10.31 运动员的情操

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1.在世界锦标赛决赛时，一位跳板跳水名将被他的同胞战友击败，却热烈拥抱胜利者，满含热泪向观众挥手告别。一位优秀的女击剑手在决胜的一局倒下了，不是倒在敌手的剑下，而是因为自己突然肌肉痉挛。

In the finals of a world championship, a veteran springboard diver was defeated by his rival from the same country. However, she gave a big hug to the winner and tearfully waved goodbye to the audience. In another instance, an outstanding female fencer fell in the decisive round, not because of her rival’s attack, but because of a sudden muscle cramp.

wave a tearful farewell to 也可以

2.这类事情在体坛司空见惯，但是这些英雄的悲剧场景不仅使失败的英雄热泪盈眶，而且使观众为之落泪。运动员把一生最美好的时光贡献出来，艰苦训练，激烈拼搏，希望成绩蒸蒸日上。如今他们过了巅峰走下坡路，仍然奋力发挥，力争为自己光辉的运动生涯划上一个完美的句号。

“激烈拼搏”：争取获得更好的成绩或者能力。“成绩蒸蒸日上”的话，不要处理成什么 grades 或者 Scores 之类的。这是体育，不是学术类的成绩。用 performance。

Such episodes are regular in the world of sports, but scenes of heroic tragedy bring tears not only to the defeated heroes but also the audience. Athletes devote their best time of life to arduous training, hoping to improve their performance over time. Even when their performance has begun to decline after reaching the peak, they still strive to push their limits, seeking to end their glorious athletic careers with a perfect flourish.

3.人生能有几回搏!生命有限，竞技生命更是短暂的。运动员比任何人更深刻地认识到时光易逝机会难得。他会珍惜并利用每—分钟，抓住任何一个机会。他付出许多，也得到许多，不仅为自己也为袓国贏得荣誉。

How often in life does one find an opportunity to stake it all in pursuit of a dream? Life is short, and an athletic career is even more so. In fact, athletes, perhaps more than anyone else, are acutely aware of the fleeting nature of time and the scarcity of opportunity. That is why they cherish every minute and seize every opportunity in their hands. They make great sacrifices and earn rich awards, winning honor not only for themselves but also for their homeland.

人生能有几回搏!

陈文伯：Chances to compete for championship are few and far between. （罕见，稀少）

stake: n.股份；重大利益；赌注；桩 v.以…打赌；拿…冒险

fleeting: adj. 短暂的，闪现的

参与并取胜，这就是奥林匹克精神。它表现于弱者敢于向强者挑战，也表现于强者力争取得更好的成绩。胜而又胜，优而更优，这种理想一直鼓舞着运动员奋力前进。他会尽其所能，永不松懈，永不罢休。有人说竞技者终究会是失败者，即使是最佳运动员也终将被更强者淘汰。成千上万个失败者才涌现一个胜利者，这个胜利者最终仍将被取代，挤出光荣榜——这就是竞技运动的规律。然而运动员却从不为这种不可避免的失败结局所沮丧，仍然力争最佳发挥。实在到了自知技穷之时，他会愉快地退下来，让位给年轻的优胜者，并对自己在奥林匹克运动中争取更好成绩尽了一份力而心满意足。他会自豪地说他的靑春没有虚度。

“表现于”的表达非常多，有被动也要主动结构。比如：be seen /shown in 或者 be reflected by。主动呢？reveals itself。如果用 reveals itself，后面往往跟 when 从句结构，也就意味着可以沿用原文的主干结构，处理成两个句子。

“力争取得更好的成绩”说人话：挑战自我。

“技穷”作为汉语词汇，指技能或方法完全耗尽的状态。

To participate and win – this is the spirit of Olympics. It reveals itself when the weak dare to challenge the strong and when the strong challenge themselves in pursuit of excellence. The ideal of striving for greater achievements is a powerful spur that drives athletes forward. They give their all; they never let up; they never quit. It is said that athletes are destined to be losers, because even the best athletes will be ousted by others. Indeed, out of thousands of competitors only one stands out as the winner, and in the end, he will be replaced in the honor roll. This is the rhythm of athletic sports. However, athletes are never frustrated by the inevitable prospect of failure; they seek to unleash their potential to the full. When the time comes to step aside, they will give the stage, with delight, to younger winners and feel content with the fact that they have given their utmost in the pursuit of Olympic excellence. They will say with pride that their youth has not been wasted.