长26英里，也就是42公里。 普通人走完26英里大概需要8小时，还得算上休息时间。 马拉松选手不休息，只用两个多小时就能跑完26英里。

The marathon race at the 1960 Olympics was unforgettable. Abebe Bekila was in second place with less than a mile to go. Then he pulled away and won by 200 meters. Plus, he set an Olympic record, running barefoot. Bekila trained by running barefoot over the countryside of Ethiopia, a country in Africa. Shoes, he said, hurt his feet. Four years later, Bakila won the marathon again. This time, he wore socks and shoes and set a new world record.

1960年奥运会的马拉松比赛令人难忘。 还剩不到一英里的时候，阿贝贝还排在第二位。 随后他拉开距离，最终领先200米拿下冠军。 而且他是光着脚跑完全程，还创下了奥运纪录。 阿贝贝在非洲埃塞俄比亚的乡间训练时，一向都是赤脚跑步。 他说，鞋子会磨疼他的脚。 四年后，阿贝贝再次赢下了马拉松冠军。 这一次他穿上了鞋袜，还刷新了世界纪录。

Golden Boy, Mark Spitz, born 1950, swimming, USA. The dark -haired swimmer with the mustache bragged he would win six gold medals at the 1968 Olympics. He ended up winning two gold, one silver, and one bronze medal. Quite a feat, But it was not good enough for Mark Spitz. He trained hard for the next four years.

金牌男孩 马克·施皮茨 1950年生 游泳 美国。 这个留着小胡子的黑发游泳选手放话，说自己会在1968年奥运会拿下六枚金牌。 最终他收获了两枚金牌、一枚银牌和一枚铜牌。 这已经很了不起了，但马克·施皮茨并不满足。 接下来的四年，他刻苦训练。

At the 1972 games, Mark Spitz did not brag. He entered four individual swimming races, including his specialty stroke, the butterfly. He also swam in three team relay races. Spitz won seven gold medals, an Olympic record. Plus, he set new world records in every race. Now that is something to brag about. Decathlon Double, Daley Thompson, born 1958, Decathlon, United Kingdom, Great Britain. Daley Thompson was one of the best of the best. He won the decathlon in 1980. Then, in 1984, he won it again. He is only the second person in the history of the Olympics to win the decathlon twice. In 1988, at the ripe old age of 30, he still performed well enough to come in fourth place in sports most grueling event.

1972年奥运会上，马克·施皮茨没有放豪言。 他报名了四个个人游泳项目，包括他的强项蝶泳。 他还参加了三个团体接力项目。 施皮茨一共拿下七枚金牌，创下了奥运纪录。 不仅如此，他每场比赛都刷新了世界纪录。 这一回，他可真有骄傲的资本了。 十项全能两连冠 戴利·汤普森 1958年生 十项全能 英国。 戴利·汤普森是顶尖中的顶尖。 他在1980年赢下了十项全能冠军。 之后，他在1984年再次夺冠。 他是奥运史上第二位两次夺得十项全能冠军的选手。 1988年，已经30岁的他依旧表现出色，在这项最考验人的项目中拿下了第四名。