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美國的時代周刊出了一期奧運特刊，并將劉翔作為亞洲版的封面人物。封面故事是100名奧運選手介紹。從澳大利亞到津巴布韋，從中國到美國，時代帶你進(jìn)行一次世界之旅，為你介紹將在北京奧運會上看到的最引人注目的運動員們。在百名運動員中，劉翔名列第四、姚明第五、郭晶晶名列第九。
When Liu Xiang claimed victory in the 110-m hurdles in Athens, delivering China its first ever sprint gold, you could almost sense the alarm in the announcers' voices. Few had heard of this mystery athlete, much less knew how to pronounce his given name. What a difference four years make. In Beijing, Liu, 25, along with basketball star Yao Ming, will be the poster boy for China's mighty Olympic squad. Here's a quick language guide: his name (pronounced Sheeahng) means "to soar" in Chinese.
當(dāng)2004 年劉翔在雅典奧運會上奪得110米欄的冠軍的時候，他為中國奪得了第一枚短跑金牌，你能從主播們的聲音中感受到這種震驚。幾乎沒有人聽說過這個神奇的運動員，知道怎么讀他名字的人更少。四年帶來了多大的變化?。≡诒本?，25歲的劉翔和籃球明星姚明將成為中國強大的奧運代表團的領(lǐng)軍人物。我們來個語言快速入門：他的名字（發(fā)音為Sheeahng），在漢語中是“飛翔”的意思。
Soaring is just what China expects Liu to do. A recent Internet poll found that the Chinese citizenry's No. 1 Olympic wish is for Liu to win gold. The Chinese Sports Ministry, which has three doctors dedicated to Liu's well-being, apparently holds similarly high hopes. Just how important is Liu to the Chinese nation? Well, an insurance company has valued his legs at $13.5 million.
飛翔正是中國期待劉翔做到的。一份近期的網(wǎng)絡(luò)調(diào)查顯示，中國人的奧運愿望排名第一的就是劉翔拿到金牌。中國體育總局顯然也同樣有著很高的期望，安排了三個醫(yī)生照顧他的健康。劉翔對國家來說有多重要？一個保險公司為他的腿估價1350萬美元。
Yes, that's just a teeny bit of pressure. And there's no sign of its letting up. In June, Cuba's Dayron Robles — wearing an oversize gold cross, a chunky watch and a pair of glasses — almost casually broke the world record that Liu had set two years earlier. Now Liu must strike gold and try to reclaim the world mark. "In China, I don't think even the Prime Minister is as famous as he is," says former British world champion Colin Jackson of Liu, who demolished Jackson's world record. "There's a lot of pressure on him to deliver that gold medal, but he has incredible competition. That must be hell for him."
對，那只是一點點壓力，但這壓力并沒有減少的跡象。六月，來自古巴的羅伯斯——戴著超大的金十字架、一塊粗笨的表和一副眼鏡的家伙很隨便的就打破了劉翔兩年前創(chuàng)造的世界記錄。現(xiàn)在劉翔必須為金牌奮斗重奪世界紀(jì)錄。說到曾打破了杰克遜的世界紀(jì)錄的劉翔，這位前英國世界冠軍柯林·杰克遜說：“在中國，大概總理都沒他有名，要拿金牌他必須面對很大的壓力，此外還有非常激烈的競爭，我想這一定挺難熬的?！?/P>
