视频-索普200米自由泳夺冠“引爆”澳洲观众激情 |
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http://sports.sina.com.cn 2004年08月18日 15:37 新浪体育 |
Austrilian Ian Thorpe's winning Monday in the men's 200 metres freestyle event put an end to his arch-rival Michael Phelps quest for eight gold medals in the Athens Olympics. 澳大利亚游泳天才伊恩-索普赢得了男子200米自由泳金牌,轻易终结了美国游泳新
Dutchman Pieter Van den Hoogenband finished second while the US' Michael Phelps had to be content with a third place. 荷兰飞鱼霍根班德夺得第二名,美国选手麦克-菲尔普斯只得得第三。 The atmosphere outside the swimming pool at the OAKA stadium complex was electric as the fans dashed in the grab the last few seats just before the start of the much awaited race. 男子200米自由泳决赛开始前,奥林匹克水上中心游泳池外的气氛极其热烈,观众纷纷入场占据为数不多的空位。 Phelps was the star attraction along with Ian Thorpe, though the American's quest for eight gold medals made the race all the more interesting. 他们都想一睹菲尔普斯和伊恩-索普对决的风采,菲尔普斯赛前誓夺8枚游泳金牌的宣言无意也令这场比赛更具吸引力。 Thorpe, also known as the 'Thorpedo', however edged out Phelps and surprisingly the American could only finish third. 最终在这场世纪对决中,人称“澳洲鱼雷”的索普赢得了冠军,赛前信心爆棚的菲尔普斯仅获第三。 Thorpe won in 1 minute 44.71 seconds - a new Olympics record. 索普的成绩是1分44秒71,创造了全新的奥运会纪录。 "Unbelievable..Ian Thorpe the 'Thorpedo' absolutely knocked him dead mate. He is an absolute winner." 赛后观众表示,“难以置信……伊恩-索普显然完胜菲尔普斯,他是理所当然的胜利者。” "I think the press decided that he should win eight medals. Eight golds ... I think if he wins eight medals that would be quite amazing". 另一位观众认为:“我认为媒体此前预测菲尔普斯能获得8枚金牌。8枚金牌啊!……我认为假如他真能夺得8枚金牌,那简直是太棒了。” |