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Chinese swimmer Fu Yuanhui is known for her intense facial expressions and cheery demeanor.
中國游泳運動員傅園慧以她夸張的面部表情和歡快的舉止為人所熟知。
But after the women's 4x100m medley relay on Sunday, she was in far worse spirits.
但是在周日的女子4x100米混合泳接力賽中，她的情緒低落到極點。
She said she didn't swim well today and "I let my teammates down".
她說她今天游的不好，我讓我的隊友們失望了。
Fu was holding her stomach at the time explaining,"because my period came yesterday I am feeling a bit weak. But this is not an excuse".
傅捂著腹部的同時解釋說，因為昨天我來月經了，所以感到有點虛弱。但這不應是借口。
While this may not seem like a huge deal in western countries, in China we are talking about menstruation as taboo, at best it's huge.
盡管這在西方國家看起來不是件大事，但在中國卻并非如此，談論月經被看作是一種禁忌。
Many of her fans back home are commending her bravery and talking openly.
她在國內的很多粉絲都稱贊她的勇敢和直言。
