Chinese young swimmers spark little ahead of 08 Olympics |
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| Li Xuanxu (C), Yang Fan (L) and Yu Xin of Guangzhou attend the awarding ceremony of the women's 800m freestyle at the 6th Chinese City Games in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 28, 2007. Li won the gold medal with 8:27.65. Yang and Yu took the silver and bronze respectively. |
| WUHAN, Central China, Oct. 29 - They might have the potential, but are far from ready for the Beijing Olympic Games.
Over 300 swimmers, mostly under 19 years old, raced intensively for ten days at the Chinese City Games from last Saturday, but few of them kindled1 the pool with the Beijing Olympics approaching.
Li Xuanxu, 13, was the brightest star in Wuhan as the diminutive2 girl swept three golds with world-class performance. She took the victory in the 200 meters individual medley3 in two minutes 13.98, the 14th fastest time this year. Her winning result of 4:37.56 in the 400m individual medley was even more impressive. It was placed sixth in this year's world rankings and could even have brought her the silver from this year's world championships.
Li went on to claim her third gold in the 800m freestyle with a personal best of 8:27.65, almost another top 10 result in 2007.
With these astonishing feats4, Li was even described as the "fastest 13-year-old in history" by a foreign professional swimming website, and was believed "on a path to upsetting the medley applecart in Beijing."
However, Li's coach Feng Zhen wasn't so optimistic.
"She was too young to keep stable," said Feng. "She failed to eat or sleep normally during Japan Open, her first international meet, and felt upset once she didn't make progress in competitions."
Feng's other disciples5 such as You Meihong and Yu Xin also showed extraordinary potentials in women's long-distance races, but lack of tests in international events.
Jiao Liuyang, who finished fourth at the world championships, won her specialty6 of women's 200m butterfly in 2:08.18, even though the time was far behind her personal best of 2:07.06, which is the world's fifth best time this season.
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kindled
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| （使某物）燃烧，着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 )； 激起（感情等）； 发亮，放光 |
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- We watched as the fire slowly kindled. 我们看着火慢慢地燃烧起来。
- The teacher's praise kindled a spark of hope inside her. 老师的赞扬激起了她内心的希望。
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diminutive
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| adj.小巧可爱的，小的 |
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- Despite its diminutive size,the car is quite comfortable.尽管这辆车很小，但相当舒服。
- She has diminutive hands for an adult.作为一个成年人，她的手显得非常小。
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medley
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| n.混合 |
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- Today's sports meeting doesn't seem to include medley relay swimming.现在的运动会好象还没有混合接力泳这个比赛项目。
- China won the Men's 200 metres Individual Medley.中国赢得了男子200米个人混合泳比赛。
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feats
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| 功绩，伟业，技艺( feat的名词复数 ) |
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- He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. 过去，他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
- His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. 他的英雄业绩使他成了他那个时代的传奇人物。
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disciples
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| n.信徒( disciple的名词复数 )；门徒；耶稣的信徒；（尤指）耶稣十二门徒之一 |
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- Judas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. 犹大是耶稣十二门徒之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- "The names of the first two disciples were --" “最初的两个门徒的名字是——” 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
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specialty
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| n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长 |
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- Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
- His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。
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