宁泽涛勇夺100米自由泳冠军

 　　Swimming world championships debutant Ning Zetao has claimed the title at the men's 100m freestyle, clocking in at 47.84 seconds.

　　Ning says his result is beyond his expectations.

　　"I feel honored¹ to compete with swimmers from other countries for China. I never thought I could make it."

　　The 22-year-old shot to fame by clinching² four gold medals in the Asian Games last year in South Korea.

　　宁泽涛勇夺100米自由泳冠军

　　With his time in Russia, he's become the first Chinese swimmer to break the 48-second barrier and the first Chinese national to take gold at the event.

　　China has also taken bronze in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay³, with the gold going to the United States.

　　In the women's 200m butterfly, China's Zhang Yufei has taken bronze.

　　Japan's Hoshi Natsumi claimed the title, while American Cammile Adams was second.

1 honored   

adj.光荣的：荣幸的v.尊敬，给以荣誉( honor的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I hope to be honored with further orders. 如蒙惠顾，不胜荣幸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This is a time-honored custom. 这是一个古老的习俗。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 clinching   

v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的现在分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）

参考例句：

• Joe gets clinching evidence of the brains role when he dreams. 乔做梦时得到了大脑发生作用的决定性依据。 来自辞典例句
• Clinching, wrestling, pushing, or seizing, without attempting a throw or other technique. 抱，扭摔，推或抓而没有摔或其它的技术。 来自互联网

3 relay   

n.接力赛，中继转播（设备）；vt.转述，转播

参考例句：

• They will relay your message.他们会转达你的口信。
• This metal tower is used to relay television signals to distant villages.这个金属塔是用于向遥远的村子转播电视讯号的。