博尔特实现惊人'三三连冠' 史上第一飞人谁不服?

 Usain Bolt sealed an unprecedented¹ 'triple-triple' on his Olympic farewell by leading Jamaica to top of the podium in the 4x100m relay final at the Rio Games on Friday.

周五，里约奥运会的4*100米接力决赛，带领牙买加队站上最高领奖台的尤塞恩·博尔特，在其奥运谢幕战中完成了史无前例的“三三连冠”。

The 29-year-old superstar, widely seen as the greatest sprinter² in history, stormed over the line in 37.27 seconds to trigger an eruption³ of adulation in the Olympic Stadium.

这位29岁的超级明星、被公认为历史上最伟大的短跑运动员，以37秒27的成绩冲过了终点线，引爆了整个奥林匹克体育场的欢呼。

博尔特实现惊人'三三连冠' 史上第一飞人谁不服?

Bolt began the final leg of the race trailing Japan's Aska Cambridge but quickly caught his rival before surging clear in the last 50m with his trademark⁴ burst.

博尔特排在最后一棒，接棒时稍稍落后于日本选手剑桥飞鸟，但是他很快就追上了他的对手，并在最后50米以其标志性的冲刺确立了胜利。

Japan's quartet took a surprise silver in 37.60 seconds while the United States came third in 37.62 but was disqualified. Surprise world runner-up China was upgraded to fourth.

最终，日本队的四位选手出人意料的以37秒60的成绩获得银牌，而美国队以37秒62排名第三，但随后被取消成绩。而曾让人大吃一惊的世界亚军中国队最终排名第四位。

Bolt, who said Rio will be his last Olympics, has won an Olympic sweep of 100m, 200m and 4x100m for the third straight time.

曾表示里约是其最后一届奥运会的博尔特，已经在连续三届奥运会中包揽了100米、200米及4*100米项目的所有金牌。

Earlier, the United States clinched⁵ their 11th Olympic women's 4x100m relay title, setting the second fastest time in history.

早先结束的奥运会女子4*100米接力决赛，美国队夺得了他们在该项目上的第11枚金牌，并创造了历史最快纪录。

1 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

2 sprinter   

n.短跑运动员，短距离全速奔跑者

参考例句：

• He is more a sprinter than a swimmer. 他是短跑健将，而不是游泳选手。 来自辞典例句
• The sprinter himself thinks he can run the race at 9.4 seconds. 这位短跑运动员自认为可以用9.4秒跑完比赛。 来自互联网

3 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

4 trademark   

n.商标；特征；vt.注册的…商标

参考例句：

• The trademark is registered on the book of the Patent Office.该商标已在专利局登记注册。
• The trademark of the pen was changed.这钢笔的商标改了。

5 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