田径世锦赛中国将派最强阵容出战

 　　Sending its largest-ever team to the IAAF World Championships, which will open on Aug 22 in Beijing, the Chinese track and field team is hoping for breakthroughs at the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest.

　　8月22日北京国家体育场，也就是众所周知的鸟巢将举行世界田径锦标赛，中国派出有史以来最强大的队伍参赛，希望在本次比赛中取得突破。

　　"I hope the Chinese team can do better than last time at the Bird's Nest," said Feng Shuyong, deputy director of the Chinese Athletics¹ Association and head coach of the Chinese team.

　　“我希望中国队在鸟巢能比上次取得更好的成绩，”中国田径协会和中国队总教练副主任冯树勇说道。

　　The last time the Chinese track and field team competed in a major event at the Bird's Nest was the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, where the home audience saw Liu Xiang, the men's 110m hurdles² defending Olympic champion, limp off the track. The Chinese track and field team collected only two bronze medals at the 2008 Olympics, with Zhou Chunxiu finishing third in the women's marathon and Zhang Wenxiu winning bronze in the women's hammer throw.

　　上次中国的田径运动队比赛是在北京2008年奥运会上，当时中国观众看到田径110米跨栏卫冕冠军刘翔在跑道上摔倒并离开比赛轨道。在2008年奥运会上，中国田径队累计获得两枚铜牌，周春秀女子马拉松获得第三名和张文秀在女子链球获得铜牌。

　　"You have many advantages competing on home soil but there is also huge pressure. Last time Liu Xiang was overburdened with excessive expectations. I think this time the athletes won't be under as much pressure," Feng said.

　　“在我们自己的国土上比赛有很多的优势，但同时我们也有巨大的压力。上次，刘翔因为背负着过高的期望而压力很大。我想这次我们的运动员不会有那么大的压力了，”冯教练说道。

　　China unveiled its biggest squad³ yet for an athletics world championships, with 69 athletes, comprising 30 men and 39 women. They will compete in 34 events at the tournament in the Chinese capital. The event, which has attracted nearly 2,000 athletes from 207 nations and regions, will run from Aug 22 to 30.

　　中国揭开了世界锦标赛国家队的最强大阵容，包括30名男运动员和39名女运动员。他们将会在中国首都北京锦标赛上参与34个赛事。这项赛事吸引了来自207个国家和地区的2000名运动员，赛事将会从8月22号持续到8月30号。

　　China's medal hopes are pinned on the men's and women's race walking and the women's shot put, hammer throw and javelin⁴. When Russia withdrew most of its race walking team from international competitions in the wake of a series of doping allegations, Feng said he saw a golden chance for China.

　　中国金牌的希望都寄托在男子和女子竞走、女子铅球和链球，标枪。在俄罗斯退出了一系列的兴奋剂指控之后的国际比赛之后，冯说，他看到了一个中国的黄金机会。

　　London Olympic champion Chen Ding and London bronze medallist Wang Zhen will vie for the men's 20km race title, while world record holder⁵ Liu Hong shoulders the hopes for the women's side.

　　伦敦奥运冠军陈定和伦敦铜牌得主王镇将争夺男子20公里赛的冠军，而世界纪录保持者刘红担负着中国女子的希望。

　　Two-time world championship medallist Gong Lijiao will strive for a position on the podium in the women's shot put.

　　两次世界冠军得主巩立姣将力争登上女子铅球上领奖台。

　　Other breakthroughs in men's jumping and sprint⁶ events are what Chinese athletics fans are eagerly hoping for.

　　而在男子跳高和短跑项目上的突破也是中国田径迷们热切期盼的。

1 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。

2 hurdles   

n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛

参考例句：

• In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。 来自辞典例句

3 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

4 javelin   

n.标枪，投枪

参考例句：

• She achieved a throw of sixty metres in the javelin event.在掷标枪项目中，她掷了60米远。
• The coach taught us how to launch a javelin.教练教我们投标枪。

5 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

6 sprint   

n.短距离赛跑；vi. 奋力而跑，冲刺；vt.全速跑过

参考例句：

• He put on a sprint to catch the bus.他全速奔跑以赶上公共汽车。
• The runner seemed to be rallied for a final sprint.这名赛跑者似乎在振作精神作最后的冲刺。