Australian Olympic team returns home from London

 SYDNEY, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has greeted Australia's Olympians at Sydney airport, saying they should be proud of their performance at the London Games, local media reported Wednesday.

About 500 people gathered at Sydney Airport to welcome the country's returning Olympians who arrived in Sydney at about 7 a. m. local time Wednesday, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reported.

"For those who have been quick to rush out with criticism, London 2012 has been a remarkable¹ result by any measure," she told a huge crowd gathered at Sydney Airport for the official welcome home reception.

"Our nation is still in the top 10, still fighting, still striving²."

Australia won a total of 35 medals at the London Games, including seven gold, 16 silver and 12 bronze, sitting 10th on the medal tally³.

It's the country's lowest number of gold medals at an Olympics since the Barcelona Games in 1992.

1 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

2 striving   

v.努力奋斗，力求( strive的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The swimmer was striving against the current. 游泳者正在和激浪搏斗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rows of dragons pull downstream, each striving to take the lead. 各色各状造型的“蛟龙”如箭离弦，顺流而下，欲争群龙首。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

3 tally   

n.计数器，记分，一致，测量；vt.计算，记录，使一致；vi.计算，记分，一致

参考例句：

• Don't forget to keep a careful tally of what you spend.别忘了仔细记下你的开支账目。
• The facts mentioned in the report tally to every detail.报告中所提到的事实都丝毫不差。