世界名人简介 第117期:刘易斯·汉密尔顿

 Lewis Hamilton was born in England in 1985. He was named after American sprint¹ champion Carl Lewis, so he was associated with speed even from when he was a baby. Perhaps it came as no surprise that Lewis got into racing² of some sort. He won the Formula³ 1 World Championship in November 2008 to become F1’s youngest ever champion, at the age of 23.

1985年，刘易斯·汉密尔顿出生在英格兰。并以美国短跑冠军卡尔·刘易斯的姓氏命名，所以从婴儿时代起，他就与速度产生了不解情缘。他踏入竞赛领域或许不足为奇。2008年11月，年仅23岁的汉密尔顿加冕F1总冠军头衔，成为史上最年轻总冠军车手。

Hamilton got into racing at a very young age. He loved radio-controlled cars. When he was seven, he came second in a national competition against adults. Lewis’ father knew his son had a special talent and bought him a go-kart. He began winning many championships and got a taste for bigger and faster things. He fell in love with Formula One.

他从孩童时就热爱竞赛运动。他喜欢无线电遥控赛车。7岁那年，他在一次全国比赛中击败成年人，最终排名第二。父亲发现儿子特殊才能，并为他购买了一辆高卡车。他开始屡获冠军，并逐渐对竞赛事物产生兴趣。他最终迷上了F1。

When Lewis was just ten years old, he met the boss of the Formula 1 McLaren team Ron Dennis. Hamilton told him: "I want to race for you one day." He impressed Dennis and three years later Lewis joined McLaren’s Young Driver Support Programme. He won championships in formula two and three and became an F1 driver for McLaren in 2007.

他曾与迈凯伦董事长罗恩·丹尼斯有一面之缘，当时他年仅10岁。汉密尔顿对他说：“我想成为你旗下车队一员。”丹尼斯对他印象深刻，三年后，刘易斯加入了迈凯伦“青年车手扶持项目”。他曾在F2和F3赛事中获得总冠军，2007年，他如愿成为迈凯伦F1车手。

Hamilton broke many records in his first season in Formula One and won many races. He finished second in the championship, missing⁴ out on the title by one point in his final race. He was determined⁵ to win in 2008 and did just that, winning the title by a single point on the last corner in the last lap of the last race of the season.

在F1的第一个赛季，他屡破记录，并赢得多个分站赛冠军。他曾与总冠军失之交臂，在最终对决中，他以一分之差惜败。他决定2008年卷土重来，在赛季最后一站，他在最后一圈最后一个弯道以一分之差获胜，并赢得总冠军头衔。

1.fall in love 爱上

例句：Slowly but surely she started to fall in love with him.

虽然过程缓慢，但她无疑开始爱上他了。

2.have a taste for 对…有兴趣

例句：It appear to me that he have a taste for music.

我觉得他似乎对音乐有爱好。

3.miss out 失去

例句：We're missing out on a tremendous⁶ opportunity.

我们在坐失良机。

4.determined to 决定

例句：We are determined to get the work done before New Year's Day.

我们定下决心，要在元旦前完成这项工作。

1 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。

2 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

3 formula   

n.公式；配方，外方；规则，一定的做法

参考例句：

• His father is acting on his formula.他的父亲总是按他的原则办事。
• Here are some applications of Taylor's formula.下面举例说明泰乐定理的应用。

4 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

6 tremendous   

adj.巨大的，极大的；很好的，非常好的

参考例句：

• This book was the outcome of a tremendous amount of scientific work.这本书是大量科学研究工作的成果。
• There is a tremendous difference between them.他们之间有着极大的差别。