Britain enjoys Super Saturday with three athletics golds

 LONDON, Aug 4 (Xinhua) -- British spectators' passions and excitements reached climax¹ on a nicknamed Super Saturday night when the Olympic Stadium were rocked by the deafening² acclaim³ of 80,000 fans after the host team wrapped up three of six athletics⁴ golds on offer.

National anthem⁵, folk songs and traditional styles of cheers from the fanatic⁶ home crowds were echoed on and on in the full-attendance stadium, creating a fantastic atmosphere for the British triumphs in women's heptathlon, men's long jump and 10,000m race.

Jessica Ennis clinched⁷ the first gold of the athletics programme for the host after two-day competitions.

With a 188-point lead after six events, Ennis was under little pressure in the final 800m race. But the Team GB's iconic athlete, whose smiling face can be seen in many advertisements around the capital city, raced home first by breaking the British record for the second time this year.

Leading from the gun, she fought back after being overtaken with 300m to cross the line at 2:08.65, winning the gruelling event with a final total of 6,955 points, the third-highest in Olympic history.

The 26-year-old winner couldn't help crying after crossing the line and bowed in front of the wild crowds in standing⁸ ovation⁹.

"The crowd helped me and I can't believe I've done it. I'm going to savour the moment. I've had great support, although I have been under a huge amount of pressure," said she.

Greg Rutherford bagged Britain's second gold medal within half an hour of noisy athletics action when he took the men's long jump title.

Rutherford led from round two when he stamped his authority on the competition leaping 8.21m, and he extended his lead with 8.31m in round four, which was his winning mark.

The gold was special for the host. After clinching¹⁰ silver at European championships, Rutherford claimed Britain's first Olympic long jump medal since Lynn Davies' triumph at Tokyo 1964.

Mitchell Watt¹¹ of Australia took the silver with his best jump at 8.16m and American Will Claye won the bronze in 8.12m.

Later in the night, Mohamed Farah became the first athlete to win the men's 10,000m title on home soil and gave Britain a third athletics gold on the same day for the first time at the Olympic Games.

Farah's gold was also the sixth of the day for Britain, its most in one day since the 1908 Olympic Games. His winning time is 27:30.42. American Galen Rupp claimed silver and Ethiopia's Tariku Bekele got bronze.

Elsewhere, the last show of the night produced women's 100m winner. Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce led from start to finish to defend her gold medal from Beijing 2008 in a time of 10.75 seconds. She also joined the elite¹² group by becoming the third woman in Olympic history to retain titles in this discipline. American Camelita Jeter claimed silver in 10.78 seconds and Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown took bronze in 10.81.

Saturday also was a special day for China. With only one day to go before his twentieth birthday, race walker Chen Ding will have a great mood for celebration after winning the gold medal in the men's 20km walk.

It is the first Olympic gold medal won by a Chinese male walker and also the second Olympic gold won by a Chinese male track and field athlete following the country's hurdling¹³ star Liu Xiang who claimed title at 2004 Athens Games.

"It is a wonderful gift for my birthday," said Chen, who clocked one hour, 18 minutes and 46 seconds to set a new Olympic record.

Croatia reaped a historical gold medal when Sandra Perkovic won the women's discus throw final at 69.11 meters. The 2012 European champion thus became Croatia's first Olympic gold medallist in athletics. It was Croatia's first Olympic gold medal in any event for eight years.

The 2011 world champion Li Yanfeng gifted China the first Olympic medal in this discipline after her third finish at 67.22. Russian Darya Pishchalnikova, the currently world's number one, finished second at 67.56.

1 climax   

n.顶点；高潮；v.(使)达到顶点

参考例句：

• The fifth scene was the climax of the play.第五场是全剧的高潮。
• His quarrel with his father brought matters to a climax.他与他父亲的争吵使得事态发展到了顶点。

2 deafening   

adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
• The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。

3 acclaim   

v.向…欢呼，公认；n.欢呼，喝彩，称赞

参考例句：

• He was welcomed with great acclaim.他受到十分热烈的欢迎。
• His achievements earned him the acclaim of the scientific community.他的成就赢得了科学界的赞誉。

4 athletics   

n.运动，体育，田径运动

参考例句：

• When I was at school I was always hopeless at athletics.我上学的时候体育十分糟糕。
• Our team tied with theirs in athletics.在田径比赛中，我们队与他们队旗鼓相当。

5 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

6 fanatic   

n.狂热者，入迷者；adj.狂热入迷的

参考例句：

• Alexander is a football fanatic.亚历山大是个足球迷。
• I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.我不是宗教狂热分子，但我是基督徒。

7 clinched   

v.（尤指两人）互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的过去式和过去分词 )；解决（争端、交易），达成（协议）

参考例句：

• The two businessmen clinched the deal quickly. 两位生意人很快达成了协议。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Evidently this information clinched the matter. 显然，这一消息使问题得以最终解决。 来自辞典例句

8 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

9 ovation   

n.欢呼，热烈欢迎，热烈鼓掌

参考例句：

• The hero received a great ovation from the crowd. 那位英雄受到人群的热烈欢迎。
• The show won a standing ovation. 这场演出赢得全场起立鼓掌。

10 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

11 watt   

n.瓦，瓦特

参考例句：

• The invention of the engine is creditable to Watt.发动机的发明归功于瓦特。
• The unit of power is watt.功率的单位是瓦特。

12 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

13 hurdling   

n.跳栏赛跑

参考例句：

• The running and hurdling competitions make up the track events. 径赛项目有跑步和障碍两种。 来自互联网
• Hurdling events are dashes in which competitions must clear a series of ten barriers called hurdles. 在跨栏项目中，运动员需要跨过十个栏。 来自互联网