Phelps books 200m fly Olympic berth

 WASHINGTON, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Michael Phelps booked the men's 200-meter butterfly Olympic berth¹ on Thursday as the 14-time Olympic champion cruised² to victory at the US trials.

Phelps, who holds the world record in the 200m fly, will have a chance at a third straight gold medal in the event at the London Games.

Phelps clocked one minute 53.65 seconds to win the final, while Tylaer Clary trailed him in 1:55.12.

"It's not a good enough time to win a gold medal, but I think I'm OK with it," Phelps said, although it was the fastest time posted so far this Olympic season.

Allison Schmitt added another race to her Olympic programme, winning the 200m freestyle in 1:54.40, which is the fastest in the world this year.

"I didn't feel like I was on my (American) record pace, but I could hear the crowd. I was pretty excited before I even looked up and saw the time," said Schmitt, who won the 400m free earlier this week.

Missy Franklin finished second to qualify³ for the event at the London Games. She has already secured a berth in 100m backstroke.

In the day's other final, Caitlin Leverenz won the women's 200m individual medley⁴ in 2:10.22. Ariana Kukors, who set the world record in the event in 2009, before high-tech⁵ bodysuits were banned, finished second to seize an Olympic berth.

1 berth   

n.卧铺，停泊地，锚位；v.使停泊

参考例句：

• She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
• They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。

2 cruised   

v.乘船巡游( cruise的过去式和过去分词 )；以快而平稳的速度长距离行驶；巡航；轻而易举赢得（或获得）

参考例句：

• They cruised along in top gear . 他们驾车高速行驶。
• The coastguard cutter cruised along the coast looking for smugglers. 水上警察缉私船沿海巡逻搜寻走私犯。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 qualify   

vt.取得资格，有资格，限定，描述；vi.取得资格，有资格

参考例句：

• I won't qualify until next year.我明年才具备资格。
• You must qualify yourself for the post.你必须使自己具备担任这一工作的资格。

4 medley   

n.混合

参考例句：

• Today's sports meeting doesn't seem to include medley relay swimming.现在的运动会好象还没有混合接力泳这个比赛项目。
• China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。

5 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。