Bolt, Pearson named IAAF athletes of the year

 　　MONACO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Usain Bolt and Sally Pearson have been named the male and female world athletes of the year for 2011, IAAF President Lamine Diack announced on Saturday.

　　Bolt, who won the award for the third time, and Pearson, a first-time nominee¹ and winner, received their trophies² and 100,000 dollar prizes at the 2011 World Athletics³ Gala on Saturday evening.

　　Bolt, 25, successfully defended his title in the 200m at the World Championships in Daegu clocking 19.40 seconds, the second fastest performance of the year.

　　He concluded the championships by anchoring a Jamaican quartet to a 37.04 second world record in the 4x100m relay and ended the season undefeated in four 200m races. He was also the 2011 world leader in the 100m at 9.76, and won five of his six races over the distance.

　　"This season was a really trying season for me, I really had to work hard and stand up my game," said Bolt, who was also named athlete of the year in 2008 and 2009.

　　"There were some close races this season, I really had to push myself. So this (award) really means a whole lot to me. Because I really came out there hard this year, and all the hard work I put in paid off."

　　Pearson, also 25, dominated the women's 100m hurdles⁴ this year, winning ten of her 11 competitions while producing seven of the season's quickest 11 performances.

　　The highlight was her sensational⁵ 12.28 second clocking to take the world title, making her the fourth fastest woman in history with the fastest performance in nearly two decades.

　　"It was just such an honor to be in the top ten this year," said Pearson, who like Bolt was a world youth champion in 2003. " To be able to win this for my country and for my region Oceania means a lot and hopefully will inspire junior athletes to stay in athletics."

　　"It was a little surprising that I won," Pearson said, speaking highly of her co-finalists for the year's top honor. "Vivian ( Cheruiyot) was a three-time world champion and Valerie (Adams) just dominates every time she's out there. She's the role model athlete everyone should look up to."

1 nominee   

n.被提名者；被任命者；被推荐者

参考例句：

• His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
• Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。

2 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 athletics   

n.运动，体育，田径运动

参考例句：

• When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
• Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中，我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。

4 hurdles   

n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛

参考例句：

• 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

5 sensational   

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

• Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
• Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。