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Oscar Pistorius is the South African Paralympic runner famous for trying to compete at the Olympics. He is known as "Blade Runner" because of the artificial limbs he uses to sprint. He is also dubbed "the fastest man on no legs". Pistorius is the double amputee world record holder and in the 100, 200 and 400 metres events and a Paralympics medal winner.
奧斯卡·皮斯托瑞斯是南非殘奧會短跑名將，他還因參加奧運會而名聲大噪。還因其假肢而得名“刀鋒戰士”。他還被譽為“史上跑得最快的無腿人”。皮斯托瑞斯雙腿截肢，他是殘奧會100米、200米和400米世界紀錄保持者，殘奧會獎牌獲得者。
Pistorius was born in 1986 with the fibula bone missing in both of his legs. When he was 11 months old, doctors amputated his legs halfway between his knees and ankles. His disability did not stop him from enjoying sports. At school he was very keen on rugby, water polo and tennis. He started running in 2004 and says he has "never looked back".
1986年，皮斯托瑞斯生無腓骨。11個月大時，醫生對其腳踝部分進行截肢。雖身體殘疾，但他對體育的熱情并沒有減弱。在學校，他酷愛橄欖球、水球以及網球。2004年，他開始接觸跑步，并稱他永遠不會放棄。
He runs on a pair of specially-developed carbon-fibre blades. At the 2004 Summer Paralympics, he won the 200-metre final with a world record time. In 2005, he finished first in the able-bodied South African Championships over 400 metres and won the 400-metre gold at the Paralympic World Cup. He decided to compete at the Beijing Olympics.
他的雙腿裝上了碳纖維假肢。在2004年夏季殘奧會，他打破200米紀錄，并獲得金牌。2005年，皮斯托瑞斯參加南非健全田徑錦標賽，并獲得400米冠軍，并在殘疾人田徑世界杯上獲得400米冠軍。他決定參加北京奧運會。
Pistorius tried to prove he could compete with the best able-bodied runners in the world. His biggest obstacle was the international athletics federation who decided his blades were a “technological aid” and therefore illegal. He now has his sights set on the 2012 London Olympics. His motto is: "You're not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have."
皮斯托瑞斯正在向人們證明，他能與健全運動員一較高下。國際田聯認定“刀鋒”有助提高比賽成績，禁止參賽。如今，他的目標是參加2012年倫敦奧運會。他的座右銘是：“身體殘疾不能證明你無能，你可以通過自己的才能證明自己的實力。”
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