AS IT IS 2016-08-17 Sports Illustrated Magazine Reveals 'Golden' Cover

AS IT IS 2016-08-17 Sports Illustrated¹ Magazine Reveals² 'Golden' Cover

This is What’s Trending Today.

On August 16, 1954, Sports Illustrated published its first-ever magazine. The new publication³ led with an article called the “The Golden Age is Now.”

Sixty-two years later, Sports Illustrated is one of the most famous sports publications⁴ in the world. And, now it has published perhaps its most golden magazine cover yet.

The cover photo of the August 22 edition of the magazine features U.S. Olympic gold medal swimmers Katie Ledecky and Michael Phelps, and gold-medal gymnast Simone Biles. The cover reads: “The Greatests.”

Together, the three athletes won 16 Olympic medals in Rio de Janeiro. Thirteen of them are gold.

Shortly after the magazine released⁵ its “Greatests” cover this week, it became a trending topic on social media.

Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 medals. The 31-year-old won six medals in Rio, five of them gold. Nineteen-year-old Ledecky won four gold medals and a silver medal in Rio.

And first-time Olympian Biles, also 19, won four golds and one bronze medal. She tied the record for most gold medals won in one Olympics by a woman gymnast.

Phelps wrote on his Facebook page that it was an “honor⁶” to share the cover with Ledecky and Biles.

Sports Illustrated wrote that the photoshoot took place Sunday evening in Rio. Biles had just won her third of four gold medals of the Games.

People on social media called the three athletes “heroes” and “superstars.”

And that’s What’s Trending Today.

Words in This Story

athlete - n. a person who is trained in or good at sports, games, or exercises that require physical skill and strength

medal - n. a piece of metal often in the form of a coin with designs and words in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement

decorated - adj. having many awards or medals

1 illustrated   

adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。

2 reveals   

v.显示( reveal的第三人称单数 )；揭示；泄露；[神学]启示

参考例句：

• He reveals his innermost feelings only to his best friend. 他把最隐秘的想法只告诉最好的朋友。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The strong wind reveals the strength of the grass. 疾风知劲草。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 publication   

n.出版，发行；出版；公布，发表

参考例句：

• They don't think this article is suitable for publication.他们认为这篇文章不宜发表。
• The government has delayed publication of the trade figures.政府已将贸易统计数字延后公布。

4 publications   

n.发表( publication的名词复数 )；公布；出版；出版物

参考例句：

• The related publications are far too numerous to list individually. 相关出版物太多，没法一一列举。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request. 我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

6 honor   

n.光荣；敬意；荣幸；vt.给…以荣誉；尊敬

参考例句：

• I take your visit as a great honor.您的来访是我莫大的光荣。
• It is a great honor to receive that prize.能拿到那个奖是无上的光荣。