A Jamaican sprinter has taken a very short time to rewrite two cherished world records on the track. The man with a name that fits his accomplishments.
牙买加短跑运动员博尔特在很短时间里刷新了两项令人敬佩的径赛世界纪录。这名选手给他取了一个和他的成就一致的名字。
Several Olympic reporters have debated how to pronounce Bolt's first name. It is Usain by the way. But the world's fastest man prefers a better name.
几名奥运会记者就博尔特本人的名字发音争执不下。其实他名叫乌塞恩。但是这个世界上跑得最快的人喜欢用一个更好的名字。
"I am Lightning Bolt. I am not Flash Gordon or anybody. My name is Lightning Bolt," he said.
他说：“我叫闪电博尔特。我不叫闪光博尔特什么的。我的名字是闪电博尔特。”
It is an appropriate name since the 22-year-old Jamaican became the first man to shatter both the 100 and 200-meter world records at a single Olympics. On Saturday night in Beijing, the tall one-meter, 96-centimeter Bolt used his long, quick strides to cover 100 meters in a jaw-dropping 9.96 seconds.
这个名字恰如其分，因为这个22岁的牙买加人成了第一个在一届奥运会上打破100米和200米跑两项世界记录的人。星期六晚上，博尔特这个1米96的高个头在北京以疾速的大步跑，令人惊讶地只用9秒96的时间就冲过100米终点。
The longer distance is his specialty. And no one could keep up with him in that race either as he sped to a record of 19.30 seconds. That time lowered the 12-year-old mark set by American great Michael Johnson (19.32), a record many people thought could not be broken.
他的强项是稍长距离的赛跑。在200米决赛中，同样没人能够跟上他，他创下19秒30的新记录。这打破了由了不起的美国运动员麦克尔.约翰逊保持了12年之久的19秒32的记录。许多人都认为那个记录是不可能被打破的。
Bolt says it is no surprise because the event has been his favorite for a long time.
博尔特说，这并不令人吃惊，因为这个项目一直都是他的强项。
"I have been saying all season the 200 (meter race) has been my love since I was 15," Bolt noted. "I was the youngest ever to win the world juniors. And from that day on it has meant a lot to me. I have done a lot in the 200-meters, the world junior record holder, world youth, it means a lot. I can not really explain. It is just close to my heart. And I will always love the 200 meters."
“我整个赛季都在说，从15岁起，200米跑就已经是我最喜爱的项目。我是有史以来赢得世界少年赛的人当中年纪最小的。从那一天起，它对我变得意义非凡。我在200米上取得了很多成绩，比如世界少年记录保持者，还有世界青年赛。它对我而言意味着许多。我很难说清楚。它在我心目中最为重要。我仍会热爱200米跑。”
Shortly after the second race Wednesday, Bolt was asked how his double gold performance stood against Michael Phelps. The American swimming great won an unprecedented eight gold medals at a single Olympics during the first week in Beijing.
在星期三的第二场比赛后不久，有人问他，他获得两枚金牌的表现和麦克尔.菲尔普斯比怎么样。这个了不起的美国游泳选手在北京奥运的第一个星期里成为第一个在一届奥运会上赢得8枚金牌的运动员。
"I can not compare myself," he said. "I will not compare myself to Michael Phelps. He swims. He is a great athlete to win eight gold medals. That is just great. I am on the track. He is in the water. So you really can not compare it pretty much. But he is a great athlete. And I congratulate him on being the best at what he does."
博尔特说：“我没办法拿自己做比较。我也不会把自己和麦克尔.菲尔普斯去比。他游泳。他是个了不起的运动员，赢了8枚金牌。那真是了不起。我是在跑道上。他是在水里。所以真的没什么可比的。但是他是个了不起的运动员。我对他成为自己领域里的顶尖好手表示祝贺。”
Michael Johnson won the 200 and 400-meter titles at the 1996 Atlanta Games. But Bolt says he is not planning to run longer than his favorite 200-meter distance.
麦克尔.约翰逊在1996年亚特兰大奥运会上赢得200米和400米冠军。但是博尔特说，他不打算跑比他的强项200米距离更长的比赛。
"Do not hold your breath," Bolt said. "I do not think I will be going up to the 400-meters anytime soon. But right now, I guess the next aim is really to just finish the season injury free. And then [I will be] looking forward to the world championships [in 2009]. After the world championships I will probably think about doing something else. I am not sure. Me and my coach will decide that when the time comes."
他说：“你用不着紧张。我现在还没有打算要参加400米项目。但是现在，我想下个目标是在这个赛季结束前不受伤。那时候我再想明年世界冠军的事。在拿到世界冠军后，我可能会考虑做些其他的事。我还不确定。到时候我和我的教练会做出决定。”
So for now, the world will just have to be content to marvel at the amazing and historic double Olympic victory by Usain Bolt.
所以现在，世界也只能对乌塞恩.博尔特了不起的历史性奥运双料冠军的奇迹感到心满意足了。 |